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Decades SDX – The Presetsplay button

Decades SDX – The Presets

Decades SDX – Getting That Big ’80s Reverbplay button

Decades SDX – Getting That Big ’80s Reverb

Decades SDX – The Articulationsplay button

Decades SDX – The Articulations

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Decades SDX – The Mixer

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The Decades SDX was recorded at Capitol Studios and comes with five drum kits, all handpicked to represent a specific sound or era in Al’s career. Expect a palette of immaculate drum sounds encapsulating not only a lifetime of experience working at the apex of the industry, but just as much a personal and reflective collection of kits that in a way represents his entire body of work.

From jazz and big band to rock, fusion, pop, funk and AOR – the Decades SDX covers all the styles that can be traced back to Al’s illustrious lifetime achievement.
Toontrack Decades SDX (Download)

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  • Produced by 23-time Grammy Award-winning engineer/mixer Al Schmitt
  • Recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, CA
  • Five (5) kits (Slingerland, Pearl, Yamaha, Ludwig, Leedy)
  • 12 snares, nine (9) kicks as well as a broad collection of hi-hats and cymbals
  • Includes several iconic original instruments, like the original snare drum used by Jeff Porcaro on Toto’s “Rosanna” as well as Steve Ferrone’s personal drum kit
  • Brushes and/or mallets available on select kits/instruments
  • Drums from the 1920s through the late 1990s
  • Recorded with an additional seven room microphones for playback in stereo up to 9.1 systems