Comments on: Review: ToneBuilder Driven Machine Drums http://rekkerd.org/review-tonebuilder-driven-machine-drums/ audio software news and reviews, download high quality creative and original royalty-free samples and loops, free VST plug-ins and sound banks Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:03:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Review of Wave Alchemy Drum Tools over 1,950 exquisitely produced electronic drum samples http://rekkerd.org/review-tonebuilder-driven-machine-drums/#comment-69706 Review of Wave Alchemy Drum Tools over 1,950 exquisitely produced electronic drum samples Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:45:53 +0000 http://rekkerd.org/?p=18110#comment-69706 [...] course I don’t really need another drum sample library… ToneBuilder’s Driven Machine Drums, various Goldbaby Productions titles, and Wave Alchemy’s own Drum Machines 01 already provide [...] [...] course I don’t really need another drum sample library… ToneBuilder’s Driven Machine Drums, various Goldbaby Productions titles, and Wave Alchemy’s own Drum Machines 01 already provide [...]

]]> By: ronnie http://rekkerd.org/review-tonebuilder-driven-machine-drums/#comment-66302 ronnie Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:14:37 +0000 http://rekkerd.org/?p=18110#comment-66302 And some more free samples from Tonebuilder (50+ 909 kick samples): http://www.mediafire.com/file/2g2mg3ynt4o/DMD-909ks.rar And some more free samples from Tonebuilder (50+ 909 kick samples): http://www.mediafire.com/file/.....-909ks.rar

]]> By: ronnie http://rekkerd.org/review-tonebuilder-driven-machine-drums/#comment-61315 ronnie Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:13:53 +0000 http://rekkerd.org/?p=18110#comment-61315 Some new free samples from Tonebuilder can be found in the top of page 35 of this Wusik Magazine: http://issuu.com/wusik/docs/mag_dec09_96dpi/34 Some new free samples from Tonebuilder can be found in the top of page 35 of this Wusik Magazine: http://issuu.com/wusik/docs/mag_dec09_96dpi/34

]]> By: Nathaniel http://rekkerd.org/review-tonebuilder-driven-machine-drums/#comment-55790 Nathaniel Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:22:13 +0000 http://rekkerd.org/?p=18110#comment-55790 BTW, I've had conversations with the Wave Alchemy guys... nice folks : ) SampleScience... sorry the "marketing" turned you off... really tried to tighten it up and leave only the information I feel importnat. Best of luck to you. cheers- BTW, I’ve had conversations with the Wave Alchemy guys… nice folks : )

SampleScience… sorry the “marketing” turned you off… really tried to tighten it up and leave only the information I feel importnat. Best of luck to you.

cheers-

]]> By: Nathaniel http://rekkerd.org/review-tonebuilder-driven-machine-drums/#comment-55787 Nathaniel Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:16:39 +0000 http://rekkerd.org/?p=18110#comment-55787 Thanks again everyone, especially for that helpful insight regarding headroom. Here's two new audio examples I just made yesterday. ALL drums are from DMD... only EQ used on individual sounds. Gentle 1.5:1 drum buss comression, only 1-2dB of reduction to slightly glue the rhythm together. Everything is in the box... http://www.mediafire.com/file/zygjgzefihm/DMD-FX.mp3 http://www.mediafire.com/file/myqyywlznuy/DMD-FX2.mp3 The filters are a part of the FX package going out this week to users. The reverb on the synth is as well. I think these are good examples of the natural compression and warmth the hardware processing provides the drum machines. Enjoy! Nathaniel Thanks again everyone, especially for that helpful insight regarding headroom.

Here’s two new audio examples I just made yesterday. ALL drums are from DMD… only EQ used on individual sounds. Gentle 1.5:1 drum buss comression, only 1-2dB of reduction to slightly glue the rhythm together. Everything is in the box…

http://www.mediafire.com/file/.....DMD-FX.mp3

http://www.mediafire.com/file/.....MD-FX2.mp3

The filters are a part of the FX package going out this week to users. The reverb on the synth is as well.

I think these are good examples of the natural compression and warmth the hardware processing provides the drum machines.

Enjoy!

Nathaniel

]]> By: SampleScience http://rekkerd.org/review-tonebuilder-driven-machine-drums/#comment-55774 SampleScience Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:04:17 +0000 http://rekkerd.org/?p=18110#comment-55774 Well, I've re-tried the demo pack plus the other bonus samples... They are not bad & I see the "driven" part of it. And I understand why you wouldn't compare this sample set with WaveAlchemy's Drum Machines 01 even if the WaveAlchemy set have distorted version of each of his sounds in their pack. Funnily, the "magic" happened when I was programming a beat with Club Revolution's drum kits & Wave Alchemy Drum Machines 01. Not with DMD, sorry! Well, I’ve re-tried the demo pack plus the other bonus samples… They are not bad & I see the “driven” part of it.
And I understand why you wouldn’t compare this sample set with WaveAlchemy’s Drum Machines 01 even if the WaveAlchemy set have distorted version of each of his sounds in their pack.
Funnily, the “magic” happened when I was programming a beat with Club Revolution’s drum kits & Wave Alchemy Drum Machines 01. Not with DMD, sorry!

]]> By: Loopy C http://rekkerd.org/review-tonebuilder-driven-machine-drums/#comment-55534 Loopy C Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:26:08 +0000 http://rekkerd.org/?p=18110#comment-55534 Note to self, re-enable spell checker ;-) Note to self, re-enable spell checker ;-)

]]> By: Loopy C http://rekkerd.org/review-tonebuilder-driven-machine-drums/#comment-55533 Loopy C Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:24:31 +0000 http://rekkerd.org/?p=18110#comment-55533 Just to be sure, the DMD's have been left with a purposeful headroom which means in a '1 to 1' comparison with many/most sample sets they will sound less than they are AS IS (given most interpret loder as better). It is a conscious decision on his part given both the processing and the freedom for the end user to add eq without easily overdriving gain staging. It is my own practice also to keep things around -3 db peak for the same reason, but again, in a direct comparison louder will seem to sound best without this knowledge (of course the volume is only 'perceptually better, no actual advantage exits accept having headroom) so make sure to compensate for this feature of his set...and best of listening whatever the outcome :) My initial usage involved a 'final' effect of convolution 'colorings' which would have totally failed without major re-processing if I had not had this headroom built-in...a smart and telling sign of his approach (again not in comparison to others but as a general compliment in his thoughtfulness to usage for the set). Just to be sure, the DMD’s have been left with a purposeful headroom which means in a ‘1 to 1′ comparison with many/most sample sets they will sound less than they are AS IS (given most interpret loder as better).

It is a conscious decision on his part given both the processing and the freedom for the end user to add eq without easily overdriving gain staging. It is my own practice also to keep things around -3 db peak for the same reason, but again, in a direct comparison louder will seem to sound best without this knowledge (of course the volume is only ‘perceptually better, no actual advantage exits accept having headroom) so make sure to compensate for this feature of his set…and best of listening whatever the outcome :)

My initial usage involved a ‘final’ effect of convolution ‘colorings’ which would have totally failed without major re-processing if I had not had this headroom built-in…a smart and telling sign of his approach (again not in comparison to others but as a general compliment in his thoughtfulness to usage for the set).

]]> By: SampleScience http://rekkerd.org/review-tonebuilder-driven-machine-drums/#comment-55532 SampleScience Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:45:52 +0000 http://rekkerd.org/?p=18110#comment-55532 well I'm gonna do something after re-reading the review. I'm going to re-download the demo & tried without thinking about the website, let's see what happens & let's be fair! well I’m gonna do something after re-reading the review. I’m going to re-download the demo & tried without thinking about the website, let’s see what happens & let’s be fair!

]]> By: SampleScience http://rekkerd.org/review-tonebuilder-driven-machine-drums/#comment-55531 SampleScience Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:42:32 +0000 http://rekkerd.org/?p=18110#comment-55531 ok, I didn't thought of it as being very different... I've demoed both pack & really thought there was a difference between the two in sound quality, but I don't want to get slammed because of this... Let's just say that Wave Alchemy don't have all the marketing pressure technique on their website that I don't like & the other have it, for me the choice is quite clear... ok, I didn’t thought of it as being very different… I’ve demoed both pack & really thought there was a difference between the two in sound quality, but I don’t want to get slammed because of this…
Let’s just say that Wave Alchemy don’t have all the marketing pressure technique on their website that I don’t like & the other have it, for me the choice is quite clear…

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