Toontrack has announced the release of Number 1 Hits, a new EZX expansion for EZdrummer and Superior Drummer. It costs €69.

The mission was as simple as it was bold; create a fusion between organic, electronic, high-tech and vintage - a sound library that covers classic sounds but carry them into the new decade, a collection a drums that would sit right away in any contemporary pop, dance, house or hip hop mix.

Number 1 Hits is a one-stop-shop for instant drum production when it comes to contemporary pop, dance, house and hip hop music. It has all the timeless Linn, TR 909, TR 808 and DR 55 sounds heard in modern productions and, on top of that, it comes with a large collection of unique and custom designed acoustic sounds - all of which were run through Niklas Flyckt's signal chain of SSL, tube vintage compressors and hard-to-find outboard gear.

Features:

• Produced and mixed by Grammy award-winner Niklas Flyckt (Britney Spears: "Toxic").
• Instant drum production for contemporary pop, dance, house and hip hop music.
• Vintage machines - Modern sound.
• Sounds that offer endless combinations.
• Includes MIDI with matching kit presets.

Instruments:

• Linn Drum Machine.
• Roland TR-909.
• Roland TR-808.
• Roland DR-55.
• Sound Master ST 305.
• Some additional sounds from Niklas private library.

Gear:

• SSL 9000J Console.
• AD Converter: Digital Audio Denmark ADDA 2402.
• Chandler LTD2.
• RCA BA25.
• Culture Vulture Anniversary Model.
• 1176 Bluestripe.
• AKG BX15 Spring Reverb.
• Echoplate 3.