300,000 single-hit recordings for Superior Drummer 2.0 featuring Meshuggah's Tomas Haake.

The Toontrack Metal Foundry SDX expansion pack for Superior Drummer 2.0 sample engine features the drumming of Meshuggah's Tomas Haake, and includes seven massive drum kits, spanning 300,000 sound files of raw, single-hit drum recordings in the vein of Drumkit From Hell and dfh Superior. The e-drum samples cover a wide variety of harder music, from the early blues-tinged sound of the late '60s classic rock to the fragmentation of today's heavier music, including power, thrash, death, and progressive metal.

The Metal Foundry SDX celebrates the Toontrack Music Hard Rock and Heavy Metal legacy of the first Drumkit From Hell. The drum samples in this expansion pack was recorded and produced at Atlantis Studios in December 2008 by the original Drumkit From Hell recording team, Mattias Eklund (Toontrack Music), Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah), Daniel Bergstrand (Dug Out Studios), and Tomas Haake (Meshuggah).

The Toontrack Metal Foundry SDX features presets by:
•Devin Townsend (Devin Townsend, Strapping Young Lad, Steve Vai)
•Daniel Bergstrand from Dug Out Studio (Meshuggah, In Flames, Dark Funeral, Behemoth)
•Pelle Gunnerfeldt from Gröndahl Studio (The Hives, Moneybrother, Fireside, The International Noise Conspiracy)
•Pelle Henricsson, Eskil Lövstrand and Magnus Lindberg from Tonteknik Studio (Refused, Meshuggah, Cult Of Luna, Khoma, Hell Is For Heroes)
•Mattias Eklund from Toontrack (Nocturnal Rites, Naglfar, Guillotine, Galneryus, Lambretta) Jocke Skog (Clawfinger)
•Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah)


The Metal Foundry SDX features custom MIDI by: •Gene Hoglan (Dark Angel, Strapping Young Lad, Devin Townsend, Testament)
•Dirk Verbeuren (Soilwork, Warrel Dane, Scarve, Aborted)


MIDI is downloadable upon product registration.

The Drumkit From Hell and Metal Foundry story
Toontrack Music was originally started as a production company for composing game and movie soundtracks. In 1999, producers Fredrik Thordendal of heavy-metal band Meshuggah and Mattias Eklund of Toontrack Music decided to design a sample library for their own use. They called Tomas Haake drummer of Heavy Metal band Meshuggah to record the drum samples. The sample library was called Drumkit From Hell.

Little did they know that Drumkit From Hell was not only the first true multisampled drum recording for use with a virtual instrument but that it would also be the start for Toontrack Music to become one of the premier developers of software, audio, and MIDI for virtual drum and percussion production, spawning groundbreaking products like dfh Superior, EZdrummer, and Superior Drummer 2.0. In the time since Toontrack recorded and released Drumkit From Hell, their knowledge of sampling drums and designing software has improved vastly and they've built a great following in all genres and with all kinds of users, but their core has always rested firmly on the foundation of those early recordings.

In order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Drumkit From Hell, they're releasing The Metal Foundry SDX. The name has layers of meaning to Toontrack encompassing both the beginning, what has come from it, and what lies in the future. The Foundry is a place where precious metals are forged and what was started back in 1999 with the Drumkit From Hell recording sessions turned out to be truly precious.

Toontrack The Metal Foundry SDX Expansion Pack Features:

• 7 massive drum kits 300,000 sound files of raw, single-hit drum recordings
• Wide range of styles including blues-tinged sound of late '60s classic rock, the different elements of heavier music, power, thrash, death, and progressive metal, and more
  
  Instruments list:
• Right Kick
• Sonor Tomas Haake Custom 7x14"
• Pearl Reference 6.5x14"
• Pearl Ian Paice Signature 6.5x14"
• Pearl Free Floating Brass 5x14"
• WFL Marching Snare with Wood Hoops 12x14"
• Ludwig Supraphonic 402 6.5x14"
• WFL U.S 276 6.5x15"
• Ludwig Clear Vistalite 6.5x14"
• Pearl Reference Low Pitched 6.5x14"
• Pearl Free Floating - Maple 5x14"
• Pearl Sensitone Aluminum 5x14"
  
  Hats
• Sabian HHX Stage Hats 14"
• Sabian HHX Power Hats 14"
• Sabian HH Hats 15"
• Sabian HHX Stage Hats 15"
• Paiste Giant Beat 15"
  
  Rack Tom 1
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 8x10"
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 9x12"
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 8x10"
• Tomas Haake Custom SQ2 10x10"
• DW Collectors Series 9x12"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 5.5x6"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 8x12"
• Ludwig Amber Vistalite 10x14"
• Ludwig Silversparkle 8x12"
  
  Rack Tom 2
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 10x13"
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 9x12"
• Tomas Haake Custom SQ2 14x14"
• DW Collectors Series 10x13"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 5.5x8"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 9x13"
• Ludwig Silversparkle 9x13"
  
  Rack Tom 3
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 10x14"
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 10x14"
• Tomas Haake Custom SQ2 10x12"
• DW Collectors Series 11x14"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 6.5x10"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 10x14"
• Ludwig Silversparkle 10x14"
  
  Floor Tom 1
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 15x15"
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 16x16"
• Tomas Haake Custom SQ2 16x15"
• DW Collectors Series 13x16"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 12x15"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 16x16"
• Ludwig Amber Vistalite 16x16"
• Ludwig Silversparkle 16x16"
  
  Floor Tom 2
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 16x16"
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 17x18"
• Tomas Haake Custom Designer Series 17x18"
• Tomas Haake Custom SQ2 18x18"
• DW Collectors Series 14x18"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 14x16"
• Tama ImperialStar 1975 16x18"
• Ludwig Amber Vistalite 16x18"
• Ludwig Silversparkle 16x18"
  
  Ride Position 4
• Sabian Morgan Agren Custom Ride 22"
• Sabian Tomas Haake Custom Power Bell Ride 22"
  
  Ride Position 5
• Paiste Giant Beat 24"
• Sabian HHX Legacy Ride 22"
  
  Crash 1
• Sabian HHXtreme Crash 16"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 16"
• Sabian HH Sound Control Crash 15"
• Sabian HH Splash 12"
  
  Crash 2
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 18"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 18"
• Sabian HH Thin Crash 16"
• Sabian HH Crash 19"
• Bosphorus Traditional Series 19"
  
  Crash 3
• Sabian HHX Legacy Ride 20"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 19"
• Sabian HH Medium Crash 20"
• Paiste Giant Beat 18"
• Sabian Morgan Agren Custom Dark Crash 20"
  
  Crash 4
• Sabian HHX Groove Ride 21"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 19"
• Sabian HH Medium Ride 22"
• Sabian HH Splash 8"
  
  Crash 5
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 21"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 20"
• Zildjian Medium Crash 18"
  
  Crash 6
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 22"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 20"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 19"
• Bosphorus The Hammer 20"
  
  China 1
• Sabian Paragon Chinese 19"
• Sabian AAX Mini Chinese 14"
• Sabian AAXtreme Chinese 19"
• Sabian HH Chinese 18"
  
  China 2
• Sabian AAXtreme Chinese 21"
• Sabian HHX Chinese 18"
• Sabian AAX Chinese 20"
• Sabian AAXtreme 19"
  
  Splash
• Sabian HH Splash 10"
• Sabian HH Splash 12"
  
  Spock
• Sabian HH Thin Crash 16"/ Paragon Chinese 19"
• Sabian HH Sound Control Crash 15"/ HH Chinese 18"
• Sabian HH Splash 12"/ AAX Mini Chinese 14"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 18"/ HHX Chinese 21"
• Sabian HHX Stage Crash 18"/ AAXtreme Chinese 21"
  
  Cowbell
• Ludwig Cowbell by Paiste

Add these 7 massive drum kits to your Superior Drummer 2.0 set. Order today!

Toontrack The Metal Foundry SDX Expansion Pack Specifications:

• System Requirements
• Windows: XP or Vista, 2GHz Pentium 4 or Athlon with 1.5GB RAM (multi-core CPU with 2GB or more recommended)
  
  Mac: OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher, 2GHz G5 with 1.5GB RAM (multi-core CPU with 2GB or more recommended)
  
  Both: Minimum of 8GB free hard disc space (35GB for full install), DVD drive, a working Superior Drummer 2.0 installation