The Tonehammer High School Drum Corps is a unique
library focusing on capturing the powerful, tight
sound of high school marching drum corps. Notice
the tight, harsh,mid-tones and truncated snap of
marching drums. It's quite distinct from the solid,
pleasing punch and smooth resonance of typical
rock and symphonic percussion.Rather, it's meant
to be heard loud and clear from a great distance
away.

Mike was a percussionist back in high school. He
returned to his old alma mater 14 years later to
capture the feeling and sound of playing in a high
school marching drum corps for this library. We
decided to record indoor and outdoor versions of
the drum line to provide the user with a little
more freedom. The goal was not to simply capture
the sound of watching a drum corps, but to create
the feeling of actually being in the drumline
yourself, all the way from rehearsal to the big game.
The indoor version was recorded in a wood, tile and
fabric surfaced rehearsal hall. The outdoor recor-
dings were done on the football field, so there are
occasional stray elements buried in the sound from
passing pedestrians and onlookers. That's what you
get for recording in the real world. We weren't
able to get the marching bass drums in the hall, so
we opted for the old 48" concert bass that's been
in use there since the 70s. We've also done some
live marching bands and parade ambiences to really
put you into the action. This library has all of the
flavor and verve of a classic high school marching
drum line, with plenty of pop, crack, whump and boom
to bring a little more life into your percussion lines.

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