Forest Frame Drums

Welcome to Forest Frame Drums, our world percussion sample library based on three ancient frame drums captured in fine detail; the library includes many dynamics, round robins, and articulations, but most importantly a great space that works for both intimate and cinematic purposes. The drums are a set of hand-made, animal-skin instruments from the Ojibway tribe with a particularly warm and deep sound. While other frame drum libraries have opted for a more 'epic' and cinematic sound, Forest Frame Drums opts for a traditional approach that offers more flexibility and authenticity.

Forest Frame Drums sports 20 articulations for the primary "Forest Drum" which provide a large palette of percussive tones ranging from soft and subtle to bright and splashy:

• Finger strikes (center, rim, muted).
• Fingertips (center, rim, muted).
• Thumb (center).
• Hand (center, rim, muted, side).
• Wrist (side, muffled).
• Scrapes (center).
• Mallet (center, rim).
• Stick (center, rim, side, reverse side).

The Forest Drum was recorded in a naturally ambient environment, but with a close perspective, thus maintaining all the important detail while also providing more "epic" and hall-like reverb tails at the highest dynamic levels.

The next drum is a hybrid frame & hand drum with a deeper, bassier tone (the "Deep Drum"), and includes:

• Finger strikes (center, rim).
• Thumb (center, rim).
• Hand (center, rim).
• Bends.
• Fingerpad + fingertip gliss.
• Muted gliss.
• Palm slap (+ cradled), w/ releases.
• Stick + mallet.
• Rolls + 'rain'.

Lastly, a bonus "Small Drum" is included with hand and thumb strikes - still with plenty of detail.

Library Features:

• 2000+ samples.
• Easy to use master patches with all articulations (one per key) for easy playability.
• Highly detailed - Up to 6 dynamics/15x RR.
• EQ and tone / envelope controls in UI.
• Ensemble maker script.
• Saturator, limiter and stereo controls.
• Reverb controls with custom impulses.
• Programmed for Kontakt 4.

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