Product Overview
THE NEW YORK LEGACY CONTINUES.
Three (3) full kits recorded in one of the greatest acoustic environments in the world.
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This is the much anticipated continuation of Toontrack’s New York Studios Legacy series, focusing on capturing the best studios in the New York area. Recorded in the renowned Avatar Studios and featuring several vintage and custom kits, this session is best described as a prequel to the much praised core library in Toontrack’s award-winning Superior Drummer, also recorded in Avatar studios and by the same team, engineer duo Neil Dorfsman and Pat Thrall together with drummer Nir Z.
Avatar Studios is known for having one of the world’s finest acoustic environments for recording and has won several industry awards. Since its inception in the 1970s, it’s hosted bands and artists like Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Journey, Kings of Leon and The Clash.
The drums were recorded through a Neve 8068 console and signal chains of modern and vintage studio gear by an engineer/drummer team that has decades worth of experience behind the console and in the tracking room. Between them, they have worked with artists covering the whole gamut of genres, from classic rock (Kiss, Meatloaf, Bruce Springsteen) to soul (Joss Stone, John Mayer) and modern pop (Beyoncé, Katy Perry).
FEATURE SPOTLIGHT
- Recorded in the legendary Avatar Studios in New York City
- 18 GB of raw, unprocessed drum sounds recorded through Neve, Pultec and GML signal chains
- Three (3) full kits (Ludwig*, Slingerland*, Rogers*) and additional snares
- Several setups of different cymbals
- Included MIDI library played by session drummer Nir Z
- Included presets for instant mix-ready sounds
INSTRUMENT LIST
(DS = Drumsticks, HR = Rods , BR = Brushes, FM = Felt mallets, NS = Sticks with no snares, ALL = All tools)
KICK DRUMS
14×20″ Rogers* 1966 (Felt beater, plastic beater)
14×20″ Slingerland* 1964 (Felt beater, plastic beater)
16×24″ Ludwig* Maple Shell 1979 (Felt beater, plastic beater)
SNARE DRUMS
5.5×14″ Burned Edge Zebra Snare (DS)
5.5×14″ GMS* Aluminum Nir Z Prototype High Tuned (DS)
5.5×14″ GMS* Aluminum Nir Z Prototype Low Tuned (DS)
5.5×14″ Rogers* Kenton 1963 (DS)
5.5×14″ Slingerland* Wood 1964 (DS)
6.5×14″ Ludwig* Black Beauty 1982 (DS)
HATS
16″ Manhattan HHX Crash/16″ HH Medium Crash (DS)
RACK TOMS
10×12″ Slingerland* 1964 (DS)
11×13″ Ludwig* Maple Shell 1979 (DS)
9×12″ Rogers* 1966 (DS)
FLOOR TOMS
10×13″ Rogers* 1966 (DS)
14×14″ Slingerland* 1964 (DS)
16×16″ Ludwig* Maple Shell 1979 (DS)
16×16″ Rogers* 1966 (DS)
16×16″ Slingerland* 1964 (DS)
16×18″ Ludwig* Maple Shell 1979 (DS)
RIDE CYMBALS
22″ AA Classic Ride (DS)
22″ AA Soundcontrol (DS)
22″ Artisan Ride (DS)
CRASH CYMBALS
14″ Sabian* HHX Evolution Crash (DS)
16″ Handhammered HH Duo Crash/17″ Evolution Effeks Crash (DS)
16″ Sabian* HHXtreme Crash (DS)
17″ Sabian* AA Thin Crash (DS)
17″ Sabian* HHX Legacy Crash (DS)
17″ Sabian* HHX Xtreme Crash (DS)
18″ Sabian* AA Thin Crash (DS)
18″ Sabian* HHX Legacy Crash (DS)
18″ Sabian* HHX Manhattan Crash (DS)
18″ Sabian* Hand hammered HH Thin Crash (DS)
CHINA CYMBALS
12″ Wuhan Chinese (DS)
14″ Sabian* AAX Mini Chinese (DS)
16″ Sabian* HHX Evolution Ozone Crash (DS)
17″ Sabian* Evolution HHX Effeks Crash (DS)
20″ Sabian* HHX Chinese (DS)
SPLASH CYMBALS
10″ MAXX STAX Splash (DS)
10″ Sabian* HHX Splash (DS)
12″ Sabian* HHX Evolution Splash (DS)
*All other manufacturers’ product names are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Toontrack. See full notice here.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.
18 GB of free hard disk space, DVD drive, 2 GB RAM.
A working Superior Drummer 2.3 (or above) installation.
