Temple Drums

Temple Drums is a deep cinematic percussion library for Kontakt, recorded in a secret stone-walled underground chamber. This library offers a variety of solo drum and bell articulations recorded from a close, wide mic position, delivering a crisp, tight, bright, and lush sound. Instruments include bass drum, large floor tom, rack toms, bongos, snare drums, djembe, doumbeks, frame drum/bodhran, large Tibetan hand cymbals, Tibetan copper bell, and a 36” flat gong. Sourced from various regional and ethnic origins, these drums and bells provide a broad selection of tones suitable for a wide range of musical styles.

In addition to drum hits, rim clacks, and tuned percussion, Temple Drums includes several categories of live single-shot drum fills and rolls, as well as a variety of deep, ominous, and sacred sound-designed atmospheres, ambiences, sustaining pads, and drones to evoke the spirits of your own underworld. The library is programmed for the full version of Kontakt 5.5 and later (OSX 10.8 or later / Windows 7 or later required). It features a custom user interface with dynamic sound shaping and mixing controls: attack, edge, release, filter resonance and cut, bank preset loading (with optional key-switching), adaptive arpeggiation, and built-in convolution reverb with 30 different rooms, halls, spaces, and special FX impulses.

This open-format Kontakt library is ideal for light to “epic” cinematic drum arrangements, concert percussion, tribal and ethnic drum tracks, drum replacement, and orchestral percussion. Each articulation is sampled with up to 12 round-robin variations per velocity layer, with multiple velocity layers for natural and aggressively dynamic performances. The library also includes a wide variety of single-shot tom and bass drum riffs, flams, fills, and rolls for dramatic effect. With a clear, present, and punchy sound, they can be easily layered with other percussion elements and libraries.

Key Features:

• Variety of Instruments: Bass drum, large floor tom, rack toms, bongos, snare drums, djembe, doumbeks, frame drum/bodhran, large Tibetan hand cymbals, Tibetan copper bell, 36” flat gong.
• Custom User Interface: Dynamic sound shaping and mixing controls including attack, edge, release, filter resonance and cut, bank preset loading, adaptive arpeggiation, and convolution reverb.
• Extensive Sampling: Up to 12 round-robin variations per velocity layer, multiple velocity layers, single-shot tom and bass drum riffs, flams, fills, and rolls.