Not content to leave it there, we experiment with dry ice on the cymbal surfaces. The results are just as wildly varied as the bowed articulations, but these squeals, hisses, screeches, drones, screams, rumbles and wails are an entirely different flavor. We recorded both sets of sustaining and short cymbal effects in two wide microphone positions, up close for full detail, presence and clarity without room coloration and out in a large hall, for a rich, lush and naturally spacious reverb ideal for epic and orchestral scoring.

Next, we created a collection of extraordinary melodic tuned percussion instruments from the most tonally pure and musical raw material within the library. Each tuned percussion preset has a unique and complex sound, with flowing overtones, broad warmth, clear highs and massive low end, with flavors ranging from darkly harmonic to pure and crystalline. Lastly, we designed over 1 GB of ambient instruments. You’ll find a spectacular array of pads, drones, synths, swirling dreamscapes, nightmarish hellscapes and complex evolving textures.

Features

Bowed
We used a standard viola bow for short staccatos, long dynamic swells and full sustains. The results range from low eerie droning pads to monstrous roars, depending on the type of cymbal, the bowing pressure and where on the cymbal edges we bowed.

Frozen
We used blocks of dry ice to resonant various parts of each cymbal. The results range from surreal off-kilter single-note rings to violent screeches, growls, hisses, squeals, whines and hums, depending on the type of cymbal, the pressure we used, the temperature of the bronze and other organic factors.

Tuned
We isolated the most musical elements in our source material and built a deep collection of tuned percussion presets with a remarkable richness, warmth, detail and tonal complexity to them, the likes of which we’ve never heard before. These melodic instruments will open up whole worlds of inspired possibility.

Ambient
With 4 distinct categories of ambiences and over 1 GB of content, the ambient section of this collection could stand as a library all it’s own. We’ve included a huge variety of tuned, pads, organic synths, drones, almost-orchestral textures and living-breathing soundscapes, all sculpted by hand from our raw cymbal recordings.

Info
2,220 Samples (standard pcm wav)
289 .nki files (unlocked Kontakt 4 format) / 285 .nki files (unlocked Kontakt 3.5 format)
5.77 GB installed (3.77 GB Download)
24 bit / 48kHz stereo PCM wav format
Format(s): Kontakt 3.5/4.2.4 .nki and pcm .wav


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