Neil Peart leant his drumming skills to Cakewalk and Sonic Reality for the new Sonar expansion pack, Neil Peart Drums Vol 1 for Session Drummer 3.

Now available as a downloadable pack, Neil Peart Drums Vol 1 for Session Drummer 3 by Sonic Reality features samples of the authentic Drum Workshop Signature "Snakes and Arrows" kit of famed drummer Neil Peart (Rush). Recorded by engineer / producer Nick Raskulinecz (Rush, Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains) this stereo kit offers realistic, high-quality rockin' drums, played Peart-style. This expansion pack has been crafted in Session Drummer 3 format so that Sonar 8.5 and Sonar X1 users can use Peart's exclusive sampled kit.

This custom DW kit was made to spec for Neil Peart, complete with a 23-inch kick drum, wide array of toms, cymbals, and a snare recorded through vintage Neve channels using vintage tube and ribbon microphones by Nick Raskulinecz. According to Cakewalk, this powerfully expressive drum kit packs in the punch and delivers dynamic acoustic drums like nothing else.

Session Drummer 3 is a Sonar 8.5 Producer and Sonar X1 Producer exclusive and it allows you to create realistic sounding drum tracks. Check out the main features of Session Drummer 3:

• Photo-realistic drum kit page to load kits, programs, patterns, and tweak mappings
• Dedicated Mixer page for fine tuning kits (12 channels each) with control over volume, pan, width, and tuning controls
• Mix and match kit components: all kit pieces are broken down into individual components for flexibility in creating your drum sounds
• Drag-and-drop drum components: build kits by dragging any WAV or OGG file from the desktop onto a pad
• Comprehensive collection of presets and MIDI-based loop files
• Flexible MIDI pattern playback
• 12 pads / 12 outputs

The Neil Peart Drums Vol 1 for Session Drummer 3 expansion pack is now available for download at the Cakewalk Store for $99.95. To learn more, visit cakewalk.com.