SOUND ON SOUND
Do your virtual acoustic drum parts never seem to work in the context of a mix? Here's how to fashion more natural and compelling results...
Recorded by Al Schmitt, Toontrack's Decades SDX is a tour de force.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. The latest expansion for EZ Drummer 2/Superior Drummer 3 recreates the drum sounds associated with swing-era big bands and jazz ensembles.
The US drum maestros take a decisive step into the world of orchestral percussion.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. What Toontrack are presenting us with here is more a collection of atmospheric sound-design patches than a virtual Bösendorfer.
Rating: 4/5 Stars **** Custom Shop features a range of rather exclusive hand-crafted drums and includes some very welcome brushed sounds for certain instruments.
With another NAMM show over, our esteemed Editor-In-Chief shares his thoughts on emerging trends...
***** 5/5 stars. Produced by Grammy-winning engineer Josh Wilbur and Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler, this is a collection of hard-hitting drums that sound big in every sense of the word.
This EZdrummer expansion pack blends processed and synthetic sounds with orchestral percussion and vintage drum machines...
The latest expansion pack from Toontrack, Drums of Destruction, has some serious metal credentials,...
