New “Folk Rock Brushes” and “Dry Indie” Drum Takes ReFills For Propellerhead Record

December 1st, 2010 by Janice Brown

Adding to its Record Drum Takes ReFill series, Propellerhead Software has released volumes 4 and 5 — Folk Rock Brushes and Dry Indie. As we previously reported, Vols. 1-3 “Alt Rock,” “Folk Rock,” and “Indie Rock,” were released last month.

The latest $29 Live Drum ReFills for Propellerhead Record

Propellerhead describes the new ReFills thusly:

Vol.4 Folk Rock Brushes comes as two complete folk rock-sounding drum backing tracks played with brushes. Both have plenty of warmth and character. The track Pite plays along at 80 relaxed beats per minute while Simris plays at 120 bpm.

Vol. 5 Dry Indie offers two tracks that owe plenty to 70s production aesthetics. Their dry sound and tight playing style make these drums perfect for songs in a wide range of Indie related styles. Emmaboda plays at 90 bpm while Lund chugs along in 6/8 beat at 85 bpm.

Although recorded in a professional recording facility and performed by an experienced drummer with “an unmistakable feel,” the playing in these ReFills is reportedly sparse and meant to provide a foundation for any alternative, pop or rock production.

The differently styled tracks in the Record Drum Takes ReFills all come as multitrack recordings, allowing users to shape the drum sound by adjusting the levels of the independent kick, snare, hi-hat, room, ambient and other microphones. Cut across all eight drum tracks to arrange and rearrange once the drum sound has been mixed. Play along to the RDT drum arrangements, or paste them into an existing song. The entire drum mix will follow right along, and utilizing Record’s automatic time-stretch, Drum Takes instantly adapts to the song’s tempo.

The ReFills also include multisampled versions of the kits, for adding that extra snare or crash cymbal right where it’s needed.

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