In collaboration with Sontronics Microphones and Evans drumheads Toontrack® Music announces the Claustrophobic EZX®.The Claustrophobic EZX® marks a new step for Toontrack® in driving the development of percussive samples. The audio team at Toontrack® has utilized drumhead selection, room and microphone configurations to fuse the qualities of a high end drum recording and the cutting edge of the radical beats of today’s top RnB, Hip Hop and Pop producers.Add to that samples run through the best outboard effects and made accessible in the EZmixer to build your own mixer presets for on the fly sound design and you’ve got all the ingredients to produce, write and play music that takes you and your beats one step further,C for Cutting edge, C for Contemporary, C for Claustrophobic.Oh, and did we mention that the Claustrophobic EZX® was recorded in a very small room?The Claustrophobic EZX® was sampled through the very best of outboard with distortion, reverb, compression and attack effects included in the internal mixer. This enables you to access a large number of mixer presets by STS 9, Richard Devine, DJ Amplive, sub-ID and Count Bass D. And you can save your own custom mixer presets (with EZdrummer® 1.1).
The Claustrophobic EZX® special features • Sampled through the best of outboard effects with compression, distortion, attack and reverb made available in the EZmixer.• Mixer presets by STS 9, Richard Devine, DJ Amp live, sub-ID and Count Bass D.• The possibility to save your own mixer presets with EZdrummer® 1.1 installed.
Credits:The Claustrophobic EZX® kit was played by Per Mikaelsson at Toontrack® Studios, Umea, Sweden.The Claustrophobic EZX® was recorded, engineered and mixed by Mattias Eklund, Trevor Coley (Sontronics Microphones) and Daniel Dermes at Toontrack® Studios, Umea, Sweden.The MIDI files for the Claustrophobic EZX® were played by Derico Watson at New Polyphony, Nashville, USA and Per Mikaelsson at Toontrack® Studios, Umea, Sweden.Sound editing; Mattias EklundMIDI editing: Henrik Kjellberg, Nils ErikssonGraphic designer: Fredrik ÄrletunHead of support, beta testing and configuration manager: Rogue MarechalCoding: Olof WestmanThe mix presets for the Claustrophobic EZX® were designed by STS 9, Richard Devine, DJ Amp live,sub-ID and Count Bass D.The Claustrophobic EZX® uses TPC, Toontrack® Percussive Compression.
INSTRUMENT LIST:
Kickdrums:• 15" Cocktail Kick No TopSkin • 15" Cocktail Kick • 15" Cocktail Kick Loose TopSkin • 15" Cocktail Kick Towel • 22" Premier Gen-X1 • 22" Premier Gen-X Lower • 20" Premier Artist Birch Heritage • 20" Premier Artist Damped1 • 20" Premier Artist Damped2 • 22" Premier Gen-X Open • 22" Premier Gen-X Open2 • 22" Premier Gen-X Damped • 22" Premier Gen-X Damped2 • 22" Premier Gen-X Damped with Cymbal • 12" Tom • 12" Tom Damped • 22" Premier Gen-X2 • 22" Premier Gen-X2 NoSnares Snaredrums:• 13" Tama Steel • 14" Premier Gen-X • 14" Premier Gen-X with Crash • 12" Tama • 14" Tama Superstar Low • 12" Pearl • 14" Tama Superstar High • 14" Tama Superstar with Brushes • 8" Yamaha Steve Jordan High Snaredrums:• 8" Yamaha Clubkit Snare • 12" Pearl • 13" Tama • 13" Tama with Cymbal • 13" Tama with Brushes Racktom 1:• 10" Premier Gen-X - Sticks • 10" Premier Gen-X - Damped • 10" Premier Gen-X - Sticks2 • 10" Premier Gen-X - Brushes • 10" Premier Gen-X - with Cymbal Racktom 2:• 12" Premier Gen-X - Sticks • 12" Premier Gen-X - Damped • 12" Premier Gen-X - Sticks2 • 12" Premier Gen-X - Brushes • 12" Premier Gen-X - with Cymbal Floortom 1:• 14" Premier Gen-X - Sticks • 14" Premier Gen-X - Damped • 14" Premier Gen-X - Sticks2 • 14" Premier Gen-X - Brushes • 14" Premier Gen-X - with Cymbal Floortom 2:• 16" Premier Gen-X - Sticks • 16" Premier Gen-X - Damped • 16" Premier Gen-X - Sticks2 • 16" Premier Gen-X - Brushes • 16" Premier Gen-X - with Cymbal Hats:• 14" K Zildjian - A Zildjian New• 10" K Zildjian - A Zildjian• 15" K Zildjian - 16" MEINL• 14" K Zildjian Brushes Extra Hats 1:• 12" Istanbul / 12" K Zildjian Hats Extra Hats 2:• 13" Istanbul / 13" A Zildjian New Beat Hats Crash A:• 16" K Zildjian Dark Crash Thin • 14" K Zildjian Dark Crash Thin • 18" Paiste Full Crash • 20" Istanbul Nostalgia • 16" K Zildjian Dark Crash Thin - Brushes Crash B:• 18" K Zildjian Dark Crash • 16" Paiste Thin Crash • 18" Istanbul Crash • 18" K Zildjian Dark Crash - Brushes Splash:• 10" Splash K Zildjian • 8" A Zildjian Splash • 12" Istanbul Splash • 13" Istanbul Splash • 10" Splash K Zildjian - Brushes Ride:• 20" K Zildjian Custom • 20" K Zildjian Custom Dry Light • 20" Sabian ED Thigpen Crystal Ride • 20" Sabian Ride - Sticks • 20" Sabian Ride - Brushes China:• 16" Spock K Dark Crash / 12" LP China Top • 18" Zildjian Dark Crash / 16" MEINL Dragon • 18" Paiste Medium Lite China • 19" Istanbul Mel Lewis CrashRide • 19" Istanbul Mel Lewis CrashRide - Brushes Large Cowbell:• Large Cowbell • Small Cowbell Small Cowbell :• Small Cowbell Cabasa:• Cabasa LP Small • Cabasa LP Large Tambourine with Hands :• Tambourine with Hands Tambourine with Sticks :• Tambourine MEINL with Sticks • Tambourine LP with Sticks Snaps:• Snaps Claps:• Claps Footstomps:• Footstomps Triangle:• Triangle Bells:• Bells Shaker:• Shaker Chimes:• Chimes