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Toontrack Modern Retro EZX v1.0.1 screenshot
EZX Sound Expansion - 6,31 GB
This EZX for EZdrummer 3 and Superior Drummer 3 features a collection of unique kits from the mid-1900s era, each handpicked to create the best mix of earthy, organic, resonant and vivid sounds for anything from acoustic pop to edgy soul, R&B and any tight-sounding pocket-style beats. It was recorded by engineer/producer/mixer Christoffer Berg (Depeche Mode, The Knife, Fever Ray) and drummer Christopher Cantillo (Carly Rae Jepsen, Mayer Hawthorne, Dina Γ–gon) at the famed Svenska Grammofonstudion (SGS) in Gothenburg, Sweden. With its main live room boasting an impressive 10-meter ceiling height but still with a very contained ambience, it was the perfect choice for an EZX that set out to capture drums tight enough for any contemporary beats but still projecting enough air in the room to retain that natural timeless vintage timbre of the drums. The kits were recorded using the obligatory close mics as well as two different mid/side configurations – one featuring all-ribbon mics and one where only tube mics were used. To enhance the vintage flair and period-correct vibes of the kits themselves even more, prominently calf- and cowskin heads were used, giving you that uniquely thick, lush, warm, yet-ringy, old-school sound unlike that of any modern-day alternatives.

In addition to the kits, a wealth of presets are included. These showcase anything from raw and naturally organic kit mixes to absolute contrasting ones involving complex chains of saturation, distortion, compression and more. This all, in combination with the basic library of drum grooves and fills that are provided, will give you all the tools you need to instantly get going producing drum parts that span anything from the tangibly authentic and retro-flavored to the all-out edgy- and bordering-on-electronic-sounding.

Remember: Vintage never gets old, it’s always timelessly trendy. If you’re looking to add the ultimate retro-meets-modern EZX to your songwriting toolbox, here it is.


FEATURE SPOTLIGHT
- Vintage, resonant and unique-sounding drums ideal for pop, soul, R&B and any pocket-style beats
- Features three unique kits (out of which two were recorded in wires off or toweled configurations)
- Recorded at Svenska Grammofonstudion in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Engineered by Christoffer Berg (Depeche Mode, The Knife, Fever Ray)
- Sampled by drummer Christopher Cantillo (Carly Rae Jepsen, Mayer Hawthorne, Dina Γ–gon)
- Features mix-ready presets for a broad range of sounds
- Includes a basic library of MIDI unique to the product

Toontrack Modern Retro EZX v1.0.1 screenshotABOUT THE STUDIO
In a 17th-century brick building on an old factory compound nestled in the trendy Vasastan area of central Gothenburg, you’ll find Svenska Grammofonstudion. The name is Swedish and directly translates to β€œThe Swedish Gramophone Studio.” Since it was launched in the beginning of the 2000s and to this day, an endless stream of Nordic as well as international acts have recorded seminal works here.

THE DRUMS
The kits in this EZX are all extremely rare gems from the mid-1900s era. Primarily equipped with calf- and cowskin heads for extra period-correct and earthy tones, expect a collection of unique-sounding kits with a palpable vintage flair but an overall modern approach to how they were recorded.

THE MIXER & THE PRESETS
This library was recorded using he obligatory close mics as well as two different mid/side configurations – one featuring all-ribbon mics and one where only tube mics were used. Listen to examples above!

Toontrack Modern Retro EZX v1.0.1 screenshot
 BANDSTAND KIT

 MOTOR TOWN

 TRANSATLANTIC KIT

 ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS

Toontrack Modern Retro EZX v1.0.1 screenshot
THE MIDI
The included MIDI was performed by sampling drummer Christopher Cantillo and designed to provide a palette of grooves and fills tailored specifically for the included kits. The content in each β€œsong” was inspired by anything from laid-back and mellow singer-songwriter material to more beat-centric and contemporary types of beats. This MIDI will give you great starting points when previewing the kits as well as sourcing inspiration for where to take your next song.
Works with EZdrummer 3.0.6 or a Superior Drummer 3.3.6 and higher!


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comments

  Resident 22.06.2013 1 618
+399
changelog?
  Member 9.01.2022 1 31
+22
To hard for ya to check toontracks homepage eh?
  Resident 2.03.2019 9 746
+757
Thanks to Team ViP for another great release!
  Member 15.03.2021 2
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Will this work with legit EZdrummer?
  Member 13.10.2021 2 86
+322
unfortunately not my friend. what makes the library unlocked is the patched plugin πŸ˜…
  Member 25.03.2014 7 1210
+811
Excuse my ignorance as I'm more of an addictive drums guy but can I use this with superior drummer, and is there any advantage to it?
  Resident 17.10.2013 139
+38
Hi,
Also an addictive drums guy here, but have been trying Superior with some ezx (ezdrummer expansions) for the last 2 weeks, and they have all been working with the last Superior releases from here. My impressions when compared to Addictive:
- the tap2find function is very nice (you play a simple rhythm (like kick and snare) in your controller and it detects and finds similar midi grooves to what you played). Very useful as you do not need to scroll hundreds of thousands midi grooves.
- you can manipulate the midi grooves, humanize them and build the whole drum track of a song INSIDE Superior (no need to even open your daw)
- sound: I cannot tell which is better - both sound very good to me
- with Addictive releases from here, you install everything in one go. With Superior, you have to install one library at a time (time consuming and a huge rabbit hole - a black hole in fact, cuz you get addicted to listening to demos and asking people for opinions to try to find which expansions you like lol, as some come with limited instrument choices, and others with a lot to choose, some are very versatile, others with very specific genre oriented sounds, some sound great, others not, some you can get a very raw/almost unprocessed or little processed sound if you want, some are too processed from the sampled level and will always sound processed). In the end, Addictive occupies much less space for what it offers (and you can get all kits to sound little processed if needed);
- Superior is very fun - but I am not producing much anymore (and I am not a drummer), so... not considering workflow, speed to get things done, realism, etc. Both Addictive and Superior are very very nice! But to work with midi grooves and build a song from scratch with the thousands of pre-made midi patterns you have and modify them to taste, Superior has the edge!
PS: another great feature I had forgotten to mention: you can stack more than one instrument in Superior (like two different snares, have two different snares stacked in your snare slot) and you can load your own sample too!!!
  Member 25.03.2014 7 1210
+811
many thanks for the info, great
  Member 19.08.2021 4 810
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I just get ALL of the Toontrack stuff, because all of them are amazing
y'all got anymore of those plugins??
  Member 10.03.2025 25
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All ez drum libraries work with Superior. Many ez libraries are massively scaled down 'mix ready' kits from the superior libraries (nowhere near same choices, just load and go).

A big advantage is the mics. The entire core install of EZ is around 20gb... this includes core library and the tools. Superior has, I forget, but biggly gb just of mics n tools. So you can install the 6gb kit instead of the 120gb kit, and while obviously there is a difference, you can use all those mics on the smaller kit that EZ doesn't have. Can get much more detailed ambience. bleedthru, room, etc from an EZ kit played in Superior than an EZ kit played in EZdrummer. You will though, have to set that up yourself. Couple other differences in similar vein. But all comes back to - you can make the EZ kits sparkle a bit more when played in Superior, but you have to add most of the sparkles yourself.
  Resident 2.03.2019 9 746
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quote by Usr4321All ez drum libraries work with Superior. Many ez libraries are massively scaled down 'mix ready' kits from the superior libraries (nowhere near same choices, just load and go).


ALL late model EZX's will work yes as long as they are of a version that is readily workable with EZ drummer 3. If we're talking about EZX's in general then NO. Not ALL EZX's work with SD3 because of versioning. For example of you have an older EZX that is for EZ drummer 2 trying to get it to work with SD3, that lib will need to be patched first before it will be compatible with SD3.
  Member 10.03.2025 25
+16
You're absolutely right. Forgot about v2 libraries needing a patch.
  Member 20.11.2020 421
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Thanks for the dowmload. Works great Logic/Mojave - Not so fond of the drum sounds.
  Member 6.04.2017 1 22
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I have the utmost respect for Toontrack and appreciate their huge contribution to the digital production industry, but their latest releases make me feel doubtful and dissatisfied. It's like they're experiencing burnout and a crisis of ideas. I think they're afraid to seriously engage in new genres, to attract fresh producers not only from dusty vintage studios, but also from modern projects that lack physical instruments, but have a lot of new fresh and interesting sounds.
  Resident 2.03.2019 9 746
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ToonTrack has been on the cutting edge of realism and innovation (with the EZX/SDX lines anyway) for quite a few years. However where can you go from excellence. A lot of the newer lib's are overlapping and very similar sounding - not really sure if that's just because they are meticulous when it comes to producing them, or if they really are in a rut. The great thing about it for us is the fact that we can grab any of em and use em whenever and wherever. Being forced to pay for all that stuff and deal with the copy protection and authorization b.s. would be a different story altogether. I have many other real-drum tools at my disposal, and generally before starting a new project I'll try some of those other tools on for flavor to see if there are any attributes that may be of interest to the project. However, I always seem to end up back at my EZX/SDX tools because even with the subtlety between libs there is always that right sounding kit sitting there waiting with the least amount of hassle. Which is why I keep all the SDX and EZX libs on tap because no matter what genre of project I start there is always a lib that has me covered. As far as the "modern" or "fresh" electronic sounds etc go there are way too many other tools for that kind of thing.
  Member 6.06.2024 45
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I would prefer them to develop a way to make it possible to exchange parts of different kits without reverb/space/gain issues. Inserting a very good sounding snare from a roomy Hansa library with a much drier kit from any other library simply doesn't work and it's quite limiting.
  Resident 2.03.2019 9 746
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I get it. As far back as SD2 I was wondering that same thing as well - interchangeable kit elements between libs would be great. However, the way they produce the libs - basically like a full on client recording session where each setup is unique to itself and the surrounding rooms, recording gear, wall treatments, mics, etc.... I'm sure there would be many sound quality, phasing, and interaction issues to overcome.

The limitation factor is one reason I keep all the libs at the ready.

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