Back to the Roots MiDi

Team ARCADiA | 14 November 2025 | 2.05 MB

BRAND-NEW OLD-SCHOOL GROOVES.

Laid-back pocket-style grooves inspired by folk, soul, blues, hip-hop and more. Mixing elements from soul, blues and folk with with an edgy and behind-the-beat feel, this collection of drum MIDI delivers a batch of pocket-style grooves that’ll suit the acoustic songwriter just as much as the hip-hop beat maker. It was performed by drummer Skye Polson of two-time JUNO Award-winning Canadian group Digging Roots. “I have a swampy, laid-back feel to my style and generally approach playing with pocket and groove in mind first and foremost. My background is mostly in the blues, so I do love to play a good shuffle as well,” Skye says. Expect an eclectic mix of material that touches on a wealth of styles but converge in exactly those two fundamental components: pocket and groove. If you’re looking for a fresh take on some old-school grooves where vibe and mojo are front and center, this MIDI pack will be pure pocket power.

Loop Layers MiDi

FANTASTiC | 14 November 2025 | 0.6 MB

Inspired by a multitude of different genres and styles, this drum MIDI pack was created with the intent of giving you an intuitively laid out patchwork of groove starting points for use in virtually any imaginable scenario. Although each and every file works as is, the magic happens when you layer, mix and match instrument parts between grooves to create your own hybrid beats. With the pack performed and designed in such a way that you seamlessly can swap parts across tempos and styles, only your imagination sets the limits as to where each new beat you start working on may end up. Not into experimenting? Go with the already-great grooves as they were performed. Ready to head into an unending black hole of creative possibilities? Welcome a veritable chameleon of a MIDI pack that you can use to create intricately and creatively textured percussive patterns from the ground up. Add to that the power of assigning custom sounds to individual groove parts by using several instances of EZdrummer 3 or Superior Drummer 3…and yet another universe opens up. If you’re a broad songwriter, here’s your new MIDI beat machine. Start creating – with layers!

Progressive Patterns MiDi

FANTASTiC | 14 November 2025 | 0.4 MB

A great progressive metal drummer is able to adapt to any given context, can move from pummeling power to delicate phrasing and juggle unending divisions of rhythmic patterns – all at the same time. Exactly that chameleon-like display of versatility is what Pain of Salvation drummer Leo Margarit brings to this MIDI pack. Featuring twelve songs in time signatures ranging from standard 4/4 all the way up to 19/16, this MIDI pack covers an amazing width and variation. Expect anything from sturdy and basic grooves to otherworldly rhythmic and percussive patterns where each measure is filled to the brim with accented, syncopated and pure rudimental drum bliss. If you’re a writer of songs that fall under the umbrella of progressive metal, heavy rock and fusion, this is the ultimate go-to for foundational raw material you can use for riff ideas, to build song parts around or simply just be inspired by. Welcome to a panoramic display of power, prowess and progressive precision at its very finest.

Modern Gospel Grooves MiDi

FANTASTiC | 14 November 2025 | 0.6 MB

Having recorded and toured with the likes of Aretha Franklin, The Isley Brothers, Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp and many more, drummer extraordinaire Calvin Rodgers is a powerhouse on the gospel scene. With this collection of grooves and fills, he returns to pick up where his first gospel-inspired pack left off. While that one covered anything from the traditional to the more modern, this time he completely zeroes in on the diverse and multifaceted sound of gospel today. In a genre that thoroughly thrives and feeds on rhythm, the importance of the groove can’t be emphasized enough. In this pack, expect anything from the basic, soulful and pocket-like to the fusion-tinged and extravagant, all flawlessly performed by one of the absolute top drummers of today. If you’re looking for a collection of drum MIDI that has grace in every ghost note, power in every pocket and feel in every beat, this one’s for you. Get ready for an unforgettable groove getaway, straight from one of the world’s foremost bosses of the gospel groove: Calvin Rodgers.

Beat Machine v1.0.0 EZX

P2P | 13 April 2026 | 92.3 MB

This EZX for EZdrummer 3 and Superior Drummer 3 brings you an extensive collection of electro-acoustic kits tailored for edgy pop and modern music production. Featuring hundreds of layered, remixed and carefully engineered source sounds spread across 25 unique kit presets with matching MIDI parts, it offers an end-to-end toolkit for cutting-edge beat-making. If you’re looking for an expansion where acoustic roots converge with bold electronics and boundary-pushing sound design, this is it.

Heavy Rock EZX SOUNDBANK

P2P | 08 December 2024 | 7.84 GB

When it comes to heavy rock, nothing is as fundamental as an unwavering wall of hard-hitting drums steamrolling like a freight train at the forefront of the mix. If you’re looking for stalwart-type sounds that you can trust to hold down the rhythm section in any mix scenario of that kind you may find yourself in, this is an EZX for you. Recorded by acclaimed mixer/engineer/producer Jay Ruston (Stone Sour, Anthrax, The Donnas) and sampled by drummer Jeff Friedl (A Perfect Circle, Devo, Filter), this expansion for EZdrummer 3 and Superior Drummer 3 combines two rock heavyweights and delivers exactly what its title promises: drums specifically tailored for heavy rock productions. In total, it includes four unique kits, one extra recorded kit configuration as well as several additional snares – all handpicked to ensure a width of tones that ranges from the rich, dark and boomy to the ringy, tight and snappy. To add, the kits were captured at a private high-end studio in the Los Angeles area boasting a massive-sounding but still not overpowering room, making it the perfect choice for loud rock drums that sound thunderously big but not drowned out by excessive ambience.

Alchemy of Pop EZX SOUNDBANK

P2P | 09 December 2024 | 12.69 GB

Just like the ancient alchemists sought to achieve magic when combining disparate elements, this EZX fuses timeless vintage charm with cutting edge electronic sound design. The result is an intricate amalgam of drums and percussion that seamlessly meshes into a kindred but sprawling collection of kits for any facet of popular music imaginable. If you’re looking for the perfect potion for your productions, this expansion for EZdrummer 3 and Superior Drummer 3 is pure pop gold. The Alchemy of Pop EZX was recorded by JUNO Award-winning engineer/producer/mixer Hill Kourkoutis and sampled by drummer Skye Polson (Digging Roots) at the renowned Canterbury Music Company in Toronto, ON. Featuring four kits, each representing its own niche or style, as well as a broad collection of organic and electronic shakers, stomps, claps, snaps and effects curated to fit each drum set, this is an EZX that bridges the gap between several sound ideals and provides a canopy of kits covering the entire range from raw, rich, dark, earthy and open to muffled, tight and snappy.