PremierSoundfactory / DrumTree

[Piet De Ridder]

Soon available: PremierSoundfactory's brand new DrumTree, a bundled-updated-expanded-and-enhanced collection of all their drumlibraries thusfar, and a product of which they're apparently proud enough to even dedicate a special website to it: DrumTree.

I already have several of those original libraries (so I'm not sure I'll upgrade) and they're really good. PremierSoundfactory-style good that is, which means: great sound — the most convincing 70's sound I've ever come across in drumsamples anyway —, but leaving quite a bit to be desired programming-wise. Hopefully, they've upped their programming-game with the new DrumTree Kontakt-instruments.

- 9.6 GB (about 17 GB uncompressed sample pool)
- Kicks & Toms: 25 variations from 8 kits / Snares: 41 variations from 13 snares / Hihats: 27 variations / Rides & Crash cymbals: 67 variations from 25 cymbals
- Intro pricing: $269 / Normal price: $349
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[wst3]

Some of those demos were remarkable - 50's bebop sounded EXACTLY like what I imagine when I think of late 1950s Bebop. Several others had the same effect - grunge and punk and the 70's Detroit Pop for example.

There were a few that didn't strike me the same way, but I think that was largley because the styles are not something I work with?

I'm not sure what other features they've included, some additional time at their web site will be required!

Can't imagine Toontrack Superior 2 taking a back seat, but this could well do the trick. If all the styles that interest me are as well done as the examples I think I'll have to make the investment. Thanks for the heads up Piet!

[The Saxer]

Oh shit... when I got this mail today I immediately sorted it to spam because of the ugly green GUI. Now listening to the demos I really have to think about my conviction that I'll never need any more drum samples... damn! I'm a retro nerd and this is too good to ignore!

[playz123]

Do I need it?..Sigh!