Toontrack’s original EZdrummer virtual drummer software offered a serious paradigm shift, equipping home recordists with studio-quality drum sounds and true-to-life performances. EZdrummer 2 elevated “EZ” drum production even more with Tap2Find groove searching, Power Hand features, and in-app song creation.
With EZdrummer 3, Toontrack is upping the ante again with powerful new features and game-changing updates to existing ones as well as a stunning new sound library recorded at the world-famous Hansa Studios by Grammy-winning recording/mixing engineer Michael Ilbert.
Massive MIDI Library
Simply put, EZdrummer 3’s MIDI library is huge. It covers the full gamut of genres, including pop, rock, electronic, hip-hop, reggae, and any flavor of metal you can dream up.
Beefed-up Tap2Find
EZdrummer 3’s Tap2Find feature has been given a powerful performance injection. Most notably, it now includes a step sequencer that allows for effortless real-time groove mock-ups.
Mix, Match, and Mingle
With EZdrummer 3, you can single out parts from different grooves then instantly mix and match them to create new ones.
Bandmate: The Next Best Thing to a Real Drummer
Communicating with EZdrummer 3 is almost like jamming with a world-class drummer. With it, you can feed the software a single-instrument MIDI or audio track from your song, and it will create a custom drum performance.
Advanced Play-style Editing — What Grid?
EZdrummer 3 (EZD3) makes editing grooves so intuitive, you won’t even need to look at the Grid Editor (but the Groove Editor is still there if you want to use it). With EZD3, you can add complexity to ghost notes and use enhanced Power Hand features to fine-tune the vibe of your groove.
So Human, It’s Almost Scary
Thanks to EZdrummer 3’s cutting-edge humanization features, every groove it generates sounds like a thinking, feeling drummer played it. Functions like automatic adjustment of velocity and micro-timing plus automatic articulation variability ensure expressive grooves that feel like somebody with an actual personality was sitting behind the kit.
Captured at Hansa Studios by Michael Ilbert
EZdrummer’s new sound library contains seven gorgeous-sounding drum kits, along with a whole slew of percussion instruments, captured by Michael Ilbert (Coldplay, Adele, The Weeknd) at the legendary Hansa Studios in Berlin, Germany.
The library was captured in three different rooms:
- Bright Room: Reflective marble walls and hardwood flooring deliver a killer rock drum sound.
- Main Room: Spacious yet not overpowering; tailor-made for singer/songwriter and modern-pop arrangements.
- Tight Room: Dry and transparent, yielding everything from heavy and punchy to muffled and contemporary.
We want to emphasize that EZdrummer 3’s sound library is completely different than what is included with the Rooms of Hansa SDX expansion — they were recorded during completely different sessions.
And There’s More!
Besides all the heavy-hitting new features, EZdrummer 3 also includes a number of smaller (but no less impressive) new enhancements.
- Create outlines for complete song parts and perfect the performances as you go.
- Preview instruments and overhead channels directly in the mixer.
- Benefit from a wide range of ready-made mix presets.
- Enjoy a fully scalable, resizable graphical user interface.
- And more!
So, what are you waiting for? Level up your studio’s drum library with EZdrummer 3! Already an EZdrummer 2 user? Then give your Sweetwater Sales Engineer a call at (800) 222-4700 and take advantage of this stellar upgrade offer.
