Publisher: Toontrack
Website: Toontrack
Format: SOUNDBANK
Quality: 16-bit 44.1 kHz stereo
System requirements: Approximately 140 GB of available hard drive space required.
8 GB of RAM (16 GB or more recommended).
The library requires Superior Drummer 3.4.1 or higher.
- 130.25 GB
Description: For Sylvia Massy, there’s nothing that prevents her from running sound through a garden hose, turning an old rotary phone into a microphone, or using guitar pickups as an additional mic for recording drums. Everything she does has a playful edge, adding a unique character that makes every sound unmistakably hers. This fearless curiosity has made her one of the most prominent sound engineers in modern recording, earning acclaim across a wide range of genres and working with artists such as Tool and System of a Down, Johnny Cash, and Jason Isbell. For this project, she brought that same boundless creativity to Southern France—and one of its most legendary studios—to create her best-ever expansion for Superior Drummer 3. Expect the unexpected.
Tucked away at the end of a country road in rural Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, a former 19th-century silk mill houses one of Europe’s most iconic studios, La Fabrique. Inside, creaking doors lead into labyrinthine corridors, and each room you enter is furnished with an eclectic mix of furniture and equipment, spanning vintage and contemporary styles.
The studio features four unique spaces, each paired with carefully selected drum kits. An eight-volume kit with octobans was recorded in a vast, 100-square-meter darkroom with a 10-meter ceiling. Surrounded by centuries-old stone walls, this space produces a powerful sound—perfect for loud rock and metal. In a more intimate library, two unusual vintage models from the 1960s with eccentric, space-age-style cabinets were recorded—both sound as bold as they look. The next location, a 33-by-10-meter room with a six-meter ceiling, offers another spacious, reverberant environment. Here, the wooden ceiling and heavy curtains diffuse reflections off the stone walls, creating an atmosphere that contrasts beautifully with the dark room. Finally, in the fourth room, two kits from the 2000s were sampled. The sound in this room, built entirely of 12th-century stone, has a natural, incomparable reverberation, reminiscent of a hall.
It is said that Sylvia once threw her guitar and amplifier off a cliff to capture the fall, the feedback, and the noise it made as it fell. Not a single drum was harmed during the recording of this SDX, but rest assured, with Sylvia at the helm, there are no ordinary sounds on the setlist. This is an experience that must be experienced as well as heard. If you’re ready to unleash your creativity, welcome to Sylvia’s world!
Additional information :
STANDARD INSTALLATION
Full Mic Setup (This is the standard install of the library featuring all close, overhead and room microphones.)
USE OBW-File DRUMFACTORYARCADES 1-16
USE OBW-File DRUMFACTORYDARKROOM 1-18
USE OBW-File DRUMFACTORYLIBRARY 1-17
USE OBW-File DRUMFACTORYMILL 1-12
FULL INSTALLATION
Full Mic and Bleed Setup (This is the full install of the library featuring all close, overhead and room microphone plus additional bleed in the close microphones.)
USE OBW-File DRUMFACTORYARCADES 1-29
USE OBW-File DRUMFACTORYDARKROOM 1-39
USE OBW-File DRUMFACTORYLIBRARY 1-32
USE OBW-File DRUMFACTORYMILL 1-22
