Steven Slate Drums SIGNATURE DRUMKITS
Platinum Edition 3.5
OVERVIEW
Steven Slate Drums Platinum library contains over 40 drumkits including 13 kits that are authentic models of class artists and albums, as well as 10 new hybrid kits that use multiple layers of various kicks and snares to create new and unique sounds.
This Platinum drum suite is the most complete virtual drum instrument on the market, conquering all your digital drum needs with an RTAS VST AU and standalone midi plugin, instant presets for Roland VDrum Modules, and hundreds of easy to use midi grooves in our unique SONG form.
THE SAMPLES
At the heart of any drum library are the actual samples themselves. Steven Slate has been called the MASTER of drum sounds. In the early 2000's his original drum sample disc was in high demand amongst many top Hollywood producers and mixers. By 2006, when he publicly released his first official drum sample disc, his sounds could already be heard in many top billboard hits. Today, the airwaves are filled with Steven's samples, as they are used by top industry mixers such as Mike Shipley, Chris Lord Alge, Ben Grosse, Jeff Juliano, Jay Baumgardner, Dave Way, and many more!
Steven has recorded only the best drums, all tuned to perfection. Every drum and cymbal has been recorded first to 2inch tape, enhancing their unique rich sound. Every drum and cymbal was recorded with multiple velocities and multiple hits per velocity to ensure the most natural recreation. Then the samples were transferred to digital via high end A/D converters at 24 bit/ 44.1khz.
The samples were then processed by Steven Slate using some of the most classic analog gear from both past and present. The result are drums that sound like you've always dreamed of, with punchy transients and smooth decays. By listening to the audio demos on the homepage, its easy to hear why many pros call Steven's samples the very best sounding digital drums available.
SSD VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT
The SSD Virtual Instrument, powered by Kontakt Player3, is a standalone or RTAS-VST-AU plugin that is easy to use and integrate into your DAW. The SSD instrument has keyboard mappings and a universal mapping for all Roland Vdrums.
New in SSD 3.5 is Yellow Matter's new Advanced AMG anti machine gun mode. Advanced AMG is a physically modeled system that makes the drum samples place with extreme response and realism.
MODELED KITS
While you'll probably find many of the drumkits on Steven Slate Drums are reminscent of drumkits you've heard from various bands over the years, thirteen kits have been authentically modeled for a sound so close, you'll think it is the real thing! Platinum contains all modeled kits, including drumkits modeled after Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, Motley Crue, Metallica, Greenday, Deftones, AC/DC, Foo Fighters, Pantera, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Dream Theater. Keep in mind, these drumkits model the finalized mixed sounds that you have become familiar with, not just raw recordings of the drummer's kits. Check out the audio demos on the homepage!
ROOM MICS
The Steven Slate Drums collection contains two unique sounding sets of room mics. The first set is from a large warehouse with concrete walls. These room mics were processed with heavy doses of compression, eq, and even modulation to make a larger then life, deep, wide, expressive room sound.
The drums were then sampled in the famous NRG Recording STUDIO A, known for being one of the top drum rooms in Los Angeles. Its been home to bands like Linkin Park, Foo Fighters, Billy Joel, and more. These room mics have been left unprocessed and contain the signature depth and space from this beautiful sounding room.
MIX AND MATCH
With the Steven Slate Drums virtual drum instrument, you can layer various drums to create amazing new sounds. For SSD Platinum, there are over a dozen "hybrid" presets which show how unique this layering technique can sound.
Virtual Instruments vs Audio Effects
A virtual instrument works on your DAW's instrument track. Virtual instruments are used to "program" drums, piano, synths, strings, and other instruments via midi. Steven Slate Drums is a virtual instrument for drum programming/sequencing.
An audio effect goes on an insert of your audio track and processes the track in realtime. Trigger is a realtime audio effect to be used on pre-recorded drums for drum replacement.
Steven Slate Drums vs TriggerSteven Slate Drums and Trigger are 2 separate products serving 2 very different purposes.
Trigger works on audio tracks only as a drum replacement plugin. Trigger is not a virtual instrument. Trigger's samples are in TCI format. SSD samples are not compatible with Trigger. If you record live drums and want the ability to replace/enhance your recorded kicks, snares, and toms, Trigger is what you need.
Steven Slate Drums is a virtual instrument that can be used ONLY in Kontakt Sampler or Player as a virtual instrument plugin inside your DAW of choice or in standalone mode to use with an electronic drum kit (Roland V-Drums), midi keyboard, midi drum pads, and other midi controllers. SSD uses the .nkx/.nkc sample format and only work in Kontakt Player or Sampler. If you program drums and/or want the ability to play a v-kit of your choice, SSD drums is what you need.
Who is Steven Slate Drums good for?Musicians and producers who don't have access to live drums but need drum sounds for their productions. SSD is also great for edrummers (v-drums), finger drummers (midi drum pads), and solo musicians playing live with midi drum loops.
Who is Trigger good for?Producers, engineers, and musicians who want to enhance or change the sounds of LIVE drum tracks (kicks, snares, toms) they have already recorded from a live drum kit.
