Team AudioP2P | 03-15-2010 | 9.78 GB The Custom and Vintage SDX features extensive stick and brush recordings of a unique collection of drums and cymbals, designed to give everyone from top producers down access to the cream of custom and vintage drums, built by craftsmen from the 1920s right up to the exceptional instrument makers of today. Most of the highly prized instruments that come with this library, like the 1920s Ludwig Black Beauty or the Craviotto Timeless Timber, are extremely hard to come by and can only be found in the collections of top studios or hired from rental facilities in the major music centers of the world.
The Custom and Vintage SDX was recorded through a classic EMI TG mixing console at the noted 2 Khz Studio in London, England. This unique piece of equipment is considered one of the best sounding ever made and has been used in numerous legendary recordings of the early seventies, like The Beatles’ “Abbey Road” and Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon”. All recordings were overseen by Grammy Award-winning engineer Peter Henderson, who started his career training exclusively with legend Geoff Emerick (The Beatles), worked alongside producer Sir George Martin for numerous sessions and went on to record multiple million-selling albums. The drums were sampled by Chris Whitten, widely known for his live or studio work with major artists like Dire Straits, Paul MacCartney, Johnny Cash, Julian Cope, World Party and The Pretenders.
This is the definition of classic, rare, custom and vintage drums recorded to perfection in one of the finest acoustic environments ever built.
DS = drum sticks, HR = rods , BR = brushes, FM = felt mallets, NS = sticks with no snares, ALL = all tools.
All kicks are recorded with and without snares on both felt beater and wood beater. Rods are substituted with drum sticks on all cymbals and hi-hats.
Kick drums: • 18×24″ Camco Oaklawn 1960s • 14×24″ Ludwig Keystone 1960s • 14×22″ Gretsch Round Badge kit 1960s • 18×22″ Noble & Cooley Star Series 1989 • 16×22″ Slingerland Studio King (Nashville 1990) • 16×22″ Slingerland Studio King, no dampingSnare drums: • 5.5×14″ Craviotto Timeless Timber Birch (DS, BR) • 5.5×14″ Craviotto Timeless Timber Birch (damped) (DS, HR) • 5×14″ Noble & Cooley Star Series (Stanbridge Jarrah Hoops) (DS, BR) • 4.75×14″ Noble & Cooley Alloy Classic Prototype (low tuning) (DS) • 4.75×14″ Noble & Cooley Alloy Classic Prototype (high tuning) (DS, BR) • 3.75×14″ Noble & Cooley Star Series Maple piccolo (DS) • 7×14″ Noble & Cooley/Zildjian Prototype (DS) • 6.5×14″ Slingerland Radio King Select, Nashville (DS, HR) • 6.5×14″ Slingerland Radio King Select, Nashville (damped) (DS, BR, FM) • 7×14″ Slingerland Radio King 1940 (DS) • 6.5×15″ Ludwig Nickel Over Brass (DS) • 6.5×14″ Ludwig B/O Supraphonic 1970 (DS, HR, BR) • 6.5×14″ Ludwig B/O Supraphonic 1970s (low tuning) (DS) • 5×14″ Ludwig Black Beauty 1920s (ALL) • 5.5×14″ Ludwig Keystone Brass Supraphonic 1960s (DS) • 3×13″ Ludwig Ludalloy Piccolo 1960s (DS, HR) • 6.5×14″ WFL Maple (1930 Ludwig) (DS) • 6.5×14″ Canopus Zelkova (DS) • 5×12″ Gary Noonan Solid Mahogany (DS) • 8×12″ Tamburo Stave Shell piccolo (DS)Hats: • 14″ Zildjian New Beat 1970s (DS) • 16″ Zildjian A 1960s (DS) • 13″ Zildjian K Istanbul 1960s (DS) • 13″ Zildjian A Custom/Zildjian K (DS) • 15″ Paiste Formula 602 Medium (DS, BR) • 14″ Paiste Sound Creation Dark 1980s (DS, BR) • 14″ Paiste Sound Creation Dark Sound Edge 1980s (DS)RT 1: • 8×12″ Gretsch Round Badge kit (DS, NS) • 8×12″ Gretsch Round Badge kit (damped) (DS, NS) • 5×10″ Noble & Cooley Star Series (ALL) • 8×12″ Slingerland Studio King (DS, NS) • 9×13″ Ludwig Keystone 1960s (DS, NS, HR, BR) • 9×13″ Camco Oaklawn (DS, NS, HR)RT 2: • 9×13″ Gretsch Round Badge kit (DS, NS) • 9×13″ Gretsch Round Badge kit (damped) (DS, NS) • 6×12″ Noble & Cooley Star Series (ALL) • 9×13″ Slingerland Studio King (DS, NS) • 10×14″ Camco Oaklawn (DS, NS, HR)RT 3: • 14×14″ Gretsch Round Badge kit (DS, NS) • 14×14″ Gretsch Round Badge kit (damped) (DS, NS) • 7×14″ Noble & Cooley Star Series (ALL)FT 1: • 16×16″ Gretsch Round Badge kit (DS, NS) • 16×16″ Gretsch Round Badge kit (damped) (DS, NS) • 8×16″ Noble & Cooley Star Series (ALL) • 16×16″ Slingerland Studio King (DS, NS) • 16×16″ Ludwig Keystone 1960s (DS, NS, HR, BR) • 16×16″ Camco Oaklawn (DS, NS, HR)
Ride 1: • 20″ Zildjian K Heavy Ride (DS, BR, FM) • 22″ Zildjian A Ride 1950s (DS, BR) • 20″ Paiste Sound Creation Bell Ride (DS) • 20″ Paiste Sound Creation Mellow Ride (reverse from Ride3) (DS) • 24″ Steve Hubback Cymbal Scuplture (DS, FM)
Ride 2: • 20″ Zildjian K Istanbul Ride 1960s (DS) • 18″ Zildjian McCartney Tour Ride (reverse from Ride3) (DS) • 18″ Zildjian K Istanbul Ride 1960s (reverse from Ride3) (DS) • 22″ Paiste Sound Creation Dark Ride (DS) • 22″ Paiste Sound Creation Dark Flat Ride (reverse from Ride3) (DS, BR, FM)
Ride 3: • 18″ Zildjian McCartney Tour Ride (DS) • 18″ Zildjian K Istanbul Ride 1960s (DS) • 20″ Zildjian K Istanbul Ride 1960s (reverse from Ride 2) (DS) • 22″ Paiste Sound Creation Dark Flat Ride (DS, BR, FM) • 20″ Paiste Sound Creation Mellow Ride (DS) • 22″ Paiste Sound Creation Dark Ride (reverse from Ride2) (DS)
Cymbal 1: • 14″ Zildjian K Dark Crash (DS, BR, FM) • 19″ Zildjian K Dark Thin Crash (DS) • 17″ Istanbul Agop Sultan Crash (DS) • 16″ Paiste Signature Fast Crash (DS, BR, FM)
Cymbal 2: • 17″ Zildjian K Dark Crash (DS, BR, FM) • 18″ Zildjian Azuka (DS) • 20″ Zildjian A Medium Thin Crash 1960s (DS) • 16″ Istanbul K Crash – 1960s (DS) • 18″ Paiste Signature Fast Crash (DS, BR, FM)
Cymbal 3: • 19″ Zildjian K Dark Crash (DS, BR, FM) • 20″ Zildjian Dark Crash (DS) • 18″ Istanbul Mel Lewis Crash Ride (DS) • 17″ Paiste Signature Fast Crash (DS, BR, FM)
Cymbal 4: • 17″ Zildjian K Dark Crash (DS, BR, FM) • 16″ Zildjian A Custom (DS) • 20″ Zildjian A Medium Crash 1960s (DS) • 22″ Zildjian Swish Knocker (DS, BR, FM) • 19″ Istanbul Agop Sultan Crash (DS)
Other: • Count in sticks
System requirements
Windows
Windows XP, PIII/Athlon 1,8GHz with 512 MB of RAM
Mac
Mac OS X 10.5, G5 1GHz with 512 MB of RAM
12GB free hard disc space, DVD drive, a working Superior Drummer 2.0 installation
