AC08

An acoustic recreation of THE classic drum machine.

Features:

• 4500 Samples recorded at 48kHz/24-bit wav.
• 925.2 Mb.
• Up to 7 Velocity layers /5 round robins.
• Custom Effects & GUI control.
• Selectable Multiple Outputs for further processing & mixing.
• An Octave of tuned Bass drums (and I mean tuned - not pitch shifted!).
• 4 Bespoke & Unique Snares & 'Rimshot'.
• 4 Toms.
• Congas.
• Percussion (Woodblock, Cowbell, Maraca).
• Hihats, Ride Cymbal & 2 Crashes.
• Multiple Room, Close and Overhead microphones.
• Effects, ADSR & Pitch Controls to hone and tailor the sound.
• Kontakt 5.8.1+ The AC08 is made for the FULL version of Kontakt.

{See video at top of page}

The story

In 2015 I made an April fools video saying I'd created an '808 drumhead' which was a fake, of course - but then the cogs started turning and I wondered if I could actually make an acoustic recreation of an 808 - obviously this doesn't sound exactly like an 808 what would be the point and where's the fun in that! - But - I've analysed the timbre of the sound choices in the drum machine and tried to recreate them using mic placement, dampening, stick choice, drum choice and even placing drums within drums.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jCdsZrQxck