This is the much anticipated continuation of Toontrack’s New York Studios Legacy series, focusing on capturing the best studios in the New York area. Recorded in the renowned Avatar Studios and featuring several vintage and custom kits, this session is best described as a prequel to the much praised core library in Toontrack’s award-winning Superior Drummer, also recorded in Avatar studios and by the same team, engineer duo Neil Dorfsman and Pat Thrall together with drummer Nir Z.

Avatar Studios is known for having one of the world’s finest acoustic environments for recording and has won several industry awards. Since its inception in the 1970s, it’s hosted bands and artists like Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Journey, Kings of Leon and The Clash.

The drums were recorded through a Neve 8068 console and signal chains of modern and vintage studio gear by an engineer/drummer team that has decades worth of experience behind the console and in the tracking room. Between them, they have worked with artists covering the whole gamut of genres, from classic rock (Kiss,Meatloaf, Bruce Springsteen) to soul (Joss Stone, John Mayer) and modern pop (Beyoncé, Katy Perry).

FEATURE SPOTLIGHT • Recorded in the legendary Avatar Studios in New York City • 18 GB of raw, unprocessed drum sounds recorded through Neve, Pultec and GML signal chains • Three (3) full kits (Ludwig, Slingerland, Rogers) and additional snares • Several setups of different cymbals • Included MIDI library played by session drummer Nir Z • Included presets for instant mix-ready sounds SIGNAL CHAINS Kick EV 868 / Neumann U47 FET -> Pulteq MEQ-5 -> GML EQ 8200 Kick Comp Kick Bus -> EQP Pulteq -> GML EQ 8200 -> Neve 32264 Comp Kick PZM PZM -> Pulteq MEQ-5 Kick Sub Yamaha NS10 Sub Snare Top Shure SM56 Snare Bottom Shure SM57 Snare Comp SnareTop -> Pulteq -> Neve 32264 Comp Snare Rim Countrymen 101 taped to the rim SD Sansamp SnareTop -> Sansamp Tom1 Top Sennheiser 421 / Bottom Sennheiser 421 -> Bottom to Drawmer Gate -> Both bussed to Pulteq EQP Tom2 Top Sennheiser 421 / Bottom Sennheiser 421 -> Bottom to Drawmer Gate -> Both bussed to Pulteq EQP Tom3 Top Sennheiser 421 / Bottom Sennheiser 421 -> Bottom to Drawmer Gate -> Both bussed to Pulteq EQP Hats AKG451 OH Schoeps CMC5U -> Pulteq EQP Near AMB KM54 -> SSL Comp Mid AMB Coles -> Distressor Far AMB Neumann U87 -> LA-3A Brauner Mono Trowbridge preamp -> Trowbridge Comp Mono SM7 Shure SM7 -> Neve 32264 Comp Bullet Bullet -> Mesa Boogie Amp -> SM53 Phone Phone Mic EMT140 EMT140 Plate Reverb