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A lighter version of the Old Funk drum kit was released for VI Magazine readers at the beginning of 2008.
The full version of the OldFunk drum kit with 3 more Kicks, 6 more snare sounds, 1 set of damped toms and a set of damped cymbals and ride is now available.
VI Mag version owners are able to upgrade for the very low price.
Demo
Listen to the OldFunk Kit demos
 Download these Infos/Manual
Facts
Format: stereo 24 bit / 44.1 KHz - Recorded multimic at 88.2 / 24:
Preamps: Avalon 737, GML, Midas, Focusrite
Mics: AKG D112, Neumann KM184, Groove Tubes GT61, Neumann M149, AKG C414, Shure SM57, Shure SM58, Beyerdynamic M201TG
Installation Infos
Please refer to the HOW TO INSTALL.rtf (if available in your version) or where to install.rtf
for each format install infos.
Credits
Recorded, Mixed and Produced by Simone Coen for ChocolateAudio
Drums by Elio Rivagli
Recorded at Candle Studio (Milano, Italy)
Mixed and Edited at Chocolate Studios
Edited by Simone Coen, Francesco Palmisano, Alfredo Ruberto
Recorded with Steinberg Nuendo
Edited with Sample Manager, Soundtrack Pro, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Izotope RX,
Redmatica Autosampler and Keymap
Resampled to 44.1 KHz with Izotope 64-bit SRC
Mixed with the help of Waves API, SSL and Vintage
Supported Samplers
Apple EXS24MkII; NI Battery 3; NI Kontakt 3; NI Kontakt 2 (via direct import of NI Battery 3 format); Ableton Sampler and Drum Rack.
Apple EXS24MkII
1) Kit DRW
2) Kit LDW
3) Kit PRM
4) Kit NS (no snare = program with no snares loaded)
5) full kit DRW MO
(multiout = if loaded in a multiout EXS instance drums are fed into separate outs, see table below for reference)
6) full kit LDW MO
7) full kit PRM MO
8) full kit NS MO
9) Kicks
10)DRW Snares
11)LDW Snares
12)PRM Snares
13)Tom Set
14)Hihat
15)Ride
16)Cymbals
17)Claps |
NI Kontakt 3
1) Kit DRW
2) Kit LDW
3) Kit PRM
4) Kit DRW MO (Multiout, see internal mixer map below) program (nki) and multi (nkm)
5) Kit LDW MO program (nki) and multi (nkm)
6) Kit PRM MO program (nki) and multi (nkm)
NI Battery 3 (also for Kontakt 2)
1) Kit DRW
2) Kit LDW
3) Kit PRM
4) a full set of Battery Cells to mix and match each single drum |
NI Kontakt 3
1) Kit DRW
2) Kit LDW
3) Kit PRM
4) Kit DRW MO (Multiout, see internal mixer map below) program (nki) and multi (nkm)
5) Kit LDW MO program (nki) and multi (nkm)
6) Kit PRM MO program (nki) and multi (nkm)
Multiout (MO) Programs Busses (EXS24)
Stereo 1 (1/2) = Kick
Stereo 2 (3/4) = Snare
Stereo 3 (5/6) = Hihat
Stereo 4 (7/8) = Toms + Claps
Stereo 5 (9/10) = Cymbals + Ride
Multiout (MO) Programs Busses (Kontakt 3)
Stereo 1 (1/2) = Kick
Stereo 2 (3/4) = Snare
Stereo 3 (5/6) = Hihat
Stereo 4 (7/8) = Toms
Stereo 5 (9/10) = Cymbals
Stereo 6 (11/12) = Ride
Stereo 7 (13/14) = Claps
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Ableton Sampler and Drum Rack
(for Live 7)
1) Kit DRW A
2) Kit DRW D
3) Kit LDW A
4) Kit PRM A
5) Kick Close
6) Kick Open
7) Kick Hole
8) Kick Open Lo
9) Kick Open Wood
10) Snare DRW A
11) Snare DRW B
12) Snare DRW C
13) Snare DRW D
14) Snare LDW A
15) Snare LDW B
16) Snare LDW C
17) Snare PRM A
18) Snare PRM B
19) Snare PRM C
20) Tom Set
21) Cymbals
22) Ride
23) Hihat
24) Claps
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Comparison Table - VI vs. FULL version
| Drum Sound |
Description |
VI Mag Version |
FULL
version |
| Kick Close |
a DW Kick with fully closed front head: vintage sound with less beater click |
✓ |
✓ |
| Kick Hole |
‘Holed’ front head: geared towards funk-pop styles |
✗ |
✓ |
| Kick Open |
Front head removed and damping on the beater side |
✓ |
✓ |
| Kick Open Lo |
Lower tuned and more damping on the beater side |
✗ |
✓ |
| Kick Open Wood |
Wooden beater on lightly damped kick |
✗ |
✓ |
| Snare DRW A |
DW Maple Snare with average ‘jelly’ damping (+ Side stick) |
✓ |
✓ |
| Snare DRW B |
DW Maple Snare with ringing tone |
✗ |
✓ |
| Snare DRW C |
DW Maple Snare with ringing tone being damped with ‘jellys’ |
✗ |
✓ |
| Snare DRW D |
DW Maple Snare fully damped with a cotton towe |
✓ |
✓ |
| Snare LDW A |
Loosely tuned Ludwig Black Beauty (+ Side stick) |
✓ |
✓ |
| Snare LDW B |
Jelly’-damped Black Beauty (+ Side stick) |
✗ |
✓ |
| Snare LDW C |
Slightly-damped Black Beauty with soft ringing |
✗ |
✓ |
| Snare PRM A |
High-tuned and jelly-damped Premier maple snare (+ Side stick) |
✓ |
✓ |
| Snare PRM B |
Cotton towel-dampled Premier snare |
✗ |
✓ |
| Snare PRM C |
Slighlty detuned Premier snare with light ‘jelly’-damping (+ Side stick) |
✗ |
✓ |
| Tom Set |
a Remo set of Toms from the ‘70s |
✓ |
✓ |
| Tom Set Damp |
a ‘jelly’ damped set of Remo Toms |
✗ |
✓ |
| Hihat |
close to open in 6 steps - foot, pedal, and quick foot release samples |
✓ |
✓ |
| Ride |
A very old Zildjian Ride played on the bell and body |
✓ |
✓ |
| Ride Damp |
The same Ride played with a damper placed on top of it |
✗ |
✓ |
| Cymbals |
A 17” and a 18” Paiste Signature set of crashes |
✓ |
✓ |
| Cymbals Damp |
The same set of crashes with a damper |
✗ |
✓ |
| Cymbals Stop |
Cymbals played then damped with the drummer’s hands right after the hit |
✗ |
✓ |
| Claps |
A group of 4 people freely clapping - velocity controls the sample selection |
✓ |
✓ |
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TOTAL DRUM SOUNDS |
14 |
29 |
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No. of Samples
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911 |
1895 |
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Sample Set Size |
459 MB |
773 MB |
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Price €
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N.A. |
€ 44 |
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Upgrade Price for VI Mag version owners (€) |
€ 14* |
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Upgrade Price for VI Mag version owners (USD - rough conversion as of 9/4/2008)
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USD 20,26** |
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* Only available to VI Magazine readers (March/April 2008 issue)
** This price ins US Dollars is given only as a quick reference for US residents. Transactions will
always happen in Euros.
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