OVERVIEW Steven Slate Drums Platinum library contains over 40 drumkits including 13 kits that are authentic models of class artists and albums, as well as10 new hybrid kits that use multiple layers of various kicks and snares to create new and unique sounds. This Platinum drum suite is the most complete digital drum suite on the market, conquering all your digital drum needs with an RTAS VST AU and standalone midi plugin, instant presets for Roland VDrum Modules, hundreds of easy to use midi grooves in our unique SONG form, as well as Drumagog GOG files and raw Wav Files for drum replacement. THE SAMPLES At the heart of any drum library are the actual samples themselves. Steven Slate has been called the MASTER of drum sounds. In the early 2000's his original drum sample disc was in high demand amongst many top Hollywood producers and mixers. By 2006, when he publicly released his first official drum sample disc, his sounds could already be heard in many top billboard hits. Today, the airwaves are filled with Steven's samples, as they are used by top industry mixers such as Mike Shipley, Chris Lord Alge, Ben Grosse, Jeff Juliano, Jay Baumgardner, Dave Way, and many more! Steven has recorded only the best drums, all tuned to perfection. Every drum and cymbal has been recorded first to 2inch tape, enhancing their unique rich sound. Every drum and cymbal was recorded with multiple velocities and multiple hits per velocity to ensure the most natural recreation. Then the samples were transferred to digital via high end A/D converters at 24 bit/ 44.1khz. The samples were then processed by Steven Slate using some of the most classic analog gear from both past and present. The result are drums that sound like you've always dreamed of, with punchy transients and smooth decays. By listening to the audio demos on the homepage, its easy to hear why many pros call Steven's samples the very best sounding digital drums available. SSD VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT The SSD Virtual Instrument, powered by Kontakt Player3, is a standalone or RTAS-VST-AU plugin that is easy to use and integrate into your DAW. The SSD instrument has keyboard mappings and a universal mapping for all Roland Vdrums. New in SSD 3.5 is Yellow Matter's new Advanced AMG anti machine gun mode. Advanced AMG is a physically modeled system that makes the drum samples place with extreme response and realism. MODELED KITS While you'll probably find many of the drumkits on Steven Slate Drums are reminscent of drumkits you've heard from various bands over the years, thirteen kits have been authentically modeled for a sound so close, you'll think it is the real thing! Platinum contains all modeled kits, including drumkits modeled after Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, Motley Crue, Metallica, Greenday, Deftones, AC/DC, Foo Fighters, Pantera, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Dream Theater. Keep in mind, these drumkits model the finalized mixed sounds that you have become familiar with, not just raw recordings of the drummer's kits. Check out the audio demos on the homepage! ROOM MICS The Steven Slate Drums collection contains two unique sounding sets of room mics. The first set is from a large warehouse with concrete walls. These room mics were processed with heavy doses of compression, eq, and even modulation to make a larger then life, deep, wide, expressive room sound. The drums were then sampled in the famous NRG Recording STUDIO A, known for being one of the top drum rooms in Los Angeles. Its been home to bands like Linkin Park, Foo Fighters, Billy Joel, and more. These room mics have been left unprocessed and contain the signature depth and space from this beautiful sounding room. DRUMAGOG and WAV Each and every drum along with BOTH sets of their room mics are available in raw WAV file and Drumagog GOG file for easy replacement or augmentation of live drum tracks. First copy the drum track, put the "direct" sample on (you can choose with or with overhead) and then copy the original drum track onto a stereo track to trigger one of the two stereo ROOM MIC PAIR samples.