Testament, Megadeth, Arch Enemy, Exodus, Killswitch Engage and Devildriver all call the same man to lay the final hand on their albums: Britain´s Andy Sneap. This highly in-demand producer/engineer has worked on numerous Grammy® Award-nominated albums, is known worldwide for having produced some of the heaviest releases this last decade and has had an instrumental role in shaping the sound of metal music as we know it in the new millennium. Now Toontrack is proud to present the first ever drum sample library to bear his unmistakable seal; Metal Machine EZX®.
Recorded by powerhouse drummer John Tempesta (White Zombie, Testament, Helmet) in Los Angeles´ Henson Recording Studios, formerly known as the A&M Studios, the Metal Machine EZX® lacks none of the metal traits you´d expect: the thunderous bass-drums, the ferocious in-your-face snares and the toms that will cut through your mixes with a crystal clear tone to die for.
• Three kits (2 x Tama Starclassic Bubinga, Ludwig Stainless Steel) as well as a large selection of snare drums and cymbals
• Produced and engineered by one of the most successful and in-demand metal producers of the decade: Andy Sneap
• Recorded at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles, USA
• Mixed at Andy Sneap´s own Backstage Studios, Derbyshire, UK
• Included MIDI played by John Tempesta
RECORDING GEAR
Studio
Recorded April 2011 at Henson Studios, Studio B
Console
SSL 6000 E
Mics
Kick R in - SM91
Kick R in 2 - Audix D6 / AKGD12 on Stainless Steel
Kick R out - Yamaha Sub Kick
Kick L in - SM91
Kick L in 2 - Audix D6 / AKGD12 on Stainless Steel
Kick L out - Yamaha Sub Kick
Snare top - SM57
Snare bottom - SM57
Snare top 2: Beyer M-201
Hat: Shure SM7B
Toms: Sennheiser 421
Cymbals/ride closed: Neumann KM184
OH’s: AKG 414
Room mono: Neumann CMV3
Room mid: ribbon RCA77
Room far: Neumann U67
Snares
14x7" Tama John Tempesta Signature Series snare drum
6.5x14" Tama Bell Brass snare drum
6.5x14" Ludwig Black Beauty
6.5x14" Ludwig Supraphonic
6.5x14" Sonor Artist Bronze snare drum
6.5x14" Dunnett Titanium
6x14" Masai Bubinga snare
