TOONTRACK proudly presents: The Vintage Rock Brushes & Sticks EZX Instruments List

The Ludwig Drum Company had little idea what was about to hit them in the months The Vintage Rock Brushes and Sticks EZX contains recordings of the legendary Ludwig
following February 9th 1964, The Beatles debut U.S. Television appearance on The Ed Keystone Drum Set.
Sullivan Show. The band were a sensation and almost overnight everyone wanted to _______
own a set of Ludwig drums just like Ringo’s. In fact, Ludwig were still struggling to keep
Bassdrum:
up with demand when along came another drumming icon John Bonham. As well as his
use of the Supraphonic snare drum, Bonham popularised larger sizes, including the 24” Ludwig Keystone (1960’s) 14x24” (Felt and Wood Beater)
bass drum similar to the one sampled for the Vintage Brushes and Sticks EZX.
Toms:
This 60’s era Ludwig set belongs to 2khz Studio owner Nick Yeatman and we were
Racktom, Ludwig Keystone (1960’s) 9x13” (Sticks & Brushes)
very happy he lent it to us so we could capture that phat and funky Ludwig sound.
Floortom, Ludwig Keystone (1960’s) 16x16” (Sticks & Brushes)
The Ludwig Keystone Kit was played by Chris Whitten and mixed by producer
Snares:
Peter Henderson and Mattias Eklund from Toontrack Music. To it we’ve added the
classic Ludwig Black Beauty and Slingerland Radio King snares and a number of cool Black Beauty 20’s 5x14” (Sticks & Brushes)
complimentary cymbals. The Vintage Rock - Brushes and Sticks EZX is topped up with Ludwig B/O Supraphonic (1970’s) 6,5x14” (Sticks & Brushes)
custom MIDI played by top notch drummer Morgan Ågren (Frank Zappa). Ludwig B/O Supraphonic Low Tuning 6,5x14” (Sticks)
Slingerland Radioking 1940’s 7x14” (Sticks)
Credits
Hats:
This EZX was recorded, engineered and mixed by Chris Whitten, Peter Henderson and
13” K Zildjian Istanbul (1960’s) (Sticks)
Mattias Eklund at 2 Khz studio, London UK and Toontrack Studios, Umeå, Sweden.
15” Paiste Formula 602 Medium (Sticks & Brushes)
Kit played by Chris Whitten at 2 Khz studio, London, UK.
Crash Cymbal A:
MIDI performed by Morgan Ågren at Toontrack Studios, Umeå, Sweden.
17” Zildjian Dark Crash (Sticks & Brushes)
Sound editing: Peter Henderson, Chris Whitten, Mattias Eklund & Henrik Kjellberg. 18” Paiste Signature Fast Crash (Sticks & Brushes)
MIDI editing: Mattias Eklund & Henrik Kjellberg. 16” Paiste Signature Fast Crash (Sticks & Brushes)

Crash Cymbal B:
17” K Zildjian Dark Crash (Sticks & Brushes)
22” Zildjian Swish Knocker (Sticks & Brushes)
17” Paiste Signature Fast Crash (Sticks & Brushes)

Ride:
22” A Zildjian Ride (1950’s) (Sticks & Brushes)
20” K Zildjian Heavy Ride (Sticks & Brushes)

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