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Slate · Post by **Slate** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:21 pm

Everyone has their favorite drum recordings. They are the sounds that you constantly reference. All other drum sounds are compared to them.
STEVEN SLATE DRUMS 2.0: SIGNATURE DRUM KITS BRINGS YOU:

- 35 UNIQUE DRUM KITS with ultra realistic playability

- 12 KITS MODELED AFTER THE MOST LEGENDARY DRUM RECORDINGS BY ARTISTS LIKE:
Nirvana, Metallica, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Rush, Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Soundgarden, The Deftones, Tool, Dave Matthews Band, and more!

- 10 Kits custom picked from the Steven Slate Virtual Drum locker and "preset" by some of the industry's TOP MIXERS

- Individual ambience PER DRUM AND CYMBAL... want a bunch of room on snare but not kick? Done.

- All samples, including cymbals, recorded to two inch tape and fully processed with the best in vintage and modern gear for a finished, no need to tweak, radio ready sound

- MAPPINGS FOR ALL MAJOR SAMPLERS such as KONTAKT, HALION, EXS, REASON, STRUCTURE, and more

TEASER BETA DEMOS, programmed in KONTAKT 2:

DEMO 1 www.stevenslatedrums.com/demo2/NIRVANA.wav (inspired by the drum sounds of Nirvana)

DEMO 2 www.stevenslatedrums.com/demo2/METALLICA.wav (inspired by the drum sounds of Metallica)

DEMO 3 www.stevenslatedrums.com/demo2/RHCP.wav (inspired by the drum sounds of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers)

DEMO 4 www.stevenslatedrums.com/demo2/ACDC.wav (inspired by the drum sounds of AC/DC

RELEASE TO COME SOON!!!!

SPREAD THE WORD!!
www.stevenslatedrums.com/twoinfo.html

upgrades to the "signature drumkits" available soon

Steven
www.stevenslatedrums.com

cyanogen · Post by **cyanogen** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:24 am

Cool! I've been looking for something like this.

Btw, the folder for the fourth song should be "demo2", not "demo3".

Slate · Post by **Slate** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:49 pm

fixed, thanks! hope you guys dig these teasers, more to come soon!

dreaddd · Post by **dreaddd** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:54 pm

hey yo

http://www.stevenslatedrums.com/TWOINFO.HTML
404 on this

Peace out

geekboy · Post by **geekboy** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:09 pm

Congrats on the announcement.

I'd like to hear some Steely Dan or Pink Floyd style drums. These demos have too much of a "stadium rock" or heavy metal feel for my taste. How about something with a high pitched snare, for example?

Shy · Post by **Shy** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:14 pm

http://www.stevenslatedrums.com/twoinfo.html

paveloso · Post by **paveloso** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:43 pm

Man, great demos, Slate!

OK, if this library includes a Tommy Lee kit, I'm gettin it the second it comes out!

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:59 pm

Oh man, love the AC/DC "THUD" and the Nirvana "Punch"! Great sound, all around.

So do you guys figure they did sample replacement/layering on BloodSugarSexMagic? Rick Rubin is such a natured-boy, but that drum sound sounded pretty processed to me, especially compared to the more recent stuff.

Slate · Post by **Slate** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:52 am

glad you guys are digging the concept! We've got some exciting announcements soon. BTW we will have a Steely Dan and a Pink Floyd kit as well. Also, can someone point me to a particular Tommy Lee/ Motley Crue song where the drums are slamming that I could model?

Steven
www.stevenslatedrums.com

PaulG · Post by **PaulG** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:55 am

Crue songs:

Same Old Situation
Primal Scream
Kickstart My Heart

Either of these would have what you are looking for. (And what I am looking for, too!

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Gymnopedies · Post by **Gymnopedies** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:04 am

Boorrinng!

paveloso · Post by **paveloso** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:42 am

PaulG wrote:Crue songs:

Same Old Situation
Primal Scream
Kickstart My Heart

Either of these would have what you are looking for. (And what I am looking for, too! )

Yeah, these are pretty good examples. You could also check out the entire Motley Crue album.

Gymnopedies, you may or may not like the Crue, but man, Tommy's sound (and playing) is just slamming and instantly recognizable. You can always tell it's him playing, even in unexpected places like Richard Marx's "Streets Of Pain", from his Rush Street album.

Gymnopedies · Post by **Gymnopedies** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:51 am

paveloso wrote:
PaulG wrote:Crue songs:

Same Old Situation
Primal Scream
Kickstart My Heart

Either of these would have what you are looking for. (And what I am looking for, too! )
Yeah, these are pretty good examples. You could also check out the entire Motley Crue album.

Gymnopedies, you may or may not like the Crue, but man, Tommy's sound (and playing) is just slamming and instantly recognizable. You can always tell it's him playing, even in unexpected places like Richard Marx's "Streets Of Pain", from his Rush Street album.

Actually, I was refering to the software. Not the drummers it's designed to reference.
Sorry...

Slate · Post by **Slate** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:52 am

well I'm happy to say that your opinion is not the majority. We had a nice crowd at the Cakewalk booth at AES when we were playing these demos. Ecstatic is a word to describe the mood.

I'm super excited to get the rest of the modeled kits done, as well as the get the Elite Mixer kits set up.

Steven
www.stevenslatedrums.com

paveloso · Post by **paveloso** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:18 pm

Steve, I looked for this info in your site, but wasn't able to find it.
How many velocity layers do you include in your libraries? How many will 2.0 have?

Steven Slate 2.0: Signature Drumkits.. Drum MODELING??