CLA Drums
Chris recorded these drums using his signature processing chains which have been heard on countless hit records. He even recorded a sample layer of his famous Sony reverb unit for the kicks and snares. The Chris Lord-Alge Expansion Library for Steven Slate Drums may be the fattest, punchiest, mix-ready virtual drums you’ll ever work with. These polished, larger than life drum sounds have become the reference for mixers everywhere. And they’re ONLY available through Steven Slate.
Blackbird Studios
From Pearl Jam to Bruce Springsteen, Nashville’s Blackbird Studios is the go-to destination for the music industry’s top artists. Boasting a massive mic locker and eight rooms packed with the world’s most coveted gear, Blackbird stands alone in the pantheon of world class recording facilities. These legendary drum kits are perfect for any style, and will sit in your mix with little-to-no EQing.
Terry Date Drums
Terry Date is the producer, recording engineer, and mixer behind bands like The Deftones, Pantera, Staind, Incubus, Soundgarden, and more. He’s known for his epic drum sounds, and you can now get ten drum kits recorded in the legendary Hensen Studio B, all captured and mixed by Date himself. These are some of the most mix-ready kits for rock and metal that you’ll ever work with.
Patrick Carney
Elevate your arrangements with the fat, dirty sound of the Grammy-winning Black Keys drummer. You’ll dig this vintage-inflected expansion library’s drum selection, which includes a rare 1961 Round Badge Gretsch, edgy 1970s Ludwig Vistalite, and a whole lot more. In all, the Patrick Carney Expansion includes $24,000 worth of rare drums, one-of-a-kind microphones, and character-infused reverb plates. You get processed and raw samples to cover a vast range of sonic territory for unrivaled versatility. The Patrick Carney Expansion Pack is your one-way ticket to deliciously vintage drum sounds.
David Bendeth Drums
David Bendeth is the producer, engineer, and mixer whose famously explosive rock drums are heard on top acts such as Paramore, Breaking Benjamin, and Underoath. With five ready-to-rock preset kits, all preprocessed by Bendeth himself, you can infuse your own tracks with endless punch, breadth, and realism. David even mixed in his own classic samples into the top velocities of the live sampled drums for even more impact. The sheer force of these drums will leave you speechless.
Trigger 2 Deluxe Expansion
Producers swear by Trigger 2 for drum replacement. Now, this deluxe library adds 16 snares, 14 kicks, and 19 toms– all unprocessed –to your Trigger drum library. These samples are recorded in impeccable detail to sit perfectly in any mix. You get everything from classic to modern drums, including contemporary Noble & Cooley samples, early ’60s Ludwigs, a Gretsch Jazz Cocktail kit, and more. Every drum has its own close mic, overhead, and room channel, and all snares contain bottom mic samples so that you can blend in the perfect amount of snare tone.
