Captured in the same room, with the same scrutiny for detail and the same 11.1 microphone positioning philosophy as the Superior Drummer 3 core library, the Orchestral Percussion SDX is not just the perfect complement to the Superior line of sounds, it’s a revelation in terms of flexibility and playability within the Superior Drummer 3 framework.
This is not just a sound library, it’s arguably the most all-encompassing and carefully captured collection of handpicked orchestral percussion instruments on the market. Welcome to the Orchestral Percussion SDX for Superior Drummer 3.
FEATURE SPOTLIGHT
- More than 120 individual instruments
- Recorded at the same studio as the Superior Drummer 3 core sound library
- A complete immersive experience
- Playback in stereo up to 11-channel surround systems
- Sampled with extreme attention to detail and articulation
- Optional tools available for selected instruments
- A comprehensive collection of MIDI
- Comes as a factory bundle including two SDX configurations
TWO LIBRARIES. TWO INTERFACES.
Given the range and sheer volume of content, the Orchestral Percussion SDX comes configured as a factory bundle of two separate SDX libraries, both available directly upon installation from the drop-down menu in Superior Drummer 3.
Volume I includes the more fundamental or leading instruments, such as timpani, bass drums, taikos, snares and toms.
Volume II covers the triangles, wood blocks, various shakers, chimes and other instruments often used as effects or to embellish or accentuate arrangements.
THE INSTRUMENTS.
The Orchestral Percussion SDX covers the entire tonal range from majestic to subtle. You’ll find everything from the quintessential timpani, the thunderous bass drums, the traditional taikos and the classic marching snares to the subtle hand cymbals, triangles and wood blocks. In the Orchestral Percussion SDX, you’ll literally have all the options you need on both ends of the extremes.
UNCOMPROMISING INSTRUMENT DETAIL.
To us, sampling sounds for an SDX is more than merely recording instruments. It is the craft of capturing the essence and every unique voice of each instrument to give you, the user, the ability to produce limitless and stunningly real performances.
For the Orchestral Percussion SDX, we worked with a team of experienced percussionists to pinpoint exactly what variations, or ‘articulations’ as we like to call them, that needed to be captured for every single instrument. But articulations alone are not enough to express the dynamic range of a drum, cymbal or percussion piece. In order to accurately produce the raw nature of each instrument, every articulation must also be recorded in multiple layers throughout the entire dynamic range – from the softest nudges to the thunderous, room-filling strikes.
AUDIO PERFECTION IN UTTER SILENCE.
The Orchestral Percussion SDX was recorded in the same room as the Superior Drummer 3 core sound library, the main hall at Galaxy Studios in Belgium. With its 330-square-meter room measuring eight meters from floor to ceiling, it is the ideal location for capturing immersive audio of the utmost quality.
In addition, the entire studio complex is built on springs to ensure that the outside interference is literally nonexistent. In fact, with only 14 dBA of environmental noise, the main hall at Galaxy Studio is the most quiet recording space of this size in the world. This in itself is a pivotal factor in making the extreme velocity detail translate to its full capacity.
Perfect acoustics, balanced reverberation and second-to-none recording technology – Superior Drummer 3 and the Orchestral Percussion SDX called for a superior studio, and got exactly that.
THE MICROPHONES & SIGNAL CHAINS.
For the Orchestral Percussion SDX sessions, each instrument was carefully placed in the room as if it were to be recorded in its natural position in a full orchestral session setup. The microphones were handpicked, and after careful consideration ultimately whittled down to the selection that performed the best on each instrument. Finally, each chain was run through the state-of-the-art pre-amps of the resident Neve 88D console at Galaxy. No audio processing was performed before or after the recording stage, making all samples completely transparent and ready for mix in any session.
THE PRESETS.
For each preset included with the Orchestral Percussion SDX, there are three variations of mixes all based on the listener’s perceived distance to the percussion section: ‘Close Position’, ‘Conductor’s Position’ and ‘Audience Position.’ In addition, there are presets engineered specifically for use with optional tools.
STEREO, SURROUND AND HEIGHT.
All three main preset options are also engineered and optimised for use in three levels, from traditional stereo to surround (5.1) and all the way up to an immersive ‘Height Surround’ (3D) option.
Note that the wide range of additional ambience channels that the Orchestral Percussion SDX offers can be used in many creative ways, although you may be mixing or composing on a traditional stereo setup.
THE MIDI.
The Orchestral Percussion SDX does not only provide the sounds, it also comes with the performance. With the included MIDI library, you’ll have the essentials in terms of patterns, rudiments, rolls, crescendos and diminuendos.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.
- A working Superior Drummer 3.1.4 (or above) installation.
- 64-bit Windows 7 or newer, 8 GB RAM (16 GB RAM or more recommended).
- Mac OS X 10.6 or higher, 64-bit Intel-based Mac with 8 GB RAM (16 GB RAM or more recommended).
- Basic install: Approx. 25 GB download and an additional 25 GB for the installation process.
- Complete install: Approx. 65 GB download and an additional 65 GB for the installation process.
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