$89
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.
FEATURE SPOTLIGHT
• 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
The Pop! EZX is an expansion for the world’s leading drum production software, EZdrummer. It comes with a collection of ten mixed and matched drum kits delicately intertwined with custom percussion pieces. 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”.
Jungle Kick
Concert Bass Drum (CB1 Mallet)
TR-909 Kick
Electro Kick
SPTR 1207 Kick
MFB Classic Hits
16×22″ Slingerland Studio King (Nashville -1990)
SNARES
Funky Snare:
14″ Pearl 50th Anniversary Solid Maple Shell (Rods)
14×7″ Leedy
TR-909 Crash
TR-808 Claps
TR-808 Mid Low Pitch
Sidestick:
14×7″ Leedy
Linn Rim
Rock Snare:
5.5×14″ Slingerland Wood 1964
Linn Snare 1
Clap3 RMX Wet
Sidestick:
5.5×14″ Slingerland Wood 1964
ST 305
Jungle Snare:
Timbale High
Linn Rim
Sidestick:
TR-909 Rim
6.5×14″ 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
Club Snare:
8×14″ Sonor HLD598
Electric Hop Snare
Foley Acoustic Snare
TR-909 Mid Short Less Snap
Large Electric 80s Snare
Sidestick:
8×14″ Sonor HLD598
Ludwig Black Beauty Brushes
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
TOMS
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
Rock Tom 1:
11×13″ Ludwig Maple Shell 1979 Powerstation
Rock Tom 2:
16×16″ Ludwig Maple Shell 1979 Powerstation
Rock Tom 3:
16×18″ Ludwig Maple Shell 1979 Powerstation
Jungle Tom 3:
Cajun Basstone
Electro Tom 1:
Arcade Tom3
SPTR 1209 Tom
8×12″ Gretsch Round Badge Kit (Damped)
HATS
RIDES
CRASHES
Hybrid Crash3:
20″ Masterwork Jazz Master Crash Ride
TR-808 Crash Long
Rock Crash 1:
18″ HHX Manhattan Crash
Jungle Crash 1:
18″ Paiste Fast Crash
Jungle Crash2:
22″ K Zildjian Constantinople
Jungle Crash3:
20″ Zildjian Sound Effects Crash Of Doom
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
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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 (Umeå, Sweden), Musikanten (Umeå, 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 Ågren, Roy “Futureman” Wooten, Tom Larson & Mikael Emsing
Mixed at: Toontrack Studio (Umeå, Sweden)
Audio demo credits:
“Someone Like Me” produced by Niclas Lundin. Written by Niclas Lundin and Marlene Strand.
“Concrete Heart” produced by Niclas Lundin. Written by Hiten Bharadia, Niclas Lundin and Andreas Moe. Performed by Andreas Moe (www.soundcloud.com/niclaslundin).
“Lost For Words” written and produced by Patrik Persson and Daniel Persson.
“Too Hard” written and produced by Patrik Persson.
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.
