SYMPHOBIA 2 is more of what you've been missing in your orchestral palette. New and exciting ORCHESTRAL ARTICULATIONS, massive amounts of fresh and inspiring SYMPHONIC EFFECTS, exclusive LEGATO ENSEMBLES with real legato transitions, DYSTOPIA III and a brand-new interface. SYMPHOBIA 2 is the new no-brainer addition to the SYMPHOBIA series for any film, game or TV composer.
Cinesamples - Cinebrass
CineBrass is revolutionary in its power and simplicity for recreating the sound of the orchestral brass section. The library was designed by composers, for composers, with direct feedback from the film music community during its development. The result is a brass library that is easy to use, composer-friendly, with unparalleled recording quality.
Orchestral Tools - Orchestral String Runs
The industry´s first RUNS BUILDER
for Violins and Cellos+Basses. (Create your individual runs out of thousands of tempo-synced runs-fragments!)
Orchestral Tools - Orchestral String Runs V2
We are very happy to release OSR 2 today. We needed some "extra" time for additional recording-sessions with the orchestra to bring some of our visions into OSR 2. The update will not include additional basic-runs, because OSR has a huge amount of pre-recorded runs.
Tonehammer - Bowed Piano [Kontakt]
Welcome to Bowed Grand Piano – a library decided to deep sampling of bowed and FX based grand piano strings.
Toontrack - Music City USA SD | HYBRID | AiRISO | 9.60 GB
Like it, love it or leave it, Nashville Tennessee is Music City USA. With more labels, publishers, writers, producers, musicians and artists per capita than any other city in North America, Nashville knows a thing or two about great music, and more importantly - great sounding music.
With the city’s history & culture so steeped in the art of making and recording music, the team could think of no better place on earth to record a library of drums that would be at home in music ranging from rock to reggae, metal to gospel or punk to polka. Oh yeah... they’re good for country & rock too!
Introducing the Music City USA SDX™ , the newest library of drum samples and MIDI grooves for our award winning, industry standard drum production platform, Superior Drummer® 2.0.
Much like its sibling, the Nashville EZX®, the Music City USA SDX™ found us working with Harry Stinson and Chuck Ainlay, two of the best, most experienced players and producers in the business.
The originators of multi sampled drums and Drumkit From Hell, Toontrack®, Music presents an all-new SDX expansion pack for Superior Drummer® 2.0 - The Metal Foundry SDX™.
The Metal Foundry SDX™ is an all-new recording with Meshuggah drummer Tomas Haake, featuring seven massive drum kits, spanning 300,000 sound files of raw, single hit drum recordings in the vein of Drumkit From Hell and dfh Superior, covering Hard Rock to Metal, from the early Blues tinged sound of the late 60s to the fragmentation of today’s music, from Power through Thrash, Death and Progressive Metal.
The Metal Foundry SDX™ celebrates the Toontrack® Music Hard Rock and Heavy Metal legacy of the first Drumkit From Hell, on which the company has built its following. This in turn has spawned such groundbreaking products as dfh Superior, EZdrummer® and Superior Drummer® 2.0.
The Metal Foundry SDX™ was recorded and produced at Atlantis Studios in December 2008 by the original Drumkit From Hell recording team, Mattias Eklund (Toontrack® Music), Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah), Daniel Bergstrand (Dug Out Studios) and Tomas Haake (Meshuggah).
The Metal Foundry SDX™ features presets by:
Devin Townsend (Devin Townsend, Strapping Young Lad, Steve Vai)
Daniel Bergstrand from Dug Out Studio (Meshuggah, In Flames, Dark Funeral, Behemoth)
Pelle Gunnerfeldt from Gröndahl Studio (The Hives, Moneybrother, Fireside, The International Noise Conspiracy)
Pelle Henricsson, Eskil Lövstrand and Magnus Lindberg from Tonteknik Studio (Refused, Meshuggah, Cult Of Luna, Khoma, Hell Is For Heroes)
The Metal Foundry SDX - product details
RIGHT KICK
• Sonor Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 18x22"
• Sonor Tomas Haake Custom No Front Head 18x22"
• Sonor Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 20x24"
• Sonor Tomas Haake Custom SQ2 18x22"
• DW Collectors Series 16x24"
• Tama ImperialStar Royal Pewter 14x22"
• Tama ImperialStar Placer Gold 14x24"
• Ludwig Amber VistaLite 14x26"
• Ludwig Silversparkle 14x26"
• Ludwig Silversparkle 14x24"
• Ludwig Silversparkle 14x22"
• Ludwig Silversparkle 14x20"
LEFT KICK
• Sonor Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 18x22"
• Sonor Tomas Haake Custom No Front Head 18x22"
• Sonor Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 20x24"
• Sonor Tomas Haake Custom SQ2 18x22"
• DW Collectors Series 16x24"
SNARE
• Sonor HLD598 8x14"
• Tomas Haake Engineering 7x13"
• Sonor Artist Series 6x14"
• Sonor Tomas Haake Custom 7x14"
• Pearl Reference 6.5x14"
• Pearl Ian Paice Signature 6.5x14"
• Pearl Free Floating Brass 5x14"
• WFL Marching Snare with Wood Hoops 12x14"
• Ludwig Supraphonic 402 6.5x14"
• WFL U.S 276 6.5x15"
• Ludwig Clear Vistalite 6.5x14"
• Pearl Reference Low Pitched 6.5x14"
• Pearl Free Floating - Maple 5x14"
• Pearl Sensitone Aluminum 5x14"
HATS
• Sabian HHX Stage Hats 14"
• Sabian HHX Power Hats 14"
• Sabian HH Hats 15"
• Sabian HHX Stage Hats 15"
• Paiste Giant Beat 15"
RACK TOM 1
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 8x10"
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 9x12"
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 8x10"
• Tomas Haake Custom SQ2 10x10"
• DW Collectors Series 9x12"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 5.5x6"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 8x12"
• Ludwig Amber Vistalite 10x14"
• Ludwig Silversparkle 8x12"
RACK TOM 2
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 10x13"
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 9x12"
• Tomas Haake Custom SQ2 14x14"
• DW Collectors Series 10x13"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 5.5x8"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 9x13"
• Ludwig Silversparkle 9x13"
RACK TOM 3
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 10x14"
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 10x14"
• Tomas Haake Custom SQ2 10x12"
• DW Collectors Series 11x14"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 6.5x10"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 10x14"
• Ludwig Silversparkle 10x14"
FLOOR TOM 1
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 15x15"
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 16x16"
• Tomas Haake Custom SQ2 16x15"
• DW Collectors Series 13x16"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 12x15"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 16x16"
• Ludwig Amber Vistalite 16x16"
• Ludwig Silversparkle 16x16"
FLOOR TOM 2
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 16x16"
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 17x18"
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 17x18"
• Tomas Haake Custom SQ2 18x18"
• DW Collectors Series 14x18"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 14x16"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 16x18"
• Ludwig Amber Vistalite 16x18"
• Ludwig Silversparkle 16x18"
RIDE POSITION 4
• Sabian Morgan Agren Custom Ride 22"
• Sabian Tomas Haake Custom Power Bell Ride 22"
RIDE POSITION 5
• Paiste Giant Beat 24"
• Sabian HHX Legacy Ride 22"
CRASH 1
• Sabian HHXtreme Crash 16"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 16"
• Sabian HH Sound Control Crash 15"
• Sabian HH Splash 12"
CRASH 2
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 18"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 18"
• Sabian HH Thin Crash 16"
• Sabian HH Crash 19"
• Bosphorus Traditional Series 19"
CRASH 3
• Sabian HHX Legacy Ride 20"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 19"
• Sabian HH Medium Crash 20"
• Paiste Giant Beat 18"
• Sabian Morgan Agren Custom Dark Crash 20"
CRASH 4
• Sabian HHX Groove Ride 21"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 19"
• Sabian HH Medium Ride 22"
• Sabian HH Splash 8"
CRASH 5
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 21"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 20"
• Zildjian Medium Crash 18"
CRASH 6
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 22"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 20"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 19"
• Bosphorus The Hammer 20"
CHINA 1
• Sabian Paragon Chinese 19"
• Sabian AAX Mini Chinese 14"
• Sabian AAXtreme Chinese 19"
• Sabian HH Chinese 18"
CHINA 2
• Sabian AAXtreme Chinese 21"
• Sabian HHX Chinese 18"
• Sabian AAX Chinese 20"
• Sabian AAXtreme 19"
SPLASH
• Sabian HH Splash 10"
• Sabian HH Splash 12"
SPOCK
• Sabian HH Thin Crash 16"/ Paragon Chinese 19"
• Sabian HH Sound Control Crash 15"/ HH Chinese 18"
• Sabian HH Splash 12"/ AAX Mini Chinese 14"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 18"/ HHX Chinese 21"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 18"/ AAXtreme Chinese 21"
Testament, Megadeth, Arch Enemy, Exodus, Killswitch Engage and Devildriver all call the same man to lay the final hand on their albums: Britain's Andy Sneap. This highly in-demand producer/engineer has worked on numerous Grammy® Award-nominated albums, is known worldwide for having produced some of the heaviest releases this last decade and has had an instrumental role in shaping the sound of metal music as we know it in the new millennium. Now Toontrack is proud to present the first ever drum sample library to bear his unmistakable seal; Metal Machine EZX®.
Recorded by powerhouse drummer John Tempesta (White Zombie, Testament, Helmet) in Los Angeles' Henson Recording Studios, formerly known as the A&M Studios, the Metal Machine EZX® lacks none of the metal traits you'd expect: the thunderous bass-drums, the ferocious in-your-face snares and the toms that will cut through your mixes with a crystal clear tone to die for.
• Three kits (2 x Tama Starclassic Bubinga, Ludwig Stainless Steel) as well as a large selection of snare drums and cymbals
• Produced and engineered by one of the most successful and in-demand metal producers of the decade: Andy Sneap
• Recorded at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles, USA
• Mixed at Andy Sneap's own Backstage Studios, Derbyshire, UK
• Included MIDI played by John Tempesta
RECORDING GEAR
Studio
Recorded April 2011 at Henson Studios, Studio B
Console
SSL 6000 E
Mics
Kick R in - SM91
Kick R in 2 - Audix D6 / AKGD12 on Stainless Steel
Kick R out - Yamaha Sub Kick
Kick L in - SM91
Kick L in 2 - Audix D6 / AKGD12 on Stainless Steel
Kick L out - Yamaha Sub Kick
Snare top - SM57
Snare bottom - SM57
Snare top 2: Beyer M-201
Hat: Shure SM7B
Toms: Sennheiser 421
Cymbals/ride closed: Neumann KM184
OH’s: AKG 414
Room mono: Neumann CMV3
Room mid: ribbon RCA77
Room far: Neumann U67
INSTRUMENT LIST
Kicks (Left & Right)
Tama Starclassic Quillted Sapele Bubinga 18x22"
Tama Starclassic Bubinga 18x24"
Ludwig Stainless Steel 14x26"
Snares
14x7" Tama John Tempesta Signature Series snare drum
The kit recorded is a Sonor Designer Series Maple Light Shell drumkit, and the cymbals are from the Sabian Handhammered Series/AAXtreme Series (Only Top Quality).- 2,06 GB
Each drum is multisampled with both left and right hand grip, from soft to hard hits. For example, the snare consists of 10 different hits from soft to hard with both left and right hand grip. In addition to that; 10 hard left hand hits, all with a slightly different approach + a variety of useful hits such as rolls & sidestick. We`ve also included all these hits without bottomhead snares on some.
All cymbals are also multisampled with different types of hits.
Each sample has 2 different stereo samples, one is the drum itself (with all the other mics turned on) and the other one is the room/ambient mics.
With this feature you're able to process the closely miked sounds and the ambient sounds seperately and create a wide variety of general drumsounds. Just Imagine the possibilities that'll bring to you!!!!
1. Sonor Designer Series 22 x 18” Maple Light Shell *Pearl Wood Riber Glass 24”
2. Sonor Designer Series 22 x 18” Maple Light Shell
3. Pearl Sensitone 14 x 6" Bronze Shell
*Pearl Sensitone 14 x 6" Bronze Shell (without bottomhead snares)
*Ayotte 14 x 4” Maple Shell Snare
*Sonor Designer Series 14 x 5” Snare
*Sonor DS 14 x 6.5” Snare
*Sonor DS 14 x 6.5” (without bottomhead snares)
*Sonor Hilite Maple Shell 12 x 5” Snare
*Ludwig 14 x 8” Snare
*Ludwig 14 x 8” (without bottomhead snares)
4. Sonor Designer Series 10 x 10” Maple Light Shell
5. Sonor Designer Series 12 x 12” Maple Light Shell
6. Sonor Designer Series 13 x 13” Maple Light Shell
7. Sonor Designer Series 16 x 16” Maple Light Shell
8. Sonor Designer Series 18 x 18” Maple Light Shell
9. Hi-Hat (Sabian 14" Rock Hats)
10. Sabian 21" AAXtreme Chinese
11. Sabian 20" HH Crash Ride / Rideable in the Jazz Presets
12. Sabian 10" HH Splash
13. Sabian 21" HH Crash Ride
14. "Spock" containing 1 Sabian 12" HH Splash/15" AAXtreme Chinese
15. Sabian 8" HH Splash
16. Sabian 22" Power Bell Ride / 22” Sabian HH Crash Ride in the Jazz
presets
17. Sabian 12" HH Splash
18. Sabian 20" HH Dark Chinese / Rideable in the Jazz Presets
19. Sabian 21" HH Medium Crash
20. Sabian 22" Ed Thigpen Crystal Bellride
With The Classic EZX®, Toontrack® Music is merging the best of the past and the present to bring your music to the forefront of today. The Classic EZX® is a contemporary sounding drum library, bringing together all that is good about modern recording techniques with the sound of a classic Helios recording console, as known to have shaped the production on albums by bands like The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who and many others. Be it the slamming 70's rock song or the slim and tight contemporary pop that tops the charts of today, the sounds of The Classic EZX® will sit right in any mix.
Top Features
The Kits
The Classic EZX® features instruments from three fantastic drum brands: Yamaha, Noble & Cooley and Craviotto.
The Console
The Helios has aptly been dubbed the "Musician's Choice" of recording consoles and is still after almost 40 years in existence considered one of the best sounding of all time.
The People
The Classic EZX® was produced by Peter Henderson (Paul McCartney, Rush, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Tina Turner, Ringo Starr) and Chris Whitten (Edie Brickell, The Waterboys, Paul McCartney)
The Unique Mic Setup
Two interfaces and two EZX's in one! The Classic was recorded using two different setups; one contemporary multi microphone and one with only four microphones, a so called "4 mic setup". This setup is what helped shape the unique and organic production on many big albums of the 70's - a sound that is making an evident resurgence in the music at the top of the charts of today.
The MIDI
The Classic EZX® comes with two extensive libraries, played by Peter Fredlander as well as Chris Whitten himself. Peter's library is organized as different songs with variations of 4-8 bar building blocks. Each song also features a Jamtrack of the full song from start to finish. In Chris's library, he's laying down his patented groove by revisiting some of the greatest hits of his stunning recording and touring history.