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The Fields of Rock SDX features seven drum kits and a comprehensive collection of percussion instruments recorded by multiple award-winning engineer/producer/mixer Tom Dalgety (Ghost, Rammstein, Pixies, Royal Blood) and drummer Mat Hector (Iggy Pop, Gutterdammerung). It was captured at Rockfield, the Welsh dairy farm-turned-into-studio that ended up leaving colossal footprints in its now-fifty-year-long path through music history.

This unlikely studio, to which bands like Queen, Rush, Judas Priest, Hawkwind and many of their contemporaries in the 1970s pilgrimaged, became a creative haven where some of the best rock songs of our time materialized. But even beyond the heydays of classic rock, Rockfield has remained a lynchpin in the recording world, attracting top-tier acts across all genres, like Oasis, Coldplay and Manic Street Preachers, just to name a few.

This SDX sets out to capture the essence of the genre-defining rock albums recorded in the different rooms of the studio, but also to add the modern technology, forward-thinking ideas and ingenuity that take your productions into tomorrow. In addition to using all the great vintage microphones and outboard gear available at Rockfield, the library was recorded through 14 channels of hardware tape emulation, recreating the unmistakable, warm and saturated sound of tape.

This SDX is just as much a nod to the past, an homage to the greats and a respectful bow to the gods of rock as it is a reach into the future. Welcome to a collection of drum tones to last the entire range of rock and beyond.

The Rooms
Rockfield has two main recording areas: the Quadrangle and the Coach House. For this SDX, Tom and team recorded in both and also treated parts of the rooms to obtain even more variation. In the end, the different areas, or 'rooms', were configured as their own libraries three for drums and one for percussion. The 'Live Room' was recorded in the Quadrangle, which has two main recording spaces with the control room in between them. This was the livelier of the two rooms, with hardwood flooring and more reflective surfaces. The rest of the library, including the percussion part, was recorded in the Coach House, in which the kits were set up in both an area with carpeted floors and heavy drapes covering the walls ('Dry Room') as well as one with a reflective stone wall behind the drums ('Stone Room').

All in all, you'll get three contrasting and natural ambiences covering the entire range from loud, lively and hard-hitting down to dry and dampened.

Features
• Seven drum kits and wide selection of cymbals and extra instruments
• One comprehensive set of of percussion instruments featuring rototoms, congas, shakers, bongos and more, as well as various multisampled foley pieces (cutlery, chairs etc.)
• Recorded at the iconic Rockfield Studios in the UK
• Produced and engineered by Tom Dalgety (Ghost, Rammstein, Pixies, Opeth, Royal Blood)
• Sampled by Mat Hector (Iggy Pop, Gutterdmmerung)
• Features four individual libraries/configurations (three for drums and one for percussion)
• Recorded with several ambience and character microphones offering a huge sonic palette
• Includes a broad range of rock-oriented presets engineered by Tom Dalgety
• Comes with a MIDI library customized for each included kit as well as a dedicated collection of grooves for percussion

System Requirements
• For the full Installation of this product you will need approximately 163 GB of free hard drive space, plus an additional 163 GB is required for the installation process
• 8 GB RAM (16 GB RAM or more recommended)
• A working Superior Drummer 3.2.6 (or above) installation