Artist Reviews

Robin Carlo

My problem with extreme music samples is that they are always too processed, or too tailored to resemble a specific drumsound of some commercial record, I often end up creating a drumtone that sounds, well, triggered. I work on a lot of modern hardcore, less metal, I mostly use triggers when the drummer isn’t good, or as a reinforcement to build up drums that are good to begin with. So I'm looking for samples that sound fat, but real, and I believe I have found this in Invictus drums. Nothing crazy, just quality fat sounds. If I can simply pick between a low, mid or high tuned snare, and they're still raw enough for personal tweaking, I’m a happy guy.Other than that, I really like the room samples, again very realistic.

Thanks,

Robin Carlo. www.safehavenrecordings.be

Tunç K. / Turkey

I am very satisfied with the quality of the product, and have already used samples from pack 3 to replace a great performance, which was unfortunately recorded with poor quality and worn snare and tom skins. After a bit of post-processing, I, along with the band I am working with, are very satisfied with the results. We tried other products before, but most were already heavily processed, never fitting into the mix, or blending with the rest of the drum kit. Customer service after the purchase was also great, rapid, communicative and very satisfying. I was on a tight schedule and never expected to finish the job on time! I will be expecting more products (which are again sure to come with reasonable prices and great quality!) from Invictus Audio.

Thanks,

Tunç K. "A Happy Amateur Sound Engineer".

Tim Neuhaus / Music Producer (State Of Shock-Sextant, EMI/Burning Borders-Thorny Bleeder) / BC, Canada

I am truly overwhelmed by the endless possibilities there are within these Invictus drum audio samples. I’ve witnessed the evolution of drum replacement throughout my career. I started out using Alesis DM4 and DM5s. I’ve created my own samples and used a Kurzwell K-2000 to trigger the replacement. I graduated to Protools Soundreplacer and have been using it for years. The drum programs these days are getting so lifelike. They are truly amazing!!! The amount of work that went into these samples is apparent when you get into the many variations within each bank of sounds. This is any music producers wet dream fantasy drum replacement program come true!!! If I had three thumbs I’d give it Three thumbs up!!! I will be using these samples exclusively on the next “JAR” record. Check it out!!!!

Thanks,

Tim.