The Toontrack Roots SDX is a must have bluesy, rootsy collection of drum sounds specifically for the Superior Drummer Software. We could mention Blackbird Studio's stock of 1400 Microphones, 35 channels of Pultec EQ, 24 channels of Fairchild compression and hundreds of outboard mic/pre channels including Telefunken, Neve, API, RCA and Chandler.
Or how this studio not only is the natural choice for the who's who of the music industry but that it is known to lend a documented bit of magic to every project to ever enter and exit its doors.We could even go as far as rant about how drummer and world musician Roy "Futureman" Wooten heard every single hit and swirl recorded as part of a larger whole, as part of a musical sequence rather than as a solitary, monotonous hit and that the result permeates every sample with an intensity and force unheard of. Or we could mention how these sounds incarnate the past, embody the present and at the same time how they will help you shape the sound of tomorrow through Superior Drummer's endless possibilities.
FEATURES • Recorded by Roy "Futureman" Wooten in Blackbird Studio Nashville, TN • Approximately 36 GB of raw, unprocessed sounds • A total of 23 separately recorded, tweakable channels available in the mixer • Custom MIDI included • Large selection of different drums and cymbals (Pearl, Gretsch, Ludwig, Zildjian, Paiste)
IN THE MIXER • 16 mono, 7 stereo • Decca Tree (3 mono mics) • Acoustic live reverb chamber • 3 different ambience stereo mic pairs • 3 different OH mics • 3 different kick drum mics • 3 different snare drums mics • 1 extra "trash" mic
CYMBAL SET Pos1: 22" K Zildjian Constantinople Medium Pos2: Bosphorus Ferit Series Pos3: 22" K Zildjian Constantinople Light Pos4: 22" Sabian HHX Manhattan Ride
HI-HAT 14" Masterworks Meritamon Series
BASS DRUMS 18" Pearl Reference Series with closed heads 22" Gretsch USA Custom Series 22" Ludwig Maple Psychedelic 22" Damped Ludwig Maple Psychedelic 28" Camco
SNARE DRUMS Pearl 50th anniversary Solid Maple Shell (#3 of 100 ever made)
TOMS 10" Gretsch USA Custom Series 12" & 14" Pearl Reference Series 16" Slingerland Radio king
Toontrack Roots SDX - Brushes SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Windows 2 GHz Pentium 4 or Athlon with 1.5 GB RAM (multi-core CPU with 2 GB or more recommended), A working Superior Drummer® 2.3 installation
Mac 2 GHz G5 with 1.5 GB RAM (multi-core CPU with 2 GB or more recommended) 28 GB free hard disc space (2 GB for basic install), DVD drive, a working Superior Drummer® 2.3 installation