The Latin Percussion EZX for EZdrummer contains the percussion sounds from the revolutionary, award-winning pro drum sampler, Drums From Hell Superior from Toontrack Music. The EZX includes midi files that will add that extra groove on top of your steady drumtrack. The Latin Percussion EZX uses TPC, Toontrack Percussive Compression.

Percussionist Mikael Emsing on the recordings:
"I was excited when Toontrack asked me to collaborate on this product. Most of the work I've done in the studio and live have not been traditional Latin or African music, but rather Rock, Pop or Jazz-type sessions. Most of the sampling libraries I've come across however, have been geared more towards traditional Ethnic music. I felt there was a need for a sample library with sounds adapted to these situations.

I've spent years studying traditional music, but also spent an equal amount of time trying to get some sort of "signature" sound, a sound that works live as well as in the studio, a sound that has some soul to it and I wanted to be sure that came through on the sampled sounds. Much to my satisfaction the guys from Toontrack shared my vision and from the get-go we planned and recorded everything with this in mind. I also wanted a wide variety of sounds and through the generous help of MEINL Percussion we have been able to provide the vital instruments for making recordings in the aforementioned genres. All the instruments were recorded in different sizes and materials. From large to small, from wood to fiberglass etc. Carrying this DVD around will be a lot easier than lugging all those instruments around (thank god for cartage services by the way...). Time to get the groove going."

Credits:
• The sounds for the Latin Percussion EZX were recorded, engineered and mixed by Henrik Kjellberg & Mattias Eklund at Musikanten and Toontrack Studios, Umeå, Sweden
• The MIDI for the Latin Percussion EZX were played by Mikael Emsing and recorded at Toontrack Studios, Umeå, Sweden
• Sound and MIDI editing: Mattias Eklund & Henrik Kjellberg
• Graphic designer: Fredrik ärletun - Kakao Graphics
• Head of support, beta testing and configuration manager: Rogue Marechal
• Coding: Olof Westman

Toontrack Latin Percussion EZX Sample Library Features:

• Afuche:
• MEINL Afuche
• LP Afuche
  
  Shakers:
• Rhythm Tech Cans Light Shaker
• MEINL Small Shaker
• MEINL 8 Shake Small
• MEINL Apple Shaker
• MEINL Lemon Shaker
• MEINL Medium2 Shaker
• LP Shake It
• MEINL Pear Shaker
• MEINL StootEgg Shaker
• MEINL SmallEgg Shaker
• MEINL SmallerEgg Shaker
• MEINL Large Shaker
• MEINL Medium Shaker
• MEINL 8 Shake Large
• LP Gold Big
  
  Caxixis:
• MEINL Caxixi
• MEINL small Caxixi
• Custom Caxixi
  
  Maracas:
• MEINL plastic maracas
• LP skin maracas
• MEINL/LP mix maracas
  
  Bongo 1:
• MEINL Collection series
• MEINL fibercraft
  
  Bongo 2:
• MEINL Collection series
• MEINL fibercraft
  
  Cowbell:
• MEINL small cowbell
• MEINL realplayer cowbell
• MEINL realplayer steel big cowbell
• LP small cowbell
• MEINL mambo cowbell
• LP salsa cowbell
  
  Cymbal 1:
• Emsing custom crash
• 20" PAISTE full crash
• 10" MEINL BYZANCE splash
  
  Cymbal 2:
• 16" MEINL BYZANCE thin crash
• 16" SABIAN medium thin crash
• 6" MEINL BYZANCE splash
  
  Splash:
• 8" ZILDJIAN A Custom Splash
• 8" MEINL BYZANCE splash
  
  Cajon:
• Cajon
  
  Chimes:
• MEINL Barchimes
• Pelle Hjelmers big chimes
• Mini chimes
  
  Conga 1:
• MEINL woodcraft
• MEINL fibercraft
• MEINL wood professional
  
  Conga 2:
• MEINL woodcraft
• MEINL fibercraft
• MEINL wood professional
  
  Bells:
• Bells
• Small bells
  
  Crickets:
• Crickets
  
  Guiro:
• MEINL mini guiro
• MEINL large guiro
• LP large guiro
  
  Timbales:
• MEINL timbale high
• MEINL timbale low
  
  Tambourine:
• Emsing custom
• MEINL wood - 2 row nickel
• LP classic gold with dimples
• MEINL gold singel row - wood
• MEINL red 2 rows
• MEINL 2 row gold
• MEINL wood - 2 row gold
• MEINL 2 row mounted
• LP classic mounted
• Dadi merry IV
• Pearl PTM10
  
  Triangle:
• MEINL small triangle
• MEINL big triangle
• MEINL medium triangle
• Rhythm Tech triangle
  
  Udu:
• MEINL Udu
  
  Vibraslap:
• MEINL Vibraslap
• LP Vibraslap
  
  Woodblocks:
• MEINL agogo
• MEINL large + small
  
  Shekere:
• MEINL shekere
  
  Waterfall:
• Waterfall

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Toontrack Latin Percussion EZX Sample Library Specifications:

• System Requirements
• 1 Gb free disc space, 512 Mb RAM, DVD drive, Drums From Hell EZdrummer installed

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Posted by 16guitars from Hollis, NH on Mar 7, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Former active musician, not mostly recording

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Latin rock

Unlike the EZDrummer package that this sample library plugs into, there are no full rhythms included - each percussion instrument is sampled separately. This means that you have to construct your laboriously one instrument at a time.

This is a great option to have, but it would also benice to pick "Samba" and start off with a full samba mix, not the bongos, then the congas, then the timbales, etc. Very time consuming.

The biggest problem I have with EZDrummer generally, and when working with the Latin Percussion library is that when you play the sample within EZDrummer it does not follow the tempo set in your project (at least in Sonar 5.2). So to really hear what the sample will sound like at the correct tempo, you have to drag and drop it into a MIDI track. One instrument, and one sample at a time.

EZ? Quick? I think not.

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