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Hi everyone,First, I'd like to let you all know my new email address with DC Studios:
martin@donniechristianstudios.com (mailto:martin@donniechristianstudios.com)
This will be the best way to reach me from now on. I'm trying to take care of the backlog, so if you have questions about your orders, please send me an email.
Now on to some news. Donnie is preparing some great updates to his Orchestral and Chromatic Percussion libraries. In some cases, these updates will more than double the size of the current libraries. Best of all, they will be free to all registered users and to anyone who buys before February 15 2005, at which point the introductory price on those two libraries will also end. We expect the updates to ship end of first quarter - beginning of second quarter 2005.
Here's the official press release detailing the contents of the updates. Note that this is subject to change.
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We are proud to annouce the first major update to the Donnie Christian Studios Orchestral Percussion and Chromatic Percussion libraries. This update (2.0) will greatly enhance the libraries' already unparalleled functionality and realism. This update is free to all registered users who have purchased one or both of these libraries on or before February 15, 2005. Beginning Februrary 16, 2005 the introductory price for Orchestral Percussion and Chromatic Percussion will end and the new price will be $399.00 per library.
We are also now offering shipping via COD, and no order will be charged until it has been shipped.
Here is a listing of the instruments that are already slotted for the release. Other instruments may be added as well so check www.donniechristianstudios.com (http://www.donniechristianstudios.com) from time to time.
Orchestral Percussion 2.0 Update
It is estimated that this update will take the Orchestral Percussion Library from 5 to 9-11 DVD's. Also please note that these instrument numbers are not misprints!
Suspended Cymbals: * This will bring the total of suspended cymbals to 36
20" Constantinople Suspended Cymbal
20" Constantinople "light" Ride Cymbal
22" Constantinople "medium" Ride Cymbal
21" Constantinople "Big Band" Ride Cymbal
18" Sabian HHX Evolution Suspended Cymbal
18" Sabian HHX Evolution "Ozone" Crash Cymbal
16" Sabian Prototype (not even on the market yet)
18" Wuhan China Cymbal
20" Bosphorus Turk Series Sizzle Ride
22" Bosphorus Medium Turk Series Ride
22" Bosphorus 'Hammer' Series Ride
20" Zildjian Custom Pre Aged Dry Light Ride
24" Zildjian K
Crash Cymbals: * This will bring the total of crash cymbals to 29
16" Sabian HHX crash cymbals
16" Zildjian Constantinople Special Selection crash cymbals
17" Zildjian Constantinople Special Selection crash cymbals
18" Zildjian Constantinople Vintage crash cymbals
20" Zildjian Constantinople Medium light crash cymbals
20" Zildjian Constantinople Special Selection crash cymbals
22" ZIldjian Constantinople Special Selection crash cymbals
16" Zildjian Classic Orchestral Medium heavy crash cymbals
16" Zildjian Classic Orchestral Medium light crash cymbals
17" Zildjian Classic Orchestral Medium heavy crash cymbals
17" Zildjian Classic Orchestral Medium light crash cymbals
18" Zildjian Classic Orchestral Medium heavy crash cymbals
18" Zildjian Classic Orchestral Medium light crash cymbals
19" Zildjian Classic Orchesrtal Medium heavy crash cymbals
20" Zildjian Classic Orchesrtal Medium heavy crash cymbals
20" Zildjian Classic Orchesrtal Medium light crash cymbals
20 Zildjian Symphonic Viennese crash cymbals
20" Zildjian Symphonic French crash cymbals
22" Zildjian Classic Orchesrtal Medium heavy crash cymbals
22" Zildjian Classic Orchesrtal Medium light crash cymbals
Snare Drums: * This will bring the total of snare drums to 20+
4x14 Yamaha Maple Custom Snare Drum
7x14 Gladstone Snare Drum with "blue cord" snares and calf heads
6x14 Clevelander "pianissimo" studio snare
4x14 Custom Zildjian/Noble & Coley Snare Drum
5.5x14 C&C Abalone Mustang Gold Rippled Awabi Snare
7x14 C&C Striped Awabi with Paua stripe Snare
6.5x14 Dunnett Titanium Snare
4x14 Dunnett Bronze Snare
4x14 Dunnett Copper Snare
5x10 Yamaha Snare
Several circa 1890-1940's collectors snare drums
Triangles:
Abel 4" Triangle
Thein 12" Gold Brass Triangle
Thein 9" Gold Brass Triangle
Thein 9" Silver Triangle
Black Swamp 8" Triangle
Thein 10" Silver Triangle
Thein 11" Silver Triangle
Thein 7" Gold Brass Triangle
Abel 6" Triangle
Grover 9" Triangle
Grover 6" Triangle
Thein 12" Silver Triangle
Plus 8 Baroque Triangles (these triangles have metal pieces hanging off them and "sizzle" a bit when played.
Woodblocks: * This brings the total of wood blocks to 15
Udow PB1 African Wenge piccolo wood block
Udow PB2 African Wenge piccolo wood block
Udow PB3 African Wenge piccolo wood block
Udow PB4 African Wenge piccolo wood block
Udow PB5 African Wenge piccolo wood block
Udow PB6 African Wenge piccolo wood block
Udow PB7 African Wenge piccolo wood block
Udow PB8 African Wenge piccolo wood block
Piccolo Temple Blocks (set of 5)
Tung Drum
Various Instruments:
6"x14" Talking Drum
22"x44" Slingerland Concert Bass Drum with calf heads
26x36 Adams extra deep shell Philharmonic Bass Drum
Treeworks "Echo" Wind Chimes
Rubber Bands FX
Body Percussion
LP Mini Bongos
Jacob's home made shaker
Zildjian Earth Plates
More small percussion accessories to be added later...
Chromatic Percussion 2.0 Update
It is estimated that this update will take the Chromatic Percussion from 2 to 6-8 DVD's!
Xylophones: "articulations include r/l-hand hits, chromatic glisses, rolls, octave rolls, and FX"
IP ENS760R Hits and FX
IP901 Hits and FX
IP902 Hits and FX
IP903 Hits and FX
IP904 Hits and FX
IP905 Hits and FX
Malletch OR45R Hits and FX
Malletch OR48R Hits and FX
Inaki Sebastian Pau Rosa (wood) Hits and FX
VMax Very Soft Rubber Hits and FX
Malletech Becker "Blues" Hits and FX
Inaki Sebastian Ebony Hits and FX
Tom Freer K11 Hits and FX
Tom Freer K12 Hits and FX
Inaki Sebastian Rosewood Hits and FX
Balter Medium yarn Hits and FX
Vibraphones:
Innovative Percussion AA15's
Innovative Percussion AA25's
Innovative Percussion DM20's
Innovative Percussion IP705's
Innovative Percussion IP706's
Innovative Percussion IP707's
Innovative Percussion IP604H's
Innovative Percussion IP603H's
Innovative Percussion IP602H's
Musser Good Vibes M235's
Percussion Construction Med Hard Cord
Percussion Construction Hard Cord
Promark Lionel Hampton PLH
Promark Milt Jackson PMJ
Promark Joe Locke PJL
Promark Bill Molenhof PBM
Promark JM6
Promark JM7
Promark JM5
Malletech Samuels DS10H
Malletech Samuels DS11
Marimbas: * this will bring the total number of Marimba mallets to 17"
Articulations include Hits r/l, rolls, octave rolls, 4 mallet major, minor, diminished, and augmented traditional and independent (rippled) rolls in open and closed positions. chromatic glisses, and various FX. These are from a hall mic position.
Malletech Stevens LS1 "Chorale"
Malletech Stevens LS15
Malletech Stevens LS17Z "Two toned"
Malletech Samuels DS10H
Malletech Samuels DS11
Musser Good Vibes M235's
Percussion Construction Med Hard Cord
Glockenspiels: "some new mallets but mainly a new mic position (hall) of the mallet selections already in the Chromatic Percussion library"
Balter Small Aluminum
IP ENS760R Hits, Rolls and FX
IP901 Hits, Rolls and FX
IP902 Hits, Rolls and FX
IP903 Hits, Rolls and FX
IP904 Hits, Rolls and FX
IP905 Hits, Rolls and FX
IP908 (large brass) Hits, Rolls and FX
Malletch OR45R Hits, Rolls and FX
Malletech OR48R Hits, Rolls and FX
Malletech Becker Blues Hits, Rolls and FX
Adams Medium Dard Blue Hits, Rolls and FX
Inaki Sebastian Pau Rosa (wood) Hits, Rolls and FX
V Max Very Soft Rubber Hits, Rolls and FX
Inaki Sebastian Rosewood Hits, Rolls and FX
Tom Freer K11 Hits, Rolls and FX,
Tom Freer K12 Hits, Rolls and FX
Chimes:
Adams extended range tubular bells; extends range down to the 'F3' below the normal 'C4'.
Musser Concert Chimes
Yamaha Concert Chimes