Best Drum Kit with Brushes

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2015/07/20 12:26:44 (permalink)

Best Drum Kit with Brushes

Hi,
 
I'm trying to get the same vibe as Pat Metheny's *Last Train Home* with drums.  I believe it's just a vamp with brushes on the hi-hat, but I can't seem to find a drum kit that has brushes.  Any ideas would be welcome. 
 
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    Re: Best Drum Kit with Brushes 2015/07/20 12:32:28 (permalink)
    My go-to for brushes is Superior Drummer's Roots Brushes, Rods, and Mallets SDX. It's on sale right now too.
     
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    Re: Best Drum Kit with Brushes 2015/07/20 12:38:36 (permalink)
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    Hi,
     
    I'm trying to get the same vibe as Pat Metheny's *Last Train Home* with drums.  I believe it's just a vamp with brushes on the hi-hat, but I can't seem to find a drum kit that has brushes.  Any ideas would be welcome. 
     
    Thanks.


    Addictive Drums has a "Modern Jazz Brushes" kit (with an accompanying midi pack) that's really good. (my go to for all my drumming needs :))
     
    http://www.xlnaudio.com/products/adpak/modern_jazz_brushes

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    Re: Best Drum Kit with Brushes 2015/07/20 14:04:50 (permalink)
    BFD has many kits played with brushes

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    Re: Best Drum Kit with Brushes 2015/07/20 15:46:18 (permalink)
    IOW, all of them, lol.  What are you using now for drums?

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    Re: Best Drum Kit with Brushes 2015/07/20 15:47:27 (permalink)
    Several of the Toontrack kits have brush kits as part of.the overall kit. That way you aren't stuck with just a brush kit.

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    Re: Best Drum Kit with Brushes 2015/07/20 15:51:00 (permalink)
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    IOW, all of them, lol.  What are you using now for drums?


    For me it's BFD2 or 3 90% of the time. I have scratched the surface of AD2 but need to dig deeper.

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    Re: Best Drum Kit with Brushes 2015/07/20 15:57:58 (permalink)
    Jonesey, don't scratch at it mate.......brush the surface instead.

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    Re: Best Drum Kit with Brushes 2015/07/20 16:04:09 (permalink)
    Hah!! 

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    Re: Best Drum Kit with Brushes 2015/07/20 16:10:58 (permalink)
    Bristol_Jonesey
    BFD has many kits played with brushes


    And they are great!

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    Re: Best Drum Kit with Brushes 2015/07/20 18:23:35 (permalink)
    Sidroe
    Several of the Toontrack kits have brush kits as part of.the overall kit. That way you aren't stuck with just a brush kit.




    +1
     
    Off the top of my head, Cocktail, Nashville, Jazz, Claustrophobic and Vintage Rock EZX all have brushes.
     
    They're all good, and, as Sidroe says, are not limited to only brushes.  As well as "sticks" and "brushes", Nashville also has "fingers" - not used that one much, yet..

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    Re: Best Drum Kit with Brushes 2015/07/20 19:26:51 (permalink)
    I like the jazz brushes that Addictive Drums has. But I'm not familiar with what the drums sound like on  "Last Train Home"
     
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    Re: Best Drum Kit with Brushes 2015/07/20 19:32:01 (permalink)
    Lots of good choices! Of those, I use AD2.
     
    If some loops would work for you instead of a VSTi, consider The Loop Loft's Bundle of Brushes. There are 4 volumes. Perhaps just one would work. These are one- and two-bar loops, mostly, so it takes a bit of work to put something together, but they're some nice-sounding loops.
     
    http://www.thelooploft.co...ucts/bundle-of-brushes

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    Re: Best Drum Kit with Brushes 2015/07/21 10:29:58 (permalink)
    I esp like the Nashville fingers! After auditioning these, I've noticed a wide variety in quality.  Thanks for all the ideas!
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