Toontrack has just launched its 13th annual Metal Month celebration kicking off with a new SDX expansion for Superior Drummer, and with more releases to follow. We have the details…
The first new title, available now, is the Area 33 – Area 33 – Origin SDX SDX – an all-new expansion for the company’s massively popular drum software Superior Drummer 3. Featuring a wealth of drum kits inspired by classic hard rock and heavy metal, this SDX is the continuation – or prequel, if you will – of the Area 33 SDX released in 2022. Again, Fredrik Thordendal and Daniel Bergstrand teamed up with drummer Leo Margarit at Thordendal’s own studio 33.
In total, five kits were recorded, each representing a pivotal branch in the bloodline of classic hard rock and heavy metal from the late 1960s through to the 1980s. With two tom configurations recorded of each kit – one open and one damped – this SDX covers all the blindspots in between, giving you the raw material to shape genre-transcending drum mixes for anything from earth-shattering and thunderous down to muffled, tight and snappy drums for any style.
In addition, Toontrack explain how the kits were captured using what is far beyond traditional in terms of microphones.
In addition to this new SDX, Toontrack has a slew of metal-related releases slated for the month and encourages everyone to stay tuned to newsletters, social media channels and the company’s website to stay up to date.