2017 Ludwig Black Beauty Hand-Hammered Samples

Legendary Black Beauty …

Constructed of a single sheet of brass that is machine drawn into a seamless beaded shell, then hand-hammered, which makes each snare unique.  This difficult manufacturing process produces only a very limited number of Black Beauties each year.  The Black Beauty provides a warm, round metallic tone that is often imitated, but never duplicated.

Specs:

• Dimensions: 5” x 14”

• Shell: Hand-Hammered Seamless Brass

• Batter Head: Ludwig Weather Master Medium

• Resonant Head: Ludwig Weather Master Snare

• Snares: Ludwig 20-Strand

• Tuning:

  • Fundamental Pitch = 220 Hz

  • Batter = 261 Hz

  • Resonant = 378 Hz

• LUFS: -17.7

Included with purchase are 10 24-bit Sample Files with a sample rate of 48kHz, and 1 Roland SPD-SX compatible file (16-bit, 44.1kHz), all professionally tracked with 24 mics in our new South Studio designed specifically for drums.

1. Mastered Best Sample (_drumName.wav)

2. Sample with Close Mics

3. Sample with Overhead Mics

4. Sample with Room Mics

5. Sample with Wall Mics

6. Sample with Ceiling Mics

7. Sample with Floor boundary Mic

8. Sample with remote Stairway Mic

9. Sample with RimClick

10. Sample with Rimshot

11. Best Sample for Roland SPD-SX

Also included are 30 individual velocity samples with 5 different velocities containing 3 round robins each: one set of 15 files for All Mics, and one set of 15 for only Room Mics (excludes the close mics 1-5 below). This allows you to easily create MIDI files and/or trigger replacements.  You can also use the Room Mic-only velocity files for layering or creating a unique sound enhanced by our incredible drum tracking room.

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