Stickbreakers Vol 3 - Sync'd Cymbals Plus

Stickbreakers Vol 3 – Sync’d Cymbals Plus for Kontakt has been created for composers that need tempo sync-able crescendo rolls, dynamic controllable rolls, a wide range of hit types, and bow, brush and swipe effect sounds.

Most sound libraries that offer cymbal crescendo rolls present several issues: there aren’t enough, the length and/or dynamics aren’t always right, and they slow the composer’s work flow by forcing the micro-management of sample and MIDI start times.

To address these issues, four of the seven cymbals sampled for Stickbreakers Vol 3 offer tempo-sync’d crescendo rolls ranging from one to eight beats AND dynamic controllable rolls using the modwheel. With these options, it is only a matter of hitting a key in time with the track to get the crescendo’s apex in just the right place.

Beyond the sync’d rolls, Stickbreakers’ seven cymbals offer a broad range of articulations, including: soft mallet hits, stick hits, brush hits, piatti and piatti with performed chokes.

And creating cues requiring tension, mystery or a sci-fi feel are made easy by the inclusion of well organized and simple-to-use sound menus of bowed, brushed and scraped cymbals (and a gong, too!).

With a clear and beautiful sound, Stickbreakers Vol 3 will allows composers to work with cymbals easier, faster and with greater control.

Specifications:

• 4.3 GB of 44.1kHz/24bit samples (1800+) and 32 Kontakt 4 instrument patches. Download is 2.4 GB, split into multiple files.
• “All” patches are available that combine similar articulations of different cymbals into single patches to help reduce track count.
• Intuitive interface controls include: articulation box (displays the articulation type when key is pressed) convolution reverb (with 34 custom IR.wavs), saturation, stereo width, velocity curve, low and high pass filters, delay, low, mid and high EQ gain, AHDSR, remap knob.
• Stickbreakers Vol 3 is compatible with full retail versions of Kontakt 4.2.2.4504 or higher. The free Kontakt Player will only allow a few minutes of use before timing out.

Cymbals and articulations:

• Paiste 19" Signature Symphonic Medium (x2).
• Paiste 20" Signature Symphonic Medium Light (x2).
• Soft Mallet Hits.
• Tempo Sync’d Crescendo Rolls (ranging from one to eight beats).
• Modwheel Controlled Crescendos.
• Piatti (ringing out).
• Piatti Short with Performed Chokes.
• Piatti Long with Performed Chokes.
• Chokes.

The 19” also includes:

• Bow.
• Brushes and Brush Efx.
• Swipes.
• The 20” also includes:.
• Stick Hits – Top of Cymbal.
• Stick Hits – Side of Cymbal.

Trash - Sabian HHX Evolution O-Zone:

• Soft Mallet Hits.
• Tempo Sync’d Crescendo Rolls (ranging from one to eight beats).
• Modwheel Controlled Crescendos.
• Bow.
• Brushes and Brush Efx.
• Swipes.
• Chokes.

Sabian 24" Symphonic Gong:

• Soft Mallet Hits.
• Tempo Sync’d Crescendo Rolls (ranging from one to eight beats).
• Modwheel Controlled Crescendos.
• Bow.
• Brushes and Brush Efx.
• Chokes.

Paiste 18” 2002 China:

• Mallet Hits.
• Stick Hits with Cymbal Inverted.
• Bow.
• Brushes and Brush Efx.
• Swipes.
• Chokes.

Paiste Signature 10” Splash:

• Mallet Hits.
• Stick Hits.
• Bow.
• Brushes and Brush Efx.
• Swipes.
• Chokes.

Paiste 18” Signature Full Crash:

• Mallet Hits.
• Bow.
• Brush Efx.
• Swipes.
• Chokes.