One 1950s Mic, 442 Sounds 664 Mono Noir carries on the Mono Noir series, and this time every hit runs through an original 1950s Electro Voice 664. It's the old broadcast workhorse with a dark tone and a gritty midrange you can pick out instantly. Tamuz tracked the kit in three positions, a crotch mic tucked in close plus two room placements, so you get punch up front and real ambience behind it. 442 Files Of Raw Drums You get 181 drum breaks, 200 one shots, 35 hat loops and 26 percussion loops. The one shots break down into 41 kicks, 42 snares, 39 hats, 24 fills, 21 toms, 22 percussion and 16 cymbals. Most breaks come dry and wet, so you can drop in the roomy version or the tight one without reaching for a reverb. Tape First, Then Sculpted Every sound got pushed hard through a vintage Pioneer reel to reel, then carved with EQ for a huge low end that still keeps the mic's dark, mid forward character. From there Tamuz pitched things up and down, chopped, sliced and ran them through analog gear and plugins. The textures shift, but the 664 personality never leaves. Royalty Free and Ready To Load Built for Boom Bap, Lo Fi, Hip Hop and anything sample based, and it sounds like a real drummer in a real room because it is one. Everything here is 100% royalty-free, BPM labeled in the filename, and loads straight into any DAW or sampler.