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Alesis has announced the DM Dock Kit and the DM7X Kit, two innovative new electronic drum sets.

The Alesis DM Dock Pro Kit iPad-integrated premium electronic drumset.

The DM Dock Kit is a six-drum, four-cymbal drum set based around the DM Dock, a revolutionary drum module for iPad unveiled by Alesis in 2012. The set features four toms, a snare, the Alesis StealthKick drum trigger, a hi-hat, two crash cymbals with choke, and a three-zone ride cymbal with choke. The DM Dock Kit’s rugged steel rack is instantly adjustable with hinged quick-release clamps holding the drum pads and integrated cymbal arms that are easily converted in seconds from boom-style to straight.

Building upon the widely acclaimed design of the Alesis iO Dock, the DM Dock drum module harnesses the power of iPad for drummers, giving them a stage-ready device with 13 professional trigger inputs and balanced ¼” stereo main outputs. Thanks to the WiFi, Bluetooth®, AirPlay®, and 3G wireless connectivity of iPad, the DM Dock empowers drummers to change and enhance their sound library at a moment’s notice. With a compatible app, drummers can download new drums, cymbals, even a complete kit to suit any musical style or venue. Alesis will exhibit the DM Dock Kit along with DM Touch, a percussion app specifically designed by Alesis for the DM Dock. The app allows drummers to create new kits in seconds by simply dragging and dropping drum icons onto a virtual drum kit.

“The power and flexibility of the DM Dock Kit can hardly be overstated,” said David Gill, Alesis Engineering Manager. “We encourage any drummer to come by the booth and try it out; the DM Touch app is the easiest way to customize and experiment with different drum sounds and configurations. Drummers have never had this easy of a workflow, and the DM Dock Kit itself is bulletproof!”

Alesis will also exhibit the DM7X Kit, a premium six-piece electronic drum set. With its ultraquiet rubber drum and cymbal pads, the DM7X Kit is ideal for professional drummers who want an electronic kit for quiet practice or for electronic percussionists looking to upgrade to a higher-quality kit with a professional module. The DM7X Kit features four 8” dual-zone toms, an 8” dual-zone snare, the Alesis StealthKick 2 compact drum trigger, a 10” hi-hat, a 10” crash cymbal with choke, and a 10” ride cymbal. The DM7X module is the newest module from Alesis and comes with 385 drum and percussion sounds arranged into 40 vintage and modern kits.

Alesis will exhibit the DM Dock Kit and the DM7X Kit at Booth 6700 at the 2013 NAMM show, January 24-27 in Anaheim, California.

More information: Alesis

Steven of DNR Collaborative has announced that the Metal and Motion sample library is now available as a free download, in memory of Reason Lahalla, who sadly enough passed away recently.

In honor of Reason I have decided to allow his sound library “Metal and Motion” to be downloaded by all for free.

His original purpose in this endeavor was to provide the world with cool music products, and that is what I will do here.

Metal and Motion features

• 190 Individual samples, 44.1khz/24-bit audio quality.
• Sample Categories: Clean cymbal hits, Aluminum taps, Brace taps, Cymbal scrapes, Machete hits, Metal fades, Metal textures.
• Formats: WAV/SFZ/SF2.

The sample library is available to download here.

More information: DNR Collaborative

FXpansion has announced the release of Zildjian Digital Vault, a comprehensive collection of Zildjian cymbal recordings ready to slot into your BFD2 or BFD Eco installation.

Zildjian Digital Vault features 34 classic crashes, splashes, rides, chinas and hihats hand-selected by Zildjian’s master cymbal tester Paul Francis. Recorded in intricate detail by sampling guru John Emrich, the sounds are captured with crisp direct mics and lush stereo overhead and room mic sets. Each cymbal is recorded at multiple velocities while being struck by sticks, brushes and mallets. The included cymbals feature articulations for bow, edge and bell positions while hihats feature tip and edge hits at 5 positions between open and closed.

Included are 14 A-series, 9 K-series and 11 FX cymbals from the Zildjian range as well as a series of authentic drumkit grooves.

Note: This product combines 3 previous Gen16-branded products (Z-Pack1, S-Pack1 and S-Pack2).

Zildjian Digital Vault costs $149 USD / €109 EUR / £95 GBP inc VAT. Until Jan 31st 2013, this product is currently available at a 50% discount in FXpansion’s expansion sale.

More information: FXpansion / Zildjian Digital Vault

Toontrack has announced the release of New York Studios Vol.3 SDX, the continuation of Toontrack’s New York Studios Legacy series, focusing on capturing the best studios in the New York area.

We are proud to present a new addition to the Superior Line: New York Studios Vol.3 SDX! Straight from the Avatar Studios in the heart of Manhattan comes breathtaking drums recorded by the same team that did Superior Drummer and the Vol.2 SDX – engineer duo Neil Dorfsman and Pat Thrall together with session drummer Nir Z.

New York Studios Vol.3 SDX features

• Recorded in the legendary Avatar Studios in New York City.
• 18 GB of raw, unprocessed drum sounds recorded through Neve, Pultec and GML signal chains.
• Three (3) full kits (Ludwig, Slingerland, Rogers) and additional snares.
• Several setups of different cymbals.
• Included MIDI library played by session drummer Nir Z.
• Included presets for instant mix-ready sounds.

The New York Studios Vol.3 SDX is available to purchase for 159 EUR / $179 USD. The New York Studios Vol.3 MIDI pack taken from the SDX is also available, priced at 25 EUR / $29 USD.

More information: Toontrack / New York Studios Vol.3 SDX

HISS and a ROAR has announced the release of Tortured Cymbals, a 10 GB sound design library.

Just how many ways can you torture a cymbal? Well…. I set out on a year long journey to find out! I started off bowing them, progressed to manipulating them with hand tools and electric drills and ended up bending, breaking, dropping, throwing & eventually destroying them… all in the name of providing diverse & unique source material for you!

This library includes an incredibly diverse collection of tonal & atonal sounds (great food for granular processing!) ranging from the shrill to the subsonic, as well as some very strange textures and uniquely percussive impacts! The contrast between the synchronous dual contact mic and stereo high resolution Sennhesier MKH80X0 mics could not be starker.

Tortured Cymbals features

• 1,865 sounds in 138 .WAV files.
• 24bit 96kHz.
• 5.6 GB download, 10.1 GB uncompressed.

The sample library is available to purchase for the introductory price of $79 USD through November 16th, 2012 (regular $99 USD).

More information: HISS and a ROAR / Tortured Cymbals

FXpansion has announced the release of the BFD Core ReFill for Propellerhead Reason 6+ in collaboration with Nucleus SoundLab.

BFD Core ReFill combines FXpansion’s premium drum samples with the proven sound design experience of Nucleus SoundLab, resulting in the ultimate drum ReFill available for Reason. If you need an incredibly detailed and produced drumkit for your mix, or if you just need quality samples to construct a drumkit of your own, BFD Core ReFill delivers.

Comprising 3.6 GB of sample content, BFD Core ReFill includes the very best of FXpansion’s BFD2 sounds optimized for the Reason architecture. The 57 included kit-pieces feature multiple mic positions and detailed velocity layers while also taking advantage of Reason’s alternate sample playback so that it’s nearly impossible to hear the same sample twice in succession. The package includes 75 Combinator drumkits, lite patches for low-memory systems and additional inspiration in the form of over 2200 MIDI drum loops in various genres.

BFD Core ReFill features

• 3.6GB of high-qualtiy FXpansion drum samples
  • 16 Velocity Layers
  • 3-5 Discrete Mic Positions
  • Alternate Sample Playback
• 57 NN-XT patches
  • 7 Kicks
  • 8 Snares
  • 18 Toms
  • 14 Cymbals
  • 4 HiHats
  • 6 Percussion Elements
• 75 Combinator drumkits.
• Lite version of all patches included.
• 2200+ MIDI drum loops.

BFD Core ReFill is available for purchase now from Nucleus SoundLab for an introductory price of $69 CAD until December 5th, 2012 (regular $99 CAD).

More information: Nucleus SoundLab / BFD Core ReFill