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boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:33 am

MANHATTAN DRUMS

A superb jazz drum kit with breathtaking realism and perfect playability.

Use the 10-channel mixer with optional microphone bleed to get a huge range of impressive sounds.
Instantly create authentic drum tracks with built-in grooves, and play realistic variations with the mod wheel.
Explore other styles and get instant inspiration with 21 versatile presets.

Intuitive, fun and super tasty: an essential addition to your sound tools!

Available now at a great intro price!

More info: LDLC - Kontakt Libraries

https://vimeo.com/390139097

Spitfire31 · Post by **Spitfire31** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:38 pm

Emphatically recommended if you're into jazz and/or related music styles! I bought it immediately at the intro half price – 32€.

Not only is it a source of great individual drum sounds with a lot of tonal adjustment opportunities – the many loops in different styles can also be 'played' in real time using the mod wheel, from simple to complex. A real treasure trove!

DSmolken · Post by **DSmolken** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:39 pm

Very nice. And it has a sizzle cymbal, too.

boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:04 pm

Thanks for the feedback guys!!!

Yes the ModWheel functions are really cool, I'm sure I'll use this again in future libraries, would be great for percussions too

And the 2 crash/ride cymbals were just beautiful, I tried to sample them as well as I could.

They are handmade Istanbul Agop cymbals. The Sizzle one is a Mel Lewis signature Ride.

TW5011 · Post by **TW5011** » Fri Feb 14, 2020 7:54 pm

I thought I didn't need any more drums, but this looks like FUN! And anything that increases the fun during music creation is welcome. I like how easy it is to add variations to make the loops unique.

pljones · Post by **pljones** » Fri Feb 14, 2020 11:04 pm

How is it in live play on an eKit? There's no mention at all of the hi-hat mapping. Tends to make me think it's been overlooked, which puts me off. (Five variances isn't enough... my pedal has 128 different CC4 values, use them

.)

boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Sat Feb 15, 2020 8:30 am

Haven't tried it with edrums yet. It was mostly developed with and for keyboards and pad controllers.
The Hihat has one main 'closed' articulation with 19 velocity layers (they go from fully closed to slightly open for more realism) and one extra 'loose' articulation with 23 velocity layers. Plus the 'foot' and 'open' articulations.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Sat Feb 15, 2020 9:15 am

sounds good

JJ67 · Post by **JJ67** » Sat Feb 15, 2020 2:05 pm

It’s the first time I heard of LDLC’s site.
Besides the Manhattan Drums I noticed a lot of other good and useful libraries on your site, great work!

boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Sat Feb 15, 2020 3:10 pm

Thanks! If you’re interested in several products, you can create your own bundle and get up to -40% reduction.

More info on the bundle page:
https://www.loopsdelacreme.com/bundles

boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:39 am

Microphones used for MANHATTAN DRUMS (in order of the mixer channels):
● Neumann U47 FET in front of the kick
● Sennheiser E901 boundary Mic on the floor in front of the kick
● Custom-made miniature Omni Microphone on the floor next to the drum beater
● Snare top: Shure SM57
● Snare bottom: Shure SM57
● High Tom: Audix D4
● Low tom: Audix D4
● HiHat: vintage AKG C460B with CK61 capsule
● Overheads: pair of Neumann KM84

boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Sat Mar 07, 2020 10:21 am

Main GUI: 10-channel mixer, 'microphone bleed' switches under the first 8 channels, extra panning and 'tone' switches for the Overheads channels:

boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:20 am

Last 48hrs to get Manhattan Drums at the -50% intro price

boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:40 pm

The Intro offer ends today

mladi · Post by **mladi** » Sat Mar 14, 2020 3:32 pm

Really great Kontakt lib!

New: MANHATTAN DRUMS - A superb jazz drum kit for Kontakt