Tonehammer - Alien Drum (Hang Drum) [wav / nki / kontakt][rar]

An unique tone based percussion instrument, which is almost impossible to come by

The Alien Drum (aka Hang Drum – trademarked by Pan Art) is a unique tone based percussion instrument, which is almost impossible to come by, since there is only one maker in the world and less than 1000 drums in circulation. The instrument has a soft, sorrowful, melancholic tone to it and is a perfect companion for emotional or ambient type of scores. The Tonehammer Alien Drum is unique in the sense it was recorded at an average of 15 velocity layers and with 10 round-robin repetitions pr. layer/note, so you will never experience any repetition in the articulation. We used custom microphone set-ups to capture the delicate resonance both inside and outside the drum, since the resonance defines the true sound of the drum. Additionally we sampled multiple playing techniques with fingers, palm, slaps, hand brushing and the back-side of the drum, which has the similar properties to the Udu. Multiple versions of all multis allow for a variety of ways to switch or fade between articulations while playing. This is a unique tone based percussion instrument. At almost 2 feet in diameter and shaped like a UFO, this uniquely formed hollow brass hand drum has the most unique properties of just about any tuned percussion instrument we've come across. It's almost impossible to come by, as there is only one maker in the world and less than 1000 drums in circulation. It's hand-made in Switzerland by a company called PANArt. Though it is in fact distantly related to the steel drum, the instrument has a soft, sorrowful, melancholic tone to it and is a perfect companion for emotional or ambient scores. The Tonehammer Hangdrum is an especially unique library in that we recorded it with an average of 15 velocity layers and with 10 round-robin repetitions pr. layer/note, in four different articulations (finger slap, finger strike, finger mute and palm slap), as well as brushing and sound-hole resonances. Our library is arranged in individually tuned and note-tracked .nki files to allow access to the full scale for each articulation, as well as a master nki featuring all articulations completely untuned and limited only to the natural, physical notes of our hang. There are also several multiinstrument patches that are arranged to allow continuous controller switching or fading between the various articulations to allow for fluid and organic playing styles. This instrument was recorded in wide 120-degree stereo, using a high quality pair of large diaphragm microphones placed within 1” of the drum surface. We captured it in dry studio environment. It took several man-weeks to record, edit and program this instrument. We hope you enjoy it.

Tonehammer Alien Drum Facts:

• Single finger tap on all 8 notes (including ding): 12 – 20 velocity layers, 10x round-robin
• Single finger mute on all 8 notes (including ding): 12 – 20 velocity layers, 10x round-robin
• Fingertip ping on all 8 notes (including ding): 12 – 20 velocity layers, 10x round-robin
• Palm slap on all 8 notes (including ding): 12 – 20 velocity layers, 10x round-robin
• Sound Hole thumps: 12 velocity layers each, 10x round-robin
• Sound Hole edge pings: 8 velocity layers each, 10x round-robin
• Hand Brushes included in finger tap patches: 3 styles, 5-9 velocity layers each, 10x round-robin
• Articulation switching multis (sustain pedal, cc22, midi channel or modwheel fading/switching)
• All multis in standard 8 note and full-range chromatic tuning versions
• 1/4 sized Low-Memory versions of all multis (slightly fewer velocity layers, 4x round-robin)
• 26 instrument patches, 4064 samples, 1.99 GB installed, 468 MB .rar download
• Native Instruments Kontakt 2.2.4 / 3 full retail versions required.