Lots of people sample classic drum kits which make familiar sounds.
This is very different. Every drum in this kit is a snare. There's a
relatively normal 14” snare, a deep 13” snare converted from a tom, and a
giant 22” snare we constructed specifically for the purposes of
sampling. Even the kick is a 20” marching band bass drum with two sets
of microsnare wires under the reso head. We put this kit together
specifically for the purposes of sampling it, starting with making the
22” snare and then looking for pieces to match it.
It's sampled with sticks and brushes, including stirs and flutters on
every snare. There's also a hi-hat with six degrees of openness sampled
with stick tips, stick shanks and brushes, crash and ride cymbals with
multiple articulations, a woodblock, and even noises of sitting down and
turning on the stool. It all adds up to over 5600 samples and 2 GB.
So what is it for? Well, for any music which needs unusual drums
with a lot of character and dirt, though they're not being hit hard
enough for extreme metal. We think they're most suitable for indie pop
and organic hip-hop, though it would not surprise us if most owners end
up using them in ways we never imagined.
Walkthrough videos:
The list of kit pieces and articulations:
20” bass drum:
pedal: kick (all snares on), kick (snare off, snares on on other drums),
kick (all snares off), pedal click noise, pedal spring noise, pedal return noise
stick: rim click with shank, rim click with tip
22” snare:
stick: sidestick, center hit, edge hit, rim click with shank, rim
click with tip, center hit (snare off, snares on on other drums), center
hit (all snares off), edge hit (snare off, snares on on other drums),
edge hit (all snares off)
brush: center hit, edge hit, dig, stir, flutter
14” snare:
stick: sidestick, center hit, edge hit, rimshot, rim click with
shank, rim click with tip, center hit (snare off, snares on on other
drums), center hit (all snares off) brush: center hit, dig, rimshot, stir, flutter
13” snare:
stick: sidestick, center hit, edge hit, rimshot, rim click with
shank, rim click with tip, center hit (snare off, snares on on other
drums), center hit (all snares off)
brush: center hit, dig, rimshot, stir, flutter
14” hi-hat:
pedal: chik, splash, return noise, pedal noise, pedal return noise
stick: tip hit (six degrees of openness), shank hit (six degrees of openness)
brush: hit (six degrees of openness)
Plogue Sforzando version 1.951 or newer is required, and can be downloaded from Plogue's website. All the samples are also included as unlocked WAV files, so you can also use them as one-shot samples etc. if desired.
