Toontrack Releases Drumopolis SDX, Curated by Tony Visconti, Eight Kits from Metropolis

Tony Visconti has put his stamp on a new Superior Drummer 3 expansion, Drumopolis SDX, a collection of eight fully sampled acoustic drum kits recorded at Metropolis Studios in London and released as part of Toontrack’s March rollout. Poll: which Visconti-era kit are you most likely to use, Bowie-era lively tones or the grittier T. Rex/Thin Lizzy vibe?

The SDX ships with concrete instrument counts across the eight kits: 11 kick drums, 13 snares, 34 toms, 22 cymbals and four hi-hat sets, making it a sizable palette for rock production needs. Included extras are a MIDI library of grooves and fills authored by Stephen Gilchrist and what Production Expert describes as more than 70 mix-ready presets engineered by Tony Visconti, with Bestservice also crediting Liam Nolan and Toontrack for additional preset work.

Recording and personnel details underline the package’s intent: sessions were tracked in two Studio A environments at Metropolis, a spacious main room used to capture “lively, edgy kits representing Visconti’s Bowie-era work,” and a tighter, damped iso booth aimed at “grittier sounds more in the style of Thin Lizzy and T. Rex.” The sources also note that “in both rooms, a broad range of ambiences and extra mics were recorded, giving you optional tonal flavors to use when shaping your mixes. To top it off, the natural reverb in the adjacent stone room was captured using a stereo ribbon mic, giving you another organic layer to work with for all kits.” Drums were performed by UK session stalwart Stephen Gilchrist, credited with work for The Damned, Cardiacs and Graham Coxon, and engineer Liam Nolan, whose credits include Adele, Rihanna, Drake and Stormzy.

Toontrack positions the Drumopolis SDX as Visconti’s drum legacy: “The Drumopolis SDX is Tony Visconti's legacy in drum form – captured with detail, depth and an unmistakable passion for drums. Ready to create? Welcome to kit city.” The expansion requires Superior Drummer 3 and is listed as “available now” across outlets; Toontrack’s site shows activity dated March 2 and March 3, 2026, and Production Expert frames the SDX as the first release in Toontrack’s “March Rocks” campaign.

Pricing details vary in the listings: Sonicstate and Production Expert report a price of 179 Euros while KVR lists Drumopolis SDX at $179, with Bestservice showing product pages, GUI and box imagery and a “Video 1: The Making Of” asset on its listing. With eight distinct kits, a drummer-approved MIDI library by Stephen Gilchrist, and Visconti-engineered presets aimed at glam, classic, alternative, art and prog rock, Drumopolis SDX targets producers and players chasing Visconti-era coloration and studio-ready kit presets inside Superior Drummer 3.