Black Beauty & Friends Collection
The Legendary Black Beauty …
Download our most popular collection pack featuring over 530 samples spanning one-shot and multi-velocity mastered files with multiple mic placements. This collection includes 12 total drums: 5 Black Beauty Snares, a Ludwig Raw Brass, a vintage Ludwig Nickel over Brass, and DW, Tama, and Leedy clones. If you’re looking to add over a century of brass tones to your snare library, look no further. For a limited time, we’ve made this collection a baker’s dozen and added a 1914 Ludwig Nickel over Brass All-Round Model - the precursor to the DeLuxe Model (now known as the Black Beauty).
Here’s what’s included:
1925 5” Leedy Black Elite
1999 5.5” Tama Gladiator Simon Phiilips Signature Bronze
2002 5” Tama Trackmaster Kenny Aronoff signature Black Nickel over Brass
2003 5” Leedy Broadway Black Nickel over Brass
2017 5” Ludwig Black Beauty Hand-Hammered
2019 5” Ludwig Black Beauty 110th Anniversary Edition
2020 5” Ludwig Black Beauty with Imperial Lugs
2021 6.5” Ludwig Black Beauty with Imperial Lugs
2021 5” Ludwig Raw Brass
2021 6.5” DW Black Nickel over Brass
2024 5” Ludwig Black Beauty with Die-Cast Rims
2024 6.5” Dialtune Black nickel over Brass
BONUS: 1914 5” Ludwig Nickel over Brass All-Round Model
The Legendary Black Beauty …
Download our most popular collection pack featuring over 530 samples spanning one-shot and multi-velocity mastered files with multiple mic placements. This collection includes 12 total drums: 5 Black Beauty Snares, a Ludwig Raw Brass, a vintage Ludwig Nickel over Brass, and DW, Tama, and Leedy clones. If you’re looking to add over a century of brass tones to your snare library, look no further. For a limited time, we’ve made this collection a baker’s dozen and added a 1914 Ludwig Nickel over Brass All-Round Model - the precursor to the DeLuxe Model (now known as the Black Beauty).
Here’s what’s included:
1925 5” Leedy Black Elite
1999 5.5” Tama Gladiator Simon Phiilips Signature Bronze
2002 5” Tama Trackmaster Kenny Aronoff signature Black Nickel over Brass
2003 5” Leedy Broadway Black Nickel over Brass
2017 5” Ludwig Black Beauty Hand-Hammered
2019 5” Ludwig Black Beauty 110th Anniversary Edition
2020 5” Ludwig Black Beauty with Imperial Lugs
2021 6.5” Ludwig Black Beauty with Imperial Lugs
2021 5” Ludwig Raw Brass
2021 6.5” DW Black Nickel over Brass
2024 5” Ludwig Black Beauty with Die-Cast Rims
2024 6.5” Dialtune Black nickel over Brass
BONUS: 1914 5” Ludwig Nickel over Brass All-Round Model
The Legendary Black Beauty …
Download our most popular collection pack featuring over 530 samples spanning one-shot and multi-velocity mastered files with multiple mic placements. This collection includes 12 total drums: 5 Black Beauty Snares, a Ludwig Raw Brass, a vintage Ludwig Nickel over Brass, and DW, Tama, and Leedy clones. If you’re looking to add over a century of brass tones to your snare library, look no further. For a limited time, we’ve made this collection a baker’s dozen and added a 1914 Ludwig Nickel over Brass All-Round Model - the precursor to the DeLuxe Model (now known as the Black Beauty).
Here’s what’s included:
1925 5” Leedy Black Elite
1999 5.5” Tama Gladiator Simon Phiilips Signature Bronze
2002 5” Tama Trackmaster Kenny Aronoff signature Black Nickel over Brass
2003 5” Leedy Broadway Black Nickel over Brass
2017 5” Ludwig Black Beauty Hand-Hammered
2019 5” Ludwig Black Beauty 110th Anniversary Edition
2020 5” Ludwig Black Beauty with Imperial Lugs
2021 6.5” Ludwig Black Beauty with Imperial Lugs
2021 5” Ludwig Raw Brass
2021 6.5” DW Black Nickel over Brass
2024 5” Ludwig Black Beauty with Die-Cast Rims
2024 6.5” Dialtune Black nickel over Brass
BONUS: 1914 5” Ludwig Nickel over Brass All-Round Model
Included with purchase for each drum 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.
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Sample with Close Mics
Sample with Overhead Mics
Sample with Room Mics
Sample with Wall Mics
Sample with Ceiling Mics
Sample with Floor boundary Mic
Sample with remote Stairway Mic
Sample with RimClick
Sample with Rimshot
Best Sample for Roland SPD-SX
Also included for each drum 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.
* Download links will be displayed on the checkout confirmation page for your purchased samples.
Take a listen …
Tracking Signal Chain Used across 24 Mics:
Top: Lauten Audio Snare Mic > Neve 1073 > dbx 160
Top: Sennheiser 409 > Neve 1073 > dbx 160
Top: SM57 > Neve 1073 > dbx 160
Shell: SM57 > Neve 1073 > dbx 160
Bottom: SM57 > Neve 1073 > Pultec EQP > dbx 560
Front: AKG 414 > Newton > SPL TDx
Stereo Overheads: sE T-1’s > UA 710 > UA 1176
Stereo Room: R-121’s > API 212L
Stereo Room: Coles 4038’s > API 212L
Stereo Room: Lewitt 440’s > SSL SuperAnalogue
Room behind Gobo: AKG P220 > UA 6176
Room: Beyerdynamic M 160 > SSL SuperAnalogue
Floor: Lauten Audio 220 FET > Neve 517
Ceiling KSM32 > UA 710
Ceiling: MXL 250 > UA 610 > Distressor
Ceiling: R144 > SSL SuperAnalogue
Wall (barn wood): AKG 214 > Neve 511 > Distressor
Wall (brick): KSM32 > UA 710 > UA 1176
Wall (quadratic diffuser): 47 FET > UA 710 > UA 1176
Remote Stairway: R1 MKIII > SSL SuperAnalogue > Pultec EQP > Bluey 1176
