Aptly described as both fast and furious, this library features aggressive live drums, wild percussion and tricked-out remixes created and performed by Chris O’Brien. The original groove tempos start at 105 BPM and accelerate to a heart-pounding 170, but using S.A.G.E.™ (Spectrasonics Advanced Groove Engine) technology, you can expand that range as far as you like, always with intriguing results. Each groove is split out into several tightly isolated multi-tracked elements, a first for live drum grooves. Swap snares, kicks, hats, and toms between grooves at will, with no bleed between tracks, while keeping the spontaneity you can only get from a real drummer. Great for remixing, record producing, film scoring, and creating your own amazing “live” grooves from scratch!

ILIO Bonus Collection  
Each ILIO S.A.G.E. Xpander comes with the same extensive set of bonus grooves and sounds, all new groove creations by John “Skippy” Lehmkuhl and Chris O’Brien, plus outstanding selections from some of ILIO’s award-winning sample libraries, including:
  • The Memphis Horns – Brass and Sax Phrases and Hits
  • Phat Fingers – Electric Bass and Electric Guitar Phrases
  • World Winds – Ethnic Wind Instrument Phrases
  • Trancefusion – Synth Phrases, Sweeps, Textures and Effects
The Bonus Section is identical on each ILIO SAGE Xpander, so you only need to purchase one ILIO Xpander to get it. But keep in mind that this set is completely different from the Bonus Section that comes with the Spectrasonics S.A.G.E. Xpanders. Each ILIO Xpander also comes with an extensive selection of remix Multis (accessible from the Stylus RMX Mixer page) that combine elements from the Xpander’s core library, the Stylus RMX core library, and the ILIO Bonus Section.

SAGE Xpander™ and Stylus RMX™ are Trademarks of Spectrasonics.

“The quality of the musicianship really brings the rhythms to life — in fact, just the live drum performances on their own provide a selection of usable breaks with real attitude...   An exemplary piece of work all round!” —SOUND ON SOUND

“Right from the opening tracks, the beats in this collection are infectious... this is a crackin' great library.” —KEYBOARD MAGAZINE

Driving At The Speed of Sound (4.31 mb) New! Demo by Midihead
Stark Raving Beats - Aggressor (4.6 mb) Demo by Chris O'Brien and John "Skippy" Lehmkuhl
Stark Raving Beats - Back Talk (1.34 mb) Demo by John "Skippy" Lehmkuhl
Stark Raving Beats - Rock On Dude (1.14 mb) Demo by John "Skippy" Lehmkuhl

From the day they opened their doors in 1994, ILIO has been committed to producing useful, timeless and inspiring sample libraries for musicians. Tapping years of experience in sound design and electronic composition, their knowledge of the quality demands of today's music scene is the driving force behind every title they release.