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Hybrid
Includes both a Mac and Windows version of the program.
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Superior Drummer® 2.0, ”The New York Studio Legacy Series”, Toontrack® Music’s next professional sample engine for drums is ready for you. Superior Drummer® 2.0 is a complete overhaul of the original dfh Superior engine but Toontrack has made painstakingly sure to lose nothing of the sound quality, attention to detail and musicality that has made the Toontrack® Music drum sampler line what it is.
Superior Drummer® 2.0 has been re-developed for optimized use with e-drums with more effective use of sample layers and much improved loading times. It includes custom MIDI played by Nir Z accessed through the customized MIDI engine and arranger EZplayer® pro, it features stand alone capacity through Toontrack solo. From premium UK based software developer Sonalksis Superior Drummer® 2.0 has been fitted with, 5-band EQ, high and low pass filter, compressor, gate and transient designer filters.
The interface is reminiscent of EZdrummer® with its simple handling and lay out but gives its user layer upon layer of in depth features to create the ultimate drum track.
Construction windows with features such as:
- ADSR
- X-pads - Load instruments from any Toontrack® library to add positions or to double instruments on the position of your choice.
- The ability to read and combine all dfh Superior and EZdrummer® sound libraries.
Internal mixer featuring bussing capabilities and with built in FX delivered by Sonalksis such as:
- 5 Band EQ
- Highpass and Lowpass filter
- Gate
- Compressor
- Transient
Superior Drummer® 2.0 will include custom MIDI played by Nir Z accessed through EZplayer®, and feature stand alone capacity through Toontrack solo.
Superior Drummer® 2.0 “The New York Studio Legacy Series” was recorded by Pat Thrall, Neil Dorfsman and Nir Z at Hit Factory, Avatar Studios and Allaire studios, NY.
Pat Thrall, Neil Dorfsman and Nir Z have between them over the past three decades worked with artists as diverse as Meatloaf, Celine Dion, Nick Lachey, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Beyoncé, Björk, Kiss, Joss Stone, Genesis, John Mayer and Chris Cornell.
The first release contains the Superior Drummer® 2.0 sampler engine and Vol.1 of the "New York Studio Legacy Series". Vol.1 contains extensive recordings from Avatar Studios in New York.
The second release, Vol.2 of the "New York Studio Legacy Series" comes after and will complement these recordings with sessions from the legendary Hit Factory and Allaire studios in New York city and upstate New York.
The Story Behind SD2.0
In 2005 Toontrack® Music was contacted by Pat Thrall with a request to record drums for the Superior Drummer® software engine at the Hit Factory, New York.
Pat Thrall, an avid dfh Superior user, wanted to sample the Hit Factory recording room so that the mighty sound produced within those walls would live on available to producers and musicians after this legendary studio itself was no longer in existence.
Toontrack knew Pat’s musical history (with Glenn Hughes, Black Crowes, Beyoncé, etc) and jumped at the opportunity to work with one of their heroes. Matters weren’t made worse by the fact that Pat introduced another long time hero to add his talents, passion and experience to the recordings, Neil Dorfsman. Neil has produced and engineered artists like, Kiss, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits and Sting.
Pat and Neil also brought along renowned live and session drummer Nir Z whose credits include acts like Genesis, Joss Stone and Chris Cornell to play his GMS drums for the sessions.
With Mattias Eklund and Henrik Kjellberg from Toontrack® Music and the recordings at Hit Factory were literally conducted while the wrecking crew was tearing the studio down.
At first, the Hit Factory sessions were meant to be released as an expansion pack for dfh Superior but after discussions with Pat, Neil and Nir and within the Toontrack® production team it was decided that these sounds were too important to be released merely as another collection of sounds. The Hit Factory sessions were a format in its own right and with that insight, Toontrack® Music took the first steps towards realizing the vision of Superior Drummer® 2.0.
At this point the company had decided to expand its ambitions after gathering experience from the original DFH® drum library and the creation and release of dfh Superior and dfh-Superior Custom and Vintage.
This was embodied by the development of EZdrummer®, a low end priced but high end sounding drum sampler accessible and useful to everyone. From beginner to professional.
In addition to the Hit Factory sessions Toontrack® decided to record two other New York recording-venues frequented by Pat, Neil and Nir, Avatar Studios and Allaire Studios. A portion of the first Avatar sessions were modified to be part of EZdrummer®, but taken together these recordings made up the heart of what would comprise the release of Superior Drummer® 2.0 ”The New York Studio Legacy Series”.
Toontrack has been waiting to announce and release these recordings for over two years knowing that they deserved a software engine that would set a standard of its own in sampled drums.
The spring of 2008 finally saw the realization of Superior Drummer® 2.0, "The New York Studio Legacy Series".
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PC
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Mac
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Minimum:
- Windows XP/Vista
- Pentium IV/Athlon 1,8 GHz with 1GB RAM
- 4GB free hard disc space
- DVD drive
Recommended:
- 25GB free hard disc space
- DVD drive
- Modem G5, Intel or AMD multicore CPU with 2GB RAM or more
- Sequencer application and professional soundcard
- MIDI controller such as keyboard, drumpads or electronic drumkit
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Minimum:
- Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher
- Dual G4 1,25 GHz with 1GB RAM
- 4GB free hard disc space
- DVD drive
Recommended:
- 25GB free hard disc space
- DVD drive
- Modem G5, Intel or AMD multicore CPU with 2GB RAM or more
- Sequencer application and professional soundcard
- MIDI controller such as keyboard, drumpads or electronic drumkit
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