Klevgränd releases Ting - Percussion Instrument for macOS, Windows and iOS

Klevgränd has announced the release of Ting, a new percussion instrument for macOS, Windows and iOS featuring 12 different percussive sounds originating from everyday t[h]ings laying around at home - such as silverware, a sofa, toy drum or a pair of car keys.

Ting supports most DAWs as well as iPad (AUv3) and is intended to be a creative tool and a substitute for ordinary drum and percussion instruments. Altogether ~500 individual samples were used to make this instrument. Each sound is carefully multi-sampled and processed with the common goal to be musically playable. In addition to the sounds, there is an EQ, a room simulator, a reverb and a compressor.

Johan Sundhage, lead developer, Klevgrand:

Since we're all stuck in our homes, we decided to make use of what's there.

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Sounds available:

• CAR KEYS - A subtle hit, works great as a hihat substitute.
• SILVERWARE - Fork and Knife.
• BIG BOX - A large wooden box with some junk inside slapped with the fist.
• FLOOR STOMP - Stomping the floor makes a great bass drum.
• HAND CLAP - Natural hand clap.
• POT - A clay pot tapped with a finger.
• PAPER SCRATCH - Two papers rubbed against each other. Works as a shaker.
• TOY DRUM - A kid's drum hit with a plastic stick.
• SOFA SLAP - Hand palm on the office sofa.
• STICK ON EDGE - Wooden stick on a table edge.
• SNUSDOSA - A small round box with screws inside tapped.
• FINGER SNAP - Natural finger snap.

Rooms available:

• HOME OFFICE - A quite soft room with balanced reflections.
• KITCHEN - Short decay time with bright tail.
• LIVING ROOM - More tail, but not too bright.
• HALLWAY - Damped room with lots of low end.
• CLOSET - Clean response with a very short tail.

Reverbs available:

• NATURAL - Sweet sounding classic reverb.
• NORTH LAKE - Less high end but more natural.
• MOONLIT - A bright smaller space.
• GLACIER - Bright and large.
• WOODEN - Slightly damped, but organic.
• DYNAMITE - Large and lots of low end.

Availability:

• Audio Unit (macOS).
• VST (Windows/macOS).
• AAX (Windows/macOS).
• AUv3 (iPad).

Features:

• 12 unique objects with individual parameter settings for gain, efx send, pan, dynamics and more.
• 5 different rooms, all originating from an ordinary household.
• 6 different reverb types.
• Three band "passive sounding" EQ.
• Output compressor.

Tweaking parameters for each sound:

• Pan.
• Gain Level.
• Dynamics.
• Room amount.
• Reverb amount.
• Pitch (-12 semitones to +6 semitones).

Global parameters:

• EQ - Treble, MIDI and Bass gain levels.
• 5 different rooms and 6 different reverbs.
• Reverb decay time and a global reverb level.
• Compression amount.
• Output Level.

Pricing:

• AU/VST/AAX $14.99 (Intro price until Apr 30, then $19.99).
• iOS (iPad/AUv3 only) $4.99 (40% off intro price until Apr 30).

App Store: apple.com/us/app/id1504827763

Audio Examples at SoundCloud: SoundCloud.com/klevgrandproducts/sets/ting-audio-examples/s-OcnSnwKPH0l