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New products Metal ADpak by xlnaudio This pack for Addictive Drums features a Ludwig Classic Maple drum kit recorded by metal guru Ross Robinson (Korn, Slipknot) in Los Angeles. The 18-piece drum kit is characterised by thunderous toms, a heavy kick drum, a sharp but balanced snare drum and vicious Zildjian cymbals. The Metal ADpak includes 30-plus mix presets tweaked by professional metal producers and musicians such as Roberto Laghi and Björn Gelotte (In Flames), David E.K. (Fuge), Martin Preikschas and many others. To accompany the new kit, xlnaudio has also released the Diabolic MIDI Pak, featuring the work of Daniel Erlandsson from Arch Enemy and covering a wide range of metal styles and grooves in different tempos and variations. Price: $59 Information: www.xlnaudio.com
Military Cadence by Platinum Samples Platinum Samples has teamed up with digitalDrummer columnist and retired Chief Musician from the US Navy Band in Washington, DC John Emrich to release the Military Cadence Multi-Format MIDI Groove Library. Military Cadence features drumline grooves, snare rolls and a full collection of rudiments formated for BFD2, BFDeco, EZdrummer, EZplayer, Superior Drummer 2.0, Addictive Drums, Cakewalk Session Drummer, as well as General MIDI which can be used with any GM compatible drum software or hardware. It’s a collection of 285 live, military cadence grooves and rudiments recorded as a real performance on an electronic drum set, composed and recorded by Emrich. Price: $19.99 Information: www.platinumsamples.com
Number 1 Hits EZX by Toontrack This EZX expansion for EZdrummer, according to its creators, is “a fusion between organic, electronic, high-tech and vintage - a sound library that covers classic sounds but carries them into the new decade, a collection of drums that would sit right away in any contemporary pop, dance, house or hip hop mix”. Produced by sound designer Niklas Flyckt (Britney Spears, Robyn, Kylie Minogue, Girls Aloud, Rachel Stevens), it is a one-stop-shop for instant drum production for contemporary pop, dance, house and hip hop music. It has the popular Linn, TR 909, TR 808, DR 55 sounds as well as Flyckt’s characteristic acoustic run through his signal chain of SSL, tube vintage compressors and hard-to-find outboard gear. Price: €69 Information: www.toontrack.com 46
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