Joey Sturgis Miles McPherson Drums [KONTAKT]

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The Miles McPherson Drums library is a collection of recorded, edited and mixed drum samples for the Native Instruments ?Kontakt platform. The collection comprises two sampled kits, a Yamaha and 1972 Rogers kit recorded at Starstruck studios, Nashville and Miles McPhersons personal studio (respectively); each performed by acclaimed pro drummer, Miles McPherson (Kelly Clarkson, Paramore).

? Includes:

?Two Kontakt Instruments, one for each kit. 6 GB Download.House Kit and Studio Kit. Details below.Ultra Realistic Drum samples performed by Miles, Engineered by JoeyRight and Left hit articulations, Snare Wires on and off, Full Kit Bleed.Intelliswitching for automated R | L triggering.

? THE KITS

HOUSE KIT

Drums: 1972 Rogers Kit
Recorded at: Miles McPhersons Personal Studio
Drummer: Miles McPherson
Engineer: Joey Sturgis

Miles - The kit we used for this session is the kit I received for Christmas from my folks when I was 13 years old. It was my first kit and consequently still my favourite. It originally had a 22? inch kick, but I found a white, 14? x 24? Rogers shell on eBay that was made in the same year as my kit; 1972. I stripped the hardware from the 22? and stuck it on the 24?. Ive been using this 13?, 16?, 24? configuration for about a decade now.

This kit was sampled using Yamaha hardware, DW pedals with a DW beater, Remo coated emperors on toms, Remo clear Powerstroke Pro on kick, Remo Controlled Sound Black Dot on snare, and Vater 55BB wood-tip sticks.

For cymbals we used all Meinl Byzance series crashes, hi-hat, ride, and a china. 15? Medium Traditional hats. 19? and 20? Medium Brilliant Crashes. 24? Medium Traditional Ride and an 18? Dark China.

STUDIO KIT

Drums: Yamaha Kit
Recorded at: Starstruck Studios, Nashville Tennessee
Drummer: Miles McPherson
Engineer: Joey Sturgis

Miles - If Im honest, this kit is somewhat about promoting my own agenda. Im a fan of heavier music and Im a fan of big drums, but I dont feel like its often enough that the two coexist. When Joey and I were talking about doing this library, this kit immediately sprung to mind. Its a combination of my last two touring kits. My Maple/Birch customs that I used with Kelly Clarkson and the Club Customs I had for Paramore.

The kit is a 24?x18? Maple Custom bass drum, 13?x9? Club Custom rack tom, 16?x15? Club Custom floor tom, and an 18?x16? Club Custom floor tom. The snare is a chrome-over-brass 14?x6.5? Paul Leim signature. This snare drum has handled 95% of my workload for the last 5 years. Its my baby! The Club Custom toms are 6-ply Kapur wood, which gives them a warm, dark, and distinctly vintage character.

For this library, I truly wanted to marry huge, dark, older sounding drums with the best of the best in modern and high-end mics and signal processing. The cymbals that I felt best paired with this direction were all my biggest Meinl Byzance cymbals. 21? Medium Traditional Crash, 22? Medium Traditional Crash, 24? Medium Traditional Ride, and 16? Medium Traditional Hi-Hats. We also included an 18? Extra Dry Thin Crash and an 18? Vintage Series Trash Crash to replace the traditional role of a china.