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DRUM INDEX

Volume 1 SNARES

Panty Snare: This snare is modeled after the huge hitting sound of Pantera. We used a very deep 6ply maple snare, and tuned it medium tight. Its processed to give it that old school bright punchy metal tone.

Dream Snare: Modeled after the sound of Mike Portnoy's snare from Dream Theater's Systematic Chaos album, this thick midrangey snare is a thick 5.5” maple with loads of punch and attitude.

Chilli Snare: This snare is modeled after Chad Smith's snare from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Its a cracky steel snare tuned nice and tight. Make sure to add some Z4 to get that huge ambience.

Black Snare: This snare is modeled after the famous snare sound off of Metallica's BLACK album. Steven started this sample with a large brass snare, but added in other snare tones and effects to create this massive, ear biting sound.

Tommy Snare: This thick thuddy snare is modeled from the old 80's Motley Crue Tommy Lee sound. The Z4 of this set is a real room, BUT, its gated to give that massive old school tone.

Snare 1 is a tight and cracky brass snare with a ton of decay. It's a great sound for a lot of rock pop and metal.


Snare 1A is the same brass snare, yet dampened for a quicker sound with less decay and no ring.

Snare 3 is a gorgeous sounding maple snare, tuned tightly for a beautiful natural crack with rich resonance.

Snare 6 is a steel drum tuned medium for a fat splatty attack.

Snare 7 is another personal favorite of mine. It's a maple snare tuned nice and tight for a rich and thick crack, with a woody overtone.

Snare 9 is a small brass snare tuned ultra tight for a high pitched crack with a hefty low end to cut through dense mixes. Great for metal and rock.

Snare 10 is a quick decaying, ultra fat, steel snare, tuned medium tight for an all around great rock, pop, and metal sound.

Snare11:
Snare11 is a huge steel snare tuned medium tight and slightly dampened for a larger then life, thick, and meaty tone. It was made for a very popular rock mixer who wanted something BIG sounding.

Snare11A:
Snare11A is the open version of the Snare11, adding a bit more decay with the same massive sound.

Snare15:
Snare15 was made for a metal producer who wanted something quick and cracky but with a thick presence to cut though the heavy wall of guitars that he is used to mixing. Great for fast rock and metal.

Snare17:
Snare17 was made for a rock mixer who wanted an open and natural sounding snare with a nice ring and good punch. Great on all kinds of rock.

Snare18:
Snare18 was made for a pop and rock mixer who wanted something “quick, with some good snarey SPLAT!”. It sounds great in medium to fast rock and pop and can add a great crispness when mixed in with the original snare.

Snare19:
Snare 19 was inspired by two rock mixers, one of which mixes a lot of reggae music. It is a VERY tight and shallow maple snare with a great crack and BITE, without much snare rattle. Amazing on fast and high energy rock, metal, and reggae.

Snare 20/20A:
This is a ringy maple snare with a great big RING. The A version has more attack, and the non A version has more ring. Great for modern rock.

Volume 1 KICKS


Panty Kick: This ultra clicky kick is modeled after Vinnie Paul of Pantera's kick drum. The ultimate old school metal sound.

Dream Kick: This thuddy round kick has loads of punch and impact. Its modeled after Mike Portnoy's monster kick tones.

Tommy Kick: This is a huge maple kick drum with a nice spongy punch. Modeled after Tommy's Lee.

Chilli Kick: This kick has a great top end smack and works on all kinds of rock, funk, and pop. Modeled after Chad Smith.

Black Kick: This insanely smacky kick drum is the ultimate metal kick. Modeled after Lar Ulrich's kick sound from Metallica's Black album.

Kick1:
Kick 1 is a great sounding 22” birch kick drum with a great upper midrange punch. Its good in most rock and hard rock mixes, and I've even used it as an augment kick sound in some pop songs to enhance the top end on the recorded kick drum.


Kick1A:
Kick 1A takes the sound of Kick 1 and puts it through a different eq chain, enhancing the midrange and making it much more aggressive sounding. It is more suitable for harder rock songs and some metal. There is also an additional Z1 sample set for Kick1A, called Z1a. The Z1a set went through a different compression chain making it a bit more spongy on the attack.

Kick1B:
For Kick1B we put on a different head to the 22” birch, and put it through a heavy compression chain which makes it tighter and deeper sounding, for mixes where you don't want to compress the two mix as much. Great for rock and hard rock.

Kick5:
Kick5 is the metal kick. The top end is bright but not thin like many metal kicks. Its has tons of top end punch which will cut through heavy rock and metal mixes. It has a bit less bottom then most of the other kicks so that the low end doesn't muddy up the mix when speed metal is played. This is also a fantastic augment kick when you want some more top end smack.

Kick6:
Kick6 is a vintage maple kick. We used a felt beater and got a nice large thud from it, with a nice punch. Great for rock and pop.

 Kick7:
Another felt beater sound, but with a bit more punch and aggressiveness.

Kick10:
Kick10 is a splatty kick with great upper mid thwack and deep subsonic lows. This is mainly meant as an augment kick.. Add it in with a close mic and you can get some great sounds.

Kick14:
Kick14 was made for a rock and metal mixer who wanted something with deep lows and a nice round cut. It is sampled from a 22” birch kick drum.

Kick16:
Kick16 is another favorite, its round, deep, has a great low overtone, and nice punch. Made for a producer/mixer who wanted something to compliment Kick13.

Kick17:
Kick17 is a felt beater kick with a gentle transient and thick resonance. Great for rock.

Volume 1 TOMS


Maple Toms: The first set is a maple set of 10" 12" and 16" tuned to an inverted major triad. These maple toms are very punchy and thick with a rich upper mid smack.

Birch Toms: The second set of toms is a birch set of 10" 12" 14" tuned to a reversed minor triad. The birch set are also very punchy but with a slightly rounder attack and a bit less decay. Because of the sizes of the birch toms, they are higher in pitch then the maple toms.

Qik Toms: The third set of toms is a four piece set of 10”,12”,14”,16”. They are a thick, thuddy, powerful set with a quick decay. Great for modern rock.

Metal Toms: The fourth set of toms is a ultra punchy maple set with tons of high end smack. They are modeled after the Lars Ulrich set from Metallica's Black Album.

PLATINUM EDITION
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VOLUME 1
VOLUME 2
LE EDITION
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VOLUME1