Toontrack recorded Superior Custom & Vintage drum samples on equipment used to record an intriguing mix of historically significant pieces. A 1964 design EMI TG Desk console (an ex-Abbey Road piece) with a 28-channel/16 configuration that was used for The Beatles' "Abbey Road" and Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon." Germanium Transistor mic pre's were used in conjunction with vintage Neumann AKG and Sennheiser mics. One of the Neumanns-the U87-featured a Helios F760 compressor the kind used during the legendary recordings of Led Zep The Who The Stones and even at Apple Corps-the Beatles own studio. Just knowing that you can see how this collection is going to have a nostalgic feel to it.

Chris Whitten a drummer associated with Edie Brickell and the New Bohemian's "What I Am" as well as Sir Paul's "Flowers in the Dirt" album and many other top-tiered entertainers laid down the beats for this library using a selection of kits that range from the 20's to the 90's. But the majority of gear leans towards the glory years of rock and roll. Capturing his work for Toontrack was Peter Henderson who started his career as a pupil of the great Geoff Emerick (Sgt. Pepper Abbey Road etc.) and went on to win a Grammy with Supertramp (Breakfast in America) and to work the boards for the likes of Zappa Jeff Beck Tina Turner and Ringo.

So what does this mean for you? You've got 32 GB of incredible top-notch drum samples to give your music that old-school feel. Whether you want that deeper-toned ride of Zildjian's 1950's 22" ride or the spark of three of the most recorded snare drums (the Slingerland Radio King Ludwig's Black Beauty and Supraphonic) or the sound of the 1970's provided by a Slingerland Studio King kit you can find it all and more inside this extensive assemblage of all-star all-time gear. This isn't your father's gear but it sure sounds like it.

Toontrack Superior Custom and Vintage Specifications:

• System Requirements
• (Min.)
• 35GB of free hard disc space
• DVD drive
• 1024x768 display
• Win: ME/2000/XP PIII/Athlon 500 MHz with 512 MB of RAM
• Mac: OS X 10.3.9 G4 500 MHz with 512MB of RAM
• A software sequencer or virtual instrument host
  
  (Rec.):
• 7200 rpm hard drive with 40GB of available space
• DVD drive
• 1024x768 display
• Win: XP PIII/Athlon 1.8 GHz with 1GB of RAM
• Mac: OS 10.4.2 or higher dual G4 1.25 GHz with 1GB of RAM
• A sequencer or virtual instrument host capable of handling multiple outputs A high-quality audio soundcard with ASIO or CoreAudio driver
• A MIDI interface and external controller such as keyboard drum pads or electronic drumkit

Toontrack Superior Custom and Vintage Features:

• 35 GB of drum samples ranging from the 1920's to the 1990's
• Drumming performed by Chris Whitten (Edie Brickell Johnny Cash World Party)
• Recorded and engineered by Grammy Award-winning Peter Henderson (Supertramp Paul McCartney Tina Turner)
  
  Instruments used
• Kickdrum:
• 24" x 18" Camco 'Oaklawn' (1960's) (felt and wood beater)
• 22" x 18" Noble & Cooley Star Series (1989) (felt and wood beater)
• 22" x 16" Slingerland Studio King Single Headed (1990's) (felt and wood beater)
• 22" x 16" Slingerland Studio King (no damping) (felt and wood beater)
  
  Snaredrums:
• 14" x 6-1/2" Canopus Zelkova (drumsticks only)
• 14" x 5-1/2" Craviotto Timeless Timber Birch (drumsticks brushes)
• 14" x 5-1/2" Craviotto Timeless Timber Birch (damped) (drumsticks rods)
• 14" x 5" Ludwig Black Beauty (1920's) (drumsticks brushes rods mallets wire on/off)
• 14" x 6-1/2" Ludwig B/O Supraphonic (1970's) (drumsticks brushes rods)
• 13" x 3" Ludwig Ludalloy Piccolo (1960's) (drumsticks rods)
• 14" x 5" Noble & Cooley Star Series (Stanbridge Jarrah Hoops) (drumsticks brushes)
• 14" x 3-7/8" Noble & Cooley Star Series Maple Piccolo (drumsticks only)
• 14" x 4-3/4" Noble & Cooley Alloy Classic (prototype low tuning) (drumsticks only)
• 14" x 4-3/4" Noble & Cooley Alloy Classic (prototype hi tuning) (drumsticks brushes)
• 14" x 7" N&C/Zildjian drum (1989 test bed drum) (drumsticks only)
• 14" x 7" Slingerland Radio King (1940's) (drumsticks only)
• 12" x 8" Tamburo Stave Shell Picollo (drumsticks only)
  
  Toms:
• 13" x 9" Camco 'Oaklawn' (1960's) (drumsticks rods)
• 14" x 10" Camco 'Oaklawn' (1960's) (drumsticks rods)
• 16" x 16" Camco 'Oaklawn' (1960's) (drumsticks rods)
• 10" x 5" Noble & Cooley Star Series (1989) (drumsticks brushes rods mallets)
• 12" x 6" Noble & Cooley Star Series (1989) (drumsticks brushes rods mallets)
• 14" x 7" Noble & Cooley Star Series (1989) (drumsticks brushes rods mallets)
• 16" x 8" Noble & Cooley Star Series (1989) (drumsticks brushes rods mallets)
• 12" x 6" Slingerland Studio King Single Headed (1990's) (drumsticks only)
• 13" x 7" Slingerland Studio King Single Headed (1990's) (drumsticks only)
• 16" x 8" Slingerland Studio King Single Headed (1990's) (drumsticks only)
  
  Hats:
• 13" K Zildjian Istanbul (1960's) (drumsticks only)
• 14" Paiste Sound Creation Dark Hi-Hats (1980's) (drumsticks brushes)
• 14" Zildjian New Beat (1970's) (drumsticks only)
• 16" A Zildjian (1960's) (drumsticks only)
  
  Ride cymbals
• Position 2:
• 18" Zildjian McCartney Tour Ride (drumsticks brushes rods mallets)
• 18" K Zildjian Istanbul Ride (1960's) (drumsticks brushes)
  
  Position 4:
• 20" Paiste Sound Creation Bell Ride (drumsticks brushes)
• 20" Zildjian K Heavy Ride (drumsticks brushes rods mallets)
• 22" A Zildjian Ride (1950's) (drumsticks brushes)
  
  Position 5:
• 20" K Zildjian Istanbul Ride (1960's) (drumsticks only)
  
  Crash cymbals
• Position 1:
• 14" Zildjian K Dark Crash (drumsticks brushes mallets)
• 17" Istanbul Agop Sultan Crash (drumsticks only)
• 19" Zildjian K Dark Crash Thin (drumsticks only)
  
  Position 2:
• 16" K Istanbul Crash (1960's) (drumsticks only)
• 17" Zildjian K Dark Crash (drumsticks brushes mallets)
• 18" Zildjian Azuka (drumsticks only)
  
  Position 4:
• 18" Istanbul 'Mel Lewis' Crash/Ride (drumsticks only)
• 19" Zildjian K Dark Crash (drumsticks brushes mallets)
• 20" Zildjian Dark Crash (drumsticks only)
  
  Position 5:
• 16" Zildjian A Custom (drumsticks only)
• 17" Zildjian K Dark Crash (drumsticks brushes mallets)
• 19" Istanbul Agop Sultan Crash (drumsticks only)

Turn back the clock with this unbeatable assortment of timeless drum and percussion samples.