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Platinum Samples has released the Real Jazz MIDI Groove Pack, a collection of over 2,100 actual live, jazz grooves recorded as a real performance on an electronic drum set at specific tempos.

Platinum Samples and John Emrich are two of the foremost producers of drum samples in the world, with over 50 years of experience in the professional music industry, and now they have turned their attention to developing MIDI Grooves.

Real Jazz was recorded over a five-day session by John Emrich on a Yamaha DTXtremeIII Special electronic drum set. No quantization, mouse clicks, or pastes were used – we leave that to you. Use this as the starting point for all your future jazz needs, as well as a creative catalyst for other musical styles. Real Jazz is like having your own personal jazz drummer.

Real Jazz features

• 2,121 MIDI Brush & Stick Grooves.
• BFD2 Palettes, BFD 1.5 Bundles & General MIDI Standard MIDI Files all included (works with all VST, Core Audio & GM compatible drum software and hardware).
• Includes presets for FXpansion Jazz & Funk and Platinum Samples Jim Scott Volume 1 expansion packs for BFD.
• Includes 2 Beat, 3/4, 5/4, Walk, Shuffle, Ballad & Jungle grooves played with sticks & brushes at different tempos.

The Real Jazz MIDI Groove Pack is available for purchase for $35 USD.

More information: Platinum Samples / Real Jazz MIDI Groove Pack

WaveMachine Labs has released Percussion eXtras, a GOG-formatted collection of percussion instruments from around the world.

Use them as stand-alone replacement sounds, or mix them with your existing drums for unique sonic combinations. From delicate triangles to the thunderous low-end of an 18″ Djembe, Percussion eXtras offers new artistic flavors to the Drumagog user.

Percussion eXtras features

• 44 total GOG files.
• 78 different Positional Groups.
• 1600 individual samples.
• Instruments include: Agogo Bells with wood and metal beaters, Bendir, Bodhran, Bongos (with hands, mallets, and sticks), Brake Disk, Clave, Congas, Cowbells, Djembes, Darbuka, Doumbek, Jam Blocks, Shakers, Sleigh Bells, Tambourines, Tar, Timbales, Triangle, Tube Cajons, Wood Block.
• All sounds performed, recorded, and edited by John Emrich.
• Recorded with API and ATI preamps, using microphones from Violet, Nevaton, Sennheiser, and Telefunken.

Percussion eXtras is available for download now for $59.95 USD.

Visit the Drumagog website for more information and some audio demos.

WaveMachine Labs has announced the release of Modern Drummer Snare Drum Selects Volume One and Morevox DriveDrums, two new sample libraries for Drumagog.

About Modern Drummer Snare Drum Selects Volume One:

Developed to meet the needs of professional record producers and sound engineers as well as drummers and home-recording enthusiasts, Modern Drummer Snare Drum Selects Volume One is a GOG collection of studio-quality sound samples taken from a dozen state-of-the-art drums, all of which have been chosen by the editors of Modern Drummer magazine for its prestigious “Snare Drum Of The Month” column. The drums represent a selection of some of the latest and greatest in metal and wood shell designs and tonalities and were digitally recorded and mastered by leading drum technology specialist, John Emrich (frequent Modern Drummer contributor and creator of many of FXpansion’s BFD2 sample libraries).

Modern Drummer Snare Drum Selects Volume One features

• Each drum is meticulously tuned and recorded in a multimicrophone format to showcase its unique sonic properties and offer the end user maximum flexibility.
• 88 total snare GOGs, featuring twelve snare drums with four articulations (center, rim click/sweep, rim shot, and cross stick).
• Efficiently and economically offers the highest levels of sonic variety and quality to virtually any producer, programmer, or player.
• Recommended for use in home and professional studio recording situations as well as live performances with electronic drums or acoustic drum triggers.
• Allows easy triggering of high-definition drum sounds for sound replacement of recorded drum tracks, in electronic drum performance, or programmed beats.

Modern Drummer Snare Drum Selects Volume One is available now for $89.95 USD, and can be purchased from the Drumagog online store.

The recently released DriveDrums by MoReVox is now also available from WaveMachine Labs.

Morevox DRIVEDRUMS has been developed by generating distortion through different kind of devices. Vacuum tubes, analog tape, preamps have been used to create samples with light to aggressive, violent distortion. Morevox DRIVEDRUMS contains RICH and FAT natural acoustic sounds ideal for every genre. All samples are been tested on mixes and optimized for triggering and stand alone use.

Morevox DRIVEDRUMS contains 30 Kicks, 30 Snares, 6 Toms Racks, 30
Cymbals and more for a total of 850 Samples (24Bit, 44.1khz).

DriveDrums is available for purchase as a digital download for $99 USD, and $129 USD for a DVD version.

WaveMachine Labs is also running a special promo for DriveDrums:

With any purchase of Drumagog Pro or Platinum from drumagog.com, MoReVox DriveDrums Download is only $49. This special price is available until March 31, 2009.

Visit the Drumagog website for more information and audio demos.

FXpansion has released JEX, the first Expansion Kit for BFD2.

John Emrich’s XDrum kit (JEX) features a high-end, custom hand-made kit from XDrum’s Xotica line.

The drums are 6-ply Keller Maple shells with an additional ply of Sapeli Pommele running vertically, resulting in excellent, focused low-end. The finish is hand-applied tung oil, which leads to a very open tone.

BFD2 JEX Expansion Kit features

• Low-cost expansion kit for BFD2 featuring custom X-Drums kick and toms.
• Kick recorded with 2 beater types.
• Toms recorded with sticks, mallets, brushes, hotrods.
• Kick features Yamaha SubKick mic for extreme low end.
• Bonus snare from Jazz & Funk (Ludwig SuperSensitive).

BFD2 JEX Expansion Kit is available as a download from the FXpansion web shop for £25 GBP / 35 EUR / $50 USD. BFD2 JEX is £15 GBP / 20 EUR, $30 USD for all registered BFD2 owners who also have either one or more of the following expansion packs registered to their user account: BFD Jazz & Funk, BFD Percussion, or BFD2 B.O.M.B.

Visit FXpansion for more information and audio demos.