Spectrasonics S.A.G.E. Xpanders

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Straight forward live acoustic drums with Backbeat

Captured in some of the world's best studios using high-quality equipment, microphones and drums, Backbeat serves to add release-ready straightforward grooves to your productions. Multiple world-class drummers have been recorded by famed engineers to capture every nuance in their performances in order to deliver hyper-authentic sound and feel. Ideal for contemporary rock, pop, blues and any other genre that needs a steady, reliable beat, Backbeat allows you to build the foundations of your composition knowing that your drums won't get pushed to the forefront and instead serve the beat of the song. Split into traditional song construction with fills and sections laid out in easy to navigate menus, crafting your song from the ground up has never been easier.

Live drumming at its finest, Backbeat delivers astounding flexibility. Recorded to be a blank canvas, you can process the grooves and loops in any way you need to fit the context of your mix. Ultra-deep sonic variety creates a Hi-Fi sound, enabling you to craft the finishing touches to your mix to help it stand out amongst the crowd.

Retro Funk delivers authentic vintage inspired grooves with classic sound

Turn back the clock and inject groove and style into your compositions with Retro Funk. A collection of authentic live acoustic drums and percussion grooves adds flair and character to your tracks, letting you channel the chart-topping sounds of the '70s and '80s. Performed by world-class drummers in high-quality studios all captured by world-renowned engineers, Retro Funk is coolness personified. Era-appropriate drums have been captured to ensure classic validity, essential for creating an authentic retro sound. Although focused on classic sounds, Retro Funk can be used for a wide variety of contemporary styles that span the whole musical spectrum thanks to the high-detailed performances captured. Whether that's Latin, jazz or pop, Retro Funk will deliver.

Broken into components that include fills, verses and more, it's easy to see how you can build a song from the ground up in no time. The killer variety will surely be your new go-to for any classic-inspired compositions.

Hard-hitting, maximum impact live drums with Burning Grooves

For when things need pushing to the limit, Burning Grooves is here to help. Maximum impact, hard-hitting and relentless, Burning Grooves features blazing drum grooves that are ideal for the darker side of music. Perfectly welding with layers of distorted electric guitar, heavy bass and driving vocals, Burning Grooves's high-energy sound is ideal for rock and punk, helping to add intensity and energy to an exciting style of music. Performed by Abe Laboriel Jr and captured in stunning clarity and definition, the large collection of grooves and beats are perfectly suited to a much wider range of genres than first may seem. Blend with your electronic drum samples to create a hybrid acoustic/electronic drum setup that works perfectly for heavy industrial composition.

An expansive collection of different time signature grooves and tempos allows you to find the right groove for your composition every time. Additionally, broken out into non-kick and snare versions with tom-tom and side-stick grooves, Burning Grooves offers something unique where other drum loops don't.

Liquid Grooves unlocks unique ethnic percussion and grooves

Fluid rhythms and inspiring percussion can be found with Liquid Grooves. A collection of authentic ethnic instruments and percussion, Liquid Grooves has been captured giving the care, attention and detail that this style of groove requires. Expert performances combines with unique processing to deliver one-of-a-kind grooves, injecting life and soul into your productions. Ethnic compositions have never sounded this good.

Multi-track style elements are included, making this the perfect solution for remixing. Now, you can process tracks individually to cater them to your mix or to create exciting soundscapes never heard before, helping to grab the attention of your listeners and keep them engaged. Additionally included are a selection of Korg Wavedrum grooves and remixes. This critically acclaimed electronic drum pad opened the gates to unique percussion sounds for the modern age and is now condensed down for you to implement in your music.

Metamophosis offers hyper-modern remixed grooves

Step into the future with Metamorphosis. Level up your electronic music production with exciting remixes, hard-hitting industrial soundscapes and groovy rhythms. Produced by Spectrasonics' founder Eric Persing, this award-winning pack offers a vast array of creative and unique loops that are ideal for contemporary producers looking for a timeless, cutting-edge sound.

Exciting combinations of all Xpanders

When one simply isn't enough, S.A.G.E Xpanders also includes multi-library grooves. This combination of various elements has led to creative and exciting sounds that blend between different styles and genres to create something entirely new. More often than not, in professional capacities, mixing engineers will layer drum sounds together to make something unique to the project, helping to carve out a sonic signature that stands out from simple cut and paste drum sounds. This is where employing the multi-patches can take your mixes from good to great.

Added bonus and goodies

For a comprehensive collection of sounds, S.A.G.E Xpanders includes a bonus section of grooves from Vocal Planet, Distorted Reality and much more. Now, you are armed with all the tools you need to start your music production career with stellar sounds and pro-level grooves to get your music heard above the rest.

Features

• Includes all five Xpanders for Spectraonics
• Comprised of a wide range of unique styles and tones
• Ideal for the contemporary producer looking for an all-encompassing collection of drum loops and remixes
• All captured in immaculate, stunning detail to add professional shimmer to your productions
• Performed by world-class drummers to ensure authentic style and groove
• Each pack includes wide range of song structure components including fills to help create your song from scratch

Specifications

• Product code: S.A.G.E-XPANDERS