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1. Drumdrops 60s Rogers Pop Kit T D C C Miloco Drum Drops The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Drumdrops The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media No part of this publication may be copied reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded for any purpose without prior written permission by Drumdrops Native Instruments NI and associated logos are registered trademarks of Native Instruments GmbH Mac Mac OS GarageBand Logic iTunes and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Windows Windows Vista and DirectSound are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries All other trade marks are the property of their respective owners and use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them Gontact Us Drumdrops 36 Leroy Street London SE1 4SP United Kingdom www drumdrops com Table of Contents 1 Introduction p 5 2 About the 60s Rogers Pop Kit p 7 24 The Drum Kit p 8 2d The People p 9 2 The Recording Studio The Bridge p 11 2 4 The Mixing Studio The Square p 11 2 3 The Recording Equipment p 12 3 The Samples Packs p 17 3 1 The Multi Velocity and Single Hits Packs p 14 3 1 1 Pack Conten2. We used two snare drums a 1960s Ludwig 400 again as itis such a classic As it is probably the most recorded snare of all time it seems sensible for it to be the most comprehensively sampled as well In a different room and with different turnings and mic placements one gets a different sound from it and it s useful to hear it in different contexts An incredibly versatile drum it performs well in any genre and at all tuning ranges from high and cutting to low and fat Every drummer worth his salt has one of these drums and you ll hear why The other snare is also a Ludwig but older A 1950s classic Buddy Rich model This 5 5 deep 3 ply mahogany shell with reinforcing rings sounds warmer than the 400 but still produces a clear and crisp sound Tuned fairly high as well it nods towards a jazzier tuning and 1s less abrasive than the meatier metal shelled 400 The cymbals we used were 14 Avedis Zildjian hats a Paiste 602 18 thin crash and a Paiste 602 20 ride Although strictly speaking these are modern cymbals the Zildjians are a range designed to rework the old classic sounds and the 602s are an old range originally manufactured in the late 1950s and 60s and only recently reintroduced They are wonderfully dynamic and musical cymbals soft and dark and as such they sit well in the overall sonic spectrum of the kit 2 2 The People The Drummer Jonathan Atkinson As a freelance drummer and programmer based in London
3. 8 i0 8 Gah o 11 18 ie 18 18 Single Hits Pack m Drm Geist Maschine Impact Snare Undamped 13 13 Sid Ride 1 3 hb 13 Ride Bdge h 13 3 3 1 4 Software Compatibility Our templates were made with the following versions of the software listed below If you own earlier versions of the software the templates may not load up We would advise you to either upgrade to a current version or create your own templates using the samples provided battery 3 w5 2 5 Kontakt 5 v 5 2 0 EXS24 Logic X v 10 0 7 Impact Studio One v2 5 1 Drum Rack Ableton 9 Suite v 9 0 5 Geist v1 0 0 7 Maschine v1 8 0 iDrum v1 73 625 Reason v 0 1 Renoise v3 0 0 TX16Wx v 2 4 0 MV Pack Only 19 3 1 5 Loading The Patches 3 1 5 1 EXS24 SH Pack Place your EXS patches in the Sampler Instruments folder that contain your other EXS24 patches Create a Sampler Instrument Folder in Logic and then create load the EXS24 sampler onto the track You can then load the patches from the menu in the EXS load window MV Pack Stereo Out Place your EXS patches in the Sampler Instru ments folder that contain your other EXS24 patches Create a Sampler Instrument Folder in Logic and then create load the EXS24 sampler onto the track You can then load the patches from the menu
4. Drum Rack TX16Wx Renoise NN XT and EXS24 patches use all of these samples as they include all of the thirty eight articulations that have been recorded The drum machine patches only use sixteen of the key articulations due to the number of pads except for Redrum which only allows a maximum of 10 samples to be used do v O AM You can use the WAV files for drum replacement by either importing directly in your DAW or a drum replacement plug in or you can buy our drum replacement pack which has patches for Slate Trigger Drumagog and DrumXchanger included You can also easily create your own patches for any pieces of software that we haven t included with this pack 3 1 2 Sampler Patches for Kontakt Battery Drum Rack and EXS A total of thirty eight different articulations have been recorded and are included with this pack Each articulation has been recorded in up to sixteen velocity steps for the Multi Velocity Pack and three velocity steps for the Single Hits Pack Each has it s own associated MIDI note Articulation MIDI Note Kick Drum Soft Beater B0 35 Hard Beater C1 36 Snare Drum Centre Edge Rimshot Centre Undamped Edge Undamped Rimshot Undamped Sidestick Snares Off Hi Hat Closed Full F 1 42 Closed G 3 68 Open Quarter A 3 70 Open Half B3 71 Open Three Quarters C4 72 Open A 1 46 Edge Closed Full D 4 75 Edge Closed F 4 78 Edge Open Ouarter G 4 80 Edge Open Half A 4 82 Edge Open Three Quarters C 5
5. s own instrument to the room was an important skill to acquire The styles played were diverse and often fused together some Rock and Roll and Skiffle grooves old style Latin and dance rhythms Blues and Soul influences from America and of course the famous Merseybeat sound and London scene too And let s not forget a sharp suited Michael Caine and the sparse jazzy vibe of John Barry s soundtracks We ve tried to recreate the pop drum sound of the 60s in this kit which will over time be available in all the usual packs Recorded on a lovely old Rogers kit from the era and micd up old style in a dry sounding booth these samples will help add an authentic 60s vibe to your songs soundtracks and commercials The kit we used is a Rogers Powertone from the late 1960s and consists of a 22 kick drum 13 rack tom and 16 floor tom Perfect for the sound we were after We used two snare drums a 1960s Ludwig 400 again as itis such a classic and a Ludwig 1950s classic Buddy Rich model The kit was tuned up and prepared by London session drummer Tim Weller with Drumdrops engineer Ben Thackeray Session drummer Jonathan Atkinson was the drummer on sampling duties The Rogers was recorded during the same session as the Swinging 60s Pop Drops Volume 1 drum tracks album so you can hear exactly how the non sampled kit sounds there We used one of the smaller studios at our disposal Miloco s The Bridge where the kit resides whi
6. the product is too expensive for the work that goes in and secondly would that guy go into a store and take an iPad because he thought it was too expensive We doubt it We fully understand that not everyone can afford everything we do but we start packs from 3 00 pack and have a multitude of packs at different price points For those who register accounts with us we will continue to offer deals and if we want to give away product then please out of respect for the work that we do let us do the giveaways rather than you If you play fairly then we will continue to deliver It would be a huge shame for a few individuals to ruin what we do for everyone else who enjoys these products What goes around comes around and if you re giving other people s work away for free then the next time some fucker breaks into your house and steals your laptop well maybe you had it coming Don t forget that it works the other way too Thanks for reading Drum Drops Purveyors of the finest live drum multi tracks stems drum loops drum samples and single hit kits www drumdrops com
7. Jonathan has toured with many artists including Paul Young Peter Andr Kim Wilde Howard Jones Jamelia Boy George Alexander O Neal Midge Ure Rick Astley Gloria Gaynor Belinda Carlisle The Supremes Nik Kershaw The Pointer Sisters Kajagoogoo The Three Degrees Michael Ball Bananarama Tony Hadley Errol Brown Tavares Odyssey Go West ABC Five Star Cutting Crew Johnny Hates Jazz Nick Heyward The Weather Girls Curiosity Killed The Cat China Crisis The Emotions Kid Creole and the Coconuts Jimmy Sommerville Marc Almond The Real Thing Sinitta Shalamar Chesney Hawkes Hazel O Connor Boney M Altered Images Evelyn Champagne King Toyah Limahl Bucks Fizz and Sony artist The Alice Band for whom he was musical director 10 His recording credits include several projects for Beatles producer Sir George Martin including tracks for Celine Dion and Phil Collins He has also recorded tracks for Grammy nominated producer Chris Sheldon BBC s Doctor Who Album Concerts and TV series Howard Jones Ordinary Heroes Album 09 numerous live recordings and DVD s Kim Wilde Come Out And Play album 2011 Wilde Winter Songbook 2013 Japanese Megastar Kaela Kimura Japanese 1 Album Feb 07 Universal artist Hayley Westenra fastest selling UK debut artist Sir Willard White top 20 classical album Kim Ritchie US 1 singer songwriter The Alice Band top 5 UK radio hit Andrew Lloyd Webber Kajagoogoo Gone To The
8. Moon Album 09 Music For The Queen s Diamond Jubilee 2012 Music for the Millennium Dome Music for Millennium Remembrance Day cult rock band Velvet Jones tracks for Toyah T Pau Swing Out Sister and Keith Harris and Orville http www jonatkinsondrums com The Recording Engineer Ben Thackeray Ben Thackeray has been engineering many bands for over 10 years After studying at Alchemea Ben began plying his trade at Mark Angelo Studios until he landed a job at the famous Mayfair Studios in London At Mayfair he worked alongside some great Producers including Nigel Godrich Jim Abbiss Ken Nelson Tony Hoffer and Tom Elmhirst on sessions with Radiohead Coldplay and Supergrass After Mayfair Ben began engineering at Miloco Studios working for a wide variety of acts including The Happy Mondays My Bloody Valentine Bloc Party Rachel Zeffira and many more For the last three years Ben has been recording and sampling many drum kits for Drumdrops With each kit taking about six weeks to record and edit there is nothing that this man does not know about drums https milocostudios com engineers producers ben thackeray 11 5 exe The Bridge studio in London is a great writing and recording studio We used this studio to try out the small drum booth and to show what you can do in a smaller studio The small booth suited the drum sound perfectly We used some of the great microphones that come with the room and b
9. can re download them when you need to See it as a long term back up policy However if this is abused we may delete offending accounts without warning It is also against our terms to create accounts using temporary email addresses We know a few people do this to claim the free stuff Come on guys play fair 4 2 3 A Note on File Sharing We know file sharing happens and we know that some people seem addicted to uploading stuff to torrents We know people who upload to the torrents can actually earn money from advertising on their pages probably earning more than us Drumdrops is a small company and spend a lot of money to make these high quality products If our customers file share we may be forced to stop updating that product and ultimately we may stop making products altogether For us to continue bringing out good quality product we need to sell it We are not looking to be millionaires we are wanting to create great content and we want to make enough so 32 everyone involved makes something out of these products for the hard work they put in Remember we cannot go on tour or sell merchandise 35 or stream our products to recoup costs in other ways We rely on the income from the sales to keep making new product A customer recently made use of one of our offers which we stopped as a result to start systematically downloading the catalogue for free His argument was that the product cost too much Firstly we don t believe
10. we include patches for many different types of software The latest packs include patches for Kontakt Battery EXS24 Ableton Drum Racks Studio One s Impact Soundsets Reason Refills Maschine iDrum Geist and Renoise We also sell our kits as a Drum Replacement pack that comes with patches for Slate Trigger V2 Drumagog V5 and DrumXchanger Finally we have just introduced a one shot sample pack It basically includes one sample from each articulation It is the cheapest way of hearing our samples and people who purchased one of the hit packs from the last released kit will receive this pack for free 29 2 05 off The 60s Rogers Pop kit e E P a m d Pari Perhaps the decade that shaped the modern world and pop culture more than any other the sixties certainly had a huge impact on music Everyone knows all about the Beatles and the Rolling Stones but alongside them were a host of other bands singers and songwriters pushing the boundaries of recording and pop Burt Bacharach Joe Meek Dusty Springfield Georgie Fame Tom Jones Scott Walker Many of the drummers and session musicians who played on these hits had cut their teeth in the dance halls and big bands of the fifties so had a certain swing and lightness of touch to their playing that makes their grooves more interesting They played more quietly too not least because they were often recorded on few microphones as part of a much larger band so balancing one
11. 5422064 Prog 404 1 KB 7 Eg TS 142 344 S55 6 5748 M142 M344 M5 6 M74B ProVersion Wave 584 1 MB o ir E o a a LILEEIELALE LI ILLE LILELI LLLA EP LILLLILLILLAUU At this point you can drop a MIDI groove into the track and hear the drums loud and clear Or if the track is enabled to receive MIDI you could play on your MIDI controller device Hit away Bonzo 24 The programs included in the kit are shown on the left side with names like KICK SNARE TOMS RIDES CRASHES etc Each program contains all the relevant samples that will be displayed on the right topside mapped across the keyboard The right bottom side will display all the program samples as a list called the group list If you want to modify the kit from within the sampler it is advisable to read the Quick Start guide or even better the User Manual for TX16Wx available from http www tx16wx com downloads You can tweak the volume and panning for each program from the left side pane or you could go in deep via selecting samples from the group list Once you have selected the samples you want to tweak you can modify the ASDR envelope velocity sensitivity individual panning the filters modulations etc all via the bottom pane It would be prudent to make a copy of the Drumdrops TX16Wx sub fold er before tweaking the files as any accidental saving would overwrite the old files You could always Save As multiple
12. 85 Edge Open D 5 87 Pedal Shut G 1 44 Pedal Open A3 69 Centre E E D 2 51 Edge E2 52 Crash Centre F 2 54 ee dee cass Guiro Hit A 0 34 SS scrape nos Soft F0 29 16 17 3 1 3 Drum Machine Patches For Maschine Geist Studio One Impact Redrum and iDrum The patches for Maschine Geist Studio One Impact and iDrum use the same samples as the patches for Kontakt Battery Drum Rack and EXS24 However as they only use sixteen pads just the key sixteen articulations have been used to create them Also there is a limitation on the amount of velocity samples that can be used for each drum machine Below is a table showing how many velocity steps are used for each articulation for each piece of software Multi Velocity Pack irum Ges Maschine impact e E e je rr Snare Undamped i 8 i6 8 Snare Sidestick 1 8 16 8 Hat Fully Closed 1 Je 12 hb Hat Closed Edge 1 8 i2 o 8 Hat Closed i s i2 8 Hat Open Quarter 1 8 i2 e HatOpen i 8 i2 je Rack Tom 1 8 i16 e FloorTom i 18 6e 8 Ride Q 8 o 8 Ride Be E 8 10 8 Ride Bdge i
13. case Ludwig 400 SNR These letters refer to the drum itself SNR 1s short for snare CN These letters contain information about the type of hit CN stands for Centre If the snare were hit at the edge then these letters would be EG If the snare was dampened when it was recorded then the letters would be DC CL These two letters stand for the mic position in this case CL is short for Close Mic If the samples were for the overheads then these letters would be OH HT 015 This is simply the kit number each Drumdrops kit has it s own unique number V01 This refers to the velocity number as louder hit would contain a higher number The hi hat files use a slightly different system ZDJN HAT C1EGCL HT 015 VO BONO The manufacturers name and type in this case Zildjian HAT As for the snare these letters stand for the drum itself in this case a hi hat C1 These two characters refer to the hat articulation C1 is fully closed 29 There is also C2 closed C3 open quarter O1 open half O2 open three quarters and O3 open In the case of the pedal articulations these letters are FS pedal shut and PO pedal open EG These letters refer to the fact that these samples were recorded at the edge of the hat These letters will be missing in the case of the centre hi hat samples CL These two letters stand for the mic position in this case CL is short for Close Mic If the samples were for the overh
14. ch has a very small live space which was perfect for the sound of this kit The kit was recorded with minimal microphones a Kick snare and 3 kit mics that helps recreate that 60s sound Rogers was an American drum company founded in 1849 and based in Covington Ohio Extremely well made and versatile drums they were closely associated with big band and swing drummers and famously used by Buddy Rich and Louis Bellson but they were also embraced by other genres and used by Al Jackson Booker T and the MGs and session great Earl Palmer From 1964 until 1978 Rogers shells were 5 ply construction of maple wood with 5 ply reinforcement rings giving them a solid full sound and wide tuning range Many drummers view them as equal to if not better sounding than the other great American drum makers of the time Ludwig Gretsch and Slingerland It s really only due to bad luck and poor marketing decisions that they havent maintained production to this day The kit we used is a PowerTone from the late 1960s and consists of a 22 kick drum 13 rack tom and 16 floor tom The drums were fitted with Remo coated ambassador heads and are tuned moderately high as they would have been in the 1960s to give them a little more note We used a tiny bit of dampening here and there but not much more than a bit of gaffa tape just to take away some of the ring We alternated between two beaters on the bass drum a hard felt and a soft lamb s wool one
15. eads then these letters would be OH HT 015 This is simply the kit number each Drumdrops kit has it s own unique number V01 This refers to the velocity number as louder hit would contain a higher number 3 3 3 Single Hits The Single Hits samples contain the mixed mono 44 1k 24 bit WAV sam ples that we use in Multi Velocity Pack There are the same thirty eight articulations as we have recorded for the Kontakt Pack and the sample count comes in at 138 The Single Hits pack samples are mixed from a combination of the close mics and kit mics We also include most of the sampler patches found in our Multi Velocity Packs See our Multi Veloc ity Packs for more details Each audio file has it s own unique catalog number so that we can be sure that no sample is ever duplicated You may need to know a little about how that system works in order to use the samples effectively For example 1400 SNR CNOH HT 015 01 L400 This set of letters refers to the make of drum in this this case Ludwig 400 SNR These letters refer to the drum itself SNR 1s short for snare CN These letters contain information about the type of hit CN stands for Centre If the snare were hit at the edge then these letters would be EG If the snare was dampened when it was recorded then the letters would be DC 30 CL These two letters stand for the mic position in this case CL is short for Close Mic If the samples were for the overheads th
16. ed through a Calrec PQ1161 The M149 was mixed through a Neve 1073 and the percussion through an EAR 822Q https milocostudios com studios the square 2 5 The Recording Equipment The equipment used was minimal Ben was after a minimal 60s drum sound and used five microphones direct into a combination of Mic Pre s including a Neve 1073 Chandler TG 2 amongst others Ben used one direct snare mic a kick mic about a foot away two overhead kit mics a combination of an AKG D19 and a Neumann M149 and finally a Coles 4033 off from the Floor Tom Kick AKG D12 The mic to go for if you re after a vintage kick drum sound along with the D25 The D12 has a nice warm low end and not too much added mid range or top end This was placed a meter away from the center of the snare drum directly in line with the center of the kick drum BT Snare Electrovoice DS35 This is an interesting and pleasing choice for the only close mic on the whole lit It s a dynamic mic and so handling sound pressure levels well and adds great overall tone to the sound of the snare This mic was placed just an inch above the snare head at the side of the drum aimed at the center BT Kit 1 AKG D19 This mic was reportedly used to record Ringo s kit during some of the Beatles recordings and so it seemed a like a good place to start with the mics around the kit I wanted to have a mixture of dynamic ribbon and condenser mics 13 around the kit t
17. elped make our catalogue even more varied but at the same time sound great In 2013 Drumdrops began a brand new phase releasing the best sounding live drums as sample packs We decided that we had to do this right and that our samples had to stand up against the best catalogues out there So we built a Drumdrops Kontakt Instrument to give maximum control to the user With the guidance of Channel Robot s incredible programming skills we worked on producing an Instrument that would do justice to the drum sounds we record The Drumdrops Kontakt Instrument gives full fader control over each drum offers reverbs and effects has a randomization feature for added realism and allows the user to adjust the velocity curves on each drum The latest version also includes a Step Sequencer and MIDI groove player Most importantly each instrument has an incredible amount of samples Usually in the range of 5000 to 7000 samples although some have 17000 samples which help make the kit sound completely realistic However Drumdrops is of course a drum sample company so we have not limited our kits solely to Kontakt We are currently building our kits for BFD and will soon have BFD packs available for every kit We also offer the Multi Velocity Pack that has sixteen velocities per articulation and a simple Single Hits Pack which just three velocities per kit These two packs can be loaded into any sampler or drum machine that supports 24 bit WAVs although
18. en these letters would be OH HT 015 This is simply the kit number each Drumdrops kit has it s own unique number 01 This refers to the velocity number as louder hit would contain a higher The hi hat files use a slightly different system ZOIN HAT CIBGCL IL 0715 01 BONO The manufacturers name and type in this case Zildjian HAT As for the snare these letters stand for the drum itself in this case a hi hat C1 These two characters refer to the hat articulation C1 is fully closed There is also C2 closed C3 open quarter O1 open half O2 open three quarters and O3 open In the case of the pedal articula tions these letters are FS pedal shut and PO pedal open EG These letters refer to the fact that these samples were recorded at the edge of the hat These letters will be missing in the case of the centre hi hat samples CL These two letters stand for the mic position in this case CL is short for Close Mic If the samples were for the overheads then these letters would be OH HT 015 This is simply the kit number each Drumdrops kit has it s own unique number 01 This refers to the velocity number as louder hit would contain a higher number 31 3 4 The One Shot Sample Pack This is the new starter sample pack It includes one sample of each ar ticulation The samples come as a 24 bit and 16 bit WAV so you can load them into any piece of software that supports WAVs We don t i
19. files as well for future reference 2 Run the installer and ensure that the VST dll file was installed in the correct folder where your DAW VST Host usually looks for virtual instruments VSTi Fire up your host DAW and insert TX16Wx on a track Open the inter face You will see this GUI TX 1 6Wx New Performance 7 m e a Z gt 142 53 4 55 6 5749 New Program Drag and drop samples from the file browser or explorer to quickly map them into groups and splits or use the context menu wrench icon or right click to create an empty group t e f E E gt i E E E g E Loading the Kit Open the folder icon in the top left corner It will now open a browser window to load a performance patch txperf format This format contains all the information necessary to load up the ready to go drums Browse to the TX16Wx folder included in your Drum Drops MV pack Go to either the stereo out or multi out sub folders and select the respective MV Kit txperf file to open Then it will start loading up the kit samples that will take a few seconds Note In some cases it may ask you to locate the first sample so it can auto load all the others from the location I this case just point it to the correct file manu ally or use the search button in the browser window to get to it Once this first sample is selected the rest is automatically loaded The loaded kit will look like this TXIGWx Yamaha Hybrid Kit Mv 2403
20. folder as the files will not show up in Ableton and you will not be able to use them 3 1 5 9 Reason Refills Double click on the Refill file That will open Reason for you if it s not already open Select whichever patch you would like to load from the patches folder supplied within the Refill from the pop up window and select open 3 1 5 10 Renoise Sampler Patch made by Jon Halford https soundcloud com theftofcarbon Double Click on the Renoise xrni file supplied with your download Your renoise application will open if it s not already and the kit will be loaded into the sampler 3 1 5 11 TX16Wx Patch made by Suleiman Ali burzukh bandcamp com Load the TX16 sampler onto an instrument track in your DAW Drag in one of the patch files into the main TX16 window and the patch will load There are patches for the whole kit as well as individual drums 22 Additional TX16Wx notes from Suleiman Ali TX16WX is a small FREE and quite powerful soft sampler that has been making waves for the last two years A number of intuitive features make it one of the best cost effective drum samplers right now http www tx16wx com TX16WXx Installation Please skip this section if you already have and use TX16Wx 1 Download the latest version TX16WXx 32 bit or 64 bit Mac or Win from http www tx16wx com downloads It would be advisable for future reference to download the Quick Start Guide and the User Manual pdf
21. formats Drum multi tracks for those who want control over the individual drum s sound drum stems for completed mixes of the drums and drum loops What makes Drumdrops catalogue stand out from the crowd is the detail that goes into recording it We have used some of the finest studios around the world including Olympic Studios Tuff Gong and Hollywood Sound Recorders which have great recording rooms We find studios that have a great collection of vintage gear using old consoles such as Neves and APIs The microphone collections are top of the range and we record all of the drum tracks to 2 tape adding another level of depth to the sound All of the kits we use are tuned to perfection and we always find the right kits for the job Gretsch Ludwig Hayman Rogers and Slingerland amongst others Finally the professionals we use are amongst the very best incredible drummers and great recording engineers All of this combined creates the formidable Drumdrops sound In 2011 Drumdrops teamed up with Miloco Studios to work together to push the catalogue to the next level First up was the new Drumdrops website which was built to sell the catalogue direct to Drumdrops fans The website allows all the catalogue to be previewed on a track by track basis and allows clients to purchase by track or by the full album We then began recording new catalogue using a lot of Miloco s studios which offered new recording rooms and new equipment This has h
22. hat would blend together nicely but would also work well on their own if needed The D19 was placed above the snare and rack tom a meter from the center of the snare BT Kit 2 Coles 4033 This particular Coles mic has amazing warmth to it that other mics just don t have There isn t much in the top end to it but used in the right way it s an amazing sounding microphone It gives a great warmth and low end to the overall kit sound and you could use it almost as a floor tom mic if you wanted This ribbon mic was placed slightly behind the kit near the floor tom at the same level as the top head of the floor tom a meter away from the center of the snare BT Kit 3 Neumann M149 I wanted to have another mic above the kit that would work with the D19 but sound completely different and the M149 did just the job It s a much more detailed sounding mic than the D19 and you get a really great overall sound to the kit It also gives the cymbals a nice top end This mic was placed over the ride and floor tom a meter from the center of the snare BT 14 A amp ES 3 1 Multi Velocity and Single Hits Packs The Multi Velocity and Single Hits Packs are sampler packs that can be loaded into any DAW sampler or drum machine that reads WAV files The Multi Velocity pack contains over 500 mono samples while the Single Hits pack contains 138 mono samples There are thirty eight different articulations which have been recorded i
23. he hat articulation C1 is fully closed There is also C2 closed C3 open quarter O1 open half O2 open three quarters and O3 open In the case of the pedal articulations these letters are FS pedal shut and PO pedal open EG These letters refer to the fact that these samples were recorded at the edge of the hat These letters will be missing in the case of the centre hi hat samples CL These two letters stand for the mic position in this case CL is short for Close Mic If the samples were for the overheads then these letters would be OH HT 015 This is simply the kit number each Drumdrops kit has it s own unique number V01 This refers to the velocity number as louder hit would contain a higher number RRO1 This last set of characters refers to the Round Robin or alternate hit number There are five of these for this kit 28 3 3 2 Multi Velocity The Mult Velocity samples contain the mixed mono 44 1k 24 bit WAV samples that we use in Multi Velocity Pack There are the same thirty eight articulations as we have recorded for the Kontakt Pack and the sample count comes in at over 500 Each audio file has it s own unique catalog number so that we can be sure that no sample is ever duplicated You may need to know a little about how that system works in order to use the samples effectively For example L400 SNR CNOH HT 015 VOT L400 This set of letters refers to the make of drum in this this
24. in the EXS load window MV Pack Multi Out Place your EXS patches in the Sampler Instru ments folder that contain your other EXS24 patches Then place your Instrument patch file in the following folder Music Audio Music Apps Patches Instrument Create a new Logic X session and then create a Software Instrument track Ensure that the Library window is open In the top left hand cor ner of the Library window you will see a menu for User Patches Click on that that and then select your instrument from the menu The patch will load onto your Sampler Instrument track Alternatively if you just want to open the EXS patches without all the extra processing then you can load either the multi out or the stereo out versions from the load menu within EXS as usual as long as the patches are in the Sampler Instruments folder 3 1 5 1 Battery Select the file menu from within the Battery window and find the tem plate that you wish to load in the window that appears Click on Choose in the bottom right hand side of the window once you have done this If at this point you are shown a missing samples message simply choose the Browse Folder option at the bottom of the window and then select the SAMPLES folder that you downloaded with the Drumdrops Multi Velocity and Single Hits Pack Select Choose at the bottom of the window and your kit will load NB If you have to find the SAMPLES folder using this method it would be a good idea at th
25. is point to re save the kit ensuring that just the 20 I E a n patch only option is highlighted at the bottom of the save screen That means that the template will know where the samples are the next time you open it 3 1 5 3 Kontakt Go to the files menu from within the Kontakt window and find the tem plate that you wish to load in the window or alternatively just drag and drop your chosen nki file into the Kontakt window If at this point you are shown a missing samples message simply choose the Browse for folder option at the right of the window and then select the SAMPLES folder that you downloaded with the Multi Velocity or Single Hits Pack Select Choose at the bottom of the window and your kit will load NB If you have to find the SAMPLES folder using this method it would be a good idea at this point to re save the kit ensuring that just the patch only option is highlighted at the bottom of the save screen That means that the template will know where the samples are the next time you open it 3 1 5 4 iDrum Go to the folder icon in the top right hand corner of the iDrum window Click on it and select Open Select the iDrum template that came with your Drumdrops Multi Velocity or Single Hits Pack download Click on it and then click on Open at the bottom of the window 3 1 5 5 Geist Go to the Load menu in the bottom right hand corner of the Geist win dow Select Load preset from the menu Find the Gei
26. mXchanger Pack contains mono mixed samples from our Multi Velocity Pack This drum replacement plug in has no option for changing the balance of the close and kit mics The pack contains eight levels of velocity with no round robins The snare also contains a rimshot sample that has it own adjustable trigger threshold Velocity Amount 26 3 3 All Samples Pack The All Samples Pack contains The Multi Velocity pack The Single Hits Pack the Drum Replacement Pack and we have also included a folder of Kontakt samples that are taken from our Kontakt pack we do not include the Drumdrops Kontakt instrument in this pack this can only be bought in the Kontakt 5 pack You can either use the packs using our own software patches found in each pack or build your own patches from the samples provided in the Multi Velocity pack or the Kontakt pack The Multi Velocity pack samples are mono samples of each articulation mixed from a combination of the kit mics The Kontakt samples are the seperate mic samples of each articulation with 3 round robins included To learn about how we label these samples please read the sections below 3 3 1 Kontakt Pack Samples The Kontakt Pack samples contain the same 44 1k 24 bit WAV samples that we use in our Drumdrops Kontakt Packs These include close mic overhead and in most cases room samples for each articulation of each drum This kit contains thirty eight separate articulations and there are three r
27. n up to sixteen velocity steps in the case of the Multi Velocity pack or three steps for the Single Hits pack There are various templates for each of the samplers with different MIDI map settings for most of the more popular drum software packages on the market The samples themselves are 44 1kHz 24 bit WAV files The Single Hits Pack also contains 16 bit WAV samples for legacy drum machines 3 1 1 Pack Contents Included with your Multi Velocity and Single Hits Packs are different patches for Kontakt 5 Battery 3 Renoise Sampler EXS24 and an Ableton Live Pack for Drum Rack The Multi Velocity Pack now includes multi out patches for the EXS24 for use in Logic X as well as our original stereo out versions that are included in the Single Hits The Multi Velocity pack also includes a patch for the free TX16Wx sampler We now also include MIDI loop files that work with our Default MIDI map There are loops for various musical styles in various tempos and time signatures There are also some drum machine patches for Maschine Geist Impact Renoise and iDrum and a couple of Reason refills for the NN XT sampler and the Redrum drum machine included with the pack All of the patches can be used in any DAW that supports these samplers as well as the standalone versions of the software You will find a folder called Samples contained in the pack This folder contains the samples that have been used to create the patches The Kontakt Battery
28. nclude any patches with this pack so you will have to build your own It is a great pack for drum machine users or if you want to check out the basic sound of the kit before purchasing a more expensive pack Sp ve rt and Account Notes GE x NN a DAR ree DP 2 i K T i i i i h ry A X i x s x 4 1 Support It is important that we get the feedback to make our products better If you have any issues with the quality of the product or if you have any questions please let us know and we shall to get back to you as soon as possible Email support drumdrops com 4 2 Account Notes 4 2 1 Use of the Packs Once you have purchased a Drumdrops pack you are free to use the contents on a commercial release As long as you have proof of purchase you can use the packs for your own music and you don t need to get a licence from us Credits to Drumdrops are very much appreciated but they are not essential However you cannot create new sampler patches and share the samples If you create new sampler patches without the samples this is fine and encouraged If you make any new or exciting ones please let us know and we may include them in future updates to the packs 4 2 2 The Drumdrops Account It is against our terms to create multiple accounts especially to take advantage of offers Any offending accounts may be deleted Currently if you buy material from Drumdrops these products will remain in your account meaning you
29. ound robin samples for each giving a total of 3735 individual samples Each audio file has its own unique catalog number so that we can be sure that no sample is ever duplicated You may need to know a little about how that system works in order to use the samples effectively For example 1400 SNR CNOH HT 015 VO1 RROT L400 This set of letters refers to the make of drum in this this case Ludwig 400 SNR These letters refer to the drum itself SNR is short for snare CN These letters contain information about the type of hit CN stands for Centre If the snare were hit at the edge then these letters would be EG If the snare was dampened when it was recorded then the letters would be DC CL These two letters stand for the mic position in this case CL is short for Close Mic If the samples were for the overheads then these letters would be OH 2r HT 015 This is simply the kit number each Drumdrops kit has it s own unique number V01 This refers to the velocity number as louder hit would contain a higher number RRO1 This last set of characters refers to the Round Robin or alternate hit number There are five of these for this kit The hi hat files use a slightly different system ZDIN HAL GIEGGL HT 015 VOL RROT BONO The manufacturers name and type in this case Zildjian HAT As for the snare these letters stand for the drum itself in this case a hi hat C1 These two characters refer to t
30. rought in a few more mic pres The Bridge is a great studio for writing projects It has a large comfy control room with two overdub booths Based around an Audient console Avid HDX with a small selection of mic pre s compressors and EQs it does the job perfectly The studio also contains the Rogers kit that we sampled This studio has been used by loads of great artists in the last few years Adele Plan B and Tom Odell are just a few https milocostudios com studios the bridge 2 4 The Mixing Studio The Square Miloco s The Square is based in the trendy Hoxton Square in London This studio was the first of Milocos studios and has been responsible for many hit records over the years The studio is used for recording and mixing The live room delivers a good tight drum sound and consists of a wooden floor and fabric paneled walls and ceilings 12 4 waa The control room is based around an SSL G Series console but there is plenty of outboard The mic pre s consist of API GML Calrecs Telefunkens and Neves The room has a great collection of microphones and recording was done on the pro tools HDX rig for clarity especially at low velocities Recently The Square has been used by acts such as The Vaccines Hurts Plan B Paulo Nutini Lana Del Ray and Tom Odell The Kick mic was mixed through a Calrec PQ1161 and Cartec EQP 1A the snare through a Calrec PQ1161 and EL8 Distressor The D19 and Coles kit mics was mix
31. st saved file that comes with your Drumdrops Multi Velocity or Single Hits Pack download in the pop up window Select the file and click on Open at the bottom right hand corner of the window 3 1 5 6 Maschine Go to and click on the small arrow next to where Group A is displayed in the Pattern Editor window and a menu will appear Select Open from the menu Find and select the Maschine save file s that come with your Drumdrops Multi Velocity or Single Hits Pack download in the pop up window Click Open at the bottom of the window Alternatively open the Maschine application Double click on the Maschine saved file s that 21 come with your Drumdrops Single Hits Pack download 3 1 5 7 Studio One Impact Soundsets Double click on the soundset file to install the soundset into Studio One Select the preset that you want to load from the soundset list window in Studio One Drag the preset into the main window of Studio One to load the preset 3 1 5 8 Ableton Drum Rack Double click on the alp file to install the Live Pack into Ableton Select the location or create a new folder that you want to install the files to If the folder is not showing in the Ableton window click on Add folder in the Places menu in the Ableton window and navigate to your chosen folder Once installed double click or drag your preferred Drum Rack preset into the Ableton window to load the sampler Note Do not install the files into the Ableton Factory Packs
32. ts p 14 3 1 2 Sampler Patches For Kontakt Battery Drum Rack and EXS p 15 3 1 3 Drum Machine Patches For Maschine Geist Studio One Impact and iDrum p 17 3 1 4 Software Compatibility p 18 3 1 5 Loading the Patches p 19 3 1 5 1 EXS24 241 2 balc 3 1 5 3 Kontakt 3 1 5 4 iDrum 3 1 5 5 Geist 3 1 5 6 Maschine 3 1 5 7 Studio One Impact 3 1 5 8 Drum Rack 3 1 5 9 Reason Refills 3 1 5 10 Renoise 3 1 5 11 TX16Wx MV Pack Only SR Drum Replacement Pack p 25 3 2 1 Slate Trigger Pack p 25 3 2 2 Drumagog Pack p 25 3 2 3 DrumXchanger Pack p 25 3 3 All Samples Pack p 26 3 3 1 Kontakt Pack Samples p 26 3 3 3 2 Multi Velocity p 28 3 3 3 Single Hits Samples p 29 3 4 One Shot Sample Pack p 31 4 Support and Account Notes p 32 4 1 Support p 32 4 2 Account Notes p 32 4 2 1 Use of the Packs p 32 4 2 2 The Drumdrops Account p 32 423 A Note on File Sharing p 32 d Introduction On A Y Drumdrops is the one stop shop live drum sampling company begun in the year 2000 by head honcho engineer Mike Pelanconi Over more than 10 years it has built up a catalogue of some of the most respected live drum tracks in the business Drumdrops became known as the company to buy the highest quality multi track drums firstly specializing in Reggae but now covering most genres including Ska Disco Funk Hip Hop Rock Blues and Pop Each of the drum tracks can be bought in three different
33. tweaked to taste versions of the same kit Enjoy 3 2 Drum Replacement Pack The Drum Replacement Pack contains three different drum replacement software patches The ones currently included are Slate Trigger V2 0 Drumagog V5 0 and DrumXchanger V1 4 Each software patch utilizes different samples depending on what the software can support All the samples are saved in the software s own format Slate Trigger tci format Drumagog gog format DrumXchanger splx format 3 2 1 Slate Trigger Pack The Slate Trigger Packs have been created using samples from our Kontakt Pack The samples have been mapped with sixteen layers of velocity and five round robins There are files for the kick drum snare drum and toms and you have can choose whether to trigger the close mics or kit mics for each drum Just go to the Browser section of the Trigger plug in and drag the file that you wish to load onto the blank space at the bottom of each fader 3 2 2 Drumagog Pack The Drumagog pack has been built again using samples from out Kon takt pack enabling you change the balance between close and kit mics The pack contains eight levels of velocity with four round robins We have included files for the kick drum snare drum toms and also the hi hat If your version of Drumagog contains the Auto Hi Hat Tracking feature then the hi hat samples will automatically follow the opening and closing of the hi hat track 3 2 3 DrumXchanger Pack The Dru
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