Ilio Ocean Way Drums Platinum - Pc

"Produced and engineered by Allen Sides and Steven Miller, co-produced by Sonic Reality, the 96kHz industry-standard, Ocean Way Drums Platinum HD includes 19 multichannel drum kits plus 7 additional kick drums packed into 80 gigabytes of super high-resolution 24-bit/96kHz samples pre-installed onto a special 7200 RPM hard drive. Also includes the Gold edition of Ocean Way Drums.The Producer/EngineersAllen Sides is the owner of Ocean Way and Record One studios in Los Angeles. In addition to being considered the recording industry's leading microphone expert, he is a Grammy winning engineer/producer that has recorded over 500 albums, with stars in every genre. Artists include Alanis Morrisette, Green Day, Quincy Jones, Eric Clapton, Beck, Phil Collins, Aerosmith, Aretha Franklin, Foo Fighters, Sheryl Crow, Frank Sinatra, Faith Hill, Frank Zappa, Mary J Blige and Count Basie.Steven Miller is a pioneer in the field of digital audio. As a Grammy nominated producer/engineer/arranger, he helped build Windham Hill Records from a tiny audiophile label into a prestigious industry leader. In addition, he co-founded both the Hip Pocket/Windham Hill Jazz and RCA/Novus labels. Platinum artists he has worked with include Dave Matthews Band, Suzanne Vega, Backstreet Boys, Pink, George Winston, Switchfoot, Manhattan Transfer, Toad The Wet Sprocket and Paula Cole.Discrete Recording/Mixing TechniqueAudiophile gurus, Allen Sides and Steven Miller developed a unique, discrete multi microphone recording and mixing technique. Utilizing up to 13 separate mono and stereo sound sources per instrument (including 3 sets of stereo room mics), this technique captures the sound of each instrument with startling audiophile clarity and enables the end user to independently adjust each drum and cymbal within the kit from tight and dry, all the way to wide and ambient.MicrophonesMicrophones used for recording Ocean Way Drums were hand picked by Allen Sides from his personal collection.- Kick: AKG D112, Neumann U47 Fet- Snare Top: AKG C12A , Shure SM57 (custom)- Snare Bottom: Sony 55P- Hi Hat: Sony 55P- Toms: AKG C12A- Overheads: AKG C12- Rooms: Telefunken U47, Neumann M50, Telefunken Elam 251, Neumann KM 54Recording ConsoleAll audio was recorded through Studio B's custom, one-of-a-kind console, considered to be the most astonishingly clear board in existence. Very little EQ or compression was used, but when it was, highly modified classic gear from Neve, API, Urei, and Fairchild was utilized.Natural Room AcousticsThe drums were placed in the rear right corner of historic Studio B, considered by most producers and engineers to be the ""sweet spot"" with the most low end punch.Because the wonderful acoustics, each instrument was able to be recorded at the optimal distance and angle and with the microphones that best captured the full frequency and dynamic range of that instrument.The multiple sets of stereo room mics picked up the room's natural ambience at various distances from the d"