Toontrack EZX Americana
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What Americana EZX Is For
Toontrack Americana EZX is a virtual drum expansion designed to immediately bring the "roots" color to your tracks: modern Americana, alt-country, roots rock, folk, singer-songwriter, blues, and organic rock. Its goal is simple: to offer drums with a natural grain, close, lively, with just the right amount of imperfections and character to sound real in a mix, whether you're producing a quick demo in EZdrummer or a more detailed production in Superior Drummer.
Main Features
An Americana Sound Captured at the Source
Inspired by the aesthetic born in reaction to the dominant country and rock standards of the 1990s, Americana EZX focuses on a direct and authentic approach. The recording was done in Austin, Texas, at Congress House Studio, under the direction of sound engineer Mark Hallman (Carole King, Dan Fogelberg), to preserve the "played in the room" feel-intimate and unprocessed.
Two 1960s Kits: Warmth, Wood, and Presence
The drum selection highlights two vintage-tempered kits: the Fibes Maple and Ludwig from the 1960s. This duo covers a wide range of timbres, from warm, woody roundness to more pronounced attacks, while maintaining a common signature: a natural and close sound, perfect for grooves that need to breathe without overpowering guitars, vocals, or pedal steel.
Pieces and Options to Grit Up the Groove (Just Enough)
To go beyond a simple "roots kit," Americana EZX includes character-oriented piece choices: a wood hoop snare for a drier, more organic response, Sizzle cymbals for textured sustain, as well as FX options like the Strip and Cross Crasherz. Add to that a Zildjian Sizzle Ride and other elements designed to create transitions, accents, and textures typical of Americana and roots rock productions.
Included MIDI Library: Grooves That Tell a Story
The included MIDI library helps you get started quickly with patterns and variations suited to "song-based" playing: verses that leave space, open choruses, restrained breaks, short fills, and human placements. An ideal asset for composing, arranging, and testing multiple groove directions before refining your performance.
Technical specifications
| Type | Full software |
| Downloadable | Yes |
| Purpose | adding content for virtual drums |
| Sound orientation | Americana, roots, alt-country, folk, roots rock |
| Kits | 1960s Fibes Maple and Ludwig |
| Signature | intimate and natural sound, designed for organic mixes |
| Special options | wood hoop snare |
| Cymbals and effects | Sizzle cymbals, Strip and Cross Crasherz FX, Zildjian Sizzle Ride, and other options |
| Studio | Congress House Studio |
| Sound engineer | Mark Hallman (Carole King, Dan Fogelberg) |
Questions frequently asked
Which drum kits are included in Americana EZX?
The two kits offered are a Fibes Maple and a 1960s Ludwig. Their selection aims for woody tones and more defined attacks, with close miking.
Does Americana EZX work with EZdrummer and Superior Drummer?
This expansion is intended to add virtual drum content to EZdrummer or Superior Drummer. The description mentions these two environments for composing and detailed productions. No system configuration is specified.
What effects and cymbals are available?
The Sizzle cymbals, the Zildjian Sizzle Ride, as well as the FX Strip and Cross Crasherz provide accents and textures to the groove.
Where were the sounds recorded?
The recording took place at Congress House Studio in Austin, Texas. The session was led by sound engineer Mark Hallman, who has worked notably with Carole King and Dan Fogelberg.
Is the included MIDI library suitable for folk and roots rock grooves?
A MIDI library is included with patterns, variations, straightforward breaks, and short fills. The content is oriented towards song-based arrangements, with open verses and more spacious choruses.
