My name is Darrell Nutt, and I have spent more than 30 years playing, tuning, recording, and producing drum sounds in professional studio environments. For this collection, I had the opportunity to extensively multisample a carefully curated set of vintage Ludwig drums from a private collection, capturing their character, tone, and musicality in exceptional detail.

This expansion pack includes:

2 Bass Drums with 4 articulations

5 Snare Drums with up to 9 articulations

2 Rack Toms with 4 articulation

2 Floor Toms with 4 articulations

Every drum was recorded with meticulous attention to detail, featuring:

- 12 velocity layers per drum

- Up to 5 round-robins per velocity layer

- Processed (SSL 4000E) and raw mics

- More than 1,700 individual samples

The result is a highly realistic and expressive collection of drum sounds designed to respond naturally in any production environment.

Microphones Used

To capture the full depth and character of each drum, a variety of world-class microphones were used throughout the sampling process, including:

Neumann U47, Coles 4038 (Stereo Pair), Shure SM57, Shure SM57TFL (Transformerless), Sennheiser MD421, Electro-Voice 635A, Lauten Audio Snare, Earthworks DM20, Shure Beta 91A, Shure Beta 52A, AKG C414, Custom-Built Sub Kick Microphone

Trigger 2 Integration

Steven Slate Drums Trigger 2 provides complete control over these samples through its intuitive 8-channel mixer interface. Each drum includes multiple microphone channels, carefully selected to showcase the best characteristics of the instrument. The available channels may vary between drums depending on the microphone setup used during recording.

To help you get started quickly, several presets are included, providing a variety of mix-ready drum sounds suitable for different musical styles and production needs.

Designed for Modern Music Production

Whether you’re producing rock, pop, country, blues, jazz, funk, metal, or contemporary hybrid productions, the Darrell Nutt Signature Drums Ludwig Old School Expansion Pack delivers authentic, highly detailed drum sounds that can fit virtually any mix.

I hope these sounds inspire your creativity and become a valuable part of your productions.

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*Steven Slate Trigger 2 Platinum Plugin is required to use Signature Drums Expansion Packs.
PLEASE NOTE: Expansion Packs are not supported in Trigger Free or SSD5 Free.