2022 Noble & Cooley Tulip Samples

Steam-Bent Tulip …

Handcrafted in Granville, Massachusetts to our specs, this 7” deep Solid Shell drum is made from curated 1/4” Tulip and steam bent - a process Noble & Cooley has been doing since the Civil War.  Combined with their famous Nodal Point lugs and hand-cut bearing edge which is true to 1/10,000th of an inch, this drum sounds every bit as good as it looks.

Specs:

• Dimensions: 7” x 14”

• Shell: Solid steam-bent Tulip

• Batter Head: Remo Ambassador

• Resonant Head: Remo Ambassador

• Snares: Noble & Cooley 18-strand

• Tuning:

  • Fundamental Pitch = 159 Hz

  • Batter = 258 Hz

  • Resonant = 419 Hz

• LUFS: -16.5

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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