ACx8

A free companion to The AC08 instrument.

An acoustic recreation of the classic drum machine.

{See video at top of page}

This features several extra drums recorded in the sample recording sessions.

Features:

• 1400+ Samples recorded at 48kHz/24-bit wav.
• Up to 7 Velocity layers /5 round robins.
• Custom Effects & GUI control.
• Selectable Multiple Outputs for further processing & mixing.
• Ludwig Kick drum.
• 2 Bespoke & Unique Snares & 'Rimshot'.
• 4 Toms.
• Custom made Collingwood Hihats.
• Multiple Room, Close and Overhead microphones.
• Effects, ADSR & Pitch Controls to hone and tailor the sound.
• Kontakt 5.8.1+ The ACx8 is made for the FULL version of Kontakt.

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.

In the course of experimenting, I recorded some extra drums in the sessions that I didn't feel fitted with my brief of an acoustic 808, but were still useful sounds. The ACx8 presents these! Enjoy.