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DRUMCORE ENDORSEMENTS FROM Songwriters/Producers &
Composers for Film/TV
Songwriters/Producers
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"With DrumCore, it sounds great and you don't have to edit it much. You just throw it in there and it sounds great on its own. I've used it both ways, I've dragged audio files straight onto a stereo track and I've programmed the drums with the MIDI sets. It's just really easy to use and it sounds so real which is so hard to find nowadays." Read more in this interview with Dave Kushner.
- Dave Kushner
(Guitarist for Velvet Revolver, Composer for Sons of Anarchy)
www.davekushner.com
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"The software (DrumCore) is so handy and so very easy to use! I'm going to use it for my demos. Most of the time I work with real drummers, but because I'm all alone in my studio when I write, I need to start with something. It's very easy and sounds so good; it's very close to having a live drummer with you." Read more in this interview with Anthony Gonzalez of M83.
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"When we need great sounds instantly and our drummer is on the other side of the world, DrumCore delivers like no other plug-in. The range and character of of the sonics in Drumcore is unbeatable, whether it's grooves or natural. truly programmable single hits. For television work we're often on very fast deadlines, and creating compelling, energized tracks has never been faster."
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"DrumCore is so incredibly easy to use, that I can have a concept turn into a completed track in no time in whatever DAW I'm using (Sonar, Acid, etc.). The sound quality of the samples and the MIDI performances allow me to mix and match any style with any drummer. If I want Terry Bozzio to play on Sly Dunbar's drum-kit, done. Whether I'm working on a remix for Lady GaGa, or The Killers or a brand new song all-together, everything I need for percussion and rhythm are right there, in the box. I can even perform in real-time each drumkit and customize any number of ways by mixing kits, samples and performances. No need to mic a drum kit anymore. This is the best of the best for songwriters, remixers and producers who want to work more efficiently." Read more in this interview with Justin Lassen.
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"DrumCore makes replacing or programming drums actually fun. Audio loops or Midi, you can create the feel, sound and arrangement you want with no hassles. Easy layout quick to learn. Love it!"
- Carmen Rizzo
2 time Grammy Nominee Electronic Musician, Producer & Artist
(Coldplay, Seal, Alanis Morsette, Paul Oakenfold)
www.carmenrizzo.com
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"I almost can't believe how quickly I've got DrumCore feeling (and, sounding!) so dayum good; the DrummerPacks are a g-dsend for a rhythmically geeky tweaker like me. major props, for real, to the crew of DrumCore.... I'll use DC3 an awful lot, and for a looooooong time to come."
- David Torn
Guitarist/Composer
(David Bowie, Splatterrcell, Jeff Beck)
www.davidtorn.net
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"DrumCore offers a good alternative to the more traditional drum sample based VSTs. The instrument is more focused on capturing the styles and sounds of a wealth of famous drummers in both loop and midi mapped kits. This brings a certain amount of immediacy previously unavailable to getting the drum sound you want for a track."
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"DrumCore is an absolutely awesome tool for songwriting. Putting together a drum track for a song idea is fast and simple. DrumCore is totally user friendly. You can install it and be putting together drum tracks in minutes. Having both audio and MIDI loops is invaluable if you need to get a little deeper into editing or modifying parts to suit your needs. On top of all that, it SOUNDS amazing! And the array of drummers who contributed to the DrummerPacks is staggering. Some of the very best in the business. Combine all of that with extra little perks like matching the sample rate to the host, rex file compatibility and a huge library of great sounds and, personally I believe DrumCore is one of the very best drum plugins out there!"
- Stephen Hunter
Guitarist/Songwriter
(Alice Cooper, Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed)
www.stevehunter.com
photo by Michael Woodall
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"For me, DrumCore has been a God-send. Programming drums can be as dull as dishwater... it (programming) can get you through, but there's no spark, no vibe and no excitement. But with DrumCore drum loops I have a whole slew of world-class drummers I can call on at any moment and that's just brilliant. And the quality of the recordings is phenomenal. It's immediate gratification and the drummers don't argue back!"
- Midge Ure
Guitarist, Songwriter, Producer
(Ultravox, Band Aid, Thin Lizzy)
www.midgeure.com
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"DrumCore can't be beat. It's an incredible resource that puts rhythm in my music and moves the creative process in a whole new direction. Every songwriter should know about it."
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"Call me abusive, but it's simply great to have all these great drummers at your disposal 24/7 ready to be tormented. For writing the first thing to launch after opening the piano is DrumCore to get the creative mind fired up; and the Gabriellizer is just like picking your brain with a tattoo gun."
- Carlos "El Loco" Bedoya
Grammy-winning Recording Engineer, Mixer, Producer
(Weezer, Missy Elliott, Beyoncé)
www.myspace.com/locobedoya
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"DrumCore is a brilliant product, not just for its impressive libraries, but as a "smart filing cabinet" for all your BPM audio material."
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"When I need drums, DrumCore's the first software I load up, every time" Read more in this interview with John "Rabbit" Bundrick.
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"Nothing inspires me to write a song like a BIG FAT drum groove. When I sit down
to compose music, it always starts with DrumCore."
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"When I work on new songs, I almost always start with a rhythm track. I use DrumCore almost every time I start a new song or idea." Read more in this interview with Chris Stein.
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"What do you get the songwriter who has everything? Drumcore!
No one records 'demos' anymore! As a songwriter with a backlog of songs to be recorded and released I use DrumCore for my finished product. Why not? Real drummers in real studios playing real drums and real easy to use!"
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"Although I have collaborated with some wonderful songwriters, and very thankfully, co-written some great tunes, with me, the songwriting process is more or less an unsocial situation. I, for the most part, write alone. So, when I found DrumCore and realized I could be sitting here alone and be working with some of the great drummers that I have played with, and some great drummers that I have never met, yet always wanted to play with, I was overjoyed. Using DrumCore is a breeze, and its export feature is terrific. I find a groove I like and then as soon as I hit export, the sound file is sitting right there in front of me, ready to go into my music application and away I go. Putting together song patterns is very easy and then I open up a separate audio track and throw in cymbal crashes, tom hits, extra snare hits. It's a complete pleasure, and again, as I said in the beginning, I don't hafta talk to anyone, and it sounds like I'm having a ball with some great musicians. I would not want to be without DrumCore ever again."
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"As a songwriter/producer, I found the DrumCore software to be a shortcut to creativity as a lot of the work has been done for you. The high quality recordings mixed with the great feel of the drummers who contributed make this software unique and will become part of your essential kit."
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"I have been getting into DrumCore as an idea starter. I am especially digging the jazz, New Orleans, and reggae grooves. It is most definitely easy to use. I love how you can open it as a ReWire plug-in and then just drag the loops right onto a track. And DrumCore as a virtual instrument kicks ass!"
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"I've already recorded two songs of mine, in fact, inspired by DrumCore. I've used parts of complete fills, cymbal crashes, etc. to make real convincing drum tracks. I'm pretty fast with the program now and I see that it's very, very intuitive and versatile."
– Tony Visconti
Producer/Engineer/Songwriter/Musician
(David Bowie, Thin Lizzie, Morrissey)
www.tonyvisconti.com
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DrumCore is a very unique product, I urge you to give it a go—the drum performances are right in the pocket, playing the style of grooves you might actually use in your songs—the drum sound & tuning as well as the audio quality are superb.
It allows you to very quickly develop the perfect drum track and arrangement for your song.
One of DrumCore's greatest strengths is that the drum tracks have been recorded at many different tempos, so rather than just speeding up or slowing down "the loop" to change tempo, as most loop based sample playback programs do, Drumcore's drummers record their drum tracks at different tempos—this really has to be heard to be appreciated—it can really make your songs "groove" as moving up or down a few BPM's results in a new recording very slight different in emphasis from the previous "take," just as if you had the actual drummer on the session with you.
If you want to tweak your loops you have full MIDI versions of the drum grooves & fills so you can mix & match any drummer's samples with any other drummer's grooves—perfect.
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"I own all the drum software out there and it's hard to use. I'm a "caveman guitarist" songwriter who's not a big computer-type. I've tried BFD and it's too much info, too deep and too hard to use; tried Stylus, etc. and they all bog down my computer with the processing. I'm truly happy with DrumCore's ease of use and have recommended it to dozens of songwriter/guitarists. Non-computer guys who also love it for its ease of use."
– Randy Bachman
(The Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Ringo Starr All Starr Band)
www.randybachman.com
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"I like DrumCore because it allows me to quickly put together a track
using live drums, is very easy to use, and integrates flawlessly with my DAW."
– Andy Simon
Songwriter/Producer
(Co-writing with Multi-Platinum Songwriters Rami Yacoub, Arnthor Birgisson, and Others)
www.andysimon.com/music.html
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"DrumCore has made it so much faster for me to produce music with loops. Finding the "right" loop and getting it into Pro Tools becomes effortless and the quality of the loops is excellent. I know that writers and producers working here at NRG like Ben (Ben Moody, Evanescence writer/guitarist/producer, currently working on his solo album and other projects) have been really excited by DrumCore."
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"People ask me all the time how I'm getting such great drum tracks on my home demos. I always say the same thing, 'it's DrumCore.' It's the best because it sounds like just what it is—great drummers playing drums great. I turned some folks at the Keyboard Magazine forum on to it, too."
– Steve Nathan
Session Keyboardist
13-year Winner of Nashville's Music Row Magazine "Keyboardist of the Year" Award
(Gretchen Wilson, Willie Nelson, Dixie Chicks)
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"Master drummers play with 'intention.' This 'intention' is what brings a special energy to a recording that lifts a performance to levels in the magical realm.
DrumCore has captured these performances in a manner that reveals the artistry that these fine drummers bring to their craft, and pass on to us to use in our creative work. Between the performances and the unique and creative interface, I'm able to quickly create what I need to lift any recording I work on from the 'mundane' to 'inspired.'"
– Jeff Bova
Musician/Producer/Programmer
(Celine Dion, Luther Vandross, Backstreet Boys, Meat Loaf, Blondie)
www.allmusic.com
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"DrumCore is a great tool when we are composing and producing. With the vast best-of selection taken from all those Class-A drummers, it is very musical and really useful. It's so much more inspiring to write a song around played drums instead of having to use programmed tracks. Since the application doesn't consume any CPU power we can have it permanently open in the background so we have all those fantastic loops available at any time. Last but not least it works with all the applications we use, so it doesn't matter if I use Logic, Pro Tools, Live or even Garage Band—the great content of Drumcore is always there."
– Fredrik Thomander (Epicentre)
Songwriter and Producer
(N'sync, Backyard Babies, Gotthard, Natural)
www.epicentre.se
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"There is no easier way to make real drum tracks happen fast. The grooves are fantastic and the interface is a snap to use. This is a must have product for anyone creating songs or tracks for music production. Importing DrumCore loops into Digital Performer could not be easier. I love it!"
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"What a great sounding drum library this is! That alone would make DrumCore a must. But that's only part of the story. In a simple and straightforward manner, it provides the means to organize, retrieve, and audition your entire library of loops and samples. You gotta check it out!"
– Tom Scott
Composer/Producer/Artist
(Music for the film, Uptown Saturday Night; TV theme for Family Ties; and albums with L.A. Express, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, etc.)
Tom Scott Wikipedia
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"Finally, a way to get what I need when I need it fast. DrumCore's Gabrielizer is fantastic and the recording quality is top notch—dry and ready to be personalized. I am also impressed by DrumCore's ability to accept my own content and organize loops."
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"It's stunning how well-recorded DrumCore's loops are, and it has some great drummers involved. DrumCore was easy to use, and we got up and running with it immediately. In particular I have been using the Matt Sorum and Sly Dunbar beats. Matt's stuff is raucous, sonically killer and Sly is just amazing. Rare to find two extremely different, awesome players, all in the same library."
– Rhett Lawrence
Songwriter/Producer
(Kelly Clarkson, Mariah Carey, Black Eyed Peas with Macy Gray, etc.)
Wikipedia - Rhett Lawrence
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"I've been a session player in Nashville for 25+ years...I've known Lonnie Wilson and worked with him on sessions for the last 17 or 18 years...When I heard how well they had put together Lonnie's drum pack I knew I had to have this! Hearing how well they captured Lonnie's grooves and sound, made me realize firsthand just how great this software is! Drop Dead country grooves!!! I highly recommend it."
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Composers for Film/TV
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"Building the drum track for the Pirate Master Theme, I needed a lively kick / hi hat performance to balance out the live shakers. I immediately turned to DrumCore and found a great performance, rendered it into Logic, trimmed it and built a number of 6-8 bars, panned it left, panned the shakers right and voila! My producers loved it! I can't say for sure that DrumCore won me my Emmy, but it sure didn't hurt."
– Russ Landau
Composer
(Survivor, Fear Factor, Three Wishes, MTV's 70's House)
www.russlandau.com
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YOU HAVE A KILLER PRODUCT !!! DrumCore tempo flexibility saved my ass. Very well performed and recorded, and it integrates great with Pro Tools®.
DrumCore comes in very handy when scoring any songs for South Park. The show is written on Friday, animated and scored on Saturday thru Tuesday, and airs Wednesday, so the "very easy to use" interface and tempo flexibility is way cool!!
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"I've used DrumCore on "Arrested Development" and I will be using it on "Sex, Lies & Secrets" this season. It's a great library with a lot of inspiring beats across a lot of genres. Plus, it doesn't fight my workflow when I need to get things done fast. It's also a lot of fun...and Orange." Read more in this interview with David Schwartz.
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"The DrumCore interface makes finding the right loop really fast which is crucial in my business. The quality of the loops really stands out and having them performed at multiple tempos keeps everything very natural sounding. Also, I like that the loops aren't over-processed like a lot of libraries out there. If I want something tweaked I'd rather do it myself."
– Michael Lande
Composer/Co-Founder Music Orange
(TV theme for Spongebob Squarepants; spots for Sony Playstation,
Coors Light, Fox Sports, Apple, Hotwire, Nike, Mazda, McDonalds, etc.)
www.musicorange.com
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"I think DrumCore is pretty GREAT! The loops sound wonderful, and the MIDI versions are surprisingly good and faithful to the originals. So it's all top of the line. The browser is wonderful, and it has made things go much, much faster."
– Jeff Rona
Composer/Writer
(Gladiator, Chicago Hope, The Reel World)
www.jeffrona.com
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"DrumCore has an elegant and powerful interface that doesn't get it the way when I'm writing music. It's fast, clean and clear. More importantly, the drum performances are superb! The drummers actually play each style in a variety of tempos. A faster tempo is a new performance not just a sped up loop. Add the Gabrielizer algorithm and you've got one hell of a creative music tool!"
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