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DrumdropsYamaha Hybrid Kit

Manual

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Drumdrops 36 Leroy StreetLondonSE1 4SPUnited Kingdom

www.drumdrops.com

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1. Introduction (p.5)

2. About Drumdrops Yamaha Hybrid Kit (p.7)

2.1 The Drum Kit (p.7)

2.2 The People (p.8)

2.3 The Pool Recording Studio (p.11)

2.4 The Recording Equipment (p.12)

3. The Samples Packs (p.15)

3.1 The Multi-Velocity and Single Hits Packs (p.15)

3.1.1 Pack Contents (p.15)

3.1.2 Sampler Patches (For Kontakt, Battery, Drum Rack and EXS) (p.16)

3.1.3 Drum Machine Patches (For Maschine, Geist,

Studio One Impact and iDrum) (p.18)

3.1.4 Software Compatability (p.20)

3.1.5 Loading the Patches (p.20)

3.1.5.1 EXS24

3.1.5.2 Battery

3.1.5.3 Kontakt

3.1.5.4 iDrum

3.1.5.5 Geist

3.1.5.6 Maschine

3.1.5.7 Studio One Impact

3.1.5.8 Drum Rack

3.1.5.9 Reason Refills

3.1.5.10 Renoise

3.1.5.10 Renoise Sampler

3.1.5.11 TX16Wx

3.2. Drum Replacement Pack (p.23)

3.2.1 Slate Trigger Pack (p.23)

3.2.2 Drumagog Pack (p.23)

3.2.3 DrumXchanger Pack (p.23)

3.3. All Samples Pack (p.24)

3.3.1 Kontakt Pack Samples (p.24)

3.3.2 Multi-Velocity Samples (p.25)

Table of Contents

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4. Support and Account Notes (p.28)

4.1 Support (p.28)

4.2 Account Notes (p.28)

4.2.1 Use of the Packs (p.28)

4.2.2 The Drumdrops Account (p.28)

4.2.3 A Note on File Sharing (p.28)

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Drumdrops is the one-stop shop live drum sampling company, begun in the year 2000 by head honcho engineer Mike Pelanconi. Over more than 10 years it has built up a catalogue of some of the most respected live drum tracks in the business. Drumdrops became known as the company to buy the highest quality multi-track drums, firstly specializing in Reggae but now covering most genres including Ska, Disco, Funk, Hip Hop, Rock, Blues and Pop.

Each of the drum tracks can be bought in three different formats. Drum multi-tracks for those who want control over the individual drum’s sound, drum stems for completed mixes of the drums, and drum loops.

What makes Drumdrops’ catalogue stand out from the crowd is the detail that goes into recording it. We have used some of the finest studios around the world including Olympic Studios, Tuff Gong and Hollywood Sound Recorders, which have great recording rooms. We find studios that have a great collection of vintage gear using old consoles such as Neves and APIs. The microphone collections are top-of-the- range and we record all of the drum tracks to 2” tape adding another level of depth to the sound. All of the kits we use are tuned to perfection and we always find the right kits for the job; Gretsch, Ludwig, Hayman, Rogers and Slingerland amongst others. Finally, the professionals we use are amongst the very best; incredible drummers and great recording engineers. All of this combined creates the formidable Drumdrops sound.

In 2011 Drumdrops teamed up with Miloco Studios to work together to push the catalogue to the next level. First up was the new Drumdrops website, which was built to sell the catalogue direct to Drumdrops’ fans. The website allows all the catalogue to be previewed on a track- by-track basis and allows clients to purchase by track or by the full album. We then began recording new catalogue using a lot of Miloco’s studios, which offered new recording rooms and new equipment. This has helped make our catalogue even more varied but at the same time sound great.

In 2013 Drumdrops began a brand new phase releasing the best sounding live drums as sample packs. We decided that we had to do this right and that our samples had to stand up against the best catalogues out there. So, we built a Drumdrops Kontakt Interface to give maximum control to the user. With the guidance of Channel Robot’s incredible programming skills, we worked on producing an Interface that would do justice to the drum sounds we record.

The Drumdrops Kontakt Interface gives full fader control over each drum, offers reverbs and effects, has a randomization feature for added realism and allows the user to adjust the velocity curves on each drum.

1. Introduction

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Most importantly it has an incredible amount of samples (around 7000 on the first one).

However, Drumdrops is of course a drum sample company, so we have not limited our kits solely to Kontakt. We also offer the Multi-Velocity Pack that has 16 velocities per articulation and a simple Single Hits Pack which just three velocities per kit. These two packs can be loaded into any sample software.

This offering from Drumdrops is a Yamaha Custom Hybrid kit, which is owned by Producer Ben Hillier (Depeche Mode, Graham Coxon) and resides in Miloco’s The Pool recording studio. This kit was setup by Martin Oldham from Drum Tech Support, using Pre International Remo coated Ambassador heads. It was as its absolute best before we began sampling.

The kit was played by drummer Adam Falkner (Dido, Ed Harcourt, Suggs) who is a sampling expert, and recorded by Drumdrops’ in-house engineer, Ben Thackeray. The Pool is a fantastic studio and has been at the cutting edge of commercial releases over the last five years, recording acts such as Florence & The Machine, The Horrors, The Kooks, Graham Coxon and more. A three storey high warehouse-feel provides a great drum sound, but it is surprisingly controlled. The kit was recorded through 14 classic microphones onto an array of vintage Neve mic pres, and it sounds amazing.

This Yamaha Kit is one of many kits that will be appearing at the Drumdrops site over the coming months. The Drumdrops crew have been busy sampling up many other kits and we shall be releasing a Vintage Rogers Big R Dub kit, a Mapex Rock kit, a 1970’s Ludwig kit, a Slingerland kit, two Hayman’s and a 90’s DW Collectors Series. And we are just warming up...

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2.1 The Drum Kit

Most of Yamaha’s drums are manufactured at two different locations in Asia. Their factory in Osaka produces their high-end professional drums as well as all of their marching percussion. The research and development of new products also takes place there. Marketing is managed from the Yamaha Corp. headquarters in Hamamatsu.The factory in China produced the entry-level GigMaker kit and the intermediate-kit Stage Custom Birch. Their factory in Indonesia produces the Tour Custom and the newly introduced Rock Tour series drums. The Indonesian factory uses the same machinery and techniques in their drum shells and all of the craftsmen working there are trained by Japanese craftsmen from the Osaka site. The only difference between these two plants is that the Osaka plant uses the more exclusive woods (maple, birch and oak).

This example is available in Miloco’s The Pool and consists of factory issue sizes and is fitted with Pre International Remo Coated Ambassador heads. The kit works well at different tuning pitches, but its big size makes it suitable for deeper rock- orientated numbers.

This Yamaha Hybrid kit comprises a 24” bass drum, a wonderfully deep 18” floor tom and a 14” rack tom. The snare is a Ludwig 402 14” x 6.5”. The cymbals used were a Zildjian Dark 13” Hi-Hats, a Zildjian Constantinople 22” Medium Ride and two Zildjian Crashes - an 18” Constantinople Medium Light Crash and a huge 20” Zildjian Oriental Crash Of Doom. The kit has a black finish.

2. About Drumdrops Yamaha Hybrid Kit

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2.2 The People

A huge amount of work has gone into both recording the Yamaha Kit, and of course sorting out the samples, and neither would be what they are now without the people we assembled to create these fantastic products.

The process of recording the kit and building the templates is a lot of work. Firstly, the kit was sampled with every drum articulation being recorded, with up to 16 velocity levels. This takes two days for every kit we record. Once this part of the process had been done we began the epic task of sifting through the thousands of samples, choosing the best ones, trimming them down to size and grouping them. Usually this process takes about 4-6 weeks.

The Drummer – Adam Falkner

www.adamfalkner.com

Adam Falkner is a busy UK session drummer and musical director. Recent highlights include being musical director for Amy Macdonald and band member of One Eskimo. He has toured and recorded with bands such as Dido, Ed Harcourt, Nick Mason, Suggs to name but a few.

He is also no stranger to sampling drum kits, having done many sample libraries for other manufacturers. He has the patience of a saint, which is thoroughly needed when focusing on recording each drum meticulously at varying velocities. Working in tandem with Martin Oldham from Drum Tech Support they got the best out of this beautiful Yamaha Kit.

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The Recording Engineer – Ben Thackeray

www.miloco.co.uk/engineers/benthackeray.php

Ben Thackeray has been engineering many bands for over 10 years. After studying at Alchemea Ben began plying his trade at Mark Angelo Studios until he landed a job at the famous Mayfair Studios in London. At Mayfair he worked alongside some great Producers including Nigel Godrich, Jim Abbiss, Ken Nelson, Tony Hoffer and Tom Elmhirst on sessions with Radiohead, Coldplay and Supergrass.

After Mayfair Ben began engineering at Miloco Studios working for a wide variety of acts including The Happy Mondays, My Bloody Valentine, Bloc Party, Rachel Zeffira and many more.

For the last year Ben has been recording and sampling many drum kits for Drumdrops. With each kit taking about six weeks to record and edit there is nothing that this man does not know about drums.

The Mixing Engineer – Matt Lawrence

http://piecesof8music.com/roster/matt-lawrence/

We used Grammy award winning engineer Matt Lawrence to mix the Kontakt pack samples. Matt is a UK Producer, engineer and mixer whose work on Mumford & Sons ‘Babel’ earned him a Grammy.

Matt’s other credits include Adele, Amy Winehouse, Ellie Goulding, Black Eyed Peas, Foals, Laura Marling, The White Stripes, Lady Gaga, Beyonce to name but a few.

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Matt has over 20 years of experience. He started at Van Morrison’s studio in Bath working on seven of his studio albums and he then moved to Metropolis in London where he soon became the chief engineer working with many high profile acts. Matt has worked alongside many high calibre producers and mixers such as Sir George Martin, Gus Dudgeon, Alan Moulder, Timberland, Nellee Hooper, Mark Ronson and Steve Osborne who have all had a direct influence on his career.

Matt mixed the Kontakt pack samples in Miloco’s Engine Room studios in London.

The Drum Tech – Martin Oldham, Drum Tech Support

www.drumtechsupport.com/

Martin Oldham is a professional drum technician who specialises in studio and live work. He has worked with many artists across different genres of music including Tinie Tempah, The Libertines, Beady Eye, Chic, Earth Wind and Fire, The Roots, Pendulum, Friendly Fires and Pete Cater to name a few, and his client list continues to grow daily. His work can be heard on albums recorded in top studios throughout the UK, many of which have utilised his large collection of vintage drums, which range from the 1920s to the present day.

“When I was approached to be involved with the Drumdrops project it was something that I couldn’t say no to as it echoes my beliefs in drum recording - getting the right sound at source. By using good drums, the correct drum heads and accurate tuning, the drums are given the best platform to shine as instruments. The utilisation of good mics, placement and understanding of the engineer’s craft is where Drumdrops excel to bring the artist a pure drum sound.” - Martin Oldham

The Drum Owner – Ben Hillier

www.140db.co.uk/writerproducers/ben-hillier/

The Yamaha Hybrid Kit is owned by Producer (and Drummer) extraordinaire Ben Hillier (Depeche Mode / Blur / The Magic Numbers

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/ Elbow). Ben is best-known for his original approach to production. He has been involved in building studios all over the world, including a palace in Morocco for Blur’s ‘Think Tank’ album, to an abandoned schoolhouse on the banks of Loch Ness for Doves’ ‘Some Cities’. In 2006 Ben decided to put his heart and soul into Miloco’s Pool Studio where this Yamaha kit now resides. He owns another three great kits which will be available to purchase as Drumdrops sample packs soon.

2.3 Miloco’s The Pool Recording Studiowww.miloco.co.uk/pool

Miloco’s The Pool is one of London’s leading recording studios. It was built five years ago as a partnership between producer Ben Hillier and Miloco and quickly became one of London’s best tracking studios. As far as recording rooms go it has pretty much everything: a vast live area that resonates vibe and creativity and a studio with an incredible array of vintage esoteric gear and of course the Yamaha Hybrid Drum Kit.

The gear has been amassed by producer Ben Hillier and music entrepreneur Johan Ekelund (co-founder of Kobalt Music Publishing). Not many rooms can boast over 40 different microphones, 50 Mic Pre’s, let alone four drum kits. The room also contains an equally impressive selection of compressors and EQs.

At the centre of the Control Room is a rare vintage EMT console. The outboard racks are full of great equipment with highlights including Neve 1079’s and 1272’s, API Mic Pre’s and Telefunken V76’s. Compressors include Urei 1176’s, Altec, Neve 2254’s and Tweed. The monitors are Barefoot, Yamaha, Auratone and Tannoys and recording is normally done on to a Pro Tools HD3 rig, loaded with many plug-ins.

The Pool has had some great acts pass through it in the short space it has been open, including Graham Coxon, Noah & The Whale, Mumford & Sons, Florence & The Machine, Foals, The Horrors and many more.

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2.4 The Recording Equipment

With so much great gear at our disposal in The Pool, this was the perfect studio to record the Yamaha Kit. The Mic Pre’s we used were a combination of Neve 1079’s or 1272’s. All of the drums were recorded without compression and only the kick drum used an external EQ - The Lang PEQ-2A. The snare was recorded top and bottom and there were stereo room mics as well as two Earthworks ambient ceiling mics. Everything was recorded straight into the Pro Tools interfaces. On the Multi-Velocity and Single Hits Packs we do not use tape to keep the noise floor as low as possible on the quieter velocities.

Kick Out – AKG D25

The AKG D25 is a classic vintage AKG Dynamic Microphone that is often used with Kick Drums. It comes with a swivel mount that is unlike most shock mounts, and has a great bottom-end response.

“This mic was placed outside the front skin of the kick drum, a few inches back, aiming towards the center of the skin. We also had a NS- 10 cone placed next to it to pick up the lower frequencies.” - Ben Thackeray

Snare Top – Lomo 19A19 Valve Microphone

This is a rare vintage cardioid valve microphone that was built in Russia in the 1960s. The roots of this rare microphone go back to the year 1947 when an acoustic laboratory was established at the Leningrad optical and mechanical association (LOMO).

“This mic was placed roughly 4-5 inches above the snare, above side of the drum, aiming towards to center of the drum.” - Ben Thackeray

Snare Bottom – AKG 414

The AKG 414 is a studio standard and one of the best known reference condenser microphones for recording use. Probably the most popular of AKG’s condenser microphones, it was first introduced in 1971 as the “C 414 comb”

“This mic was placed roughly 4-5 inches below the snare, below the side of the drum, aiming towards the center of the drum.” - Ben Thackeray

Hi Hat – Neumann KM84

The Neumann KM84 microphone is a small capsule cardioid condenser and was the first mic made with 48v phantom power technology. The microphone has become a real favourite for classical music recording because of its smooth faithful reproduction but it’s also known as a

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favourite mic for drum overheads.

“This mic was placed roughly 3-4 inches directly above the hat, pointing downwards, to the side of the hat where the drummer was hitting it.” - Ben Thackeray

Toms – Neumann U87

The Neumann U87 is probably the best known and most widely used studio condenser microphone. Originally released in 1967 as the solid state version of the valve U67, the Neumann U87 large dual-diaphragm condenser microphone has been the industry standard studio condenser.

“This mic was placed a few inches above the floor tom, above the side of the drum, aiming towards the center. The Rack Tom mic was placed a few inches above the rack tom, above the side of the drum aiming towards the center.” - Ben Thackeray

Ride Cymbal – AKG C451

AKG’s C 451 was one of the all-time great studio condenser microphones. One of its most common applications is for drum overheads, and many engineers say there’s nothing quite like it for miking cymbals - the metallic “crash” and brilliance come through perfectly.

“This mic was placed a few inches above the ride, angled towards the drummers side of the cymbal.” - Ben Thackeray

Overheads – Coles 4038 Ribbon Microphones

The 4038 is a classic Studio Ribbon Microphone designed by the BBC and originally manufactured by STC. Coles, the outsourced manufacturer, bought the rights to the STC microphone line in 1974. It is one of the world’s best-known ribbon microphones.

“These mics were placed about 18 inches above the kit in an A-B configuration. One mic was positioned roughly over the snare while the other was positioned roughly over the floor tom.” - Ben Thackeray

Stereo Room 1 – AEA R88 MkII Stereo Ribbon

The R88 mkII is optimised for recording instruments and ensembles in stereo. The R88 uses the large ribbon configuration of the classic RCA 44 series microphones, which gives the mic solid 20Hz bass response and a smooth high end which is flattering to complex tones.

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“This stereo mic was placed directly in front of the kit, aiming at the kit, about 3-4 feet back and about 5 feet in the air.” - Ben Thackeray

Stereo Room 2 – Neumann Gefell CMV 563’s

The Kondensator-Mikrofon CMV 563 is a tube condenser bottle microphone manufactured by the division of the Georg Neumann company in Gefell, East Germany, which has since been renamed Microtech Gefell.

“Both of these mics were set up in an A-B configuration, aiming at the kit, about 8 feet back and 8 feet apart from each other.” - Ben Thackeray

Ceiling Mics – Earthworks SR30’s

The SR30 is a cardioid condenser microphone with extremely flat frequency response across an extended frequency range, and Earthworks’ trademark “fast impulse response” capsule. The microphone was initially introduced in 2000, as the SR77.

“Both of these mics are permanently placed in the rafters of the Pool studio. One was directly above the kit at a distance of about 10 feet, while the other was roughly 30 feet away.” - Ben Thackeray

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3. The Samples Packs

3.1 The Multi-Velocity and Single Hits Packs

The Multi Velocity and Single Hits Packs are sampler packs that can be loaded into any DAW, sampler or drum machine that reads WAV files. The Multi Velocity pack for this kit contains 399 stereo samples while the Single Hits pack contains 92 stereo samples. There are thirty-two different articulations, which have been recorded in up to sixteen velocity steps in the case of the Multi Velocity pack or three steps for the Single Hits pack. There are various templates for each of the samplers with different MIDI map settings, for most of the more popular drum software packages on the market. The samples themselves are 44.1kHz 24 bit WAV files. The Single Hits Pack also contains 16 bit samples for use in any sampler that does not support 24 bit files. There are separate templates for whichever choice you make.

The samples were mixed through a SSL G-Series console and an Alan Smart C2 compressor. The kick was run through a Cartec EQP-1A and the top snare mic was passed through an EAR 882Q Valve EQ.

3.1.1 Pack Contents

Included with your Multi Velocity and Single Hits Packs are different patches for Kontakt 5, Battery 3, Renoise Sampler, EXS24 and an Ableton Live Pack for Drum Rack. The Multi Velocity Pack now includes multi-out patches for the EXS24 for use in Logic X, as well as our original stereo-out versions that can be used in any version of Logic. The Multi Velocity pack also includes a patch for the free TX16Wx sampler. In turn for each of the samplers, there are ten different patches, which have different MIDI maps for easier integration with other types of drum software packages.

We now also include MIDI loop files that work with our Default MIDI map. There are loops for various musical styles, in various tempos and time signatures. As well as our own default MIDI map patches there are patches that include maps for:

Addictive Drums

BFD

Drumdrops Default

DrumIt Five

General MIDI

iMAP

Slate SSD

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Superior Drummer

V-Drums

Yamaha DTX-900

There are also some drum machine templates for Maschine, Geist, Impact and iDrum and a couple of Reason refills for the NN-XT sampler and the Redrum drum machine included with the pack. All of the templates can be used in any DAW that supports these samplers as well as the standalone versions of the software.

You will find a folder called Samples contained in the pack. This folder contains the 399 samples that have been used to create the templates within the pack.

All of these samples are used by the Kontakt, Battery, Drum Rack, TX16Wx, Renoise, NN-XT and EXS24 templates, as they include all of the thirty-two articulations which have been recorded. The drum machine templates only use sixteen of the key articulations due to the number of pads except for Redrum which only allows a maximum of 10 samples to be used.

You can use the WAV files for drum replacement, by either importing directly in your DAW or a drum replacement plug-in. You can also easily create your own templates for any pieces of software that we haven’t included with this pack.

3.1.2 Sampler Templates (for Kontakt, Battery, Drum Rack and EXS)

A total of 32 different articulations have been recorded and are includ-ed with this pack. Each articulation has been recorded in up to sixteen velocity steps for the Multi Velocity pack and three for the Single Hits pack, and each has it’s own associated MIDI note. Below is a list of the different articulations and the corresponding MIDI notes for each of the maps that we’ve included.

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Drum Articulation Default Map

Addictive Map

BFD Map

DrumIt Five Map

GM Map

Kick Drum Felt BeaterPlastic Beater

C1/36B0/35

C1/36C0/24

C1/36B0/35

C1/36 B0/35

C1/36 B0/35

Snare Drum Dampened Centre Dampened Edge Dampened RimshotUn-dampened CentreUn-dampened Edge Un-dampened RimshotSidestick

D1/38E1/40D#1/39E4/76F4/77G4/79C#1/37

D1/38E1/40C#1/37G1/43F1/41D#1/39F#1/42

D1/38A3/69E1/40C4/72C#4/73D4/74C#1/37

F1/41D1/38F#1/42E5/88D#5/87D5/86C#1/37

D1/38 A#4/82 C4/72 C3/60 B4/83 C5/84 C#1/37

Hi Hat Centre Fully ClosedCentre ClosedCentre Open QuarterCentre Open HalfCentre Open Three QuartersCentre Open FullEdge Fully ClosedEdge ClosedEdge QuarterEdge Open HalfEdge Open Three QuartersEdge Open FullPedal ShutPedal Open

F#1/42G#3/68A#3/70B3/71C4/72A#1/46D#4/75F#4/78G#4/80A#4/82C#5/85D#5/87G#1/44A3/69

C#2/49D#2/51E2/52F#2/54G2/55A2/57D2/50F2/53A#2/58D#3/63E3/64G#2/56C2/48B2/59

F#1/42A0/33F#0/30E2/52D2/50A#1/46C2/48E4/76F4/77F#4/78G4/79G#4/80G#1/44A4/81

A1/45D0/26E0/28F0/29F#0/30A#-1/22C2/48C#2/49F5/89G5/91A#5/94C6/96B1/47D#0/27

F#1/42 G#3/68 B3/71 C4/72 C#4/73 A#1/46 C#5/85 D#5/87 F#5/90 G#5/92 A#5/94 C#6/97 G#1/44 D#6/99

Floor Tom(Tom 1)

Centre G1/43 F3/65 G1/43 A2/57 G1/43

Rack Tom(Tom 2)

Centre B1/47 G3/67 B1/47 D2/50 B1/47

Ride CentreEdgeBell

D#2/51E2/52F2/53

C3/60D3/62C#3/61

D#2/51E3/64F2/53

C4/72 C#4/73 B3/71

D#2/51 E2/52 F2/53

Crash 20” CentreEdge

F#2/54G2/55

F4/77A#1/46

F#3/66 G2/55

F4/77 F#4/78

E3/64 A2/57


C2/48C#2/49

A4/81 G4/79

D#3/63C#2/49

F3/65 F#3/66

G4/79C#2/49

MIDI Map Tables

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3.1.3 Drum Machine Templates (For Maschine, Geist, Studio One Impact and iDrum)

The templates for Maschine, Geist, Studio One Impact, and iDrum use the same samples as the templates for Kontakt, Battery, Drum Rack and EXS24. However as they only use sixteen pads, just the key sixteen articulations have been used to create the templates. Also there is a limitation on the amount of velocity samples that can be used for each drum machine. Below are two tables showing how many velocity steps are used for each articulation, for each piece of software, for each pack.

Drum Articulation iMap SlateMap

Superior Map

V-Drum Map

Yamaha Map

Kick Drum Felt BeaterPlastic Beater

C2/48 A1/45

C1/36B0/35

C1/36 B0/35

C1/36 B0/35

C1/36B0/35

Snare Drum Dampened Centre Dampened Edge Dampened RimshotUn-dampened CentreUn-dampened Edge Un-dampened RimshotSidestick

D2/50 E2/52 D#2/51 C6/96 D6/98 E6/100 C#2/49

D1/38D#1/39E1/40D4/74E4/76F4/77C#1/37

D1/38 D#1/39 E1/40 A0/33 A4/81 A#4/82 C#1/37

D1/38 C#4/73 E1/40 D#4/75 D4/74 F4/77 C#1/37

D1/38C#4/73E1/40D4/74E4/76F4/77C#1/37

Hi Hat Centre Fully ClosedCentre ClosedCentre Open QuarterCentre Open HalfCentre Open Three QuartersCentre Open FullEdge Fully ClosedEdge Closed Edge QuarterEdge Open HalfEdge Open Three QuartersEdge Open FullPedal Shut Pedal Open

F#2/54 G#2/56 D0/26 C0/24 D#1/39 A#2/58 F#A1/18 GA1/19 C#6/97 D#6/99 F#6/102 G#6/104 F2/53 F1/41

F#1/42C#3/61D3/62D#3/63E3/64A#1/46A#-1/22F3/65F#3/66G3/67G#3/68A3/69G#1/44A#3/70

F#1/42 G#A1/20 AA1/21 C0/24 C#0/25 A#1/46 C#3/61 D3/62 D#3/63 E3/64 F3/65 C3/60 G#1/44 BA1/23

F#1/42 D3/62 F#3/66 G3/67 A#1/46 A3/69 C#5/85 E5/88 F5/89 F#5/90 G5/91 G#5/92 G#1/44 F3/65

F#1/42D3/62F#3/66G3/67G#3/68A#1/46G4/79F5/89G5/91G#5/92A5/93F#4/78G#1/44B4/83

Floor Tom(Tom 1)

Centre B0/35 F1/41 F1/41 G1/43 G1/43

Rack Tom(Tom 2)

Centre E0/28 G1/43 C2/48 C2/48 C2/48

Ride CentreEdgeBell

D3/62 E4/76 D#3/63

D#2/51B2/59F2/53

D#2/51 B2/59 F2/53

D#2/51 C#0/25 F2/53

D#2/51E2/52F2/53


G#4/80 G4/79

F#2/54G2/55

A2/57 E2/52

A2/57 E2/52

B2/59C#2/49


C#3/61 C3/60

C#2/49E2/52

G2/55 C#2/49

C#2/49 G2/55

F-1/17A2/57

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Multi-Velocity Pack

iDrum Geist Maschine Studio One Impact

Redrum

Kick 1 8 16 8 1

Snare 1 8 16 8 1

Rimshot 1 8 16 8

Sidestick 1 8 16 8

Hat Pedal Shut 1 5 5 5

Hat Fully Closed 1 8 12 8 1

Hat Closed Edge 1 8 12 8

Hat Closed 1 8 12 8

Hat Open Quarter 1 8 12 8

Hat Open 1 8 12 8 1

Floor Tom 1 8 16 8 1

Rack Tom 1 8 16 8 1

Ride 1 8 10 8 1

Ride Bell 1 8 10 8

Crash 20” 1 8 10 8 1

Crash 18” 1 8 10 8 1

Single Hits Pack

iDrum Geist Maschine Studio One Impact

Redrum

Kick 1 3 3 3 1

Snare 1 3 3 3 1

Rimshot 1 3 3 3

Sidestick 1 3 3 3

Hat Pedal Shut 1 1 1 1

Hat Fully Closed 1 3 3 3 1

Hat Closed Edge 1 3 3 3

Hat Closed 1 3 3 3

Hat Open Quarter 1 3 3 3

Hat Open 1 3 3 3 1

Floor Tom 1 3 3 3 1

Rack Tom 1 3 3 3 1

Ride 1 3 3 3 1

Ride Bell 1 3 3 3

Crash 20” 1 3 3 3 1

Crash 18” 1 3 3 3 1

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3.1.4 Software Compatability

Our templates were made with the following versions of the software listed below. If you own earlier versions of the software the templates may not load up. We would advise you to either upgrade to a current version or create your own templates using the samples provided.

Battery 3 – v.3.2.3

Kontakt 5 – v.5.2.0

EXS24 – Stereo Out - Logic v.9.0

EXS24 – Multi Out - Logic X v. 10.0.7 (MV Pack Only)

Impact – Studio One v2.5.1

Drum Rack – Ableton 9 Suite v.9.0.5

Geist – v1.0.0.7

Maschine – v1.8.0

iDrum – v1.73.625

Reason - 7.0.1

Renoise – v.3.0.0

TX16Wx – v.2.4.0 (MV Pack Only)

3.1.5 Loading the Templates

3.1.5.1 EXS24

SH Pack - Place your EXS patches in the Sampler Instruments folder that contain your other EXS24 patches. Create a Sampler Instrument Folder in Logic and then create load the EXS24 sampler onto the track. You can then load the patches from the menu in the EXS load window.

MV Pack - Stereo Out - Place your EXS patches in the Sampler Instru-ments folder that contain your other EXS24 patches. Create a Sampler Instrument Folder in Logic and then create load the EXS24 sampler onto the track. You can then load the patches from the menu in the EXS load window.

MV Pack - Multi Out - Place your EXS patches in the Sampler Instru-ments folder that contain your other EXS24 patches. Then place your Instrument patch file in the following folder: Music > Audio Music Apps > Patches > Instrument.

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Create a new Logic X session and then create a Software Instrument track. Ensure that the Library window is open. In the top left hand corner of the Library window you will see a menu for User Patches. Click on that that and then select your instrument from the menu. The patch will load onto your Sampler Instrument track.

Alternatively if you just want to open the EXS patches without all the extra processing, then you can load either the multi out or the stereo out versions from the load menu within EXS as usual, as long as the patches are in the Sampler Instruments folder.

3.1.5.2 Battery

Select the file menu from within the Battery window and find the template that you wish to load in the window that appears. Click on Choose in the bottom right-hand side of the window once you have done this. If at this point you are shown a missing samples message, simply choose the Browse Folder option at the bottom of the window and then select the SAMPLES folder that you downloaded with the Drumdrops Multi-Velocity and Single Hits Pack. Select Choose at the bottom of the window and your kit will load.

NB. If you have to find the SAMPLES folder using this method, it would be a good idea at this point to re-save the kit, ensuring that just the patch only option is highlighted at the bottom of the save screen. That means that the template will know where the samples are, the next time you open it.

3.1.5.3 Kontakt

Go to the files menu from within the Kontakt window and find the template that you wish to load in the window or alternatively just drag and drop your chosen nki file into the Kontakt window. If at this point you are shown a missing samples message, simply choose the Browse for folder option at the right of the window and then select the SAMPLES folder that you downloaded with the Multi-Velocity or Single Hits Pack. Select Choose at the bottom of the window and your kit will load.

NB. If you have to find the SAMPLES folder using this method, it would be a good idea at this point to re-save the kit, ensuring that just the patch only option is highlighted at the bottom of the save screen. That means that the template will know where the samples are, the next time you open it.

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3.1.5.4 iDrum

Go to the folder icon in the top right-hand corner of the iDrum window. Click on it and select Open. Select the iDrum template that came with your Drumdrops Multi-Velocity or Single Hits Pack download. Click on it and then click on Open at the bottom of the window.

3.1.5.5 Geist

Go to the Load menu in the bottom right-hand corner of the Geist win-dow. Select Load preset from the menu. Find the Geist saved file that comes with your Drumdrops Multi-Velocity or Single Hits Pack download in the pop up window. Select the file and click on Open at the bottom right hand corner of the window.

3.1.5.6 Maschine

Go to and click on the small arrow next to where Group A is displayed in the Pattern Editor window and a menu will appear. Select Open from the menu. Find and select the Maschine save file(s) that come with your Drumdrops Multi-Velocity or Single Hits Pack download in the pop up window. Click Open at the bottom of the window.

Alternatively open the Maschine application. Double click on the Maschine saved file(s) that come with your Drumdrops Single Hits Pack download.

3.1.5.7 Studio One Impact

Double click on the soundset file to install the soundset into Studio One. Select the preset that you want to load from the soundset list window in Studio One. Drag the preset into the main window of Studio One to load the preset.

3.1.5.8 Drum Rack

Double-click on the .alp file to install the Live Pack into Ableton. Select the location that you want to install the files to. Once installed, drag your preferred Drum Rack preset into the Ableton window to load the sampler.

3.1.5.9 Reason Refills

Double click on the Refill file. That will open Reason for you if it’s not already open. Select whichever patch you would like to load from the patches folder supplied within the Refill from the pop-up window and select open.

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3.1.5.10 Renoise Sampler

(Patch made by Jon Halford - https://soundcloud.com/theftofcarbon/)

Double Click on the Renoise .xrni file supplied with your download. Your renoise application will open if it’s not already and the kit will be loaded into the sampler.

3.1.5.11 TX16Wx

(Patch made by Suleiman Ali - burzukh.bandcamp.com)

Load the TX16 sampler onto an instrument track in your DAW. Drag in one of the patch files into the main TX16 window and the patch will load. There are patches for the whole kit as well as individual drums.

Additional TX16Wx notes from Suleiman Ali:

TX16WX is a small, FREE, and quite powerful soft sampler that has been making waves for the last two years. A number of intuitive features make it one of the best cost-effective drum samplers right now.

http://www.tx16wx.com

TX16Wx Installation

Please skip this section if you already have and use TX16Wx.

1. Download the latest version TX16Wx (32 bit or 64 bit / Mac or Win) from:

http://www.tx16wx.com/downloads. It would be advisable for future ref-erence to download the Quick Start Guide and the User Manual pdf files as well for future reference.

2. Run the installer and ensure that the VST .dll file was installed in the correct folder (where your DAW / VST Host usually looks for virtual instruments (VSTi).

Fire up your host / DAW and insert TX16Wx on a track.

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Open the interface. You will see this GUI:

Loading the Kit

Open the folder icon in the top left corner.

It will now open a browser window to load a performance patch (.txperf format). This format contains all the information necessary to load up the ready-to-go drums.

Browse to the TX16Wx folder included in your Drum Drops MV pack. Go to either the stereo out or multi-out sub-folders and select the respective MV Kit .txperf file to open.

Then it will start loading up the kit samples which will take a few sec-onds.

Note:

In some cases, it may ask you to locate the first sample so it can auto-load all the others from the location. I this case just point it to the correct file manu-ally or use the search button in the browser window to get to it. Once this first sample is selected, the rest is automatically loaded.

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The loaded kit will look like this:

At this point you can drop a MIDI groove into the track and hear the drums loud and clear! Or, if the track is enabled to receive MIDI, you could play on your MIDI controller device. Hit away Bonzo!

The ‘programs’ included in the kit are shown on the left side with names like KICK, SNARE, TOMS, RIDES, CRASHES etc. Each program contains all the relevant samples that will be displayed on the right top side mapped across the keyboard. The right bottom side will display all the program samples as a list (called the group list).

If you want to modify the kit from within the sampler, it is advisable to read the Quick Start guide (or even better, the User Manual) for TX16Wx available from:

http://www.tx16wx.com/downloads

You can tweak the volume and panning for each program from the left side pane, or you could go in deep via selecting samples from the group list. Once you have selected the samples you want to tweak, you can modify the ASDR envelope, velocity sensitivity, individual panning, the filters, modulations etc all via the bottom pane.

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It would be prudent to make a copy of the Drumdrops TX16Wx sub-fold-er before tweaking the files, as any accidental saving would overwrite the old files. You could always Save As multiple tweaked-to-taste versions of the same kit.

Enjoy!

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3.2 The Drum Replacement Pack

The Drum Replacement Pack contains three different drum replacement software patches. The ones currently included are Slate Trigger V2.0, Drumagog V5.0 and DrumXchanger V1.4. Each software patch utilises different samples depending on what the software can support. All the samples are saved in the software’s own format. Slate Trigger - tci format, Drumagog - gog format, DrumXchanger - splx format.

3.2.1 Slate Trigger Pack

The Slate Trigger Packs have been created using samples from our Kontakt Pack. The samples have been mapped with sixteen layers of velocity and six round robins. There are files for the kick drum, snare drum and both toms and you have can choose whether to trigger the close mics, O/H mics or room mics for each drum. Just go to the Browser section of the Trigger plug-in and drag the file that you wish to load onto the blank space at the bottom of each fader.

3.2.2 Drumagog Pack

The Drumagog pack has been built again using samples from out Kon-takt pack, enabling you change the balance between close, O/H and Room mics. The pack contains eight levels of velocity with four round robins. We have included files for the kick drum, snare drum, toms and also the hi-hat. If your version of Drumagog contains the Auto Hi Hat Tracking feature, then the hi-hat samples will automatically follow the opening and closing of the hi-hat track.

3.2.3 DrumXchanger Pack

The DrumXchanger Pack contains stereo mix samples from our Multi Velocity Pack. This drum replacement plug-in has no option for changing the balance of the close, O/H and Room mics. The pack contains eight levels of velocity with no round robins. The snare also contains a rimshot sample that has it own adjustable trigger threshold.

Trigger Drumagaog DrumXchanger

Velocity Amount 16 8 8

Round Robins 6 4 0

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3.3 All Samples Pack

The All Samples Pack contains The Multi-Velocity pack, The Single Hits Pack, the Drum Replacement Pack and we have also included a folder of Kontakt samples which are taken from our Kontakt pack (we do not include the Drumdrops Kontakt interface in this pack - this can only be bought in the Kontakt 5 pack). You can either use the packs as they are utilising our own software patches found in each pack or build your own patches from the samples provided in the Multi-Velocity pack or the Kontakt pack. The multi-velocity pack samples are stereo samples of each articulation mixed from a combination of the room, overhead and close mics. The Kontakt samples are the seperate mic samples of each articulation with 3 round robins included. To learn about how we label these samples please read the sections below:-

3.3.1 Kontakt Pack Samples

The Kontakt Pack samples contain the same 44.1k 24 bit WAV samples that we use in our Drumdrops Kontakt Packs. These include close mic, overhead, and in most cases, room samples for each articulation of each drum. This kit contains 32 separate articulations and there are three round robin samples for each giving a total of 3237 individual samples.

Each audio file has it’s own unique catalog number so that we can be sure that no sample is ever duplicated. You may need to know a little about how that system works in order to use the samples effectively. For example:

L402_SNR_LCCL_HT_003_V1_RR1

L402 – This set of letters refers to the make of drum, in this this case Ludwig 402.

SNR – These letters refer to the drum itself, SNR is short for snare.

LC – These letters contain information about the type of hit. LC stands for Live Centre. If the snare were hit at the edge then these letters would be LE. If the snare was dampened when it was recorded then the letters would be DC.

CL – These two letters stand for the mic position – in this case CL is for the close mic. If the samples were for the overheads then these letters would be OH.

HT_004 – This is simply the kit number – each Drumdrops kit has it’s

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own unique number.

V1 – This refers to the velocity number – as louder hit would contain a higher number.

RR1 – This last set of characters refers to the Round Robin, or alternate hit number. There are five of these for this kit.

The hi-hat files use a slightly different system.

ZDRK_HAT_C1EGCL_HT_002_V1_RR1

ZDRK – The manufacturers name, in this case Zildjian Dark hi-hats.

HAT – As for the snare these letters stand for the drum itself, in this case a hi-hat.

C1 – These two characters refer to the hat articulation, C1 is fully closed. There is also C2 (closed), C3 (open quarter), O1 (open half), O2 (open three quarters) and O3 (open). In the case of the pedal articulations these letters are FS (pedal shut ) and FO (pedal open).

EG – These letters refer to the fact that these samples were recorded at the edge of the hat. These letters will be missing in the case of the centre hi-hat samples.

CL - These two letters stand for the mic position – in this case CL is for the close mic. If the samples were for the overheads then these letters would be OH.

HT_004 – This is simply the kit number – each Drumdrops kit has it’s own unique number.


RR1 – This last set of characters refers to the Round Robin, or alternate hit number. There are five of these for this kit.

3.3.2 Multi-Velocity Samples

The Multi Velocity samples contain the mixed stereo 44.1k 24 bit WAV samples that we use in Multi Velocity Pack. There are the same 32 ar-

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ticulations as we have recorded for the Kontakt Pack and the sample count comes in at 400.

Each audio file has it’s own unique catalog number so that we can be sure that no sample is ever duplicated. You may need to know a little about how that system works in order to use the samples effectively. For example:

L402_SNR_LCFL_HT_002_V1

L402 – This set of letters refers to the make of drum, in this this case Ludwig 402.

SNR – These letters refer to the drum itself, SNR is short for snare.

LC – These letters contain information about the type of hit. LC stands for Live Centre. If the snare were hit at the edge then these letters would be LE. If the snare was dampened when it was recorded then the letters would be DC.

FL – As these files are mixed they do not separate samples for close, overheads and room mics. FL in this case stands for Full Mix.



The hi-hat files use a slightly different system.

ZDRK_HAT_C1EGFL_HT_004_V1

ZDRK – The manufacturers name, in this case Zildjian Dark hi-hats.

HAT – As for the snare these letters stand for the drum itself, in this case a hi-hat.

C1 – These two characters refer to the hat articulation, C1 is fully closed. There is also C2 (closed), C3 (open quarter), O1 (open half), O2 (open three quarters) and O3 (open). In the case of the pedal articulations these letters are FS (pedal shut ) and FO (pedal open).

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EG – These letters refer to the fact that these samples were recorded at the edge of the hat. These letters will be missing in the case of the centre hi-hat samples.

FL – As these files are mixed they do not separate samples for close, overheads and room mics. FL in this case stands for Full Mix.



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4. Support and Account Notes

4.1 Support

It is important that we get the feedback to make our products better. If you have any issues with the quality of the product or if you have any questions please let us know and we shall to get back to you as soon as possible. Email [email protected].

4.2 Account Notes

4.2.1 Use of the Packs

Once you have purchased a Drumdrops pack you are free to use the contents on a commercial release. As long as you have proof of purchase you can use the packs for your own music and you don’t need to get a licence from us. Credits to Drumdrops are very much appreciated but they are not essential.

However, you cannot create new sampler templates and share the samples. If you create new sampler templates for your own use this is fine and encouraged. If you make any new or exciting ones please let us know and we may include them in future updates to the packs.

4.2.2 The Drumdrops Account

It is against our terms to create multiple accounts especially to take advantage of offers. Any offending accounts may be deleted. Currently, if you buy material from Drumdrops these products will remain in your account meaning you can re-download them when you need to. See it as a long-term back up policy. However, if this is abused we may delete offending accounts without warning. It is also against our terms to create accounts using temporary email addresses. We know a few people do this to claim the free stuff. Come on guys, play fair.

4.2.3 A Note on File Sharing

We know file sharing happens and we know that some people seem addicted to uploading stuff to torrents. We know people who upload to the torrents and who actually earn money from advertising on their pages, they probably earn more than us. We recently noticed one of our new release Kontakt kits appearing on the torrents which was ultimately depressing. We had not even made back our initial investment.

Drumdrops is a small company and spend a lot of money to make these high quality products. If our customers file share we may be forced to stop updating that product, and ultimately, we may stop making products altogether. For us to continue bringing out good, quality

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product we need to sell it. We are not looking to be millionaires, we are wanting to create great content and we want to make enough so everyone involved makes something out of these products for the hard work they put in. Remember, we cannot go on tour or sell merchandise to recoup costs in other ways. We rely on the income from the sales to keep making new product.

A customer recently made use of one of our offers (which we stopped as a result) to start systematically downloading the catalogue for free. His argument was that the product cost too much. Firstly, we don’t believe the product is too expensive for the work that goes in; and secondly, would that guy go into a store and take an iPad because he thought it was too expensive? We doubt it.

We fully understand that not everyone can afford everything we do, but we start packs from £ 3.00 / pack and have a multitude of packs at different price points. For those who register accounts with us, we will continue to offer deals and if we want to give away product, but please, out of respect for the work that we do, let us do the giveaways rather than you.

If you play fairly then we will continue to deliver. It would be a huge shame for a few individuals to ruin what we do for everyone else who enjoys these products. What goes around comes around, and if you’re giving other people’s work away for free, then the next time some fucker breaks into your house and steals your laptop... well, maybe you had it coming. Don’t forget that it works the other way, too.

Thanks for reading.

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