PRODUCT CATALOG

TOONTRACK MUSIC PRODUCT CATALOG

The EZ percussive sampler series, EZdrummer and its EZX expansion packs, are high end sounding, low end costing
software and sound modules designed for songwriters and producers on all levels in need of a simple tool to quickly
create professional drum and percussion tracks. The intuitive interface and shallow learning curve together with sounds
and MIDI recorded by the best in the business has quickly made the EZ series a standard within the music industry.

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EZdrummer is a multi-microphone drum-sampler designed for musicians

and producers in need of a compact, affordable, easy to handle plug-in
without compromising sound quality or control.
The visualized drums in the interface combine auditioning of sounds and
drumkit construction. The extensive drag and drop midi-library enables
users to create a great drumtrack in less than five mouse-clicks. For more
advanced handling, users can control microphone bleeding and levels
between drums using the internal mixer. The mixer also allows stereo and
multitrack routing into the host through one single plug-in, and thanks to
the second generation Toontrack Percussive Compression (TPC), system
requirements are kept to a minimum.
The drums for EZdrummer were recorded, produced and played by the
best in the business. From our pro Superior line weve adopted the
humanizing features that are instrumental in making our drum-samplers
the pinnacle in digital drum production.
With EZdrummer, Toontrack has stepped into the next generation of
acoustic drum-samplers.

EZdrummer facts and features:

EZdrummer ranges from entry level usability to pro handling.
Features multiple microphone control.
TPC Generation II reduces system requirements to a minimum.
Operates in General MIDI.
Internal mixer allows stereo and multitrack routing into the host through one
single plug in.
Preset mix modes for quick sound changes.
Interface visualizes the drums loaded and combines auditioning and kit
construction.
Drums recorded at Avatar Studios, New York by world class drummers and
producers.
Thousands of drum patterns with prelistening, quick browsing and dragndrop
functionality.
The humanizer combines drum hit randomizing and non-cycling.
Velocity sweep allows instant seamless velocity changes of all drum patterns.

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The Jazz EZX features multi Grammy award winning percussive artist
Roy Futureman Wooten.
Recorded at cutting edge Blackbird Studios in Nashville Toontrack has had the privilege
to capture the magic of Futureman. His touch, his heart, his philosophy and his
approach to his craft. We feel that these recordings will set yet another bench mark for
the quality of sampled drums in the years to come.

This is a unique and exclusive recording of two of the most important drummers in popular
music. Clyde Stubblefield and John "Jab'o" Starks.
On their own or in tandem, Starks and Stubblefield were the principal drummers for the
Godfather of Soul and Funk, Mr. James Brown. Fans and critics alike cite their collective era in
Browns band as the pinnacle of Funk. Their combined drumming on the classic double-album
"Sex Machine" is some of the most innovative, inspired and funky playing ever recorded. We at
Toontrack Music are honored and humbled to have worked with these
masters. As fans and lovers of music, we wish to express our deepest
appreciation and gratitude for the legacy that Jab'o and Clyde
have given us all.
The Funkmasters EZX feature two kit interfaces, one for Clyde
and one for Jab'o. The EZX also features effects sliders in the
EZmixer, a Vinyl effect created with the use of Izotope Vinyl plug
in and a large Plate reverb resampled at Toontrack Music Studios,
Ume, delivering all that you need to create those real sounding
Funk tracks.

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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
with the cutting edge of the radical beats of todays 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 youve got all
the ingredients to produce, write and play music that takes you and your beats one
step further.
C for Claustrophobic, C for Contemporary, C for Cutting edge.
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 Colln & Webb, STS 9, Richard Devine,
DJ Amplive, sub-ID and Count Bass D.

In October of 1985 Tom Waits released the album Rain Dogs. The album was an instant
classic and marked a new sound for him. A rough, dirty neo-blues style with awkward
rhythms and hard edges.
Part of the band that contributed to that sound was drummer and percussionist
Michael Blair. His highly personal instrument set-up which included a mix of regular
drums and odd bits and pieces like trashcans, bedroom furniture and rusty bicycle
frames fit perfectly with the sound that Waits was looking for. The combination of
Michaels timing, expression, and junkyard sounds created a rich and useful range of
musical textures to accent Waits intricate storytelling. Michael Blair also played and
toured with Waits on Franks Wild Years, the follow up to Rain Dogs,
and later became an integral part of the recordings for Elvis
Costellos Spike (1989) and Lou Reeds Magic and Loss (1992).
The Twisted Kit EZX by Michael Blair was sampled through the
very best of outboard with distortion, reverb, compression and
attack effects made available in the EZmixer. This enables you to
access a large number of mixer presets by STS 9, Richard Devine,
DJ Amplive, sub-ID and Count Bass D.

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The Nashville EZX takes the traditional country heart of Nashville as a starting point but
branches out to become something bigger. A library of percussive sounds that will
appeal to musicians, writers and producers in every musical genre in need of EZ access
to great drums. It has a big sound and comes played with sticks, brushes and hands.
The Nashville EZX was played by Harry Stinson. Grammy nominated drummer and
award winning producer, writer, and singer having achieved No. 1 status in all of those
categories. His talents have been shared with artists like Steve Earle, Martina McBride,
Johnny Cash, Faith Hill, Earl Scruggs, Etta James, Brooks and Dunn, Patty Loveless, Lyle
Lovett and numerous others, patching together a list that reads
like the whos who in country music.
The Nashville EZX was produced by Chuck Ainlay. Grammy winning
Producer/Engineer with a mind blowing track record. To name but
a few, artists such as Mark Knopfler & Dire Straits, George Strait,
Trisha Yearwood, Vince Gill, Sheryl Crowe, Emmylou Harris, Steve
Earle, The Mavericks and Dixie Chicks have all relied on his
experience and expertise to guide them to the perfect sound.

Vintage Rock - Brushes and Sticks EZX contains recordings of the legendary
Ludwig Keystone Drum Set.
The Ludwig Drum Company had little idea what was about to hit them in the months
following February 9th 1964, The Beatles debut U.S. Television appearance on The Ed
Sullivan Show. The band were a sensation and almost overnight everyone wanted to own
a set of Ludwig drums just like Ringo's. In fact, Ludwig were still struggling to keep up
with demand when along came another drumming icon John Bonham. As well as his use
of the Supraphonic snare drum, Bonham popularised larger sizes, including the 24" bass
drum similar to the one sampled for the Vintage Brushes and Sticks EZX. This 60's era
Ludwig set belongs to 2khz Studio owner Nick Yeatman and we were very happy he lent
it to us so we could capture that phat and funky Ludwig sound.
The Ludwig Keystone Kit was played by Chris Whitten and mixed
by producer Peter Henderson and Mattias Eklund from Toontrack
Music. To it weve added the classic Ludwig Black Beauty and
Slingerland Radio King snares and a number of cool complimentary cymbals. Custom MIDI played by top notch drummer
Morgan gren (Frank Zappa).

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Drumkit From Hell aka DFH was originally created to address Toontrack Musics own
needs for better and heavier drums in music production. As a result the Toontrack
production team decided to record a drum library with the best musicians and
producers available in Swedish heavy metal.
Little did they know what they had started. Drumkit From Hell was awarded 5 of 5 in
Sound on Sound, an EQ Magazine Exceptional Quality award and launched Toontrack
Music as well as the DFH brand in a major way into the sample business enabling the
development of the Superior and EZdrummer samplers.
The sounds for DFH were played, recorded and produced at Dug
Out studios by Tomas Haake, Daniel Bergstrand, Mattias Eklund
and Fredrik Thordendal. All sounds have been re-mixed at
Toontrack Studios by Mattias Eklund and weve added custom
MIDI files from the diabolically gifted musician and guitar player of
Meshuggah, Fredrik Thordendal plus MIDI played by Tomas Haake
of Meshuggah, Owe Lingvall of Nocturnal Rites and Mattias Grahn
of Naglfar. Metal at its best.

Percussionist Mikael Emsing on the recordings:

I was excited when Toontrack asked me to to collaborate on this product. Most of the
work I've done in the studio and live has been Rock, Pop or Jazz-type sessions and I felt
there was a need for a sample library with sounds adapted to that kind of music.
Ive spent years studying traditional music, but also spent an equal amount of time
trying to get some sort of "signature" sound, a sound that works live as well as in the
studio, a sound that has some soul to it and I wanted to be sure that came through on
the sampled sounds. Much to my satisfaction the guys from Toontrack shared my vision
and from the get-go we planned and recorded everything with this in mind. I also
wanted a wide variety of sounds and through the generous help of
Meinl Percussion we have been able to provide the vital
instruments for making recordings in the aforementioned genres.
All the instruments were recorded in different sizes and
materials. From large to small, from wood to fibreglass etc.
Carrying this DVD around will be a lot easier than lugging all those
instruments around (thank god for cartage services by the
way...). Time to get the groove going.

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Superior Drummer 2.0 is Toontracks all out professional platform for programming and producing drums.
Superior Drummer is for the discerning producer that wants all the control that would be provided in a live session with
the best drummers in the world at the very best recording venues in the world. Features the Ezplayer pro MIDI engine,
professional filters delivered by Sonalksis in the all out mixer. The first Superior Drummer 2.0 release "The New York
Studio Legacy Series vol I" features recordings from Avatar Studios in New York. In March 2009 Toontrack releases vol II in
the NY Studio Legacy Series with recordings from legendary NY studios Hit Factory and Allaire. In the years to come the
Superior line will expand both in terms of functionality and when it comes to sample libraries.

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SUPERIOR DRUMMER 2.0

The New York Studio Legacy Series, Toontrack Musics professional
sample engine for drums is a complete overhaul of the original
dfh-Superior engine but weve made painstakingly sure to lose nothing
of the sound quality, attention to detail and musicality that has made
the Toontrack Music drum sampler line what it is.
Superior Drummer 2.0 has been re-developed for optimized use with
e-drums with more effective use of sample layers and much improved
loading times. It will include custom MIDI played by Nir Z accessed
through the all new customized MIDI engine and arranger EZplayer
Pro; it will feature stand-alone capacity through Toontrack Solo. From
premium UK based software developer Sonalksis, Superior Drummer
2.0 has been fitted with, 5-band EQ, high and low pass filter,
compressor, gate and transient designer filters.
The new interface is reminiscent of EZdrummer with its simple
handling and lay out but gives its user layer upon layer of in depth
features to create the ultimate drum track.

All new construction window with features such as:

ADSR - Attack Decay Sustain Release
X-pads - Load instruments from any Toontrack library to add
positions or to double instruments on the position of your choice.
The ability to read and combine all Superior and EZdrummer
sound libraries.

All new internal mixer featuring:

Total Bleed Control
Stereo Mix Busses
Channelstrip Presets
Individual Outputs
Five Inserts
Hardware Controllable

And built in FX delivered by Sonalksis such as:

5 Band Equalizer
Highpass & Lowpass
Gate
Compressor
Transient

INCLUDED!

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Superior Drummer 2.0 - The New York Studio Legacy Series was recorded by
Pat Thrall, Neil Dorfsman and Nir Z at Hit Factory, Avatar Studios and Allaire
studios, NY. Pat Thrall, Neil Dorfsman and Nir Z have between them over the
past three decades worked with artists as diverse as Meatloaf, Celine Dion,
Nick Lachey, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Beyonc, Bjrk, Kiss, Joss
Stone, Genesis, John Mayer and Chris Cornell.
In 2005 Toontrack Music was contacted by Pat Thrall with a request to record
drums for the Superior Drummer software engine at the Hit Factory, New York.
Pat Thrall, an avid dfh Superior user, wanted to sample the Hit Factory
recording room so that the mighty sound produced within those walls would
live on available to producers and musicians after this legendary studio itself
was no longer in existence.

COMPRESSOR

We all knew Pats musical history (with Glenn Hughes, Black Crowes, Beyonc
etc) and jumped at the opportunity to work with one of our heroes. Matters
werent made worse by the fact that Pat introduced another long time hero of
ours to add his talents, passion and experience to the recordings, Neil
Dorfsman. Neil has produced and engineered artists like, Kiss, Bruce
Springsteen, Dire Straits and Sting.
Pat and Neil also brought along renowned live and session drummer Nir Z
whose credits include acts like Genesis, Joss Stone and Chris Cornell to play
his GMS drums for the sessions.

5 BAND EQUALIZER

With Mattias Eklund and Henrik Kjellberg from Toontrack Music the recordings
at Hit Factory were literally conducted while the wrecking crew was tearing the
studio down.
At first, the Hit Factory sessions were meant to be released as an expansionpack for dfh Superior but after discussions with Pat, Neil and Nir and within the
Toontrack production team it was decided that these sounds were too
important to be released merely as another collection of sounds. The Hit
Factory sessions were a format in its own right and with that insight,
Toontrack Music took the first steps towards realizing the vision of Superior
Drummer 2.0.

GATE

At this point the company had decided to expand its ambitions after gathering
experience from the original DFH drum-library and the creation and release of
dfh-Superior and dfh-Superior Custom and Vintage.
This was embodied by the development of dfh EZdrummer, a low end priced
but high-end sounding drum sampler accessible and useful to everyone. From
beginner to professional.
In addition to the Hit Factory sessions Toontrack decided to record two other
New York recording-venues frequented by Pat, Neil and Nir, Avatar Studios and
Allaire Studios. A portion of the first Avatar sessions were modified to be part
of dfh EZdrummer, but taken together these recordings made up the heart of
what would comprise the release of Superior Drummer 2.0 The New York
Studio Legacy Series.
Weve been waiting to announce and release these recordings for over two
years knowing that they deserved a software engine that would set a
standard of its own in sampled drums.

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HIGHPASS & LOWPASS

TRANSIENT

Toontrack Software Tools are products that complement both our own sampler formats and
sampler formats from other developers.
The series was unofficially started with the release of the MIDI browser and arranger EZplayer Free in March of 2007. Its been
followed by the release of the stand alone host application Toontrack solo in the fall of 2007 and late 2008 will see the release
of Drumtracker, Toontrack Musics very own sound replacement tool and the further development of
EZplayer Free and EZplayer Pro.
The TST line will be developed further in the years to come to deepen the interaction between all products in the Toontrack line.

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ALL YOUR MIDI - ONE PLAYER

EZplayer Pro is the much expanded version of Toontrack Musics EZplayer Free.
In EZplayer Pro you can collect and organize all the MIDI on your hard drive. You can combine, put together and fuse
drum and percussion MIDI clips from individual kit pieces to entire arrangements and audition them with your favorite
drum sampler in EZplayer Pro before dragging them into your sequencer.
The application is organized as a multi track sequencer arranger where every track can be connected to a virtual
instrument in the main sequencer and EZplayer Pro be utilized to audition different instruments in combination before
you adjust them in detail. The tracks and the sub tracks with fills and variations connected to them can also be aligned to
a hardware controller such as a keyboard or percussive controller to trigger MIDI sequences live.
On top of all the new functionality the map-wrappers between different drum sampler formats (which allow users to use
the MIDI from one brand of drum sampler with a sampler from another brand as a sound source on the fly) have been
expanded to now encompass all common brands in the market.
EZplayer Pro will be delivered with all new MIDI content from David Fingers Haynes and others.

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FEED

CONVERT

REPLACE

THE NEW STAND ALONE DRUM REPLACER FROM TOONTRACK MUSIC

Host independent, stand alone software for converting drum audio to drum MIDI. Import audio tracks, export MIDI
mapped to your favourite drum sampler.
Manual control over tracking and exporting, select which part or parts of a drum track that you want to export,
down each single hit.
Define multiple parts in a single sound file enabling tracking of multiple instruments and articulations.
You and your drum sampler set the limits.
Select the parts of the sound file that you want converted, enabling exclusion of unwanted triggering.
Each trigging point graphically represented. Delete, add, move or change the velocity to your individual needs.
Set max/min velocity and threshold values for each instrument and articulation.
Choose between different output MIDI mappings adapted for several different drum samplers.
Save your own presets.
Export all drums to one single MIDI file or as multi track MIDI.

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Toontrack solo is a stand alone application designed to host Toontrack samplers such as dfh Superior and EZdrummer.
It is particularly suited for musicians wanting to jam along with a friend (real ones if you are a drummer or a virtual one if
you are a guitarist), or to perform live (for your own pleasure or in front of an audience). In its current incarnation a
performer can optimize response from his preferred controller with the use of factory presets, and route any of the
samplers output to a hardware mixer for total sonic control.
Toontrack solo boosts full support for ASIO and CoreAudio/CoreMIDI devices and provides support for up to 16 physical
Audio outputs that can be routed to a conventional mixer for processing. For the less technically savvy among readers this
means that it is optimized for real-time operation with minimal latency and provide the full flexibility of sound shaping in
your outboard gear.
Multiple instances can of course be controlled from conventional keyboard controllers (with full support for modwheel
control of hihat action) as well as a range of specialists devices such as the majority of E-drums and Drumpads available
on the market. virtual Drummers can be layered or assigned to specific channels for precise triggering, at your discretion.

Get it for free at www.toontrack.com

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Toontrack Music Registered Trademarks:

Toontrack, EZdrummer, EZX, Superior Drummer, DFH, Drumkit From Hell, Drumtracker & EZplayer

Sonalksis is a trademark of Sonalksis Ltd UK