More great drum tracks from the talented Mr. Jones.
This sample collection from Fostex is a CD series designed to help songwriters. Included are drum tracks with a happening groove and ambience that 2 and 4 bar loops are unable to provide. These solo drum samples are complete songs created in the style of contemporary pop hits. Each song has been recorded a number of times with variations, then separated into intros, verses, choruses and endings. All you have to do is import the files to create your stereo drum track with the fills and and ambience of a studio-recorded drum session. The applications for these files are limitless. Audio Trax gives you, the songwriter, great sounding, solid drum parts, so you can create music without spending precious time on sequencing drums.
The sample library is broken down into 5 styles:
•ContemPop: Recorded at 117BPM and played in the style of contemporary pop hits like Savage Garden, Matchbox 20, and Crowded House. •CountryRock: Recorded at 113BMP with a busy snare rhythm. This style uses brushes and stick, and is popular with artists such as Sheryl Crow and Shania Twain. •Grungie: Recorded at 136BPM. Grungie is taken from today's "grunge pop" market. It is fast and furious with a lot of energy similar to the Foo Fighters, Blink 182, etc. •RocknFunky: Recorded at 92BPM with a funky rock approach popular with a wide variety of bands from Kylie Minogue to Sade. •Washy: Recorded at 88BPM, this sample collection is a laid back, straight ahead style with lots of washy ride cymbals and open hats. Very similar in style to that of Coldplay, Lenny Kravitz, etc.
The drums are provided by Australia's David Jones, one of the world's great drummers/percussionists who has worked with a wide variety of international superstars, including John Denver, Stevie Wonder, Seals & Crofts, as well as popular Australian artists from the blues phenom Nathan Cavaleri, long-standing rockers Dragon, pop stars Debra Byrne and Peter Cupples, amongst others.
