Studio Drum Lab: Drum Preset Expansion Pack for Wavea Flite

The library contains more than 350 drum hits in 24-bit, 44.1 kHz quality. The hits cover kicks, snares, toms, claps, crashes, sticks, rim shots and rides. Each key uses a multi-velocity layout with up to 8 samples per key, ranging from pp to ff, so the dynamics of a played performance carry through to your programming.

The developer says the sounds were tracked with a vintage Neumann U67, C414 and Royer ribbon microphones, with Neve pre-amps and API 2500 compression on the overheads. These details describe the recording chain rather than a sound you can dial in, but they explain the character of the room-based sound.

Each of the six drum kit presets includes 8 custom macros. The macros control the room, overhead, close and ambient mic positions. You can move from a fully dry tone to a more roomy one without loading a different preset.

This is useful when a kit needs to sit differently in a mix. A tighter close-mic sound can suit a dance track, while more room ambience can suit a rock or breakbeat arrangement.