Among other things I use SAC for mixing live drums. The SAC channel strip offers way more control than most analog tables. Our drummer has a good kit and does a great job tuning it, so the base material always sounds good. I have a few different presets for rock/pop/balads and in general I am quite happy with the results. Only the kick can be less convincing at times. I have seen people using Drumagog 4 with SAC to trigger a sampled kick from the kick channel. Unfortunately Drumagog is not within my budget. Yes, guilty as charged, I'm one of those cheap ass weekend warriors using SAC with their own band
Are there any cheaper (or freeware) VST's out there that I could use to trigger the kick, preferably ones that someone can recommend from personal experience?