MAD RockScore

Rock Your Score. Control Your room.

MAD – RockScore expands the MAD collection with a library designed to easily blend within Orchestral or Hybrid Scores. HHS recorded 3 iconic drum kits in a large scoring room and developed a unique set of features for maximum control over tonal balance and ambience.

It’s now possible to fully control how the direct sound interacts with the room, making the drums easily fit any arrangement. With so much control over signal flow, the sound can be dramatically shaped without compromising the drums’ unprocessed raw character.

The Highlights

• Iconic and vintage Rock drum kits – HHS picked vintage and well sought after drums and antique cymbals. These drum kits feature a heavyweight sound with lots of sustain that redefines what ‘bigger than life’ sounds like!

• Extended microphone blending – Recording in a big scoring room was just the beginning. HHS developed an expanded mixing engine that goes beyond traditional signal flow with total control over microphone bleed. The size and impact of the room sound can be easily controlled to fit any size ensemble.

• Dynamic Expression – MAD RockScore features a wide dynamic range that retains all the nuances you’d expect from percussion instruments. This allows for customization of velocity curves to fit your playing style and the ability for real-time crescendo/diminuendo performances using the new Velocity Offset feature.

• New level of playability – The drums feature extended articulations including extensive left/right hand samples. The symmetrical MIDI note mapping makes it easy to play and quickly create realistic patterns. With the acclaimed Hi-Hat engine, velocity shaping tools, and along with legato Snare grace notes and multi-sampled Cymbal chokes, you have immediate access to every bit of nuance.

• Flexible in any production – MAD RockScore brings total control over signal flow and therefore can fit nicely with non Orchestral genres as well. With total control over room sound and microphone bleed, you are in control of the raw sound and tonal balance for your arrangement.

• Dedicated Groove Engine – Includes over 500 grooves systematically organized with Core patterns and respective Alternates and Fills. All grooves can be dropped to your DAW as 2 bar MIDI clips.

The Instruments

Imagine a classic Drum sound that’s wrapped around the Orchestra and fills the score with impact and a thick stereo image. Each of the 3 kits feature a similar signal path while having a distinct sonic signature.

The spot microphone channels are expanded with a comprehensive mic bleed matrix and stereo Room and Outriggers microphone perspectives. The result is a dynamic drums tone that will fit any size score!

• Piper – Ludwig butcher block wrap finish, 1972
• Haze / Haze Brooms – WFL marine pearl wrap, late 1950’s
• Umber – Mayer Bros. Drums champagne sparkle lacquer finish, 2003

Cymbals – Cymbals are shared between the kits.

Miscellaneous

• Sticks – Cooperman Persimmon signature series / Promark Broomsticks
• Bass Drum beater – Medium and soft beaters (Haze kit only)
• Skins – All skins by Remo

Grooves

• 500+ patterns – Core groove patterns
• Core patterns – 5 groove alternates per core pattern
• Alternates / Fills – 5 Fills per core pattern