Death & Darkness SDX - The Making Of

[@RÅNÇIÐ]

R.I.P Sean Reinert. Thanks for this one last gift.

[@becominghuman3561]

To this day still god tier sample library

[@Arthur1SD]

I contacted Toontrack support service because it seemed to me that the "Kick in" and "Kick out" microphones in the Darkness library were not correctly listed on the site. The information on the site has not been changed in a year. Then I contacted Tue Madsen. He confirmed my guesses. But Toontrack still doesn't want to change anything. So for those who have this library: "Kick out" is actually 602 in the hole. "Kick in" is 901 inside on a pillow at the bottom of the kick drum. Ludwig alternative "kick out" is Electrovoice RE20. I hope the information will be useful.

[@PaulKretz]

I love it! Thank you, Toontrack! Not only for the product, but also for these awesome videos! \m/

[@Radwalls]

everyone involved is just GOOD. Thanks again Toontrack

[@karl-johanthenstrom222]

GOD* hehe ;)

[@mcgarnacle21]

Wowzers, this sounds freaking amazing! You guys never cease to impress. Hats off to the team and all that were involved.

[@jamesjin8839]

What I really like is how they sampled lots of different hit this time. So for someone who do a lot of blast beats it tremendously helped.

[@jacobsmith1877]

I can't believe Tue is selling Antfarm. That room has produced some of my favorite records in the last 10 years

[@danymalsound]

It's a huge reality...the biggest studios in NY/LA are all gone where a lot of great rock and metal records were done..just the way it is

[@jacobsmith1877]

Danny Danymal Lee Yeah I know the big studios are disappearing, but in this case it was in his house so it was basically a high performing project studio. I'm interested to see what he does for his new studio. I'm building a studio right now and am going to do the walls of my live room in blue tile in honor of Ant Farm studios and try to get some of his sound in my mixes

[@mrlinde6518]

Just bought this addon and actually just added vst to my roland. Its so swesome I can't believe it. Thanks for your work on these drum samples!

[@morgan3149]

Mark Lewis did a great job with the Death part. Damn, the Sonor kit sounds AMAZING ! Easily recognizable from the others, very punchy and ambient. The Sonor 14*6 Artist Series Cast Bronze... Jesus ! This has to be the best (or top 3 best snares with the Gretsch Phosphorous Bronze and the Gretsch Bell Brass) I heard in my life ! Its sampling in the expansion is perfection. I could use some high tuning on this one :D Having tremendous fun right now and definitely using this on my projects ! Thank you Mark and Toontrack ! P.S : We need the Danny Carey Sonor 14*8 Artist Series Cast Bronze snare ASAP with his SQ2 kit :D Please, really.

[@morgan3149]

And, I have to admit that Tue did an AWESOME job too. I am a huge fan of The Sensitone snares series from Pearl and this Steel Snare is hands down, the best snare of the D&D expansion hands down, at least for me. The Pearl kit is huge and perfect for me. Still working and learning with this pack.

[@XJoeyJordison666X]

Omg please, I would pay top dollar for snare samples of Danny signature

[@ruskasielu6261]

Can't wait to hear these in context of a mix !

[@GatoPaint]

that slingerland has so much MEAT

[@ErikEkholm]

Sounds HUGE! Love the poolkit😅

[@sirgoblet241]

I will be purchasing this tonight!!! Love this. Thanks Toontrack!! Anymore metal stuff coming out soon??

[@johnnewton1830]

It's literally metal month at TT so I'd guess if there is more you will see it soon.

[@GatoPaint]

I've just notice the "Metallic Black Kit" is a tribute to Metallica's Black album drum sound, technically has the same drum kit ! very nice! didn't catch that hahah now I undertand why I love those gretsch toms so much 😂🎉

[@ExcaliburDrumTracks]

Sounds amazing guys!!!

[@marcv2290]

this looks to be extactly what i was waiting for ^^

[@drumgod666]

The world needs a Tue Madsen Pool Impulse Response to plug into a DAW

[@juliensimracer]

woow F1 of drum kit, very nice video, like a trip, thanks !

[@tomwatson283]

Downloading as I watch.

[@TheVenusProjectInfo]

Sean's touch takes the Death library to a place that cant be manufactured

[@BenoniStudio]

Awesome SDX 🤘

[@DansHuang]

Love seeing Sean Reinert!

[@luctusvade]

rest his soul

[@AdamElteto]

This is THE SDX to get. Even if you just have the SD3 core kit and this SDX, you are set. I would say the Death drums are great and energetic, recorded aggressively. However, there is something about the nuanced recording in the Darkness kits and presets. You really can use the Darkness kits for just about anything. That slapback from the pool walls, instead of saturating the performance out of control with echoes, provides that slight edge that makes the drums stand out in a mix. Throw the grrooves from other SDXs nd EZXs on the Darkness kits, and they gain a new life. Do not rush into dropping these into a mix immediately, listen for a bit just to the drums and appreciate the quality. It has some of the best dry kits, too. Tip: put them on an NVME drive, not just a SATA speed SSD.

[@toontrack]

Thanks Adam! Glad to hear!

[@bikesnbeerz]

Listen. After buying AD, Groove Agent (sucks), Slate (CLA is killer) I ended up with SD3....drop the mic/game over! No one provides that song/track writing environment like TT.

[@lastscientist9056]

Awesome! Can’t wait to start practicing. And I presume that Superior Drummer is gonna be the only one that exists in the future, I mean, look at that )

[@ruskasielu6261]

I'm hoping toontrack has been working with Tue for an EZmix pack while they were at it ;) would love to get some of these guitar tones

[@ArtGuitarLTX]

That Slingerland 26" kick ... yowsa!

[@lastcall9998]

Ok, granted, this time... you frakcing nailed it! Sounds very very good.... :P

[@djabthrash]

03:09 nice BARCODE backdrop :) Great Danish euro hardcore band !

[@gabedjentleman1518]

Tue did an amazing job on the hungarian Omega Diatribe's latest record called Trinity. Outstanding production! Btw, the record has been won the 'Year's best studi production' by the Hungarian Metal Awards. Definitely worth to check. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJCyeINuZZ5lfpI

[@GERGOHAJEROFFICIAL]

\m/

[@Lemon_Drums_USA]

Was this done by acoustic, or VST?

[@dasenase]

Am I able to get that Suicide Silence snare from The Cleansing with this pack?

[@michaelk2397]

Is the snare drum centered in the overhead channel? I've noticed in previous SDX libraries that the snare drum is off to the right/left in the overhead stereo image.

[@jacobsmith1877]

I really wish we could buy just this SDX and get the SD3 engine. I personally don't need the core library, but I would love to have this one

[@marcv2290]

in generell i think this is a great idea...i have sd3 and of course its core libary...but i can see that not everyone wants it coz they have lots of options (in other words...lots of sdx ;)) then they could sell sd3 for 199 euro and people who are interesstet in their sd3 libary could byu it seperatly as an sdx.

[@jacobsmith1877]

marc v Exactly. I would rather have Rock Foundry and Death and Darkness; nothing in the core library really interests me and the fact that I have to pay hundreds of dollars for hundreds of gigabytes of samples I don't want is exactly why I don't have SD3 or access to this library.

[@marcv2290]

@@jacobsmith1877 depends on what music you do or how you wanna let ur music sound but even if you "only" would do metal/trash this core libary is great....i also have rock foundry and its one of their best sdx...this and the new one is a huge pakage :)) and the sd3 software has a great interface and for the price stunning within bulit effects...by far the best drumsoftware...and their are alot good or nice ones outthere

[@jacobsmith1877]

marc v yeah I mostly do metal and rock so those are the sounds I gravitate towards. I'm a big fan of Bob Rock and Tue Madsen's drum tones so that's why I want those packs specifically

[@marcv2290]

@@jacobsmith1877 well then i would one time spend a bit more but then you have a giant pakage...i remeber that when you buy sd3 and bob rock foundry its a bit cheaper and after that this one here und then you will have EVERYTHING for the next couple years...no one needs 15 sdx...:)))

[@DEADLINETV]

Sheer epicness!

[@gumlguml]

witch song is this on the start ! that groovy kickass track is nice

[@toontrack]

Act Zero, Crawling. A great track! The version in this video uses the drums from the Darkness Sound library.

[@gumlguml]

@@toontrack thanks this track is sooo sick !

[@MetaMatic9]

Is it necessary to have the complete installation, all room microphones and others? or with the basic installation is enough 38 gb approx? My hard drive is full :( Thanks in advance!!!

[@toontrack]

Hi, You do not need anything more than the Basic install. Although, having all the mics provide great options for your mix and you do get a whole other sense for the room you're in. So if you have the HD space or can get an external drive we'd recommend you at least try them out.

[@Tachikoma39]

anyone know the track that plays at 12.05?

[@PatRatRocks]

What track is at 0:25?

[@toontrack]

Hi Patrick, That's Monstrocity by Meshuggah! Drums in the version used in this video are from the Death & Darkness SDX

[@АндрейАкулович-ц1о]

This sound....mmmm...killer guys!!!

[@mullewap6670]

That ist amazing.

[@MatthewBagar]

11:44 - Mark Lewis laughs. Interesting.... interesting.

[@leanderquest]

Already own SD3 and Metal Foundry (I use MF for additional cymbals). Don't know why I should get this as SD3 already has good metal presets.

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

nice. first time i've seen drums in a pool....without water 😂

[@FanaticDrummer]

This dude stood on a tom

[@KirillKonyaev]

Holy shit!

[@j_dublay]

MIDI from Sean Reinert....take my money already!

[@wurstwasser2750]

Game Changer!!

[@AmericanMe]

THIS IS GUNNA FUCKIN RULE!!!!

[@donsak111]

I wouldn't be happy if someone stepped up on my drums :)

[@marcv2290]

41 hours download...damn it haha :P....well 184 gb is very heavy too ....please next time not 350 gb xd

[@bikesnbeerz]

lmao, they still haven't taken care of that? Hey Toontrack, content servers are cheap these days. With the millions you are making on drums alone, take care of the server bandwidth please, it's almost 2020.

[@marcv2290]

@@bikesnbeerz well..mayby u r right and they could give us a better and faster download option...but it also depends on how fast you can download from the internet...i have a very good computer but not a great internet connection...

[@bikesnbeerz]

@@marcv2290 In this case, your inet connection doesn't matter because it's Toontracks. I'm on 300 mbps down and it is very slow.

[@georgeaiken2965]

Very nice kit. Songs are total meshuggah ripoffs though

[@jaegervand2112]

There is too much low mids in the Death samples.