Toontrack EZX: Dark Industrial

A Beast-Like Machine

A massive EZX tailored for industrial rock and metal, dark electronic beats and cinematic sound design.

Inspired by anything from industrial metal to dark electronic beats and cinematic sound design, this EZX presents a fathomless fusion of warped, menacing and multi-layered textures of cutting-edge sound design.

In total, more than 400 audio sources covering anything from acoustic drums and percussion to electronic drum machines, foley, ambience and effect noises are included.

Using elaborate chains of effects and outboard, each individual sound was engineered, re-amped or remixed for a tangibly raw, gritty and distorted feel.

With these sounds as a base, 31 mix-ready presets were created, each offering its own unique hybrid kit.

Combined, the contents of this EZX will lend you a massive body of sound that melds the two worlds of acoustic and electronic into a sinister synthesis of skewed percussive go-tos for any track in need of a viscerally dark aura.

To add, the intuitively laid-out interface offers dedicated pads for subs, risers, atmosphere and more, enabling you to use this EZX as a one-stop shop for fully produced beat foundations as much as a source for special effects.

Lastly, a basic collection of MIDI files composed to go with each kit preset is included.

This means that you don't only have the sounds, you also have a starting point for the groove - one you can take virtually anywhere using the framework of creative features in EZdrummer 3 or Superior Drummer 3.

Sometimes, complete darkness is the most vivid and creative color of them all.

When painting blindly, void of context and contour, there are no dots to connect, lines to cross or outer bounds to shun.

This is an EZX for just that: fearless audio exploration and utter experimentation.

Features

• Tailored for industrial rock and metal, dark electronic beats and cinematic sound design
• Acoustic drums/percussion and re-amped drum machine sounds
• Percussive elements and foley sampled from a rich variety of sources
• More than 400 individually engineered source sounds
• Featuring all-new recordings made in different studios during 2022 and 2023
• 31 mix-ready kit presets with one set of corresponding MIDI grooves for each

The Parts of The Machine

At the heart of the Dark Industrial EZX is a traditionally laid-out kit of acoustic, organic and electronic kicks, snares, toms and cymbals.

Around it, there are pads and surfaces that offer anything from effects to subs, risers and non-percussive atmospheres.

Atmosphere

Non-percussive, haunting and ambient textures like wind, static, crackles and hiss.

Toms

Toms from organic and electronic sources.

Subs

A selection of movie trailer-like booms and basses.

Claps

A mix of acoustic and electronic source sounds layered with foley recordings.

Rim Shots

Hard-hitting and percussive textures from the rims of drums or clanky, metallic objects.

Kick and Snare

Three variations of each kick and snare are provided, enabling you to get subtle but imperative variation even within just one groove.

FX

A big collection of non-standard sound design elements sourced from various acoustic and electronic instruments.

Objects

Heavily post-produced field-recorded percussive foley sounds.

Crash

A mix of acoustic and electronic cymbal crashes.

Reverse Crash

Textured layers of reversed electronic and acoustic crash cymbals and electronic sweep noises.

Ride

A mixture of layered and treated sources of acoustic and drum machine ride cymbals.

Clicks

Distorted electronic click sounds and effects layered with amp noises.

Closed and Open Hats

Textured tight and open hi-hats derived from a mixture of organic and electronic sources.

Jangles

Heavily treated percussion elements like nut shell shakers, tambourines, and more.

The MIDI

The included MIDI was tailored to go with the sound, style and feel of each kit preset. With these grooves, you’ll have a great starting point to venture off from.