Trails II

Alexander Parsons returns for another collaborative project, this time exploring metallic sounds and resonances.

A collection of instruments transformed through metallic resonance, combined in this toolkit of woodwinds, synths, and percussion, alongside both our Layer Blends and Granular engines.

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About the Library

Keeping with his tradition of experimentation, during a recording session for a documentary score, Alexander combined a trumpet resonating against a gong to produce something otherworldly – a sound that feels unrecognisable, yet familiar.

This became the founding principle of Trails II: exploring how resonances can transform sounds. From brass and woodwinds to analogue synths and a rare percussion instrument sampled for the first time, it's a full toolkit of sounds capable of injecting a unique quality into your scores, crossing the disciplines of music and sound design.

Recorded in a small dry studio in the heart of London using close, room, and experimental contact microphones alongside curated pedal chains, Trails II offers a specific yet expansive sound palette — with new innovations to the Granular and Layer Blends engine, new tools, and 19 new Atmosphere Layers, a signature of Fracture Sounds' libraries.

If you're seeking something contemporary at the intersection of electronic and traditional orchestral music, look no further than Trails II.

Features

• Trumpet, bass clarinet, saxophone, and synths recorded into resonating metal plates (gong and thunder sheet) with 28 articulations.
• Rare canna sonora tuned percussion instrument.
• 4 microphone mixes with close, room, and contact microphones attached to the resonator, with pedal signals curated by Alexander and Christos for the bass clarinet and trumpet, respectively.
• Percussion patch with multiple samples from a waterphone, thunder sheet, gong, and cymbal resonating off a timpani head.
• Layer blends engine with 19 unique Atmosphere Layers.
• Granular engine with new Rate control.
• Sample start control for realistic performance and playback.
• Simple and user-friendly interface.
• Full NKS support – works with Komplete Kontrol hardware.
• Direct download via Native Access 2.
• Runs in the free Kontakt Player (v7.6 or later). No additional sampler software needed.

Demos

SoundCloud.com/fracture-sounds/sets/trails-ii