SDX The Rock Warehouse

The Rock Warehouse SDX - Expansion for Superior Drummer
Randy Staub, one of the world´s most noted rock producers. The breathtaking acoustics of the massive room at Vancouver´s world-famous The Warehouse Studios. Mint condition drums, tuned to perfection. All recorded using the best dynamic, ribbon and condenser mics money can buy, through chains of rare vintage outboard and finally saturated by one of the only three existing Neve AIR consoles. Add all that and you have The Rock Warehouse SDX – a drum sample recording firmly grounded in the roots and fundamentals of rock but that goes above and beyond any genre or convention. Simply put: Drums, recorded with utmost craftsmanship in one of the finest facilities in the world.

The Rock Warehouse SDX comes with a broad scope of drum selections and presents a total of three full kits, two extra kicks, three additional snares and an extensive collection of cymbals. From the modern edge of the Ayotte Custom kit, the warm and round sound of the Gretsch USA Custom set to the massive strike of the Dunnett Titanium drums, your options span from tight and snappy to big and ambient. The recording was engineered and produced by Randy Staub. With mixing credits on some of the best selling rock albums ever (Metallica´s "Black Album", Nickelback´s "Silver Side Up", Avril Lavigne´s "Under My Skin") and a catalogue that spans close to 300 productions, he is undoubtedly one of the most prolific and noted producers of the past decades. Add to that the touch and feel of sampling drummer Ryan Vikedal (ex-Nickelback) and the result is undeniable.

Drums. As good as they come.

• Engineered by Randy Staub (Metallica, Nickelback, Mötley Crüe)
• Recorded through a rare Neve AIR console (originally one of the three consoles custom-built by Rupert Neve exclusively for AIR Studios)
• Appr. 20 GB of raw, unprocessed drums
• Three complete kits
• Two extra kicks, five additional snares, three sets of cymbals
• Additional percussion pieces: tambourine and cowbell
• Extensive rock oriented MIDI library performed by Ryan Vikedal (ex-Nickelback)

The entire MIDI Library of The Rock Warehouse can also be purchased as Midi Pack!

DETAILS

Drumkit 1: Ayotte Custom

• Kick: 24x18 Front: Ebony Ambassador Batter: Clear Powerstroke 3
• Snare: Black Beauty 14x5.5 Top: Controlled Sound Black Dot Bottom: Hazey Ambassador
• Rack 1: 12x8 Rack 2: 13x9 Floortom 1: 16x16 Floortom 2: 18x16 All toms: Top: Emperor Clear?Bottom: Ambassador Clear

Drumkit 2: Gretsch USA Custom

• Kick: 22x18 Front: Powerstroke 3 Ebony resonant head Batter: Clear Powerstroke 3
• Snare: 14x5 Top: Coated Black CS Dot Bottom: Hazey Ambassador
• Rack 1: 10x7 Rack 2: 12x8 Floortom 1: 14x14 Floortom 2: 16x16 All toms:Top: Emperor Clear Bottom: Ambassador Clear

Drumkit 3: Dunnett Titanium

• Kick: 26x14 Front: Remo Ambassador Coated Batter: Aquarium Super Kick
• Snare: 14x6.5 Ayotte Keplinger Top: Coated C.S. Black Dot Bottom: Hazey Ambassador
• Rack 1: 12x8 Floor 1: 16x16 Both toms: Top: Coated Emperor Bottom: Coated Ambassador

Extra kicks:

• Ayotte Custom 22x18 maple powerstroke 3 clear (batter) powerstroke 3 Ebony resonant, (front)
• Ludwig 1960´s 20"x14" Powerstroke 3 clear, (batter) No front head

Extra snares:

• Gretsch USA Custom 14x5, Low Tuned / Top: Coated Black CS Dot / Bottom: Hazey Ambassador
• Jeff Ocheltree Spirit Of 2002 14x5 CS clear dot (top) Embassador. (bottom)
• Ludwig Black Magic 14x8 C.S black dot, top Hazy Ambassador, bottom
• Ludwig Black Magic 14x8 Damped (with extra head on top) C.S black dot, top Hazy Ambassador, bottom
• Ayotte Custom 13x4 maple Coated emperor (top) Ambassador (bottom)

Cymbals (set 1):

• HiHat: Zildjian New Beat 14"
• Crash 1(hihat side) Zildjian A Custom 19"
• Crash 2: Zildjian A Custom 18" Ride: K Zildjian Ride 22"
• Crash 3: Zildjian K Dark Crash 18" Crash 4: (floor tom side) Zildjian Medium Crash 20"

Cymbals (set 2):

• HiHat: Zildjian Mastersound 15"
• Crash 1: (hat side) Zildjian Medium Crash Custom 17"
• Crash 2: Zildjian A Crash 17" Ride: Zildjian Avedis Ride 22"
• Crash 3: Zildjian Z Custom Med Crash 18"
• Crash 4: (floor tom side) Zildjian Z Custom Med Crash 19"

Cymbals (set 3):

• HiHat: Zildjian Mastersound top New Beat Bottom 15"
• Crash 1: Zildjian China High 16"
• Crash 2: Zildjian K Splash 10"
• Ride: Zildjian Oriental
• China trash on K Med Dark Crash
• Crash 3: Zildjian K Splash 12"
• Crash 4: Zildjian K China 17"