Submersible Music Announces Terry Bozzio And Alan White DrummerPacks At Winter NAMM

Submersible Music will be demonstrating its new TerryPack I and AlanPack I Drummer Packs in booth #6225A at the upcoming NAMM show (Anaheim, CA Jan.19-22nd 2006).

TerryPack I

TerryPack I contains grooves, fills, variations and drumkit sounds by Terry Bozzio (Jeff Beck, Missing Persons, UK, Zappa, etc.). From the 80's progressive pop of Missing Persons to the technically "over the top" music of UK and Frank Zappa, Terry can take things from four-on-the-floor pop to smoking double-kick grooves. He careens into blinding double-stroke fills only to chill-out with a delicate, melodic percussion style perfect for film soundtracks. This DrummerPack is targeted at producers, composers, and musicians who want pop and rock with a delightful twist. Included are new drumkits for use with DrumCore's MIDI sound module/virtual instrument. Kits include sounds specific to Terry's two drumkits, giving you access to many one-of-a-kind drums and cymbals. The "Big Kit" includes an octave of chromatic toms, custom cymbals, and his trademark "stacked cymbals" used for accents and even ride patterns. Use them to play the included MIDI grooves, for programming your own beats, or for layering hits on top of the loops.

Like all DrummerPacks content comes pre-configured with metadata for use with the DrumCore search engine. This provides quick access to grooves, fills, variations and individual drum sounds. Search content based on feel (straight, shuffle, etc.), time signature and tempo. Users can even add their own search criteria (new styles or comments, for example). Content is arranged in "GrooveSets", which are a collection of related beats, variations and fills that serve as a construction kit for song creation. Most GrooveSets include hi-hat and ride patterns to compliment traditional verse-chorus structures. Also, since drummers play differently depending on tempo, GrooveSets are recorded at multiple bpms.

All audio is 48kHz/24-bit and recorded in professionally designed studios using state-of-the-art digital (ProTools HD3) and analog (Neumann, Neve, etc.). DrumCore works with all the major audio applications and supports dragging audio and MIDI directly to tracks in applications that support "drag-and-drop" such as Acid®, Audition®, Cubase®, Digital Performer®, Logic®, Nuendo®, Pro Tools® 7 and Sonar™. It also exports audio in standard audio formats such as WAV and AIFF (including options for sample rate and bit depth).

TerryPack I is priced at $79.99, US retail and requires DrumCore 1.5 (Mac® or PC). Demos of the content will be available in the DrummerPack area on the DrumCore website. Find out more about Terry at www.terrybozzio.com. The will be available from the DrumCore website and via most music software retailers in the February/March timeframe. NOTE: A free DrumCore1.5.1 upgrade is available to registered users at https://secure.drumcore.com/register/downloadupdate.aspx.

TerryPack I GrooveSets Include:

• Slow Rock Torture - Heavy beats with a funky edge to slowly dissect your spine. 60 to 110 bpm with crazy double kick here and there to keep things surprising.
• Dragged Linear - It's a U¿S¿Drag! A twisted 80's pop beat that pushes and builds with wild percussion and stacked-cymbal accents.
• Popariffic Punk - Boom-CRACK, Boom- Boom CRACK! Sloshy hats and double-kick variations. Happy beats, skinny ties and loud guitars!
• 4 on the Floor - Incessantly moving you up like a musical escalator, nobody walks in LA when they can bop to this straight-up pop beat. Variations include sidestick, sparse, skittering hi-hat, and trademark china cymbal accents. Bet you can't write just one song! 90-170 bpm.
• 7/8- This 7/8 sizzles along. Deft hi-hat work and unexpected turnarounds.
• Rock Shuffle - Double kickin', hots-for-rockin', up-to-11, whammy whackin', guitar solo heaven. Hope your pick doesn't melt!
• 5/4 - Think HEAVY 5/4. Tune it down to C and make it growl and churn.
• 12/8 - Prog meets jazz waltz? Ghost snare hits, sock cymbal, delicate, moody ride and occasional double kick flourishes. Ballads deluxe!

TerryPack I DrumKits Include:

Terry's kits include many custom components since Terry has been very active in percussive design to support his melodic playing technique. His DW kits feature TB Signature Piccolo Toms (2"x8" single head drums sometimes used as "Foot Toms" w/pedal plus optional snare strainer) and Sabian TB Radia cymbals arranged in matched sets of 4 to 8 cymbals. His kits include splashes, chinas, bells, chimes, stacked cymbals and gongs.

• The Little Kit - A double kick rock kit.
• The Big Kit - A percussion array that spans sixteen feet, includes literally dozens of drums and cymbals, and requires no fewer than eleven pedals to operate.

AlanPack I

This new DrummerPack features content by Alan White (Yes, John Lennon). It is targeted at producers, composers, and musicians who need great rock drums in odd time signatures. Alan is known for making even the oddest time signatures groove and this content showcases beats, fills and variations in 7/4, 7/8, 5/4 and 9/4. There's even a taste of 4/4. Included are new drumkits for use with DrumCore's MIDI sound module/virtual instrument. The kits include sounds specific to Alan's kit, giving you access to many one-of-a-kind drums and cymbals. Use them with the included MIDI grooves, for programming beats, or for layering hits on top of loops.

Like all DrummerPacks content comes pre-configured with metadata for use with the DrumCore search engine. This provides quick access to grooves, fills, variations and individual drum sounds. Search content based on feel (straight, shuffle, etc.), time signature and tempo. Users can even add their own search criteria (new styles or comments, for example). Content is arranged in "GrooveSets", which are a collection of related beats, variations and fills that serve as a construction kit for song creation. Most GrooveSets include hi-hat and ride patterns to compliment traditional verse-chorus structures. Also, since drummers play differently depending on tempo, GrooveSets are recorded at multiple bpms. All audio is 48kHz/24-bit and recorded in professionally designed studios using state-of-the-art digital (ProTools HD3) and analog (Neumann, Neve, etc.).

DrumCore works with all the major audio applications and supports dragging audio and MIDI directly to tracks in applications that support "drag-and-drop" such as Acid®, Audition®, Cubase®, Digital Performer®, Logic®, Nuendo®, Pro Tools® 7 and Sonar™. It also exports audio in standard audio formats such as WAV and AIFF (including options for sample rate and bit depth).

AlanPack I is priced at $79.99, US retail and requires DrumCore 1.5 (Mac® or PC) or higher. Demos of the content will be available in the DrummerPack area on the DrumCore website. To find out more about Alan, please visit www.alanwhite.net.

AlanPack I will be available from the DrumCore website and via most music software retailers in February 2006. NOTE: A free 1.5.1 upgrade is available to registered users at https://secure.drumcore.com/register/downloadupdate.aspx.

AlanPack I GrooveSets Include:

• Changes - 17/8 that has a pocket. Who'd a thought! Over a dozen variations (not including fills) with different dynamics and voicings (rides, hats, no kick, etc.). Tempos range from 110 to 140 bpm.
• Endless Dream - Slow with a slightly psychotic feel. Tight snares and ghost note variations drive things along from 50 to 80 bpm.
• Machine - A cool and tight sounding "prog" construction kit from 140 to 160 bpm. in 4/4, 7/4 and 9/4. Variations with cool tom work.
• Snow White - This groove may start in 4/4 with an 1/8th note feel, but that's only a point of departure. Variations include 1/2 time feels, all flavors of snare accents (including snare on 1 and 3) with ghost notes, plus turnarounds. Did we mention the 6/4 variations?
• Shoot High - This classic Alan groove is a big generator of new song ideas. Snare is on the 3 and it builds from sparse to16th hi-hats and has dramatic flam variations. 85 to 105 bpm.
• Square Seven - Yup, you guessed it. It is in 7/8! From 80 to 120 you get a vast array of variations (china cymbal rides and punches for example) plus a few bits of 4/4 to cut in for the "B" sections or to build your own time signatures. A tight sounding kit accenting the click of the hats and the crack of the snare.

AlanPack I DrumKits:

Alan used his trusty black sparkle Ludwig kit with a variety of snare drums including a custom 8" x 14" glass snare, a 6 1/2" x14" Ludwig Black Beauty, a 6 1/2" x 14" Ludwig Supraphonic, 5" hammered stainless Ludwig snare, and a 4" x 14" maple Ludwig snare.

DrumKits include:

• Endless Dream Kit
• Machine Kit
• Shoot High Kit
• Square Seven Kit