Description

The “Real Drums” series by Loopmasters introduces a meticulously multi-sampled Vintage Oyster Pearl Drum Kit that captures the authenticity and warmth of a classic acoustic drum kit with incredible attention to detail. This pack is designed to bring realistic, natural-sounding drum performances to your productions, whether you’re programming drums manually or using a MIDI controller.

This first kit in the series is a unique configuration from a well-known German brand, blending a 1950s bass drum, 1970s toms, and a custom shop snare, all finished in the iconic Oyster Pearl wrap. The kit delivers a fat, punchy, and musical sound that fits perfectly into a variety of genres.

Key Features:

• Multi-sampling with up to 54 velocity layers per instrument ensures nuanced and expressive drum performances.
• Round robin techniques add variation to repeated hits for more authentic-sounding drum rolls and grooves.
• Snare on/off modes provide versatility, allowing for natural sympathetic rattle or a tighter sound.
• Monophonic and polyphonic hi-hat modes, including gradual opening samples, enable realistic hi-hat articulation during builds and fills.
• A room tone sample helps recreate the ambiance of a live drum recording, adding depth between hits.

In addition to drum hits, the pack includes various buzz rolls, press rolls, and alternate articulations mapped across the keyboard to add complexity and dynamic movement to your drum patterns. There’s also a second patch, “Snares in C,” where the snare is tuned up to C for productions that may need more tonal integration.

Gear Used:

• Overhead Mics: RCA 77-DX (Left), Sony C37A (Right)
• Front of Kit Mic: Coles 4038
• Room Mic: Royer SF-12
• Preamps: Raindirk Series III, AEA-TRP
• Stereo Tube Compressor: Anthony Demaria Labs C/L 1500

Tech Specs:

• 703 Multi-Sampled Drum One-Shots including:
  • 44 Crash Multi-Samples
  • 82 Hi-Hat Multi-Samples
  • 56 Kick Multi-Samples
  • 68 Ride Multi-Samples
  • 171 Snare Multi-Samples
  • 213 Tom Multi-Samples
  • 16 Tom Rim Samples
  • 32 Roll Samples
  • 17 Splash Multi-Samples
  • 4 Stick Samples
  • 1 Room Tone Loop Sample
• 2 Sampler Patches: Full Kit and Tuned Snares (Kontakt, Exs24, Reason NNXT)