If you’re looking for professional sound design resources that will blow your mind, you need to check out Super Loud Action Metals! This collection of field recordings made in a HUGE scrapyard is packed full of jaw-dropping audio effects and sound design ideas that will help you achieve the sounds you’ve always wanted. Not only…
Looking for high-quality analog drum samples? Look no further than Complete Drums 2 by Wave Alchemy. This pack gives you access to characterful, beautifully curated analog samples from almost every iconic and inspiring drum machine in existence. Looking for a complete drum sample solution? Look no further than Wave Alchemy’s Complete Drums 2! This huge…
Looking to create dance, pop, and techno tracks that stand out from the rest? Look no further than Groundshaker Groovebox by Rigid Audio. This powerful toolkit comes with 1000 cutting-edge sounds that will give your music the edge it needs to be heard. In addition, 45 factory kits are included to get you started right…
Are you looking to add some spice and exotic flair to your music? Then you need Zero-G’s newest instrument library, Sahara Beats. This unique Kontakt instrument contains over 2000 samples of percussive beats and grooves from the Middle East and North Africa. From traditional middle eastern percussion styles to modern beats and rhythms, this library…
As a composer, one of the most exciting things you can do is score for TV or film. It’s a unique challenge to create music that not only sets the tone and atmosphere for the scene but also works with sound effects and dialogue. In many ways, it’s similar to writing a song, but with…
Review of EZdrummer 3: A Comprehensive Drum Production Software Welcome to our long Review of EZdrummer 3. EZdrummer 3 is the latest incarnation of one of the most popular drum production software titles on the market. It has been completely revamped, and now offers an even more comprehensive set of features for songwriters who want…
So, in short, Kitchenology is a great tool for creating unique sounds using unusual sources, MIDI grooves, and IR samples. It’s perfect for sound design and composition, and its convolution reverbs will give your audio that extra bit of depth.
Epic Latin Music with Axé The music of Axé is a fusion of many different Latin American styles but also has an amazing sound. It’s the first time that these styles have been mixed together in this way before, and it will bring composers new ideas for what Epic Soundtracks could be. Epic songs are…
Review of Tom Holkenborg’s Percussion by Orchestral Tools In this article, we will be reviewing Tom Holkenborg’s Orchestral Percussion. Tom Holkenborg is a Dutch composer and producer who has worked on various notable projects such as the soundtrack of Deadpool 2. He also produced music for video games including Arkham Knight and Quantum Break. His…
The True Strike Update The True Strike 2.0 Update update contains All-in-one browser Positioning stage Extensive articulation & mapping control Adaptive Sync for rolls NKS
True Strike 1 Update 2.0 – Free Update – 35% Off ProjectSAM True Strike 2.0 Update: True Strike 2021 is a new and improved version of ProjectSAM True Strike. ProjectSAM provides high-quality orchestral percussion for film, tv, and games. ProjectSAM’s original orchestral percussion library for film, television, and game composers looking for cinematic, powerful, and…
Kageyama Taikos The most expressive Taiko drum library ever made. This is the perfect, versatile sound for any project and genre! Taiko drums have been heard in recent years far beyond the borders of Japan. The deep yet crisp sound they produce can be found featured on recorded and live music around the world, making…
Box Factory by Fracture Sounds Fracture Sounds released a new Kontakt library for the free Kontakt Player. Box Factory is an unusual cinematic percussion library prepared for professional composers and producers alike, featuring a huge 40-piece ensemble of cardboard boxes, masterfully sampled in a concert hall. Fracture Sounds assembled six performers and 40 boxes of different…
HAMMERS Produced in Collaboration with Composer Charlie Clouser HAMMERS — hitting hard as a comprehensive collection of drums and percussion instruments presented in the sound-specializing British music technology company’s dedicated plug-in with customizations in the mapping of the performances inside the GUI (Graphical User Interface) that are unique to the library itself; it is created…
Hits, Risers, and Creative Sound FX | Damage 2 Tips & Tutorials | Heavyocity Damage 2 contains over 40,000 samples worth of pure percussive inspiration — but did you know that the powerful D2 engine is FULL of sound design elements, perfect for creating cinematic Hits, Risers, and Sound FX? Watch as our own Luis…
Tangent Drum by Audio Brewers The boutique sample company Audio Brewers released Tangent Drum. Tangent Drum features a Steel Tongue Drum sampled in so numerous innovative ways and techniques, Audio Brewers went overboard to offer you infinite ways of playing and experimenting. Articulations From typical finger tipping and mallets, all the way to play it…
Tom Holkenborg Percussion In this live stream, we are going to explore the Tom Holkenborg Percussion sample library that recently has been released by Orchestral Tools. Tom Holkenborg’s Percussion gives you the triple-A composer’s very own drum collection—the exact same drums you heard in Mad Max: Fury Road, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and Godzilla vs. Kong. And the…
New HISSandaROAR Ambience Library A month back Tim Prebble (HISSandaROAR) woke up on a Monday morning with plans to head out recording FOLIAGE stalled by pouring rain! Rain that the weather forecast forgot to mention… But rather than be frustrated Tim decided to experiment with unusual methods for recording rain, starting with the configuration above: capturing four discrete channels of granular metal…
Epic 80s Synthwave Drum Kits by SampleScience SampleScience’s new 80s Synthwave Drum Kits is a collection of created drum sounds inspired by popular 80s synth-pop hits. The sample pack features a no-filler collection of very 80s drum kits, ready to use in your synth-wave, retro wave, chillwave, or vaporwave tracks! Best of all, 80s Synthwave…
Java Mallets – Unique Mallets With Indonesian Flavor Java Mallets is an inspirational instrument that offers a selection of unique mallet sounds combined with a mythical Indonesian flavor. Because of its particular character, it suits a lot of many styles of music. Cinematique Instruments obtained the traditional sound aesthetic of a Javanese gamelan orchestra in…
DRUM FURY 2 – Mold & Sculpt Percussion Like Never Before Sample Logic continues to make a blast and released their latest DRUM FURY 2 Kontakt Library. This new library is an expanded collection of over 50 deeply-sampled world drums and found sound percussive instruments. After the phenomenal response to Sample Logic’s original Drum Fury…
Eplex7 DSP has released Techno Percussive 1, a VSTi & AU instrument plugin with 21 multi octave / multi percussive banks for Windows and MacOS. It works in the Free Eplex7 Player plug-in or can be used also as expanding library in other Eplex7 DSP’s plug-in instruments. This multi-octave instrument includes techno percussions, drums, fx…
Terracotta: Mirage by FrozenPlain Terracotta: Mirage is powered by our sampled-based-synthesis engine VST/AU, Mirage, which is included for free. This flexible engine has a 3-layer structure for blending sounds as well as all the features you’d expect from a modern synth, such as filters, envelopes, and effects. 40 presets, saved as separate mirage-terracotta files Mirage sample-based synthesis…
SoundIron’s Mini Saron Mini Saron is a deeply multi-sampled tuned percussion library that captures the heart and soul of a tiny toy saron. The saron is a musical instrument of Indonesia, which is used in the gamelan. We played 8 of its metal bars with mallets and hammers to explore every nuance of its sound. This…
Musical Sound design-y Worlds Marcio Doctor shows you interesting ways of using LOOP POOL PERCUSSION as a sound design tool. LOOP POOL PERCUSSION is the next step in the LOOP POOL journey. 3 different Kontakt instruments (with 60 variations) packed with over 1000 eccentric percussion grooves played by Marcio on a massive range of his ‘instruments’.…
LOOP POOL PERCUSSION is the next step in the LOOP POOL journey. 3 different Kontakt instruments (with 60 variations) packed with over 1000 eccentric percussion grooves played by Marcio on a massive range of his ‘instruments’. Plus 100 DAW ready curated loops made by Pendle (Sound Dust) and Marcio. Always synced to the BPM of…
67% OFF SAGA For just $49 (instead of $149), get SAGA Acoustic Trailer Percussion by Red Room Audio! For more on this library also take a look at our Saga Review – Acoustic Trailer Percussion by Red Room Audio Saga – Acoustic Trailer Percussion (Affiliate Link) is an extensive collection of thunderous drums, dynamic metals and…
CIMBALOM – shimmering, spine-tingling tuned percussion plug-in Spitfire Audio released CIMBALOM — an appropriately-named extension to its continuous ORIGINALS series of immediate writing tools with the same exceptional recording character as the ‘full-blown’ flagship libraries with which it has built its reputation. Perfectly capturing its 19th century-originating sparkling, spine-tingling tuned percussion instrument namesake (nowadays familiar from being brought into play…
LOOP POOL PERCUSSION Sound Dust is preparing a LOOP POOL instrument. This beauty will be a Sound Dust first – a collaboration! Months of backward and forward with Grammy-winning percussionist/composer Marcio Doctor has led to something pretty special. Crammed with over 1000 unique organic percussion stems, LOOP POOL PERCUSSION offers an infinity of eccentric rhythm textures…
Library Spotlight – Damage 2 After nearly a decade, the epic sequel to the iconic original has finally arrived. Damage 2 is here too. It’s the epic ensembles recorded at Skywalker Sound. It’s all the things that made the original Damage great, except bigger, and better. Welcome to the next creation of percussion virtual instruments.…
David Oliver’s Shake | Behind The Scenes (BTS) In this video, David Oliver takes you behind the scenes and gives you insight into the instruments and process of how he worked on the new David Oliver’s Shake library. Soundiron’s The New Shake 2.0 David Oliver’s Shake is a comprehensive collection of 95 shakers, tambourines, rattles, and bells…
BBC Symphony Orchestra Professional 1.2.0 In the latest update to the BBC Symphony Orchestra Professional library (See StrongMocha’s Review of Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra), Spitfire Audio added an extra set of stunning performances from the brilliant brass section, as well as updating a selection of legatos with abilities including fast runs and shorts. Spitfire…
Composing With Shake 2.0 In this video Nathan Boler (Soundiron) deconstructs his track “Forest Flight” using our newest upgrade for Shake. David Oliver’s Shake is a comprehensive collection of 95 shakers, tambourines, rattles, and bells from all over the world. This deep and stylistically expansive sample library focuses on live performed grooves, fills, flourishes, rolls, and individually…
David Oliver’s Shake 2.0 by Walkthrough In this video Craig Peters (Soundiron) walks you through all of the new sounds and features within the new David Oliver’s Shake. David Oliver’s Shake is a comprehensive collection of 95 shakers, tambourines, rattles, and bells from all over the world. This deep and stylistically expansive sample library focuses…
Soundiron’s The New Shake 2.0 David Oliver’s Shake is a comprehensive collection of 95 shakers, tambourines, rattles, and bells from all over the world. This deep and stylistically expansive sample library focuses on live performed grooves, fills, flourishes, rolls, and individually sampled hits by British instrumentalist and media composer David Oliver. 10 Multi-sample NKI instrument banks…
Melda Production MDrumReplacer Introductory Sale MDrumReplacer — an aptly-monikered drum replacement plug-in pairing the best drum-detecting algorithm on the market with perfectly-recorded multilayer samples as an easy-to-use tool to fix flaws, replacing weak sounding snares, lousy kicks, and such like with a chosen multilayer sample in both single drum and mixed tracks in a matter…
Spring, Echo, Distort (DP001) Here’s a quick look at Andrew whilst he works on two of the sixty loops he has created for the new Dust Palace release, ‘Spring, Echo, Distort.’ 808’s through analogue spring reverb, tape and BBD echo and two styles of distortion… this isn’t your normal 808 sample kit. ‘Spring, Echo, Distort’…
Beatmaker KANDY – Sweet & Edgy Drums UJAM launch KANDY, the seventh addition to their Beatmaker line. This drum instrument is a bleeding-edge virtual beatmaker, employing extremely processed samples and state-of-the-art sound design for the top of the billboard charts, think Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, and Lady Gaga. KANDY features 460 pop music drum patterns…
Vintage 1960’s Kick and a 70’s Snare FREE from Dust Palace is KIK/SNR (DP000). It contains fifty-two one-shot samples recorded with vintage 1960’s kick and a 70’s snare processed through twelve of their favorite analog effects units. Download DP000 from here. KIK/SNR is Dust Palace opening offering into the world of drum samples, with one…
The Spirit of the Stadium An extensively sampled collection of marching band percussion, made in collaboration with Bleeding Fingers. Performed by world champion drum corps, the Blue Devils. Recorded by Russell Emanuel in the controlled acoustics of the Newman Stage, 20th Century Fox, for a tight, focused sound. Features Snares, Tenor Drums, Bass Drums &…
DP001 – Spring, Echo, Distort Dust Palace launches its first, full, boutique drum sample library, Spring, Echo, Distort (DP001). Created by drummer and musical director, Joe Clegg, the professional collection of creative and unusual sounds has been designed with live performance in mind. Spring, Echo, Distort (DP001) features three classic drum machines, sampled through six…
Composing With Hapi Drums In this video, Nathan Boler deconstructs his track “Lucid Lagoon” using Soundiron’s newest library, Hapi Drums. Hapi Drums is an inspiring collection of four steel tongue drums crafted by legendary instrument makers Grahm Doe & Tricia Kelly.
Walkthrough Soundiron’s Hapi Drums Craig Peters walks you through the sounds and features within Soundiron’s newest library, Hapi Drums. Hapi Drums is an inspiring collection of four steel tongue drums crafted by legendary instrument makers Grahm Doe & Tricia Kelly. Hapi Drums is available now.
Hapi Drums is an inspiring collection of four steel tongue drums crafted by legendary instrument makers Grahm Doe & Tricia Kelly. Hapi Drums is a set of four steel tongue drums crafted by legendary instrument makers Grahm Doe & Tricia Kelly at their workshop in the Sierra Mountain foothills of Oakhurst, CA. Steel tongue instruments…
‘RHYTHMUS’ – A Unique Cinematic Percussion Tool The Los Angeles-based audio sampling company Naroth Audio has just released its first sample library, ‘RHYTHMUS’. RHYTHMUS is a unique take on what percussion can mean to a musician. RHYTHMUS is a powerful and comprehensive Found Percussion library built for composers and producers across many genres. ’Found’ means audio…
Perfperc II & III Let’s take a look at Perfperc – Volume II & Perfperc – Volume III
Top 5 Epic Percussion Sample Libraries Here are my top 5 epic percussion sample libraries in no particular order. I consider them among the best sample libraries for trailer and video games music. What are your best sample libraries in 2020? Spitfire Audio Hans Zimmer Percussion Heavyocity Damage 2 Orchestral Tools DAGU Audio Imperia Cerberus…
Bongôs Following the recording standards of recent libraries, the Bongos was recorded using the best microphones as well as class A preamps, bringing the maximum details of the instrument. Recording using a pair of Neumann 184 and a pair of Shure SM57. The preamp section used was API 512A and Grace M501, routed in a Symphony…
Soniccouture Celeste Soniccouture’s Celeste 30% Off Ends Tomorrow. Produced in conjunction with Schiedmayer, we present Celeste. Featuring 32 velocity layers & dual mic channels. 5.5 Octave Schiedmayer Studio Model 32 Velocity Layers 2 Mic Channels Weaver Module Kontakt Player 6 + NKS Compatible Named after the heavens themselves, the Celeste has always been the most ethereal…
Performance Samples’ Perfperc – Volume III Perfperc – Volume III wraps up the Perfperc series with large set of extensively-sampled toms and more, all through the lens of a repetition-based, performance-sourced sampling approach. The library’s highlight is fifteen toms – 4 low, 4 mid, 4 high, and 3 roto – laid out across the stage,…
An Inspiring Ensemble From Indonesia Become immersed in the ancient sound of the Javanese gamelan, now available as a virtual instrument from Impact Soundworks. This 1,500+-year-old musical ensemble and art form is centered around tuned, metallic percussion that, in unison, produces an evocative, meditative tone. Whether you’re creating atmospheric music, film scores, epic hybrid tracks,…
Damage 2 Tutorial Video After nearly a decade, the epic sequel to the iconic original has finally arrived. Damage 2 is here too, once again, melt your face off. It’s the epic ensembles recorded at Skywalker Sound. It’s the aggressively Damaged hybrid elements. It’s the 860+ gut-punching loops. It’s the truly-realistic crescendos, swells, and flourishes…
DJEMBE X3M by Strezov Sampling DJEMBE X3M is Strezov Sampling fresh, percussive wave, straight from Africa! A huge collection of Djembes recorded in various sections and ensembles, suitable for all kinds of dynamic music and especially film/videogames. For years the African Djembe has been a constant color in soundtracks and music productions all over the…
Welcome to the Club In this video I’ll explore modular techno with some help from the new Queen of Pentacles by Endorphin. In case you’ve missed it, it’s a 909 inspired drum module with a serious twist on the kick, snare and clap – and eight banks of user defined samples (4 per bank) to…
Celeste by Soniccouture Soniccouture collaborated closely with Schiedmayer to produce Celeste. Knut Schiedmayer selected their very best instrument, fully tuned and serviced to a ‘perfect’ condition before shipping it to the Soniccouture studio. The 5.5-octave ‘Studio’ model represents the pinnacle of the Celesta building, and we thank Schiedmayer for their support. Produced in conjunction with Schiedmayer, and…
Disco 6000 by Soundiron Soundiron’s Disco 6000 is the newest addition to our Vintage Keys Series. This library captures the historic sounds of the fascinating Solton Disco 64. This analog synthesizer/drum machine has a recognizable fat analog tone that includes rhythmic drum loops, as well as synth sustains and staccatos. If you’re looking for warm…
Rast Sound’s Magic Mallets 2 Magic Mallets II is designed by Rast Sound exotic mallet recordings, coming with 9 mallets playable interchangeably with key switches through the Kontakt engine. Rast Sound created the richest and warmest mallet sounds they love to use, available for free to the Rast Sound community
The Loop Designer | Damage 2 Watch as Luis D’Elias (Heavyocity) walks you through some of the new features in Damage 2’s redesigned Loop Designer. Armed with over 860 gut-punching and an array of tools for deep customization, Damage 2’s Loop Designer provides you with all you’ll need to make these loops your own.
Keepforest FERRUM In this recorded stream, we are exploring Keepforest’s Ferrum – Modern Trailer Percussion. Keepforest’s FERRUM, produced by Vladislav Martirosov and Arseni Khodzin, is a modern trailer percussion powerhouse with a huge variety of cinematic percussion from the epic and massive cinematic hits, punches, anvils and doors impacts to cymbals, bells, tiny metals, and metallic…
