East-West Beats Working
Zero-G’s BEATS WORKING offers an indispensable first-call toolbox of immaculately recorded, highly usable drum performances grouped in versatile song construction sets, with Intro, Verse, Bridge, Chorus, Drops and Fills of every performance, covering a diverse selection of musical styles from Classic Pop to Big Band.
Recorded at the legendary ABBEY ROAD Studio 2 in London by top recording and mix engineer Haydn Bendall, and performed by top session drummer Ralph Salmins, the sound and performances are impeccable. Utilising high-end esoteric microphone pre-amps, and a direct signal path to a Euphonics R1, it is hard to imagine a purer, cleaner signal path.
In addition, multiple kicks, snares (both modern and vintage), toms, cymbals and hats were recorded at multiple velocities, giving you the ultimate flexibility to design your own kit.
Abbey Road Studio 2 is the studio made famous by the Beatles, and it hasn’t changed a bit from the 60s - a beautiful sounding room with a very smooth natural decay, and one of the very finest recording rooms in the world. Now you have the power to recreate this very environment for your drum tracks. ABBEY ROAD Studio 2 comes alive in your own studio, allowing you unlimited access to a piece of music history, whilst enjoying the very highest standards of production and performance.
This AUDIO/WAV (ACIDized) collection is a 16 Bit Stereo 2 disc set, with a 20 page booklet.
Read what these artists had to say. "In a league of it's own, there's more to this than first meets the eye! An impressive, all round package of drumming styles and techniques, I would definitely make use of the 5.1 capabilities in a live recording situation. These are really good, clear samples, recorded in the most famous of studios by a great, creative team. A fantastic addition to my studio and great value for money!"- Steve Mac Producer of the Year 2002! Producer of Westlife, O-Town, Atomic Kitten, Samantha Mumba, Gareth Gates, Will Young
"At last, a sample CD that takes professional working practice into consideration. The ability to create 24 bit, 5.1 rhythm tracks at the drop of a (hi) hat is invaluable. It is soooo nice when someone else has done all that hard old boring work for you! I have used Beats Working for creating an instant 'classic' atmosphere in song writing situations as well as for augmenting productions. The results are immensely gratifying as is the speed with which they are attained. The simplicity of the drumming style makes the loops incredibly versatile and the unfettered recording technique, coupled with the Abbey Road Studio Two acoustic, ensures the impression of immense quality; a timeless sound!"- Magnus Fiennes, Composer/Producer - All Saints, Bond, Tom Jones, Morcheeba, Neneh Cherry, Eagle Eye Cherry, Roland Gift, "Onegin" movie soundtrack.
"With such a wealth of low quality, grungy loops around it’s so refreshing to have such usable material of the very highest quality. The playing and the recordings are fantastic – the best in the universe, this one at least."- Mike Hedges, Producer (Travis, Manic Street Preachers, U2)
"So usable, it's obscene! Finally, I've got beautiful recordings of beautiful playing in a beautiful sounding room. Great variations of style and tempi and the recordings have not been messed with, so they can be further squeezed and teased, if desired. Compared to other drum loop discs, these are the best! Why can't they all be this good? Haydn and Ralph - this is gorgeous!" - Andy Partridge (XTC)
"This is an excellently executed sample library, beautifully recorded, which will prove invaluable to anyone wanting a sample library made for Pro Tools. It has all the qualities of a real drummer without the aggravation." Stephen Lipson - Engineer/Producer (Trevor Horn, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Annie Lennox)
