It sounds exceptional when used in context with a brush groove, with the delicate feathering of the huge kick providing just enough vintage quotient, so that it doesn’t get in the way of any walking double bass. These will not be everyday requirements for modern production, but could easily spawn interesting colour for different production, or provide an exceptional palette for anyone who might regularly need those classic jazz styled sounds.
Alongside the kick, the equally vintage Ludwig snare is perfect for those felted mallet and brush strokes. The huge 26” Leedy kick drum with calf skinhead is perfect for those big band pushes, and this is where the complimentary content of the library becomes relevant. The first kit to get the sampling treatment is a classic 1930s Broadway Kit oozing with vintage character, the colour extends back to the Swing era with reminiscence of Sinatra recordings. While this might discourage some, this would be tantamount to reading the proverbial book by its cover, as Decades feels entirely complimentary with the existing content found within Superior Drummer 3, acting as the host package for this expansion library Decades falls into the higher category of what Toontrack describes as an SDX expansion, and is not designed for use with their entry-level EZ Drummer package. Five kits have been used, but with variance within each, so you’ll actually have access to nine kicks and twelve snares, and while it’s entirely fair to say that there is enormous variety, it does feel more at the soul, RnB and jazz end of the spectrum. Sampling for this collection has been undertaken in true Toontrack style, with a wealth of both drum and acoustic capture. From this initial spark, so followed Henry Mancini, Sam Cooke, George Benson, Steely Dan, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Frank Sinatra, Toto, Robbie Williams, and finally, Michael Jackson.īy any standard, that’s an impressive CV and one that accounts for twenty-three Grammys, but couple this with the equally legendary Capitol Studios in LA, alongside a host of super-fine drum kits, and you have something of a formidable collection, extending through the Decades – no surprise how Toontrack came up with the name. His credits read like a who’s who of music from the last seventy years, beginning with Duke Ellington, who he worked with as a recording apprentice. Duke, Steely, Jacko and friendsĪl Schmidt might not be a household name, but it’s absolutely guaranteed that you will have heard his work. Billed as the bigger brother to the more modest EZ Drummer package, it offers access to a larger and more elaborate number of samples, while also allowing the exploitation of the EZ Drummer line, which caters for everything from Latin percussion to Junk kits, so any expansion library which further compliments the excellent in-house SD3 samples is going to be worth considering, especially when produced in conjunction with an industry legend. Toontrack’s Superior Drummer package has arguably changed the way that many producers work, when it comes to utilising live drums. In short, the Blues EZX is a solid, high quality set of drum kits and grooves that are great for blues music and beyond.Price €159.00/£122.00 Contact: While to me, blues is all about playing together, this sound library is great for rehearsing, working out ideas, or doing studio work where you would normally get a session drummer. It feels very natural and I would have loved to have the sounds of these drum kits in our band back then.
Having played guitar in a blues band for a number of years, I really enjoyed The Blues EZX. Hans Lindbäck provides a great set of songs with plenty of variations, interesting fills and breaks, and most important, an authentic blues vibe. The Blues EZX drums and cymbals have been sampled with a good variety of articulations and the included kit pieces offer sounds for a range of styles, from jazz to blues to pop/rock. Like: Spot on drum sounds and grooves, versatile kits
0 kommentar(er)
