2021 Tama Starphonic Reserve Copper Samples

Tama’s Incredible Copper Snare … 

This incredibly engineered snare drum features a hand-crafted 1.2mm copper shell brushed with a gorgeous satin finish. This unique shell design delivers rich, raw, dry, dark tone in its center that is at once articulate and throaty, while the outer edge is higher-pitched.   Featuring Tama’s top-of-the-line Freedom Lug and Claw Hook system combined with Tama’s grooved die-cast hoops, and their linear-motion snare strainer, this drum not only looks great, but sounds incredible.  We can’t decide if we like Tama’s copper over the Gretsch Bell Brass - our perennial favorite metal snare … it’s a very close toss-up.

Specs:

• Dimensions: 7” x 14”

• Shell: 1.2mm Copper

• Batter Head: Tama by Evans G1

• Resonant Head: Tama Snare Side 300 by Evans

• Snares: Tama 120-strand

• Tuning:

  • Fundamental Pitch = 173 Hz

  • Batter = 171 Hz

  • Resonant = 367 Hz

• LUFS: -14.9

Included with purchase are 10 24-bit Sample Files with a sample rate of 48kHz, and 1 Roland SPD-SX compatible file (16-bit, 44.1kHz), all professionally tracked with 24 mics in our new South Studio designed specifically for drums.

1. Mastered Best Sample (_drumName.wav)

2. Sample with Close Mics

3. Sample with Overhead Mics

4. Sample with Room Mics

5. Sample with Wall Mics

6. Sample with Ceiling Mics

7. Sample with Floor boundary Mic

8. Sample with remote Stairway Mic

9. Sample with RimClick

10. Sample with Rimshot

11. Best Sample for Roland SPD-SX

Also included are 30 individual velocity samples with 5 different velocities containing 3 round robins each: one set of 15 files for All Mics, and one set of 15 for only Room Mics (excludes the close mics 1-5 below). This allows you to easily create MIDI files and/or trigger replacements.  You can also use the Room Mic-only velocity files for layering or creating a unique sound enhanced by our incredible drum tracking room.

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