This room is big and open sounding with great depth and detail. NRG - The NRG samples are a set of ambient mics from the famous NRG Recording Studio A room. Listening to the SSDR samples soloed may sound strange, but combining them with their corresponding Z1 samples in a mix should present the listener with a very rich, deep, and natural sound. When mixed in with the Z1 samples, the mixer can adjust the amount of stereo room sound in the drum mix. They are processed heavily with compression, EQ, and even modulation. SSDR - The SSDR samples are stereo, real room ambient mic’d samples, recorded in a large concrete warehouse. Common uses for the Z3 are when mixing in with real drums, or to use for ultra dry drum mixes in certain music genres such as heavy metal. They are very dry and do not have air but are processed to retain the punch of the Z1. Z3 - The Z3 samples are only printed with the very closest mics. This will make them “sit” very well in a mix with even less need for further processing.
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Z2 - The Z2 mono snare samples are similar to the Z1 snare samples, however they have been further processed with a smooth compression to lessen the attack and enhance the decay. The Z1s have air, depth, dimensionality, and impact making them a great all around place to start when using the STEVEN SLATE DRUMS. They have just the right amount of overhead micing combined with close micing, which gives them a three dimensional, full, and punchy sound.
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Z1 - The Z1 mono samples are the most commonly used default sample. The STEVEN SLATE library has several types of TRIGGER instruments. These samples were recorded to 2 inch analog tape, and were processed with the finest analog gear in order to sound polished and ready for the mix with little to no need for extra processing. TRIGGER comes stock with a library of the industry standard STEVEN SLATE 3.5 drum samples. Here's the explanation of his library labels, hope it helps ya: