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Ensemble Woods Black Friday pricing is $49, 67% off, until Dec 18, 2026, on Heavyocity's Kontakt library of percussive wood ensembles. It's a Master Sessions title, recorded in New York City.
The library packs 11 multi-sampled wood ensemble kits and over 300 tempo-synced loops into 2+ GB of content.
Heavyocity's Master Sessions line is described by the maker as a boutique set of scoring tools. Each title focuses on specific instruments and ensembles, running in Heavyocity's engine powered by Kontakt.
Every ensemble was captured as a simultaneous six-player performance. The sources range from cajons and bamboo rods to struck acoustic guitars, plus other traditional and non-traditional wood objects.
The kits come as menu presets and single kit presets. Each one uses round-robin performances at multiple velocities.
The download is 2.01 GB uncompressed, or 1.39 GB on disk with NI lossless compression. It is a direct download only.
The loops can be rearranged and adjusted slice by slice with the Loop Mutator. You can also mix and match loop stems to build your own rhythm combinations, or layer big kits under hybrid loops for dense percussion.
Effects work on three levels: global, Trigger FX, or individual sounds. The global stage has four Master FX: Delay, Mod, Drive and Convolution, each with four parameters such as amount, rate, size or depth.
The Punish knob combines saturation, distortion and compression in one control. Twist modulates the shape of the sound.
For tone shaping there are per-channel and per-loop EQs plus a 4-band Master EQ. Filter modulation can come from an envelope or an LFO, or the filter can be triggered with an ADSR.
The interface was built by composers and sound designers, so most changes happen without leaving the main window.
The maker says the library was recorded at Bunker Studios in Brooklyn, NY, by John Davis. Studio A has a pinewood room with a 25-foot ceiling, an SSL 4040e console and BAE mic preamps.
Close, room and ceiling-mounted X-Y mics captured each ensemble. The Heavyocity team performed all the percussion.
It runs stand-alone and as VST, AU, DXi, AAX and RTAS. Kontakt 5 (Player) version 5.5.1.451 or higher is required.
Mac needs OS X 10.9 or higher, an Intel Core Duo and 2 GB RAM. PC needs Windows 7 or higher with the latest Service Pack (32/64 bit), an Intel Core Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2, and 2 GB RAM.
Yes. The Ensemble Woods Black Friday deal is $49, 67% off, until Dec 18, 2026. It covers Heavyocity's Kontakt library of 11 wood ensemble kits and over 300 tempo-synced loops.
You get 11 multi-sampled wood ensemble kits with 48 Ensemble Kit Presets and 6 Multi Presets, plus 300+ tempo-synced loops. The Stage, playable Trigger FX and the Loop Mutator come with it. Content totals 2+ GB.
It runs stand-alone and as VST, AU, DXi, AAX and RTAS, powered by the Kontakt engine. Kontakt 5 (Player) version 5.5.1.451 or higher is required. It is a direct download only.
The Loop Mutator lets you rearrange and adjust loops by slice. Punish adds saturation, distortion and compression, Twist reshapes the sound, and four Master FX are available: Delay, Mod, Drive and Convolution.
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