

That snare and the 14" Slingerland would work well for something more Indie or for a roomy rock sound. For a lower tuned snare I like using the 13" Nir-Z snare. The 13" GMS Piccolo snare is one hell of a snare, that I've used successfully in metal and funk alike, and for you Djent fans, that's the same snare Periphery used on their first album. I've never liked the default snare in Superior Drummer. Metal? Rock? Jazz? Indie? EDM? Avatar can be mixed to fit any style, just what you do with your FX determines your sound. A lot of it comes down to the style you want. There's never really a "universal approach" to mixing drums, just common tools and decent starting points, but you need to mix a LOT before you get to the point of knowing what you need to do before you turn any knobs.

Nowadays, if I'm making metal I'll replace the kick and snare with something from Steven Slate Drums, but I love the toms and cymbals in Superior Drummer. I've been using Superior Drummer's default (Avatar) kit since when it was first released because it is a versatile and thoroughly sampled library. This is fairly long-winded but hopefully this will help:
