Message 9/16
Date: 25-Nov-03 @ 04:42 PM -
RE: New fxpansion drums - crikey!!
anyways I added it to the listings until I get the dvd installed - checkout the walkthru shockwave thing - they sent a copy of it over for us to host - it's very informative to 'show you round' the software and it has audio
I also edited together some audio examples into one file and added those as 128kb and 320kb files/streams
This looks FUCKING AMAZING!! - man!!.... the actual drums are shown on the select screen when you put the kit together and it shows the drum photo/image and tech details of the drum -
Like there is one vintage drum snare which only 76 were made, as played by some famous jazz drummer on some top US tv show intro (sorta 'Rat-Pack'/Kruppa jazz drumming type thing) -
The sounds is SOOOOO prestine with HUGE layering which uses streaming to achieve such layering.... and it has additional 'strike' types for drums to model shit like roll-off and roll-on strikes as you pass round the kit etc -
It's almost impossible to tell it from a real drummer in the audio examples - and certainly you'd never guess unless someone told you it was a machine - then you might say "oh yes.... er..." - you THINK you can hear the most tiny, minute subtleties but ... you'd never know if no-one told you to look out for anything and even then - it's questionable
The overall available kits (old to modern) which you can mix and match, plus the ability to use multiple outs and/or the 'room' modelling mic's get's you every sound you could think of from authentic 'old vinyl loops' style & JB etc style drumming, thru classic 70's soul & funk right up to enormous Bonham-esque/Beastie-boy-esque style drums, doom metal, slayer etc etc i that's your bag!
check it out man - you'll be fuckin astounded!
Just load the front-page (STUDIO) company link (left-hand column COMPANIES list) for FXPANSION and choose the BFD
superb!! - I can't bloody wait to get this in action!! - check it!
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