The Maio Collection – New Inspired Drum Library from Matthew Weiss

February 27th, 2014 by Gabriel Lamorie

Matthew Weiss is a knowledgeable and prolific mixing and recording engineer with a passion for defined audio quality. Now, his excellent tips on tracking and mixing — as seen on SonicScoop Content Network blog The Pro Audio Files — have led to an inspired sample pack of acoustic drum kits that combine the best qualities of synthetic percussion and acoustic drums.

Acoustic drums tracked to tape

The sample library comes with over 160 unique one-shot drum samples that were tracked and carefully mixed by Matt himself, resulting in sound that hit hard while retaining their natural acoustic drum qualities.

The Maio Collection is available now for $25, with a free sampler pack available as well.

Here are more details direct from Matthew Weiss:

Maybe madness or maybe to make a statement: The Maio Collection boasts over 160 professionally recorded acoustic drums that hit every bit as hard as synthetic drums while retaining the character, quirk and texture of natural drums.

PROFESSIONALLY RECORDED The Maio Collection was recorded through a vintage API Console into a Studer A820 tape machine at 15ips.
METICULOUSLY PROCESSED We used a combination of studio staples and gear designed by Matt to give these drums their unique sound.
TWEAKED TO PERFECTION Over 150 unique drum sounds were carefully crafted from a selection of over a thousand acoustic one shots.
READY FOR YOU The musical possibilities are endless with these drums and we can’t wait to hear the music you create with them.

So what’s good with these drums?

Growing up on 90s Hip-Hop, I fell in love with the texture and character of drums that were chopped from breaks and programmed in vintage samplers. But around the late 90s, early 2000s, synthetic drums became the popular sound: cleaner, crisper, harder-hitting.

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