1 Introduction
 
STUDIO DRUMMER is an acoustic drum library that gives you premium drum kits, a top of 
the line studio sound, full mixing control with high quality effects, and a huge selection of 
MIDI grooves covering a variety of popular music genres. It gives you everything you need 
to create the perfect drum tracks for all kinds of productions.
Three top tier drum kits were recorded: a Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute kit, a Pearl Mas
ters Premium Maple kit, and a Sonor SQ2 Drum System kit. Just about every articulation 
was played on the various drums and cymbals and recorded with up to 25 velocity layers 
and up to six variations per same-velocity hit. Each kit has up to 18 microphones that can 
be mixed separately, including many direct mics, a mono and stereo overhead set of mics, 
and room mics to capture the ambient sound of the various recording spaces in the studio.
The drums were recorded at Teldex Studio in Berlin, Germany, world renown for legendary 
classical recordings as well as many other styles for several decades. Their famous record
ing hall as well as state of the art equipment and highly skilled professional engineers pro
vided the perfect setting to record the STUDIO DRUMMER library.
From left  to  right:  the  mixing desk  at  Teldex  Studio  Berlin,  Germany, with  the  Yamaha  kit  visible in  the  background;  the 
Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute kit set up in the live room; the Sonor SQ2 Drum System kit, set up for recording.
Introduction
 
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