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Testament, Megadeth, Arch Enemy, Exodus, Killswitch Engage and Devildriver all call the same man to lay the final hand on their albums: Britain’s Andy Sneap. This highly in demand producer/engineer has worked on numerous Grammy® Award-nominated albums, is known worldwide for having produced some of the heaviest releases this last decade and has had an instrumental role in shaping the sound of metal music as we know it in the new millennium. Now Toontrack is proud to present the first ever drum sample library to bear his unmistakable seal; Metal Machine EZX.
Recorded by powerhouse drummer John Tempesta (White Zombie, Testament, Helmet) in Los Angeles’ Henson Recording Studios, formerly known as the A&M Studios, the Metal Machine EZX lacks none of the metal traits you’d expect: the thunderous bass-drums, the ferocious in-your-face snares and the toms that will cut through your mixes with a crystal clear tone to die for.
FEATURE SPOTLIGHT
• Three kits (2 x Tama Starclassic Bubinga, Ludwig Stainless Steel) as well as a large selection of snare drums and cymbals
• Produced and engineered by one of the most successful and in demand metal producers of the decade: Andy Sneap
• Recorded at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles, USA
• Mixed at Andy Sneap’s own Backstage Studios, Derbyshire, UK Included MIDI played by John Tempesta
Toontrack went to Los Angeles’ Henson Recording Studios together with British producer Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Testament, Exodus) and drummer John Tempesta (White Zombie, Helmet, Exodus) to record some of the heaviest drums in the history of the company.
| KICK 1 | 18×22” Tama Star Classic Quilted Sapele Bubinga |
| KICK 2 | 18×22” Tama Star Classic Quilted Sapele Bubinga |
| SNARE | 7×14” Tama John Tempesta Signature Series |
| RACK TOM 1 | 9×10” Tama Star Classic Quilted Sapele Bubinga |
| RACK TOM 2 | 10×12” Tama Star Classic Quilted Sapele Bubinga |
| RACK TOM 3 | 14×14” Tama Star Classic Quilted Sapele Bubinga |
| FLOOR TOM 1 | 16×16” Tama Star Classic Quilted Sapele Bubinga |
| FLOOR TOM 2 | 14×20” Tama Star Classic Bubinga Gong Bass Drum |
| HI-HAT | 14” Zildjian Z Custom Master Sound |
| CHINA 1 | 19” Zildjian Z3 |
| CYMBAL 1 | 17” Zildjian Z3 Prototype |
| CYMBAL 2 | 19” Zildjian Medium Prototype |
| SPLASH | 10” Zildjian Splash Prototype |
| CYMBAL 3 | 19” Zildjian Medium Prototype |
| SPOCK | 18” Zildjian Soundlab Medium Thin Prototype/19” Z3 China |
| CYMBAL 4 | 20” Zildjian Z3 Medium Prototype |
| CYMBAL 5 | 20” Zildjian Medium Prototype |
| RIDE | 22” Zildjian Earth Ride |
| CHINA 2 | 20” Zildjian Oriental Trash |
| CYMBAL 6 | 19” Zildjian Z3 Trash Ride |
| KICK 1 | 14×26” Ludwig Stainless Steel |
| KICK 2 | 14×26” Ludwig Stainless Steel |
| SNARE | 6.5×14” Ludwig Black Beauty |
| RACK TOM 2 | 12×15” Ludwig Stainless Steel |
| RACK TOM 3 | 16×16” Ludwig Stainless Steel |
| FLOOR TOM 1 | 16×18” Ludwig Stainless Steel |
| HI-HAT | 14” Zildjian Z Custom Master Sound |
| CHINA 1 | 19” Zildjian Z3 |
| CYMBAL 2 | 19” Zildjian Medium Prototype |
| CYMBAL 3 | 19” Zildjian Medium Prototype |
| CYMBAL 4 | 20” Zildjian Z3 Medium Prototype |
| CYMBAL 5 | 20” Zildjian Medium Prototype |
| RIDE | 22” Zildjian Earth Ride |
| KICK 1 | 18×24” Tama Star Classic Bubinga |
| KICK 2 | 18×24” Tama Star Classic Bubinga |
| SNARE | 6.5×14” Tama Bell Brass |
| RACK TOM 1 | 9×10” Tama Star Classic Bubinga |
| RACK TOM 2 | 10×12” Tama Star Classic Bubinga |
| RACK TOM 3 | 14×16” Tama Star Classic Bubinga |
| FLOOR TOM 1 | 16×18” Tama Star Classic Bubinga |
| HI-HAT | 14” Zildjian Avedis Master Sound |
| CHINA 1 | 19” Zildjian China Prototype |
| CYMBAL 1 | 16” Zildjian Medium Thin Prototype |
| CYMBAL 2 | 18” Zildjian Medium Prototype |
| SPLASH | 10” Zildjian Splash Prototype |
| CYMBAL 3 | 18” Zildjian Z3 Medium Crash |
| SPOCK | 16” Zildjian Soundlab Medium Thin Prototype/19” Z3 China |
| CYMBAL 4 | 19” Zildjian Medium Thin Prototype |
| CYMBAL 5 | 18” Zildjian Z3 Medium Prototype |
| RIDE | 22” Zildjian A Ping Ride Brilliant Finnish |
| CHINA 2 | 19” Zildjian Z3 |
| CYMBAL 6 | 18” Zildjian Medium Prototype |
| KICK 1 | 18×22” Tama Star Classic Quilted Sapele Bubinga |
| SNARE | 7×14” Tama John Tempesta Signature Series |
| RACK TOM 2 | 10×12” Tama Star Classic Quilted Sapele Bubinga |
| RACK TOM 3 | 14×14” Tama Star Classic Quilted Sapele Bubinga |
| FLOOR TOM 1 | 16×16” Tama Star Classic Quilted Sapele Bubinga |
| HI-HAT | 14” Zildjian Z Custom Master Sound |
| CYMBAL 2 | 19” Zildjian Medium Prototype |
| CYMBAL 5 | 20” Zildjian Medium Prototype |
| RIDE | 22” Zildjian Earth Ride |
| SNARE DRUMS | 6.5×14” Ludwig Supraphonic 6.5×14” Sonor Artist Bronze Snare Drum 6.5×14” Dunnett Titanium 6×14” Masai Bubinga Snare |
Studio
Recorded April 2011 at Henson Studios, Studio B
Console
SSL 6000 E
Mics
Kick R in – SM91
Kick R in 2 – Audix D6 / AKGD12 on Stainless Steel
Kick R out – Yamaha Sub Kick
Kick L in – SM91
Kick L in 2 – Audix D6 / AKGD12 on Stainless Steel
Kick L out – Yamaha Sub Kick
Snare top – SM57
Snare bottom – SM57
Snare top 2: Beyer M-201
Hat: Shure SM7B
Toms: Sennheiser 421
Cymbals/ride closed: Neumann KM184
OH’s: AKG 414
Room mono: Neumann CMV3
Room mid: ribbon RCA77
Room far: Neumann U67
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1 GB of free hard disk space, 1 GB RAM.
A working EZdrummer 1.4 (or above) or a Superior Drummer 2.3 (or above) installation.
