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The Rhythmic Origins Black Friday deal puts this Soundiron percussion library for Kontakt at $59.50, 50% off, until Dec 6, 2026.
It is a multi-sampled collection of 73 concert drums and hand percussion instruments from UK percussionist David Oliver's globe-spanning collection of rare and specialty pieces.
Sessions took place at three rooms: Whitehouse Studios in Somerset, Bell Music in London, and David's own Somerset studio.
The instruments cover instruments of all shapes and sizes, each with primary and effect articulations. The sound sources are grouped like this:
You can blend close and room microphone positions to shape the sound. Bell Music's giant 54 inch Verdi Taiko Drum, David's custom Gran Casa and several African hand drums get additional mic positions.
The maker pitches it as a stand-alone toolbox. It also pairs with David Oliver's Rhythmic Odyssey, Soundiron's multi-track percussion loop, phrase and construction library, which features many of the same instruments.
The interface has an LFO with selectable shape, modulation target, speed, intensity, tempo-sync and fade-in time. A choice of 12 lowpass, high-pass and FX filters can take modulation from velocity, modwheel, expression, after-touch, key position or step-sequencer table control.
The arpeggiator has a velocity table and controls for direction, timing, swing, randomization and duration. A key and scale lock keeps notes inside common scales and keys, which helps with melodic writing and live playing.
The FX rack offers 27 DSP modules across 8 slots, in any order. The list includes phaser, flanger, delay, distortion, amp and cab simulators, compressors, EQ and rotator.
The reverb section carries 99 convolution impulse responses of rooms, halls, chambers and outdoor spaces. Another 40 custom FX impulses are there for heavier sound design, and factory FX chain presets give you a starting point.
The full version of Native Instruments Kontakt 6.5.3 or above is required. The library only runs in demo mode inside the free Kontakt Player.
Yes. The Rhythmic Origins Black Friday deal takes 50% off Soundiron's Kontakt percussion library, bringing it to $59.50. The offer runs until Dec 6, 2026.
You get 73 concert drums and hand percussion instruments, covered by 11 Kontakt.nki presets and 77,156 stereo 24 bit / 48 kHz WAV samples, 30.4 GB installed. The interface adds an LFO, filters, an arpeggiator and a 27-module FX rack.
No. It needs the full version of Native Instruments Kontakt 6.5.3 or above. In the free Kontakt Player it only runs in demo mode, so the full retail Kontakt is the requirement.
Windows 7 or higher, or Mac OSX 10.12 or higher, with a dual-core CPU and 2 GB RAM. A SATA or SSD drive is recommended, and you need 30.4 GB of space for the installed library.
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