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The Ancient Greek Percussion Black Friday deal takes 50% off this Soundiron Kontakt library, which brings it to $24.50 until Dec 6, 2026.
It is a collection of 6 hand percussion instruments, sampled in depth, that go back to the oldest roots of Western music.
The maker says some of those roots likely predate recorded history.
The library covers these instruments:
They are built from wood, gut, goat skins and bronze. The maker says their influence runs through modern frame drums, riqs, dafs, tambourines and finger cymbals.
Each one was hand-crafted by instrument maker and musical historian Panagiotis Stefos of LyrΑvlos in Athens. Stefos and his team played them, and producer John Valasis recorded them.
Every articulation carries up to 12 round-robins and 10 dynamic velocities.
Close and overhead mic positions can be set independently in the interface, so you can shift the balance between a tight, direct sound and a roomier one.
There are chromatic and special effect articulations too, plus a bank of 20 ambiences. The maker sound-designed those from the raw acoustic recordings.
In total you get 4,092 stereo samples at 24-bit and 48kHz. The library is just over 3 GB installed.
The interface has automation-ready controls for swell, attack, release, offset, vibrato, filter, coarse and fine pitch, articulation switching, cross-fading and layering.
The LFO has selectable shape, modulation target, speed, intensity, tempo-sync and fade-in time. You can choose from 12 lowpass, high-pass and FX filters, and modulate them with velocity, modwheel, expression, after-touch, key position or the step-sequencer table.
The arpeggiator has a velocity table and controls for direction, timing, swing, randomization and duration. A key and scale lock keeps your notes inside common scales and keys.
The FX rack offers 18 DSP modules across 10 slots, in any order. They include phaser, flanger, delay, distortion, amp and cab simulators, compressors, EQ and rotator.
The convolution reverb has 99 rooms, halls, chambers and outdoor spaces, plus 40 custom FX impulses. The library also ships with 20 custom FX presets and a set of FX rack chain presets.
This is an open-format Kontakt library, with one master NKI instrument bank. It is designed for the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.5 or later.
The free Kontakt Player runs it only in a limited demo mode. The sample folders are unlocked, so you can use the WAV files in other WAV-compatible samplers and synths.
The maker lists Windows 7 or higher and Mac OSX 10.9 or higher. A dual-core CPU, 2 GB of RAM and a SATA or SSD drive are recommended.
Yes. The Ancient Greek Percussion Black Friday deal takes 50% off, which brings the Soundiron Kontakt library to $24.50. The deal ends Dec 6, 2026.
Six instruments: Crotalum, Kymbalon, Sistrum, a 15-inch Tympanon, a 22-inch Tympanon and Tympanon Zill. You also get 20 ambience patches, 20 custom FX presets, 4,092 stereo samples and a convolution reverb with 99 rooms and 40 FX impulses.
Only in a limited demo mode. Ancient Greek Percussion needs Native Instruments Kontakt 5.5 or newer, and it has to be the complete paid edition rather than the free Player. The sample directories are unlocked, so the WAV files can also be used in other WAV-compatible samplers.
Each articulation has up to 12 round-robins and 10 dynamic velocities. Close and overhead mic positions are independent in the interface. The samples are 24-bit, 48kHz stereo, and the library takes just over 3 GB installed.
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