Sonic Reality and Ocean Way Recording have announced the addition of the Ocean Way Drums Expandable series to their product line of all-in-one, high resolution virtual drum instruments. Ocean Way Drums Platinum HD and Gold Edition have spawned expandable products that now enable consumers to purchase Ocean Way Drums at an affordable price point, and then customize to their needs.

Ocean Way Drums Silver Edition features all the 24bit/48k multichannel features of the Gold Edition, but is half the price. It includes 9 Kits with 6 mix presets, and as with all the Ocean Way multichannel products, provides completely variable control of up to 13 discrete sound sources on every instrument.

Ocean Way Drums DL is a new 24bit/48k format that pre mixes each instrument within the drum kit to its own stereo fader. It features 5 DL Drum Kits with Dry, Medium and Ambient mix versions - which instantly provide balanced, "record quality" sound. It also includes a FREE Download Card redeemable for 2 additional DL Kits or 1 Multichannel Kit.

As both new products are completely expandable and customizable, customers can purchase additional kits at their leisure and are able to mix and match the Multichannel and DL formats. All 19 Ocean Way Drums Kits and Individual Drums / Cymbals are now available as a' la carte downloads at www.downloadablesoundz.com. Demos for each kit can also be auditioned at www.oceanwaydrums.com.

All Ocean Way Drums products are all-in-one, high resolution virtual drum instruments that include the Ocean Way Expandable Player powered by Kontakt. They work with all major DAWS (supports RTAS, VST, Audio Units) and as stand alone software for both Mac OS X and Windows.

Price:

• $249 MSRP For Ocean Way Drums DL Edition
• $499 MSRP For Ocean Way Drums Silver Edition

Availability: Q1, 2009.