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boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 9:49 am

CYMBAL ESSENTIALS is the first product from the SILVER&GOLD series, a new line of premium cymbal samples and virtual instruments.

It features 62 cymbal samples and 2 Kontakt patches:

http://loopsdelacreme.bandcamp.com/albu ... essentials

The included samples showcase various playing technics, and were recorded with great depth and detail, in stereo, and with as little ambience as possible to ensure maximum flexibility and usefulness. They are divided in 6 categories:

12 Long Rolls (nice and varied swells using mallets)
10 Rides
16 Crashes (using both sticks, plastic rods and mallets)
9 HiHats (3 sets of closed, foot, and open variations)
7 Piatti (orchestral hand held cymbals)
8 splashes, bells and stacks (cymbals stacked on top of each other)

62 cymbal samples, (stereo 24bit, 48Khz wav)
15 IR samples (convolution reverb)
two Native Instruments KONTAKT patches:
1. main set
2. sound design set
Total size unzipped: 191MB

introductory price: 4 Euros

boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:43 pm

You can hear a demo on the site, made with three Kontakt instances of CYMBAL ESSENTIALS, no additional fx:
http://loopsdelacreme.bandcamp.com/albu ... essentials

Reverend Rhythm · Post by **Reverend Rhythm** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:47 pm

The demo sounds good!

Septimon · Post by **Septimon** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:51 pm

just got it: exactly what I was looking for for some time now. Really useful for jazzy ride grooves. And some very decent hihats. Good price also.

boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:25 pm

Septimon wrote:just got it: exactly what I was looking for for some time now. Really useful for jazzy ride grooves. And some very decent hihats. Good price also.

Nice!

Here some additional info about the cymbals used for this kit:

10 different and complementary cymbals were selected for the creation of this collection. Most are hand-made, unique cymbals, some of them are highly sought-after collector items:

10" bronze Ice Bell:
a thick high-pitched effect cymbal, with a long decay and icy overtones
12" PAISTE Splash:
a short and bright cymbal, great for accents
12" vintage Avedis ZILDJIAN:
originally a 16", this cymbal was recut, and produces a rare and funky gong-like sound
14" ISTANBUL extra heavy pair:
a fantastic set of hi hat cymbals, handmade in turkey, also great as crash or hand-held piatti cymbals
14" Avedis ZILDJIAN crash:
a mellow, thin expressive crash, with complex decay
16" ZILDJIAN K dark crash:
a great cymbal with a rich range of overtones, also perfect for dirty ride hits
16" vintage Avedis ZILDJIAN crash ride:
extremely versatile, perfect definition. A masterpiece from the great 60s jazz era of Zildjian
18" BOSPHORUS paper thin crash:
a mellow, dark and mystical cymbal, with intense decay. perfect for rolls and orchestra settings
22" MEINL ride:
extreme stick definition, surprisingly powerful and effective when used as a crash

DarkStar · Post by **DarkStar** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:58 pm

Hmm,

that'll be the unsolicited email I got, then. I can't work out where he got that particular email address from.

-1.

boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:03 pm

Sorry for the inconvenience Darkstar. I apologize and will make sure it never happens again.

boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:08 pm

Reverend Rhythm wrote:The demo sounds good!

Thanks! It is just a 'jam' using three Kontakt instances (2 main sets, and one sound design set)
I used the included convolution reverb (three of them actually). I then applied a limiter on the stereo mix, but other than this, no external effects were used.

DarkStar · Post by **DarkStar** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:10 pm

boogaju wrote:Sorry for the inconvenience DarkStar. I apologize and will make sure it never happens again.

Thank you.

I did not realise that you were the sounds designer / involved with the product. I hope that it works out well.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:23 pm

Sounds great and the price is unbeatable. Does it come with midi files?

boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:37 pm

Aloysius wrote:Sounds great and the price is unbeatable. Does it come with midi files?

Thanks!
There are no midi files included in CYMBAL ESSENTIALS.

I'm actually working on the next products for the SILVER&GOLD series, and I plan on including some midi grooves, jazz ride patterns, hihat tricks... but it's probably going to take a while

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:38 pm

boogaju wrote:
Aloysius wrote:Sounds great and the price is unbeatable. Does it come with midi files?
Thanks!
There are no midi files included in CYMBAL ESSENTIALS.

I'm actually working on the next products for the SILVER&GOLD series, and I plan on including some midi grooves, jazz ride patterns, hihat tricks... but it's probably going to take a while

boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:13 pm

you can download the user guide here:

http://www.julientauban.com/julientauba ... TIALS.html

boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:16 am

the introductory price (4 euros) will apply until january 31st.

boogaju · Post by **boogaju** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:01 pm

The microphones used for the recording session were primarily a pair of cardioid Shoeps, in a XY stereo configuration:

This XY configuration gives a natural depth to the samples, and the stereo width can be fully adjusted (from extreme wide to mono) without phase issues.

Other mics used for CYMBAL ESSENTIALS:

Sontronics Sigma (a ribbon mic with an 'instant vintage' character)
Rhode NT4 (practical nice sounding XY stereo mic)
DPA 4006A (reference omni mic)

CYMBAL ESSENTIALS: new cymbal sample library