SDX Indiependent

PUT THE I IN INDEPENDENT.
A genuine collection of drums, handpicked for indie music but reaching farther, beyond the divides of a specific genre.

The Indiependent SDX presents an impressive collection of vintage drums recorded at a true landmark in the ever-shifting rock and indie scene of Seattle, WA – the Avast! Recording Co. For the past twenty years, this seemingly modest studio has left sonic footprints not only in recent music history but a vivid dent on culture as we know it. And even if bands like Fleet Foxes, Death Cab for Cutie and Band of Horses went on to greatly transcend any studio or sound, there’s a special something attributed to anything that exits these doors. Welcome to possibly the world’s most genuine and unique collection of drum samples – handpicked for indie music but reaching farther, beyond the divides of a specific genre. Put the I in independent. Because that’s what Superior Drummer 2 offers – the powerful framework to translate what you hear in your head into reality.

The Indiependent SDX comes from the same sessions as the widely popular Indie Folk EZX but features the raw, unprocessed recordings. In addition, it comes with two extra complete kits, several additional instruments and a total of sixteen mixer channels. All in all, you get five complete kits of impeccable, all-vintage and rare drums showcasing an incredible range and detail. Mint condition kits from the ’40s through the ’60s, all captured in the balanced ambience of the Avast! room using top-tier microphones and carefully selected chains of outboard. Add to that the subtle saturation of one of the thirteen ever made Trident A-Range consoles and you have the key components in the Indiependent SDX – a collection of drum sounds firmly rooted in indie music but seeping its way through any limitations a genre might imply..

FEATURE SPOTLIGHT

• Vintage drums from the ’40s through the ’60s
• Five full kits sampled with sticks (Gretsch, Slingerland, WFL, Ludwig and Sonor)
• One full kit sampled with mallets (Gretsch)
• Approx. 25 GB of raw, unprocessed drum sounds
• 10 mix-ready kit presets
• Recorded at Avast! Recording Co. in Seattle, WA
• Produced and engineered by Kevin Suggs
• Drums sampled by Stephen Belans
• Included MIDI library performed by Thomas Hedlund

SIGNAL CHAINS / MIXER CHANNELS

• Kick In:               Beyerdynamic M88 –> Trident A-Range –> Distressor
• Kick Out:            Neumann U47 Fet –> Trident A-Range
• Kick Sub:           NS-10 Speaker –> Trident A-Range
• Kick Far:             Sony C500 –> Trident A-Range
• Snare Top:         Shure SM57 –> Trident A-Range –> Distressor
• Snare Bottom:   Shure SM57 –> Trident A-Range
• Hi-Hat:                Beyerdynamic 160 –> API 3114 –> Massenburg GML8200 EQ
• Racktom:            Sennheiser 421 –> Trident A-Range
• Floortom:            Sennheiser 421 –> Trident A-Range
• OH:                     Neumann U87 –> Trident A-Range
• OH Coles:          Coles 4038 –> API 3124
• Amb Coles:        Coles 4038 –> Summit Audio TPA 200A –> Urei 1178
• Amb Mid:            Neumann U87 –> Summit Audio TPA 200B
• Amb Far:            Charter Oak SA538 –> Trident A-Range –> Urei 1176
• Amb Mono:        RCA 44 –> Neve 1073 –> Urei 1176
• Mono Kit:            AKG 414 –> Neve 1073 –> Distressor

INSTRUMENTS LIST

KIT 1

Gretsch Round Badge 1961
Gesamplet mit Sticks und Mallets

• KICK: 14x22” Remo Powerstroke 3 Batter, Remo Coated Ambassador Front
• SNARE: 5x14” Remo Coated Vintage A Batter, Remo Clear Ambassador Snare Side
• RACK TOM: 9x12” Remo Coated Ambassador Batter, Remo Clear Ambassador Resonant
• FLOOR TOM: 16x16” Remo Coated Ambassador Batter, Remo Clear Ambassador Resonant

KIT 2

1940s Slingerland Rolling Bomber
(mit Kalbslederfellen) Gesamplet mit Sticks

• KICK: 14x28”
• SNARE: 6.5x14”
• RACK TOM: 9x13”
• FLOOR TOM: 12x14”

KIT 3

1940s WFL Gesamplet mit Sticks

• KICK: 14x26” Aquarian Batter, Aquarian Regulator Front
• SNARE: 7x14” (Slingerland Artist Series) Remo Coated Powerstroke 3 Batter, Evans 300 Hazy Snare Side
• RACK TOM: 9x12” Remo Coated Ambassador Batter, Remo Clear Diplomat Resonant
• FLOOR TOM: 14x16” Remo Coated Emperor Batter, Remo Clear Diplomat Resonant

KIT 4

1960s Sonor
Gesamplet mit Sticks

• KICK: 16x22” Remo Powerstroke 3 Batter, Aquarian Regulator Front
• SNARE 4.5x14” Remo Coated Vintage A Batter, Remo Clear Ambassador Snare Side
• RACK TOM: 8x13” Remo Coated Ambassador Batter, Remo Clear Ambassador Resonant
• FLOOR TOM: 15x16” Remo Coated Ambassador Batter, Remo Clear Ambassador Resonant

KiIT 5

Late 1950s Ludwig
Gesamplet mit Sticks

• KICK: 14x20” Remo Powerstroke 3 Batter, Aquarian Vintage Medium Front
• SNARE: 5.5x14” Remo Coated Ambassador Batter, Remo Clear Ambassador Snare Side
• RACK TOM: 9x13” Remo Coated Ambassador Batter, Remo Smooth White Ambassador Resonant
• FLOOR TOM: 16x16” Remo Coated Ambassador Batter, Remo Smooth White Ambassador Resonant

ADDITIONAL SNARES

• 6.5x14” Ludwig Chrome Over Brass, Remo Coated Pinstripe Batter, Remo Clear Ambassador Snare Side
• 5x14” Brady Jarrah Ply, Remo Coated Vintage A Batter, Evans 300 Hazy
Snare Side
• 5x14” Ludwig Chrome Over Brass, Earthtone calf skin heads

ADDITIONAL KICKS

• 14x20” Sonor 1960s Aquarian Vintage Medium Batter, Aquarian Regulator Front
• 22” Gretsch Round Badge, 1958, Remo Coated Powerstroke 3, no front head

ADDITIONAL TOMS

• 28” Ludwig Kick, pre 1937 calf skin heads
   

CYMBAL SET 1 (sticks)

• HI-HAT: 15” Zildjian New Beat 1960s
with and without mounted tambourine
• CRASH 1: 19” Zildjian A 1960s with 6 rivet holes (no rivets)
• CRASH 2: 16” Zildjian A 60s
• RIDE: 22” Zildjian A 60s with 8 rivet holes (no rivets)

CYMBAL SET 2 (sticks and mallets):

• HI-HAT: 16” Zildjian K Light with and without mounted tambourine
• CRASH 1: 18” Zildjian K Constantinople
• CRASH 2: 14” Zildjian A 60s
• RIDE: 24” Zildjian K Light Ride

CYMBAL SET 3 (sticks)

• CRASH 1: 15” Zildjian A 1960s
• CRASH 2: 17” Zildjian A Custom

ADDITIONAL CYMBALS

• CRASH 1: 16” Zildjian A ’80s

PERCUSSION

• Toca Tambourine jingle hit
• Kevin’s Tambourine