Welcome to Forest Frame Drums, our new percussive sample library based on three ancient frame drums. We sought to capture these gorgeous instruments in exquisite detail, recording tons of dynamics, round robins, and articulations, but most importantly a great space that works for both intimate and cinematic purposes. Whether you are looking to create traditional world pieces, add flair to an underscore cue, drive an action sequence, or anything in between, this library will make a fine addition to your percussive collection.
Forest Frame Drums sports 20 articulations for the primary "Forest Drum" which provide a wonderful palette of percussive tones ranging from soft and subtle to bright and splashy:
* Finger strikes (center, rim, muted)
* Fingertips (center, rim, muted)
* Thumb (center)
* Hand (center, rim, muted, side)
* Wrist (side, muffled)
* Scrapes (center)
* Mallet (center, rim)
* Stick (center, rim, side, reverse side)
The Forest Drum was recorded in a naturally ambient environment, but with a close perspective, thus maintaining all the important detail while also providing more "epic" and hall-like reverb tails at the highest dynamic levels.
The next drum is a hybrid frame & hand drum with a deeper, bassier tone (the "Deep Drum"), and includes:
* Finger strikes (center, rim)
* Thumb (center, rim)
* Hand (center, rim)
* Bends
* Fingerpad + fingertip gliss
* Muted gliss
* Palm slap (+ cradled), w/ releases
* Stick + mallet
* Rolls + 'rain'
Lastly, a bonus "Small Drum" is included with hand and thumb strikes - still with plenty of detail!
Library Features:
* 2000+ samples
* Easy to use master patches with all articulations (one per key) for easy playability
* Incredibly detailed - Up to 6 dynamics/15x RR
* Three drums
* Thousands of 44/24bit WAV samples
* Low memory usage
* Elegant script with tone shaping controls and highly useful ensemble maker
* Flexible tone that ranges from intimate to dramatic
* Programmed for Kontakt 4
Demos:
Below are our first two demos, "The Ritual" and "Framework", which features multiple instances of the Forest Frame Drum. No external FX or reverb have been applied except for minor limiting. The demos makes use of the built-in ensemble maker (with variable # of voices, tightness, stereo width) to create the wider sound on many of the hits.
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Pricing / Availability: Only $49, available now as a download!
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