Kits 1-4

Kits 1-4 were recorded at Ocean Studios, Burbank, California, USA and are oriented towards metal, indie, 70s rock and pop, but they are capable of being used for all kinds of styles with the right Drum Editor tweaking and mixer processing.

Production/engineering by Rail von Rogut and Andrew Scheps for Platinum Samples.

 

Kit 1 (Metal)

DW Mardi Gras Sparkle kit

•2 kicks and 6 toms

Tama Tempesta snare

Zildjian cymbals

•3 crashes

•splash

•china

•ride

•New Beats Mastersound hihat

 

Kit 2 (Indie)

Pork Pie Black Sparkle kit

•Kick and 3 toms

Tama Bell Brass snare

Zildjian A-series cymbals

•Crash

•2 rides

 

Kit 3 (70s rock)

Ludwig Stainless Steel kit

•Kick and 3 toms

Ludwig Hammered Supraphonic snare

Paiste cymbals

•2002 crash

•202 ride

•2002 hihat

•Giant Beat crash

 

Kit 4 (Pop)

Gretsch Purple kit

•Kick and 4 toms

Canopus Bronze Piccolo snare

Paiste Signature cymbals

•ride

•2 crashes

•hihat

 

Recording chain includes:

•Neve 80 series console with 1081, 1073 and 1084 EQ modules

•Neve 2254E, 33609 compressors

•Fairchild 670 and 660

•EL8 Distressors

•ADR Vocal Stresser

•DBX 160

•Urei 1176

 

Kits 5, 6, 7

These kits were recorded at Omega Studios, Maryland, USA and provide dedicated Stick, Brush and Mallet kits. These kits offer a different room sound to kits 1-4 and a different character of sound with its own recording chain. They are very well suited to jazz and funk projects, but with tweaking and processing can be used for a variety of sounds for other genres.

 

Kit 5 (Stick) / Kit 6 (Brush) / Kit 7 (Mallet)

Mapleworks Custom kit

•Kick and 6 toms

 
Mapleworks Custom snares

•2 versions: 13" and 14"

Mapex Black Panther Blade snare

 
Bosphorus cymbals

•6 crash/ride/splash cymbals

•Hihat

 
Bonus Percussion

•Cabasa

•Tambourine

•Group claps

•Jam blocks

•Cowbell

 

Recording chain includes:

•UA, API, JDK ATI8MX2, Neve VR-60, Metric Halo ULN2 preamps

•Yamaha SubKick mic on kicks