Toontrack EZX Rock Solid

What Toontrack Rock Solid EZX Is For

Toontrack Rock Solid EZX is a sound library dedicated to rock production and its heavier variants (hard rock, modern rock, metal). It is used to program a credible drum kit that is immediately mix-ready, whether you compose with a mouse, a pad controller, or an electronic drum kit. The goal is clear: achieve a sharp impact, a crisp attack, and an "album" sound image that supports saturated guitars and dense bass, while remaining versatile enough for mid-tempos and effective verse-chorus structures.

Main Features

"Mix-ready" sounds with a confident rock character

Rock Solid EZX offers pre-balanced sounds designed to integrate quickly into a project: you start from a solid base, then adjust according to your production (element levels, kit choice, instrument variations). It's an excellent choice if you seek a present, tight, and in your face sound without spending hours building a drum kit from scratch.

A selection of kits and elements covering multiple aesthetics

With three kits and additional elements (including alternative kick drums and snares), you can move from a tight and precise rock to a broader, more "arena" rock. The available cymbals also allow you to adjust brightness and aggressiveness (darker crashes, more defined rides, china cymbals to emphasize energy).

MIDI grooves and fills for faster composing

The included MIDI library is designed for effective rock: solid patterns, natural fills, and ready-to-use structures (intros, verses, pre-choruses, choruses, bridges). It's ideal for quickly sketching ideas, finding a playing direction, then customizing the feel (placements, intensity, tom orchestration, hi-hat openness) according to your arrangement.

An extension derived from a high-end studio session

This EZX features sounds from the same kits as the Rock Warehouse SDX, with an EZX philosophy: a more direct selection, lighter to install, and optimized for a fast workflow while retaining the studio grain and breadth of a genuine rock recording.

Technical specifications

Type

Full software

Downloadable

Yes

Category	virtual instrument / drum sound library	Additional Drums	Ayotte Custom Alt EQ kick drums 18 x 22 inches and 18 x 24 inches, Jeff Ocheltree Spirit of 2002 snare 5.5 x 14 inches (standard and Alt EQ versions)
Format	EZX extension to load into EZdrummer or Superior Drummer	Performer	Ryan Vikedal
Usage	drum programming, composition, pre-production, demo, final production	Content	approximately 343 MIDI files performed
Requires	a functional installation of EZdrummer 1.4 (or later) or Superior Drummer 2.3 (or later)	Time signatures	4/4 and 6/8, "straight" feel
RAM	1 GB	Tempo range	77 to 185 BPM
Disk space	1.2 GB free space	Organization	Intro, Verse, Pre Chorus, Chorus, Bridge, Fills
Complete kits	3	Orientation	solid rock grooves, particularly suited for mid-tempos and heavy contexts
Additional elements	varied cymbals, extra snares and kick drums	Studio	Warehouse Studio, Vancouver (Canada)
Kit 1	Ayotte Custom Alt Kit (kick 18 x 22 inches, snare 4 x 13 inches, toms 8 x 12 inches and 9 x 13 inches, floor toms 16 x 16 inches and 16 x 18 inches, ride 22 inches, crashes 18 inches, 18 inches and 19 inches, china 17 inches)	Engineering	Randy Staub
Kit 4	Dunnett / Ludwig Kit (Ludwig kick 14 x 20 inches, snare 8 x 14 inches, tom 8 x 12 inches, floor tom 16 x 16 inches, hi-hat 15 inches, ride 22 inches, crashes 18 inches and 20 inches)	Sampling	Ryan Vikedal
Kit 5	Gretsch USA Custom Kit (kick 18 x 22 inches, snare 5 x 14 inches, toms 7 x 10 inches and 8 x 12 inches, floor toms 14 x 14 inches and 16 x 16 inches, hi-hat 14 inches, ride 22 inches, crashes 18 inches, 18 inches and 19 inches, china 17 inches)	Sound positioning	modern rock, from classic rock to metal, with a clear response and dynamics designed for saturated guitars