W-Cajon

The Concept The cajón is a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front face (generally thin plywood) with the hands. We have recorded 2 cajons with 3 mics: stereo pair in front of the instrument and a mono mic in the back to better get the bass tone. Both played with hand and brushes. Articulations: Stroke. Bass. Snap. 10x Round Robin, 6 velocity layers and left/right samples to get the most realistic and organic sound. We’ve mapped it in a way that is very playable, every...

W-Buzz

The Concept When electric bass and drums play together, the low frequencies coming from the bass amp make the snare wires vibrate. This is called “sympathetic resonance”. There isn’t always the same sound, it depends on the frequency of the notes, the volume and the snare itself. When we record bass and drums separately (using sample libraries or real instruments), this doesn’t happen but, by adding W-Buzz to the mix, your tracks become more realistic and organic. It changes your perception. We recorded it by...

W-Clock

The Instrument We sampled a carillon from a wall clock, along with its ‘tick tack’ and engine. Recorded in stereo, 44.1KHz and 24 bits and 2 round robin (repetitions) for each note. This clock only makes 6 notes: C, F, G, A, Bb, C. But it has been pitch-shifted so you can have the entire scale. The demo song is the real song that it plays every hour. It has a lovely character that you can’t reproduce with any synth because every note sounds slightly different. Get this instrument now for free! For Kontakt 3.5 or...

W-Harpsichord

The Instrument A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed. It was widely used in Renaissance and Baroque music. During the late 18th century it gradually disappeared from the musical scene with the rise of the fortepiano. But in the 20th century it made a resurgence, used in historically informed performance of older music, in new (contemporary) compositions, and in popular culture. You can see pictures of the instrument sampled...

Classic Rock Drums

The Instrument We sampled a Ludwig Vistalite drum kit with a Ludwig Supraphonic snare and Zildjian cymbals and hi hat. This kit was used by John Bonham for playing live with Led Zeppelin. Although we are not trying to emulate the Bonham signature sound, this kit is perfect for playing classic rock. Its big toms and low tuned snare suites perfectly in every track. It has 6 repetitions (round robin) and 6 velocities (from soft to strong), but the most important is that on every mic you have the real and natural bleeding of the...

2Ebow

The Instrument The EBow is a hand-held, battery-powered electronic device for playing the electric guitar, invented by Greg Heet in 1969. Instead of having the strings hit by the fingers or a pick, they are moved by the electromagnetic field created by the device, producing a sound reminiscent of using a bow on the strings. We sampled sustain and release notes from 2 guitars, acoustic and electric, using an ebow. But with this instrument you can achieve a wide range of sounds because of its built in effects controllable...

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StrumGTR Vol. II. Acoustic.

The Instrument After the great success of the first volume of the StrumGTR collection (StrumGTR Electric) we sampled real strummed major and minor chords of an acoustic guitar (upstroke and downstroke) recorded in stereo. It’s been sampled the way real guitarists play. What does that mean? It means that when a guitarist strums softer, he/she doesn’t strum all the strings, only the first ones depending if he upstrokes or downstrokes, that’s why this instrument sounds so real. We also sampled, apart from the chords,...

Body Percussion

The Instrument Stomps, claps, hits (chest, thigh, abdomen), claps and snaps recorded in a big theatre with natural reverb. Body Percussion is played solo and ensemble (3 players at a time) with 6 round robin (repetitions) and 6 velocity layers. It can be very versatile, only claps are versatile themself (pop, rock, retro, flamenco…), but Body Percussion comes with 10 articulations: Stomps. Heels. Stomp (front). Thigh. Abdomen. Chest (fist). Chest (open hand). Claps. Finger claps. Snaps. We’ve mapped it in a way that is...

Ukulele Finger

The Instrument We sampled individual notes of an ukulele (the same instrument and recording settings than our last instrument Ukulele Strum) played with fingers. 4 velocity layers and 3 round robin (repetitions) per each velocity. All notes have been sampled, no pitch shifting. Apart from the notes, we also have sampled frets and release noises to get more realism. If you liked ‘Ukulele Strum‘ you must have this, with both instruments you’ll have a powerful and versatile ukulele library to use in your tracks. Even...

Ukulele Strum

The Instrument We sampled real strummed major and minor chords of an ukulele (upstroke and downstroke) recorded in stereo. It’s been sampled the same way as our acclaimed instrument StrumGTR Electric. It’s divided in 5 octaves, so with the right hand you play downstrokes and with the left hand you play upstrokes: Major Upstrokes Minor Upstrokes Major Downstrokes Minor Downstrokes Noises We also sampled, apart from the chords, fret noises, open strings and mutes. All with 5 velocity layers and 3 round robin...

W-Bagpipes

The Instrument The xeremía is a type of bagpipe native to the Balearic Islands. It consists of a bag made of skin (or modern synthetic materials), known as a sac or sarrówhich retains the air, a blowpipe (bufador), a melody pipe or chanter (grall), and several, generally three, drones (bordones). The primary drone (roncón) sounds a tonic note, but the other drones are sometimes simply false drones for ornamentation. The xeremia has a distinctively bright and piercing sound, which has traditionally accompanied festivals...

BlackToms

  The Instrument BlackToms is a drum percussion library extremely versatile, it has been recorded in a completely dry studio environment. We sampled drum toms both solo and ensemble versions. There are 3 main toms (hi, mid and bass) played solo and 9 toms (3 hi, 3 mid and 3 bass) played by 3 players at a time. Recorded in stereo with ambience mics and a dedicated mic for each tom. 6 velocity layers and 6 round robin (repetitions). It’s perfect for epic tracks! Screencast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLsm0LAkTJ8 Tip:...

Boomwhackers

The Instrument Boomwhackers are lightweight, hollow, color-coded, plastic tubes, tuned to musical pitches by length. Boomwhackers produce musical tones when struck together, on the floor, or against nearly any surface. Boomwhackers are often used by performance artists and other musical performance groups to add an element of spectacle. Music educators also use them extensively to teach fundamental concepts in rhythm, harmony, and melody; they are also used in music therapy. We sampled 3 octaves of boomwhackers struck on a rubber...

Marxophone

The Instrument The Marxophone is a fretless zither that has four sets of chord strings to be strummed with the left hand and two octaves of double melody strings, which are struck by metal hammers activated by the right hand. The hammers are mounted on spring steel and produce a mandolin-like sound from repeated bouncing on the strings, hence the name mandolin-guitar-zither sometimes applied to the Marxophone. The sound of the Marxophone is also reminiscent of the various types of hammered dulcimer in music traditions...

W-MusicBox

The Instrument A music box (also musical box) is a 19th/20th century automatic musical instrument that produces sounds by the use of a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinderor disc so as to pluck the tuned teeth (or lamellae) of a steel comb. We sampled this music box in stereo with a matched pair of mics AKG 414. This instrument is free, we want to make gifts regularly because we love you. Enjoy your music box For Kontakt 3.5 or superior. Full version required.  Tech Info Music Box Stereo WAV files 44.1 kHz 24 bits. Full natural...

StrumGTR – Vol. I. Electric.

The Instrument You guessed it, we sampled real strummed major and minor chords of an electric guitar (upstroke and downstroke) recorded by direct input. It’s been sampled the way real guitarists play. What does that mean? It means that when a guitarist strums softer, he doesn’t strum all the strings, only the first ones depending if he upstrokes or downstrokes, that’s why this instrument sounds so real. We also sampled, apart from the chords, fret noises, open strings and mutes. All with 5 velocity layers and 4 round...

W-Shaker

The Instrument W-Shaker is a tempo synced and multisampled Kontakt 3 library based on two types of shaker (Egg and Metal). Personally, I think there’s a huge difference when a shaker comes into a song, it brings life to it! 2 velocity layers and 6 round robin, 6 different rolls and 10 pre-recorded tempo synced patterns. They are recorded using the Mid/Side technique, 100% mono compatible. With our custom script you can control the volume and pan for each mic, that’s what we call “real mix mode“, it’s...

Old Tape Piano

The Instrument Always wanted to sample a grand piano, but what’s the point? The market is oversaturated of piano libraries, and making another one is pointless unless you make it differently. We sampled a grand piano in mono using a low quality cassette recorder. When I say “low quality” I mean “very low quality”. Unlike other libraries availabe, the piano used was new and tuned, just the recorder was old. It has a lofi vibe to it, but without sacrificing dynamics. Don’t expect a clean sound, it’s...

RoyalGuitar

The Instrument Have you ever imagined having the most distinctive guitar sounds in rock history? You can achieve that with RoyalGuitar. We sampled the Brian May (Queen) signature sound with a Red Special (played with a six pence coin) guitar through a Digitech pedal. You have full control over 2 main sounds from different amps: Voxy. Deacy. The Deacy amp was designed in early 70s by Queen bassist John Deacon. This amplifer produces a trumpet-like or orchestral sound that has been used in all Queen songs. Brian used to record all...