Toontrack EZdrummer 3

stylistic genres. It will come as no surprise that
the vast majority of data is related to the drum
samples themselves, and again these are all new
to the EZdrummer series, but with a small
degree of association with its bigger brother,
Superior Drummer. A couple of years ago,
Toontrack conducted some major sampling
sessions, for the creation of their SDX expansion
library called ‘Rooms of Hansa’.
Based around the legendary Hansa studios in
Berlin, this library has been one of the most
successful to date. So why wouldn’t you go back
to these studios, enlist the help of supremo
producer Michael Ilbert, and take full advantage
of some of the inest sounding drum spaces in
the world? It’s important to stress here that
these are all-new samples, and not a repeat of
the Hansa SDX suite. What we get is a beautiful
combination of seven diferent kits, recorded in
three diferent rooms; the Main Room, the Bright
Room and the Tight Room, all under the
watchful eye of Ilbert, who has also curated a
superb set of signature production-ready mixes.
There’s also a matching complement of
percussion instruments, such as tambourines,
shakers, cowbells and even claps, snaps and
foot-stomps.
Unsurprisingly, each and every room and kit
sounds stunning, leaving the user to merely load
their desired kit, with the option of swapping out
individual instrument elements, at will. Another
important point to make is that with the ability
to swap out kit components, there is
considerable variety. Not all of the components
might resonate with your production style, that
is until you suddenly ind a place to use them!
It’s really due to the fact that you have the
choice to either go with a tight snare, or the next
time a deeper toned snare, that makes this
package so appealing.
The characteristics and behaviour of the
drum elements can be so radically diferent
from one room to the next. There is plenty of
“Enlist the help of
Michael Ilbert, and
enjoy some of the
inest sounding drum
spaces in the world”
Visual
interpretation of
MIDI grooves
Categorised
genre of music,
for quick
location of style
Groove menu,
within
EZdrummer 3
Build your MIDI
drum track within
EZdrummer 3
EZdrummer 3 gives the perfect balance of presets and controllable
assets, allowing the user to easily obtain the groove they need
diversity to provide you with a pallet which is
usable, to the greatest possible degree.
Grids and Grooves
Moving away from the samples for a moment, it
is very clear that Toontrack have been listening
intently to their users, and in doing so have
initiated a signiicant number of new features
and improvements, to allow for easier editing
Three rooms in
Hansa Studios
are realistically
depicted
In detail
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