Jazz Anthology: Drums

Kontakt Instrument

$119.00 plus tax

Building upon our experience developing Classic Jazz Drums and Space Age Rhythm, Jazz Anthology Drums achieves a new level in authenticity and sophistication. This library features unique performance-based Resonant Repetition samples capturing the liveliness and natural sustain of resonating ride cymbal and drums, advanced tempo-aware playable brush sweeps, 8 microphone options with 20 factory presets, and a helpful pattern maker paired with a library of authentic rhythmic feels and patterns.

Requires Kontakt (full license) version 6.8 or higher. Does not support the free Kontakt Player.

Free Pulse Downloader app and account required for installation.

Pays royalties to performers.

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OVERVIEW

A New Level of Authenticity

With this instrument, we take a new look at solving some of the challenges of creating convincing jazz drum performances with virtual instruments.

Features

Masterfully recorded at iconic Sear Sound studio in midtown Manhattan using their unrivaled collection of rare and vintage microphones.
1 standard mix and 8 mic positions (including options recorded to Ampex tape machine through legendary Fairchild limiter)
Performance-based Resonant Repetition sampling recreates the liveliness and natural sustain of resonating ride cymbal and drums (sticks only)
Random Recall round-robins: the sound of randomization with the consistency of cycle round robins
Real Feel pattern maker + player
Tempo-specific brush sweep sampling and performance
15GB uncompressed sample content (~8GB compressed)

The Kit

Vintage Rogers kit featuring a beautiful 1950-53 Type IIIa Old Stamp K Zildjian Istanbul 20'' ride cymbal with a tone remarkably similar to the sound of cymbals used by legendary drummers of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Fig. 1 - Performance View

Fig. 2 - Pattern Maker + Player

Fig. 3 - Mic Mixer

Fig. 4 - Master Effects

Listen to Jazz Anthology: Drums

CUSTOMER FEEDBACK

I’m gobsmacked every time I play around with Authentic Soundware’s Anthology drums. It’s incredible!

- VI-Control comment

Authentic Soundware Jazz Drums are out of this world if you want THAT sound. I do and I absolutely love this library. Well thought out, reasonably priced, sounds great out of the box.

- VI-Control comment

This thing is nuts, I've always wanted something like this, sounds killer!

- YouTube comment

It's a rare but interesting phenomena if things sound like you are right in front of them, and that's the case here.

- VI-Control comment

Incredible library. This is the 50s/60s jazz drum sound in a can... I had a big chain of effects trying to get this sound with other libraries, and this one replaces all of that and sounds twice as good.

- VI-Control comment

I saw Art Blakey live several times in a small club, and this perfectly captures what I heard.

- VI-Control comment

I haven't been this inspired in a long time.

- VI-Control comment

This sounds incredible!

- YouTube comment

It's crazy good!

- YouTube comment

LEARN MORE

Fig. 1 - Full overview

A Kontakt Library That Swings?

With a library of rhythmic feels created from the real swing feel of live drummers, our jazz-specific drum sequencer makes it easy and fun to add swinging drum parts to your music. Best of all, your drum parts can be easily be imported directly into your DAW for further editing and arranging.

A deep dive on the pattern maker and how to use it

Bring life to your drums

Our resonant repetition sampling technique brings a liveliness, energy, and realism to jazz drums like you've never heard before. With 1000s of performance-based repetitions samples for the ride cymbal, snare, and toms, Jazz Anthology Drums delivers an inspiring sound to your music.

A look behind the scenes of how we implemented resonant repetitions in Jazz Anthology Drums

WHAT'S INCLUDED

1 Kontakt .nki file
1 standard mix and 8 mic positions (including options recorded to Ampex tape machine through legendary Fairchild limiter)
Real Feel pattern maker + player
Tempo-specific brush sweep sampling and performance
15GB uncompressed sample content (~8GB compressed)

LOVINGLY MADE IN N.Y.C.

All our Kontakt libraries are carefully crafted in N.Y.C.
by veteran composer and arranger Jared Hunter.

WATCH A DEMO

Fig. 1 - A quick playthrough of all the different sounds and microphone positions

DIVE DEEPER

Fig. 1 - In this video, Jared explains the specialty brush sweeps and rolls

Specifications:

Size:	~15GB / ~7GB compressed
NKI files:	1
Resolution:	24-bit 48kHz
Instruments:	Drums

Requirements:

Kontakt (full license) version 6.8 or higher. Does not support the free Kontakt Player.
Free Pulse Downloader app and account required for installation.