The "Collective" series is for all drummers at all experience levels. Whether you are a gigging professional or just starting as an e-drummer, this pack has all the necessary tools to get you out of the box and sounding top notch.
Most of the 50 drum kits are acoustically based with a few tasteful Electronic Kits to choose from as well. There is a great african/latin percussion drum kit too! Cymbal and Hi-Hat choices change from various kit groups but certain cymbal instrument selections remain the same through most of the kits. Basically, the best sounding one's were used and varied.
From expertly put together Jazz and Rock kits, to deep and powerful sounding Vintage drum kits, you will certainly have a great time picking your master set up. All the drum kits have been designed from a "Collective" of great drummers and drum sets. There is a good chance your favorite drummer's set has been modeled. Danny Carey of Tool, Incubus, John Henry Bonham, Ian Pace, Lars Ulrich, Steve Gadd, Tre Cool, Dave Weckl, Steve Smith, Dennis Chambers, Carter Beauford, , Neil Peart, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, and many others are very well represented. Slingerland, DW, Gretsch, Tama, Pearl, , Sonor, Premier, Yamaha, and Trixon are but a few of the great manufacturers that have been modeled. Details like instrument selection, pitch, panning, level, decay and ambience control have all been carefully considered and highly tweaked.
We have set the master output level at 127 per kit to allow you full volume potential as needed for your situation. Playing V-Drums requires some finesse and an adapted style that takes some getting used to. It is a different approach verses Acoustic drums. Slamming your V-Drums hard all the time for maximum volume isn't exactly getting the best from your drums. This new pack is designed to help you play at constant velocities without bashing your drums out of necessity for volume.
Chris, our programmer for the "Collective" pack, is a highly dynamic player using V Drums professionally everyday and has programmed this pack for expressiveness and acoustic nuances found in the real world. He owns a full V Tour set up and has programmed this pack on it. From his drum kit to yours, this pack will help you create a terrific playing sound and style all your own.
We have left all the trigger settings at factory default. Our midi file has been created as a "drum kits only" sysex file, so your Trigger bank configuration will not be affected by the midi bulk load.
Questions?
the programmer of this expansion pack!
Q: What kits are included?
A: Kits
are modeled to sound like the following: (please download the manual for extended kit descriptions)
1 Yamaha MM – 1987 Yamaha Rec Custom Birch
2 LdwgCTX – Late 80’s Ludwig Cortex
3 TamaSTAG – 2000 Tama Stagestar
4 Drivecar – Roland R5 Drum Machine
5 StvSmith – Steve Smith Sonor Designers Vital Info
6 SlingLND – Mid 70’s Maple Thin Shell Slingerland
7 Vintg PRM – 1963 Premier Vintage
8 Gretsch – Gretsch Catalina
9 SonorLTE – 1991 Sonor Lite
10 TamaIMP* - 1982 Tama Imperialstar
11 TrxnSPDF – 50’s Trixon Speedfire
12 PercTD6 – Conga, Bongo, percussion set up
13 Led Zep – Bonham Zep III
14 Rogers – 1969 Rogers Maple
15 Trick – Trick drums Alum
16 Abe L Jr. – Abe Laboriel Jr. on DW
17 Vogue – Maddona Vogue – TR909
18 Ayotte – Ayotte Drumsmith 1999
19 DennisCH – Dennis Chambers- Pearl
20 TommyLee – Tommy Lee
21 40’s WFL – 1943 WFL stagemaster
22 BissoneT – Greg Bissonette/ Remo
23 Portnoy – Mike Portnoy on Tama ArtStar II
24 Gadd- Steve Gadd – Yamaha Rec Customs
25 VinniPAN – Vinnie Paul – Pantera |
26 VrglDona – Virgil Donati – Premier Artist
27 Erskine – Peter Erskine – Yamaha
28 Ian Pace- Deep Purple
29 Weckl – Dave Weckl on Yamaha Maple Customs
30 Krupa – Gene Krupa
31 PearlBLX – 2002 Pearl Masters Birch
32 Tama ART – Tama Artstar –1992
33 Kramer – Joey Kramer – Aerosmith 1970’s
34 Buddy R – Buddy Rich
35 DW Bronz – DW Collectors series with Bronze Snare
36 Bozzio – Terry Bozzio
37 Tre Cool
38 Premier – 1984 Premier Soundwave
39 90’s Kit – 1994 Pearl Export
40 Peart – Neil Peart – Early Tama
41 Reggae – Reggae styled kit
42 Yam Tour – Yamaha Tour Custom – Beech/Mahog
43 Aldridge – Tommy Aldridge – Metal
44 Mpx ProM – Mapex Pro M – 2003
45 MetalDD4 – Metal power kit on Ddrum 4
46 D/W S.Oil – 1996 DW Satin Oil with Keller Shells
47 3000SONR – 1998 Force 3000 Sonor
48 Tool – Danny Carey – Parabola off Lateralus
49 Lar1983 – Lars Ulrich/ Metallica – Seek & Destroy
50 Incubus |
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Q: How is the kit arranged?
A: Our expansion packs are designed around default setups. Custom auxillary inputs are noted below. (note, not all inputs or their programming are availbale to all modules)
TD-6/6V Setup:
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Trigger
Input |
Position |
Pad |
1 |
Kick |
KD-8 |
2 |
Snare |
PD-105 |
3 |
Hi
Hat |
PD-8 |
4 |
Tom
1 |
PD-8 |
5/6 |
Tom
2 |
PD-8 |
7/8 |
Tom 3/4 |
PD-8 (R/T) |
9 |
Crash
1 |
CY-8 |
10 |
Crash
2 |
CY-8 |
11 |
Ride |
CY-8 |
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TD-8 Setup:
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Trigger
Input |
Position |
Pad |
1/2 |
Kick |
KD-80 |
3 |
Snare |
PD-80R |
4 |
Tom
1 |
PD-80 |
5 |
Tom
2 |
PD-80 |
6 |
Tom 3 |
PD-80 |
7 |
Hi-Hat |
PD-7/CY-5 |
8 |
Crash
1 |
PD-9/CY-8 |
9 |
Crash
2 |
PD-9/CY-8 |
10 |
Ride |
PD-9/CY-12R/C |
11 |
Tom 4 |
PD-80 |
12 |
China |
PD-7/CY-8 |
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Important note: Remember to change the module's pad settings to MATCH YOUR PADS. By doing so, the correct volumes and pad response will take affect for your module and setup.
Hint: Your setup does not have to match ours! If you have a different set up than default, you can easily move instruments around within each kit. This is accomplished by using the "COPY" feature in your module.
Q: How do I order and download my purchase?
A: Click the PayPal button for your product in the "Purchase Now!" tab below. Please use an active/permanent email address. This email address is your registration. Following payment, click "return to merchant" to continue to your download. If you are not forwarded correctly by PayPal to your download page, simply contact the programmer of your expansion to confirm payment and have your file(s) sent. Upon purchasing our products, please remember you agree to our no-share policy and End User License Agreement. Our products are considered software. We do not issue refunds.
Q: What are the TD-6/8 installation requirements?
A: Installation requires midi connectivity from your TD-6/8 to your computer/sequencer. Connecting via computer requires a librarian such as VDrumLib (recommended) and a midi interface such as the Edirol UM-1EX (recommended) USB-to-MIDI interface cable. Note: additional SySex Utilities can be found on our support page under "tools"!
