In short: a melting pot for any and all things good about drums and percussion boiled down to a perfect blend of organic, unique and edgy sounds for any track youвЂ™d file under вЂњpopular musicвЂќ.ДЄll sounds were handpicked and re-mixed by ToontrackвЂ™s founder and head of Sound Design, Mattias Eklund and come from either yet unreleased recordings or from deep in the inexhaustible Toontrack sound vaults. The result is an awe-inspiring and genre-defying battery tailored for anything from rock to pop and dance. The Pop! EZX comes with a collection of ten mixed and matched drum kits delicately intertwined with custom percussion pieces. With sounds recorded in legendary studios like New YorkвЂ™s Hit Factory, LondonвЂ™s 2Khz Studio or where NashvilleвЂ™s A-list clientele go, Blackbird Studios, the Pop! EZX is the culmination of years of relentless recordings and a true testament to the companyвЂ™s search for the perfect sound. This is the definition of classic, rare, custom and vintage drums recorded to perfection in one of the finest acoustic environments ever built.ДЇor the past decade and counting, Toontrack has recorded drums in some of the worldвЂ™s best studios, with some of the most esteemed engineers, with the most in-demand players and with only the best of the best in terms gear at their disposal. The drums were sampled by Chris Whitten, widely known for his live or studio work with major artists like Dire Straits, Paul MacCartney, Johnny Cash, Julian Cope, World Party and The Pretenders. All recordings were overseen by Grammy Award-winning engineer Peter Henderson, who started his career training exclusively with legend Geoff Emerick (The Beatles), worked alongside producer Sir George Martin for numerous sessions and went on to record multiple million-selling albums. This unique piece of equipment is considered one of the best sounding ever made and has been used in numerous legendary recordings of the early seventies, like The BeatlesвЂ™ вЂњAbbey RoadвЂќ and Pink FloydвЂ™s вЂњDark Side of the MoonвЂќ. The Custom and Vintage SDX was recorded through a classic EMI TG mixing console at the noted 2 Khz Studio in London, England. Most of the highly prized instruments that come with this library, like the 1920s Ludwig Black Beauty or the Craviotto Timeless Timber, are extremely hard to come by and can only be found in the collections of top studios or hired from rental facilities in the major music centers of the world.

The Custom and Vintage SDX features extensive stick and brush recordings of a unique collection of drums and cymbals, designed to give everyone from top producers down access to the cream of custom and vintage drums, built by craftsmen from the 1920s right up to the exceptional instrument makers of today. The Music City SDX presents big, warm and genuine drums that you can hone, mold and shape to fit in any style of music вЂ“ from country to pop, rock and soul. On top of that, it features a unique Slingerland Vintage 1968 set and a wide range of snares and cymbals as well as an extensive MIDI library. kit sampled with both sticks, brushes and hands. The Music City SDX comes with a PB Drum Co. These facilities have been named вЂњNashvilleвЂ™s Best Recording StudioвЂќ by Music Row Magazine and have a main room widely known for its big and warm sonic qualities. It was recorded in Nashville own hot-spot, the Sound Kitchen Studios.

The Music City SDX is the original recording its sibling, the much praised Nasville EZX, is derived from. Between them, they have worked with artists like Dire Straits, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and Martina McBride.ДЄfter that, you go to the best studio in town, bring the finest instruments money can buy and lock the place down. Chuck is a Grammy Award-winning engineer with a mind-blowing track record, Harry a multi-instrumentalist, artist and engineer/producer with number one status in all those fields. Then of course you look up two of NashvilleвЂ™s most influential names in engineering and overall musicianship: Chuck Ainlay and Harry Stinson. So, if you set out to record great sounding all-round drums with an obvious hint of that million dollar country music-sound the city is so known for, where do you go? Yes, to the place where the lionвЂ™s share of all chart-breaking country productions are made вЂ“ you go to to Music City, USA. With more labels, publishers, writers, producers, musicians and artists per capita than any other city in North America, the fact that Nashville, TN is nicknamed Music City, USA surprises very few.

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