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This library features the authentic sound of FIVE modern acoustic drum kits plus an acoustic drum kit ensemble, performed by Japan's top session talent, engineered by Mitsunori Aizawa, and recorded at SOUND CITY Studios. From anime openings and intense rhythmic scores, to jazz fusion and hot-blooded battle themes, this unique and exciting drum sound is unmistakable.
THE TALENT
The kits are performed by top session drummer Ken Higeshiro, whose work can be heard on over 200 projects and who is a frequent collaborator with composers such as Hiroyuki Sawano, Yuki Hayashi, and our Tokyo Scoring series partner Masaru Yokoyama.
Mitsunori Aizawa, who returns from his work on TSS, is a specialist in recording & mixing drums and was excited to participate in this project. In fact, to truly represent his signature sound, Tokyo Scoring Drum Kits includes two complete sample sets: there is the core sample set, which offers maximum mix flexibility, and the Aizawa signature samples, which were exhaustively mixed and processed through his personal hardware.
THE STUDIO
Naturally, as a continuation of the Tokyo Scoring series, we returned to SOUND CITY for this library. Besides plenty of detailed close micing and overheads, the library includes three ambient positions, allowing you superb flexibility to dial in as much (or as little) of SOUND CITY's unique room sound as you'd like. And as a reminder, if you're not familiar with this studio, you might know some of the artists who have recorded there:
Joe Hisaishi, Yoko Kanno, Nobuo Uematsu, Hiroyuki Sawano, Yuki Kajiura, Kenji Ito, Masashi Hamauzu, Kenji Kawai, Keiichi Okabe, Kohei Tanaka, Tatsuro Yamashita, JAM Project, Yasunori Nishiki, Hiroki Kikuta, Yasunori Mitsuda, Miki Higashino, and Jackie Chan.
THE CONTENT
Tokyo Scoring Drum Kits includes five exhaustively-sampled drum kits, each with a unique sound ideal for different styles of music like rock, pop, metal, etc. Each piece is recorded in extensive detail with up to 10x dynamics and 10x round robins, and naturally, you can mix and match components of these kits to create your ideal tone.
The drum ensemble (a sixth kit) features three kits played simultaneously and instantly delivers an epic sound.
Individual Drum Kit Pieces:
- 8 crashes
- 4 hi-hats (max articulations: closed, closed tip, half open, open, pedal, semi-open)
- 5 kicks
- 3 ride cymbals (max articulations: cup, smash, tip)
- 5 snares (max articulations: center, center rim, flam, rimshot, roll)
- 16 toms
- 1 china
- Crash left & right (hit)
- Hi-hat (closed, chalf open, open, pedal)
- Ride cymbal (tip)
- Snare (center, flam, rimshot, roll)
- Toms (stick, hand hits, rimshots)
MIX OPTIONS
Whether you want an instant, production-ready out-of-the-box sound, or maximum mixing flexibility, Tokyo Scoring Drum Kits includes every possible option you could want.
In the core mix, each kit piece includes up to 3 spot mics (e.g. snare top 1, top 2, bottom), along with overheads and three ambient positions. But you also have access to bleeds for every other mic. So, if you want your snare to include some natural resonance off the tom mics, you have full control. This mix includes 16 mic channels total.
You can also use the Aizawa Mix patches, which use a completely different sample set built and processed by Aizawa himself using his signature hardware processing chain. This mix includes 12 mic channels and still offers bleed control!
Finally, we also have board mix patches which have each kit piece mixed down to a single stereo track. These low-RAM, low-CPU patches give you the most polished and immediate sound possible and allow you to focus on writing rather than mixing.
AUDIO DEMOS
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(Note: ALL drum mixing in these demos was done using the internal mix features of the library. Only slight mastering-level compression and EQ has been used.)
RELEASE INFO
Tokyo Scoring Drum Kits is available now for the introductory price of $279 (MSRP: $299) through Jan 3, 2023.
Owners of Tokyo Scoring Strings save an extra $50 - check your email for your coupon code, or your Deals Area on the Impact Soundworks website.
Tokyo Scoring Drum Kits is NKS-compatible and works with the FREE Kontakt Player 6.7 (or higher).
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