Nine Volt Audio Releases Stickbreakers Vol 2: Ten Man Taiko
Nine Volt Audio has released Stickbreakers Vol 2: Ten Man Taiko, a sample set that presents ten percussionists playing ten deep and resonant Japanese taiko drums in a 1200 seat hall. The playing was recorded from stage, balcony and two separate hall microphone positions, each capturing tight hits, loose hits, extra loose hits, tight rim hits, loose rim hits, tight stick clicks and loose stick clicks. The core content weighs in at over...
Native Instruments Releases Abbey Road 80s Drums
Native Instruments has released Abbey Road 80s Drums, with two drum kits for use in the free Kontakt Player and the Kontakt 4 sampler. Abbey Road 80s Drums contains two characteristic instruments that significantly contributed to the sound of the respective musical decade – a vintage Yamaha 9000, and a Slingerland Magnum Chrome with single-headed concert toms and a full set of Octobans, the melodically tuned tubular toms that were...