EZ drummer

EZ Drummer

is a multi-microphone drum sampler designed for musicians and producers in need of a compact, affordable, easy to handle plug-in without compromising sound quality or control.

The visualized drums in the interface combines auditioning of sounds and drumkit construction. The extensive drag and drop midi-library (featuring 6000+ midifiles) enables users to create a great drumtrack in just a few clicks. For more advanced handling, users can control microphone bleeding and levels between drums using the internal mixer. The mixer also allows stereo and multitrack routing into the host through one single plug-in, and thanks to the second generation Toontrack Percussive Compression (TPC), system requirements are kept to a minimum.

The drums for dfh EZD were recorded, produced and played with the best in the business. From our pro SUPERIOR line we’ve adopted the humanizing features that are instrumental in making our drum samplers the pinnacle in digital drum production.

With dfh EZdrummer, Toontrack have stepped into the next generation of acoustic drum-samplers.
You’re welcome to follow!

dfh EZdrummer facts and features:

• 7500 sound files at 16-bit / 44.1kHz equivalent to 5Gb of uncompressed wav files.
• Same extensive layer depth on all drums and cymbals as in EZdrummers big brother - dfh SUPERIOR.
• dfh EZD ranges from entry level usability to pro handling
• Features multiple microphone control
• TPC II reduces system requirements to a minimum
• Operates in General MIDI
• Internal mixer allows stereo and multitrack routing into the host through one single plug in
• Preset mix modes for quick sound changes
• Interface visualizes the drums loaded and combines auditioning and kit construction
• Drums recorded at Avatar Studios, New York by worldclass drummers and producers
• Instant access to thousands of drum patterns with prelistening, quick browsing and drag’n’drop functionality.
• The humanizer function combines drum hit randomizing and non-cycling
• Velocity sweep allows instant changes to Midi data, extending groove context relevance.
• Possibilities for the user to add their own midi files to the library.
New in EZdrummer 1.1.0 (free downloadable update for registered users):
 • User mixer presets containing pan, volume and bleed settings can now be saved
 • Half/double tempo switch allows to preview grooves as half time/double time variants
 • The position in the groove is now indicated by a blue pointer under the text in the display
 • New graphics and scrollbar for MIDI browser allowing unlimited levels to be accessed
 • Velocity sweep controls can now be set at 255 different values (doubling resolution)


Content:

Kickdrum
18”x22” GMS Bassdrum with felt and plastic beater, 14”x22“ GMS Bassdrum doublehead, 14”x22” GMS Bassdrum with felt and plastic beater
Snaredrum
Rogers Wood 4,5“x14”, Slingerland 70´s 6,5“x14” and GMS Picollo 13”
Tom 1
12" GMS, 14" GMS
Tom 2
14" GMS, 16" GMS
Tom 3
16" GMS, 18" GMS
Hats
14" Zildjian HHX Manhattan,
16" Zildjian Crash Hats
Cymbal 1st position
19" Sabian AA Medium Thin, 16" Sabian HHX Evolution, 18" Sabian Jack DeJonette Encore, 13" Sabian Jack DeJonette Encore
Cymbal 2nd position
18" Sabian HHX Evolution, 16" Sabian HHX Evolution Ozone, 18" Sabian Jack DeJonette Encore, 17" Sabian HHX Evolution
Ride
21" Sabian Handhammered Vintage,
22" Sabian Handhammered Raw Dry

Video Demos

	Video:Musikmesse 2009 - 1
	Tutorial Video
	Video:Musikmesse 2009 - 2

More infos

Flash 8 Trailer
Image Gallery
Flash 6 Trailer

Systemrequirements

PC

• Windows XP or Vista
• PIII / Athlon 1,8 GHz
• 512 Mb RAM
• DVD Drive

Mac

• OS X 10.4 or higher
• G4 1 GHz
• 512 Mb RAM
• 1,5Gb free hard disc space
• DVD drive

NOTE! Plug-in host required for operation

 

 

Product activation:
An internet connection on any computer is required to authorize / activate the product (Challenge/Response).

Reviews

SOS 7/2006

In the july issue of Soundonsound Magazine Paul White reviews Toontrack Music´s dfh EZdrummer. The review is, to say the least, favourable, and White is positive about all the features from the quality of sound and their versatility via the user interface to the midifiles,

".adjusting the amount of room and overhead mics in the mix, you can get anything from a general-purpose miked acoustic kit suitable for most popstyles to a fairly brash rock kit."

"The sounds also work well when triggered from an external electronic drum interface such as Roland´s V-drums."

"As to the user interface, that is now as simple and intuitive as you could hope for,."

".the vast majority of the midi drumpatterns are sensible variations on the "bread and butter" drum patterns."

He sums up EZdrummer like this, "Given its low cost, great sounds, and ease of use, I can´t see how EZ Drummer can fail to do well. There are no obvious alternatives for EZ Drummer, as most other drum virtual instruments are either philosophilcally different or more complex."


SoundOnSound on KORG pad Kontrol and dfh Superior

As if the great review for EZdrummer wasn´t enough, in the same issue Nicholas Rowland reviews the KORG pad Kontrol and comments on the KORG edition of dfh-Superior like this,
". you´ll find a special "Korgified" version of Toontrack´s well-respected DFH virtual drums software. It was my first encounter with this particular package, and I was mightily impressed. Toontrack´s intent is apparently to give you the sound of drums as they are really played, and they seem to have achieved this, offering all the nuances and countless variations of tone that you get from a single drum. You can also play around with the virtual miking of your kit, even determining the extent to which the sound of a drum 
will bleed into the mics on the rest of the kit."

"Not only is this enough to give you a sense of just how good the program is, it also spectacularly showcases the padKontrols flam and roll functions. And of course, if you like what you hear, an included coupon gives you a discount off the full version."


Computer Music on EZdrummer - Toontrack does for drum sampling what Stradivarius did for bowed instruments.

In the july issue of Computer Music Magazine EZdrummer gets 9 out of 10 plus the Performance and Value for money awards. The review finds EZdrummer virtually flawless, quoting;

"You´re going to like this one. Seriously. You´re really going to like this one. Irrespective of whether you´re a computer music-making novice or a world-class record producer who flits between exotic studio locations on a water scooter,."

"Toontrack´s technology, which does for drum sampling what Stradivarius did for bowed instruments."

"Finally we should point out what an amazingly effective productivity tool EZdrummer is. Within literally seconds of starting a new project, you can be assembling a kick-ass drum track with perfect sound. Combine that with the option to expand the library with your own MIDI loops and Toontrack´s forthcoming add-on drum packs, and you´ve got a winning solution which enables you to produce world-class results straight away."  Review: EZdrummer  SoundOnSound July/2006
In the july issue of Soundonsound Magazine Paul White reviews Toontrack Music´s dfh EZdrummer. The review is, to say the least, favourable, and White is positive about all the features from the quality of sound and their versatility via the user interface to the midifiles,

".adjusting the amount of room and overhead mics in the mix, you can get anything from a general-purpose miked acoustic kit suitable for most popstyles to a fairly brash rock kit."

"The sounds also work well when triggered from an external electronic drum interface such as Roland´s V-drums."

"As to the user interface, that is now as simple and intuitive as you could hope for,."

".the vast majority of the midi drumpatterns are sensible variations on the "bread and butter" drum patterns."

He sums up EZdrummer like this, "Given its low cost, great sounds, and ease of use, I can´t see how EZ Drummer can fail to do well. There are no obvious alternatives for EZ Drummer, as most other drum virtual instruments are either philosophilcally different or more complex."


SoundOnSound on KORG pad Kontrol and dfh Superior

As if the great review for EZdrummer wasn´t enough, in the same issue Nicholas Rowland reviews the KORG pad Kontrol and comments on the KORG edition of dfh-Superior like this,
". you´ll find a special "Korgified" version of Toontrack´s well-respected DFH virtual drums software. It was my first encounter with this particular package, and I was mightily impressed. Toontrack´s intent is apparently to give you the sound of drums as they are really played, and they seem to have achieved this, offering all the nuances and countless variations of tone that you get from a single drum. You can also play around with the virtual miking of your kit, even determining the extent to which the sound of a drum 
will bleed into the mics on the rest of the kit."

"Not only is this enough to give you a sense of just how good the program is, it also spectacularly showcases the padKontrols flam and roll functions. And of course, if you like what you hear, an included coupon gives you a discount off the full version."


Computer Music on EZdrummer - Toontrack does for drum sampling what Stradivarius did for bowed instruments.

In the july issue of Computer Music Magazine EZdrummer gets 9 out of 10 plus the Performance and Value for money awards. The review finds EZdrummer virtually flawless, quoting;

"You´re going to like this one. Seriously. You´re really going to like this one. Irrespective of whether you´re a computer music-making novice or a world-class record producer who flits between exotic studio locations on a water scooter,."

"Toontrack´s technology, which does for drum sampling what Stradivarius did for bowed instruments."

"Finally we should point out what an amazingly effective productivity tool EZdrummer is. Within literally seconds of starting a new project, you can be assembling a kick-ass drum track with perfect sound. Combine that with the option to expand the library with your own MIDI loops and Toontrack´s forthcoming add-on drum packs, and you´ve got a winning solution which enables you to produce world-class results straight away."