Superior Drummer 2.0 is the professional drum sampler flagship from Toontrack Music.

With its excellent sounding sample-engine, its phenomenal realistic room sounds and its unrivaled extensive feature-list, it truly sets the industry standard in contemporary digital drum production.

20 GB of excellent drum sounds for professional music-production. Recorded with extensive and adjustable microphone-bleed and the unique room sound of legendary recording studio Avatar New York.

Mixer presets by top producer Neil Dorfsman (Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Kiss, Joss Stone, Genesis, John Mayer and Chris Cornell).
 

		CONSTRUCT A quick guide to all the features and possibilities in the Construct window of Superior Drummer 2.0. Learn about applying Presets, using the Envelope and Pitch, how to adjust volume on single articulations and much more.
		MIXER Learn how to work with the powerful mixer in Superior Drummer 2.0. Bus, route, send, use in-built FX, control individual bleed levels and much more. Exclusive Sonalksis Insert-FX; Hipass/Lowpass Filter, 5-Band-EQ, Compressor, Gate, Transient Designer on all channels.
		GROOVES Learn all about how to audition, alter and work with MIDI from the Grooves window of Superior Drummer@ 2.0. Drag, drop and rock!
		MAPPING The Mapping tab in Superior Drummer@ 2.0 opens a sea of possibilities. Learn how to customize mapping and velocity control, create MIDI nodes and stack sounds, MIDI learn and much more.
		BOUNCE A detailed guide on how render audio tracks from your MIDI sequences. Export with all bleed, separate bleed from direct channel, split overheads to as many files there are cymbals and much more.
		X-DRUM Learn how to shape your sound by stacking and combining sounds from within the same or different Toontrack EZX and SDX libraries with Superior Drummers comprehensive and unique X-drum feature.
		SDX Expand your Superior Drummer 2.0 with SDXs - Superior Drummer Expansions for a full range of sounds recorded in world-class studios.
		PRODUCER PRESETS The presets carry a producers highly prolific signature sound into Superior Drummer 2.0. So, get inside the producer's head, see what he tweaks, gains, mixes and matches to get the sound heard on numerous multi-selling productions.

The Avatar Studios, New York was formerly known as The Power Station and ranks among the most famous ones on the whole planet and was renamed to Avatar Studios in 1996. The list of bands and artists who created their influential music inside these walls seems endless. Aerosmith, Dire Straits, Bruce Springsteen, Dream Theater, John Lennon, Neil Young, Madonna, Journey, John Mayer, Pat Metheny and Keith Jarret are only a few of them.
 

		"...an outstanding piece of software that achieves exactly what it sets out to do with ease. The sounds are excellent, the interface is clear, everything works as it´s meant to and there´s a clear upgrade path with the variety of expansion packs on offer." – Future Music
		"SD2.0 is a highly impressive package and possibly the best in its class..." - Rhythm magazine
		"Easy to use, slick as you like, and with a ´superior´ sound, SD2.0 has beaten back the competition to claim its place as perhaps the best drum ROMpler going." - Computer Music, Rating 9/10
		"A very authentic-sounding, playable and powerful drum sampler that’s about as close as you can get to real drums without recording them yourself." - Music Tech, Rating 9/10
		"Whether you’re a beginner or pro, Superior Drummer 2.0 has something for everyone. Possibly the most powerful drum sample plug-in you will ever buy..." - IDJ magazine

AVATAR STUDIO SESSION 1
(DS = Drumsticks, HR = Rods , BR = Brushes, FM = Felt mallets, NS = Sticks with no snares, ALL = All tools)

KICK DRUMS:
• GMS 18/22" - (Felt & Plastic Beater, With and without snares)
• GMS 14/24" - (Felt & Plastic Beater, With and without snares)
• GMS Doubleheaded 14/24" - (Felt Beater with and without snares)

SNARE DRUMS:
• Nir-Z GMS - (ALL)
• Ludwig Black Beauty - (ALL)
• GMS Piccolo 13" - (DS)
• Slingerland 70s 6,5/14" - (DS)
• Rogers Wood 4,5/14" - (DS)
• GMS Ash Shell 6,5/14" - (DS)
• GMS 5/10" - (DS)

HATS:
• Sabian HHX Manhattan Jazz 14" - (DS, HR, BR)
• Sabian Hand hammered 16" Crash - (DS)
• Sabian HHX Evolution 13" - (DS, BR)

TOMS:
• GMS 10", 12", 14/14", 16/16", 16/18" with Coated Heads - (ALL)
• GMS 12", 14/14", 16/16", 16/18" with Clear Heads - (DS)

CYMBAL SETUP 1
• Position 1: Sabian AA Medium Thin Crash 19" - (DS, HR, BR, FM)
• Position 2: Sabian Hand hammered HH Fierce Crash 18" - (DS, HR, BR, FM)
• Position 3: HHX HHXtreme Crash 18" - (DS, HR, BR, FM)
• Position 4: Sabian AA Thin Crash 18" - (DS, HR, BR, FM)
• Position 5: HHX Evolution Crash 18" - (DS, HR, BR, FM)
• Position 6: HHX Xtreme Crash 19" - (DS, HR, BR, FM)

CYMBAL SETUP 2
• Position 1: HHX Evolution 16" - (DS, BR)
• Position 2: Sabian Jack DeJonette Encore 13" - (DS, BR)
• Position 3: Sabian Jack DeJonette Encore 18" - (DS, BR)
• Position 4: HHX Evolution Ozone Crash 16" - (DS, BR)
• Position 5: Sabian Jack DeJonette Encore 18" - (DS, BR)
• Position 6: HHX Evolution 17" - (DS, BR)

CYMBAL SETUP 3
• Position 1: Sabian AAXplosion 21" - (DS, FM)
• Position 2: Sabian AA Salsa Splash El Sabor 13" - (DS, FM)
• Position 3: Sabian AAXplosion 21" - (DS, FM)
• Position 4: HHX Evolution Effects Crash 17" - (DS, FM)
• Position 5: HHX Extreme Crash 16" - (DS, FM)
• Position 6: HHX Evolution Ozone Crash 18" - (DS, FM)

CYMBAL SETUP 4
• Position 1: Sabian 20" AAX Chinese - (DS)
• Position 2: Sabian HH 20" Dark Chinese - (DS)
• Position 5: Sabian AAX Mini Chinese 14" - (DS)
• Position 6: Sabian HHX 18" Chinese - (DS)


SPOCKS
• Position 1: SabianAAX Mini Chinese 14"/HHX Evolution effeks Crash 17" - (DS)
• Position 2: Sabian AA El Sabor Salsa Splash 13"/AAX Chinese 20" - (DS)
• Position 4: Sabian Hand hammered Dark Chinese 20"/HHX Evolution 16" - (DS)
• Position 5: Sabian HHXtreme Crash 16"/Evolution O-Zone Crash 18" - (DS)
• Position 6: HHX Evolution O-Zone Crash 16"/HHX Chinese 18" - (DS)

RIDES
• Position 1: Sabian AA Dry Ride 22" - (DS)
• Position 2: Sabian HHX Dry Ride 21" - (DS)
• Position 4: Sabian Hand hammered HH Vintage Ride 21" - (DS, BR, HR)
• Position 5: Sabian Hand hammered HH Raw Dry Ride 22" - (DS)

COWBELL
• Cowbell - (DS)

The second release, "New York Studios Vol.2", complement these recordings with sessions from the legendary Hit Factory and Allaire studios in New York city and upstate New York.