Pop! EZX
For the past decade and counting, Toontrack has recorded drums in some of the world's best studios, with some of the most esteemed engineers, with the most in-demand players and with only the best of the best in terms gear at their disposal. With sounds recorded in legendary studios like New York's Hit Factory, London's 2Khz Studio or where Nashville's A-list clientele go, Blackbird Studios, the Pop! EZX is the culmination of years of relentless recordings and a true testament to the company's search for the perfect sound.
The Pop! EZX comes with a collection of ten mixed and matched drum kits delicately intertwined with custom percussion pieces. The result is an awe-inspiring and genre-defying battery tailored for anything from rock to pop and dance. In short: a melting pot for any and all things good about drums and percussion boiled down to a perfect blend of organic, unique and edgy sounds for any track you'd file under "popular music".
All sounds were handpicked and re-mixed by Toontrack's founder and head of Sound Design, Mattias Eklund and come from either yet unreleased recordings or from deep in the inexhaustible Toontrack sound vaults.
Pop! Quick Facts 10 preset drum kits 10 kicks 10 snares 5 sets of hats 5 sets of cymbals 5 sets of toms Selected percussion including shakers, tambourine, cabasa, maracas, handclaps, snaps, cowbell, claves and bells Extensive MIDI library included
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Pop! EZX - product details
KICKS:
Hybrid Kick: 22" DW P.H. Rics Custom Maple Shell TR-808 Medium Short
Funky Kick: Tools - 22" Gretsch USA Custom TR-909 Low Woody
Rock Kick: 22" Rogers 1966 Private sample TR-909 Shorter
Jungle Kick: Concert Bass Drum (CB1 Mallet) TR-909 Kick
Electro Kick: SPTR 1207 Kick MFB Classic Hits 16x22" Slingerland Studio King (Nashville -1990)
Tribal Kick: Mountain Rhythm Kick (Rods) TR-909 Low Woody TR-909 Kick TR-909 Lower Longer
Aggro Kick: 22" Sonor Plastic Beater (Damped Extreme EQ) TR-909 Kick
Dark Kick: 16x26" Slingerland 808 Kick Sharp Long SPTR 1208 D-Kick Redbeast Rumble Bass Kick
Club Kick: 14x20" Ludwig Silver sparkle 808 Kick Sharp Short SPTR 1206 B-Kick TR-808 Xtra TR-808 Short TR-909 Dance
Big Room Kick: 22" GMS Private sample HR16 Kick Nordkick
SNARES:
Hybrid Snare: 14" Pearl Free Floating Brass Shell TR-808 High Sidestick: 14" Pearl Free Floating Brass Shell TR-808 Rim
Funky Snare: 14" Pearl 50th Anniversary Solid Maple Shell (Rods) 14x7" Leedy TR-909 Crash TR-808 Claps TR-808 Mid Low Pitch Sidestick: 14x7" Leedy Linn Rim
Rock Snare: 5.5x14" Slingerland Wood 1964 Linn Snare 1 Clap3 RMX Wet Sidestick: 5.5x14" Slingerland Wood 1964 ST 305
Jungle Snare: Timbale High Linn Rim Sidestick: Timbale Lo (Sides) TR-808 Claps Linn Rim
Electro Snare: SPTR 1208 Snare 6.5x14" Ludwig B/O Supraphonic - 1971 Sidestick: TR-909 Rim 6.5x14" Ludwig B/O Supraphonic - 1971
Tribal Snare: Mountain Rhythm Snare (Slap) Mountain Rhythm Snare (Open Hand) Hand Claps MEINL Timbale High 14" Tama Superstar High Fat Rim Claps Sidestick: Mountain Rythm Snare (Slap) Linn Rim 14" Tama Superstar High Fat Rim
Aggro Snare: 14" Pearl Linn FX Mix Super Dry TR-808 Claps Supa Fat Rim TR-808 More Snares Sidestick: 14" Pearl Atari Amiga Snare
Dark Snare: 14" Ludwig Supraphonic Low Tuned MFB Classic Snare Electric Hop Clap Sidestick: 14" Ludwig Supraphonic Low Tuned Bent DD7 Rim Electric Hop Clap
Club Snare: 8x14" Sonor HLD598 Electric Hop Snare Foley Acoustic Snare TR-909 Mid Short Less Snap Large Electric 80s Snare Sidestick: 8x14" Sonor HLD598 Ludwig Black Beauty Brushes
Big Room Snare: 14" GMS Blue Private sample MD Snare SP1200 Snare Stack Sidestick: 14" GMS Blue MD Snare
TOMS:
Hybrid Tom1: 12" DW P.H. Rics Custom Maple Shell ST 305 Hi Gated Hybrid Tom 2: 14" DW P.H. Rics Custom Maple Shell ST 305 Hi Gated Hybrid Tom 3: 16" DW P.H. Rics Custom Maple Shell ST 305 Hi Gated
Funky Tom 1: 10" Gretsch USA Custom SPTR 1208 B-Tom Funky Tom 2: 12" Pearl Reference Series SPTR 1206 B-Kick Funky Tom 3: 12" Pearl Reference Series SPTR 1206 B-Tom
Rock Tom 1: 11x13" Ludwig Maple Shell 1979 Powerstation Rock Tom 2: 16x16" Ludwig Maple Shell 1979 Powerstation Rock Tom 3: 16x18" Ludwig Maple Shell 1979 Powerstation
Jungle Tom 1: Cajun Pitch Bend Jungle Tom2: Cajun Slap Jungle Tom 3: Cajun Basstone
Electro Tom 1: Arcade Tom3 SPTR 1209 Tom 8x12" Gretsch Round Badge Kit (Damped) Electro Tom 2: TR-909 Tom Arcade Tom 14x14" Gretsch Round Badge Kit (Damped) Electro Tom 3: Arcade Tom 16x16" Gretsch Round Badge Kit (Damped)
HATS:
Hybrid Hats: 14" Sabian Morgan Agren Custom Linn Hats TR-909
Funky Hats: 14" Masterworks Meritamon Series
Rock Hats: 16" HHX Manhattan Crash / 16" HH Medium Crash
Jungle Hats: Assortment of shakers
Electro Hats: SPTR 1208 & SPTR 1209 Hats 13" Zildjian A Custom/Zildjian K
RIDES:
Hybrid Ride: 22" Sabian Morgan Agren Custom Crash Ride TR-909 Ride3
Funky Ride: 22" K Zildjian Constantinople
Rock Ride: 22" Artisan Ride
Jungle Ride: 22" K Zildjian Constantinople Caxixi Crasher High
Electro Ride: TR-707, TR-909, FMB Classic 24" Steve Hubback Cymbal Sculpture
CRASHES:
Hybrid Crash 1: 18" Zildjian K Dark Thin Crash TR-808 Crash Long Hybrid Crash2: 20" Sabian Morgan Custom Dark Crash TR-808 Crash Long Hybrid Crash3: 20" Masterwork Jazz Master Crash Ride TR-808 Crash Long
Funky Crash 1: 20" Zildjian Sound Effects Crash Of Doom Funky Crash2: 18" Paiste Fast Crash Funky Crash3: 20" Sabian Handhammered HHX Manhattan
Rock Crash 1: 18" HHX Manhattan Crash Rock Crash2: 17" AA Thin Crash Rock Crash3: 17" HHX Legacy Crash
Jungle Crash 1: 18" Paiste Fast Crash Jungle Crash2: 22" K Zildjian Constantinople Jungle Crash3: 20" Zildjian Sound Effects Crash Of Doom
Electro Crash 1: SPTR 1208 B-Crash 14" Zildjian K Dark Crash Electro Crash2: SPTR 1208 D-Crash 20" Zildjian Dark Crash Electro Crash3: SPTR 1208 Crash 16" Zildjian A Custom
PERCUSSION: Claps Snaps Tambourine Goats Hooves Egyptian Bells Turkish Bells Cabasa Maracas Shakers Claves
ADDITIONAL HARDWARE USED:
Attitude channels: A mix of: LA3A's, Distressor, DBX 120A, Transient Designer's, Dolby 361's, Retro Tube compressor, Culture Vulture's
Reverb channel: EMT 140 Plate Reverb
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CREDITS
Engineered, produced & mixed by: Mattias Eklund
Recorded at: Dugout Studio (Uppsala, Sweden), Avatar Studio (New York City, NY), 2Khz Studio (London, England), Hit Factory (New York City, NY), Blackbird Studio (Nashville, TN), Oceanway Studio (Nashville, TN), Allaire Studios (Shokan, NY), Atlantis (Stockholm, Sweden), Ballerina Audio (Umeๅ, Sweden), Musikanten (Umeๅ, Sweden), Dreamhill Studios (Stockholm, Sweden), New Polyphony Studio (Nashville, TN)
Credits for original recordings: Daniel Bergstrand, Neil Dorfsman, Pat Thrall, Peter Henderson, Chris Grainger, Fredrik Thordendal, Mattias Eklund, Niklas Flyckt, Brad Bowden, Richard Devine, Nir Z, Tomas Haake, Chris Whitten, Morgan ลgren, Roy "Futureman" Wooten, Tom Larson & Mikael Emsing
Mixed at: Toontrack Studio (Umeๅ, Sweden)
Sound editing: Mattias Eklund, Stefan Brไnberg, Ulf Edlund
MIDI library played by: Per Mikaelsson
MIDI recorded by: Ulf Edlund
MIDI editing: Nils Eriksson, Henrik Kjellberg, Ulf Edlund
Graphic designer: Fredrik ฤrletun
Configuration manager: Rogue Marechal
Quality assurance: Damian Blunt
Coding: Olof Westman
Audio Demo Credits: "Someone Like Me" - Produced by: Niclas Lundin, written by: Niclas Lundin & Marlene Strand, Demo. "Concrete Heart" - Produced by: Niclas Lundin, written by: Hiten Bharadia, Niclas Lundin & Andreas Moe, performed by: Andreas Moe - www.soundcloud.com/niclaslundin "Lost For Words" - Written and produced by Patrik Persson, Daniel Persson. "Too Hard" - Written and produced by Patrik Persson.
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