|
 Frameworks
1
by David Knight and Marty McCartt
visit
David's site |
All
percussion was sequenced using Virtual Drumline
sounds. Wind musicians were recorded live while playing
to the sequenced VDL parts. |
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Frameworks
3
by David Knight and Marty McCartt
visit
David's site |
All
percussion is sequenced using Virtual Drumline sounds.
Wind musicians were recorded live while playing to
the sequenced VDL parts. |
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Limbo
Marianne
arr. Jeff Moore |
This
is an arrangment for steel drum band using the VDL
2.5 steel orchestra and drumset patches. These were
created in exclusively Sibelius 4, recorded through
Wiretap with a bit of reverb added. |
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Jamaican
Farewell
arr. Jeff Moore |
This
is an arrangment for steel drum band using the VDL
2.5 steel orchestra and drumset patches. These were
created in exclusively Sibelius 4, recorded through
Wiretap with a bit of reverb added. |
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Contemplation
by Brian Flack |
Written
for the Tate Creek Indoor Percussion Ensemble from
Lexington, Kentucky, this original piece was part
of their WGI Independent Open fourth place finish.
Bass, harp, and wind sounds are from other sources,
but all percussion sounds are VDL. |
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Picture
Perfect -
parts 3 and 4
arr, Brian C. Blume
|
From
Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition," this excerpt
was arranged for arena marching percussion ensemble.
All sounds are from Virtual Drumline 2.5, and playback
was all created directly in Sibelius 5.1. Audio recording
and reverb were rendered using Audio Hijack for Macintosh. |
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Native
Echoes
arr, Robbie
Green
sequenced by Bryan
Harmsen
|
This
is an arrangement of the Tapspace piece Rite
of Passage by Jesse Monkman, adapted
for arena marching percussion ensemble. This is a
licensed arrangement which is available from VisAudio
Designs. All percussion sounds and bass guitar
are from VDL 2.5. |
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Anthem,
part 1
Scott Hirsch
Tyson Smith
|
Indoor
marching percussion ensemble arrangement for the Twin
Cities Area Independent Percussion Ensemble.
All sounds in this demo (except synth sounds) come
from VDL 2.5 (including electric and bass guitars). |
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Steel
Orchestra Demo
|
Virtual
Drumline 2.5 brought the addition of some basic
steel drum orchestra instruments. In this demo you'll
hear the set of six bass pans with double
seconds, followed by triple guitar, then the melody
on lead pan where you'll hear the instrument alternate
between regular strokes and tremolo rolls (controlled
with mod-wheel, and available on all steel drum instruments). |
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Rosewood
Chronicle
Jesse Mattson
visit
Jesse's site
|
Percussion
ensemble in three movements. All sounds (including
piano and bass guitar parts) are exclusively
from VDL 2.5. |
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Uncle
Creepy
Jim Ancona
|
12-tone
percussion etude from the new Tapspace book Up
Front Etudes. This demo makes great use of the
various orchestral tambourine articulations, rolls,
and thumb rolls, as well as various timpani glissandi.
Vibraphones also demonstrate various pedaling techniques
that can be employed with VDL. |
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ABC
College Football
Jim Casella |
Football
fans may recognize this. This spot has aired frequently
on ESPN and ABC during the college football season.
Written using Sibelius, Logic, and percussion
sounds exclusively from Virtual Drumline. (quicktime required) |
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Wild
Asses
(Rant in C minor)
C. Saint Saëns,
arr.
Jim Ancona |
From
the new Tapspace book Up
Front Etudes, this short arrangement from Carnival
of the Animals highlights the conecert snare drum, and
18" Zildjian Constantinople crash cymbals while also
demonstrating extreme range of the marimbas and xylophones. |
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Leyenda
Isaac Albéniz
arr. Gifford Howarth
|
This
concert percussion ensemble
arrangment of the famous classical guitar transcription
is published by Tapspace, but also works as a great
VDL:2 demo to show the strength of our mallet percussion
sounds. All sounds are from VDL:2 |
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Estancia
arr. Jim Casella
|
Full
percussion ensemble arrangement using marching
battery, as well as several concert and world percussion
instruments. This demo also uses snareline and
tenorline instruments that have been "reefed" up slightly with VDL:2's
simple "tune" feature to better match the
sound of your drumline tuning preference. |
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Take
Hold of Me
Olin Johannessen
|
Vibraphone
and Marimba duet. This demo uses the medium mallet vibes
and medium mallet synthetic marimba from VDL:2 and illustrates
the expressive nature of our mallet keyboards. |
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Ascension
Jim Casella
|
This
is a full marching battery/pit score written to accompany
a full band program for the 2005 LD Bell marching band
from Hurst, TX. Uses a wide variety of concert and marching
percussion instruments, all from VDL:2 |
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| Timpani
Demo |
Medium,
Hard, and Soft mallets playing a variety of articulations
including hand dampening, center of the head, rolls,
bowls, and various glissandi effects. |
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| Effects
Demo |
A
random collection of various effects including:
Vibe FX, Bell Plates, Thundersheet, Cactus Rainstick,
Frogs, Tambourine, Snare Drum, Ocean Drum, Bass
Drum, Flexatones, Tam Tam, Echo Chimes, Meinl Birds,
18" Constantinople
Cr. Cyms, Concert Toms, and Propane Tank. |
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Latin Demo |
Some
of the different articulations on Congas, Timbales (w/Mambo
Bell), Shekere, and high Jam Block (clave), accompanied
by rosewood marimba with medium mallets and timpani
with soft mallets. |
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Maple
Leaf Rag
|
This
demo features un-edited playback of a standard MIDI
file simply using sounds from VDL:2. Featured are the
medium dark xylophone mallet and soft mallet on rosewood
marimba. |
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Zildjian
Spot
Jim Casella
|
The
customized music in this demo was created to accompany
a 30 second TV spot for the Zildjian Cymbal company
which will air on ESPN2 for the 2005 DCI Summer Music
Games world championship broadcast. All percussion sounds
are from Virtual Drumline 2. |
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Amazonian
Rainforest
Bill Castillo (sequence)
|
Full
marching percussion score from Key
Poulan Music. Sequenced by Bill Castillo from arrangements
by Shawn Glyde and Dan Bryan using percussion sounds
exclusively from VDL:2 (except cuica). |
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Waves
1
Jesse Mattson
visit
Jesse's site |
Full
marching percussion ensemble demo. All sounds are exclusively
from VDL:2 (except piano). |
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SurroundSound
3
Allen Joanis
visit
Allen's site |
Full
marching percussion ensemble demo. All sounds are exclusively
from VDL:2 (except synth). |
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Waves
3
Jesse Mattson
visit
Jesse's site |
Full
marching percussion ensemble demo. All sounds are exclusively
from VDL:2 (except synth). |
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Midnight
in Transylvania
Bill Castillo sequence
|
Full
marching percussion ensemble demos from Key
Poulan Music. Sequenced by Bill Castillo using percussion
sounds exclusively from VDL:2. |
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The
Ridge
Allen Joanis
visit
Allen's site |
Marching
percussion battery cadence for Vista Ridge HS in Cedar
Park, TX. Bryan Wood, director of percussion studies. |
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