EASTWEST DRUMX and ICONIC BUNDLE

DrumX — Groove Machine

Hitmaking legend Jimmy Jam brings iconic groove programming to EastWest's new DrumX™ groove machine. DrumX represents a unique collaboration between one of the most successful hitmakers in music history and one of the industry's leading developers of music production software. By combining Jimmy Jam's legendary groove sensibility with EastWest's award-winning sound design, DrumX delivers a new approach to beat creation — one that focuses on the element that makes records unforgettable: the groove.

"Groove is the foundation of every great record," said Jimmy Jam. "With DrumX, producers can start with grooves that already feel great, and then build their own ideas from there."

DrumX brings together 10 iconic drum machines — from the TR-808 and TR-909 to the LinnDrum and SP1200 — faithfully captured and ready to shape, layer, and push into new sonic territory.

Key features:

• 10 iconic drum machines, faithfully captured
• Powerful step sequencer
• Deep sound design tools
• Professional effects chain
• Hundreds of exclusive grooves

DrumX gives you everything you need to build beats that move people.

ICONIC — Iconic Synth Collection

ICONIC is the only synth collection that features the sounds of the world's best-selling songs, played by the original players, and programmed by the original programmers. It doesn't get more authentic than this.

EastWest teamed up with Anthony Marinelli, synth mastermind behind Michael Jackson's Thriller, to make sure everything in ICONIC sounded true to the original productions of the world's mega hits. Sampling rare vintage synthesizers like the ARP 2600, Minimoog Model D, Oberheim OB-X, Sequential Prophet 5, Yamaha CS-80 and the Synclavier II, EastWest has skillfully recreated some of the most iconic sounds in music history and turned them into modern virtual instruments.

ICONIC's user interface centers around an FX Pad with 4 selectable Macro Effects that modulate multiple parameters simultaneously. Blending a vintage knob-per-function design with sleek modern styling, all of ICONIC's controls are easily accessible in a single page. Shape these ICONIC synth sounds from the dual filters that can be modulated, an advanced 16-step arpeggiator, multi-mode portamento (glide), and a bevy of effects to widen, pulse, distort, delay, and spatialize the final sound.

While ICONIC features synths and sounds used in classic songs that have sold hundreds of millions of copies, it's not stuck in any one time period. After recording these rare synthesizers in historic EastWest Studio 1, the producers also sent the sounds to analog tape machines (including a tube Studer J37) and pushed them to levels to create tape saturation and harmonic distortion for an alternative modern sound. The instruments were also re-amped in EastWest Studio 2, using multiple mic positions so the studio sound could be added to the direct sounds, a technique that was often used by Thriller recording and mixing engineer Bruce Swedien.

Key features:

• Sounds of the world's best-selling songs, played by the original players and programmed by the original programmers
• Rare vintage synthesizers sampled, including ARP 2600, Minimoog Model D, Oberheim OB-X, Sequential Prophet 5, Yamaha CS-80 and Synclavier II
• FX Pad with 4 selectable Macro Effects modulating multiple parameters at once
• Single-page interface with vintage knob-per-function design
• Dual modulatable filters, advanced 16-step arpeggiator, multi-mode portamento (glide)
• Effects to widen, pulse, distort, delay and spatialize the final sound
• Tape saturation and harmonic distortion via analog tape machines, including a tube Studer J37
• Re-amped in EastWest Studio 2 with multiple mic positions to add studio sound to the direct sounds

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this bundle intended for?

It is made for producers and beatmakers who want to start from grooves that already feel great and then build their own ideas from there. It also suits anyone looking for authentic vintage synthesizer sounds taken from the world's best-selling songs, played and programmed by the original players and programmers.

What quality advantages does this bundle offer?

DrumX delivers 10 iconic drum machines in a faithfully captured form — from the TR-808 and TR-909 to the LinnDrum and SP1200 — together with a powerful step sequencer, deep sound design tools, a professional effects chain and hundreds of exclusive grooves. ICONIC was developed with Anthony Marinelli, synth mastermind behind Michael Jackson's Thriller, to ensure everything sounded true to the original productions. The rare vintage synthesizers were recorded in historic EastWest Studio 1 and then sent through analog tape machines, including a tube Studer J37, to create tape saturation and harmonic distortion, and re-amped in EastWest Studio 2 using multiple mic positions so studio sound could be added to the direct sounds.

Why choose this bundle over others in the same range and category?

Because it combines two things rarely found together: groove programming shaped by the legendary sensibility of Jimmy Jam, one of the most successful hitmakers in music history, and a synth collection built from the sounds of the world's best-selling songs, played by the original players and programmed by the original programmers. ICONIC is the only synth collection of its kind, and its authenticity is backed by a collaboration with the synth mastermind behind Thriller, plus vintage knob-per-function styling, an FX Pad with 4 selectable Macro Effects, dual modulatable filters, an advanced 16-step arpeggiator and multi-mode portamento — all accessible on a single page.