Rust 3

Rust Vol. 3 is the third installment in our legendary Rust series, offering a true paradigm shift in metallic tuned and untuned kit percussion. This volume explores new ways of bending this classic genre of found-sound percussion into creatively musical directions.

Our first Rust library focused on tight, nuanced hand, mallet, and stick percussion in a mostly dry environment, from paint cans to dumpsters. Rust II leaped into big cinematic and unique environmental sounds, with army bunker blast shields, prison door slams, and huge bronze sculptures. With this grand third volume, we set out to conquer powerful bass and rich musical tone, recording a massive variety of surfaces, objects, oddities, apparatuses, and custom contraptions very up-close in wide stereo to capture even the most subtle of resonances and overtones.

We aimed for a collection that would offer uniquely alternative drum kit concepts, richly complex tuned percussion, dramatic effects and stingers, and a huge wealth of sustaining lead, pad, and ambient instruments. We reached for crystalline highs and mind-melting lows, creating a library capable of producing limitless musical potential on its own. With well over 100 unique sound sets, plus tons of sustaining and effect elements, covering a total spectrum of metallic flavors, this iron beast definitely delivers on that promise. This library is designed to be easy to use and inspiring to work with, offering incredible depth of sonic potential suitable for any musical and sound design genre.

Each preset offers real-time control over every detail of the sound. You can shape note attack and start offset to create ghostly pad-like sounds. The Release control tightens the sound into a sharp staccato click or ping. Our powerful Uberpeggiator allows adaptive arpeggiations, and you’ll find tempo-syncing filter and volume LFOs, parametric EQ, and convolution reverb effects, with over 50 room and FX impulses to choose from. We’ve included our mighty Mega Mixermaster system, which lets you choose and dynamically load any of the percussive elements in the library. Each sound set allows custom key-range, tuning, and mapping, enabling you to create your own ensembles, drum kits, and tuned percussion orchestras. Our Layer Builders feature 12 independent sonic layers, with free parameter control over each, letting you create truly unique hybrid tuned percussion instruments. The Tuned Selector presets give you instant access to each collection of solo elements, with easy browsing and automatable sound selection on the fly. The standard ensemble presets lay it all out in convenient ready-made drum kits. Our Rustains, Drone Rig, and Rumbience sustain kits allow you to quickly jump through a wide selection of fluidly organic tonal and atmospheric sounds and smoothly morph between them, with optional polyphonic legato and tempo-syncing filter and stutter effects, with full waveform shape control.

Key Features:

• Real-time control: Shape note attack, start offset, and release for diverse sound textures.
• Uberpeggiator: Adaptive arpeggiations with tempo-syncing filter and volume LFOs.
• Mega Mixermaster system: Dynamic loading of percussive elements with custom key-range, tuning, and mapping.
• Layer Builders: 12 independent sonic layers with free parameter control for unique hybrid instruments.
• Tuned Selector presets: Easy access and browsing of solo elements with automatable sound selection.
• Standard ensemble presets: Ready-made drum kits and sustaining kits for organic tonal and atmospheric sounds.

• 2,238 Samples
• 49 .nki instrument presets
• 3.58 GB installed
• 24 bit / 48kHz uncompressed PCM wav samples
• Unlocked Kontakt presets and wav samples for user customization
• Includes bonus sound-designed ambiences, drones, special FX presets, and custom convolution reverb impulses
• Advanced Kontakt user interface with full automation support