Prisma Sound has announced the release of Taiko, a free Kontakt instrument based on Subaqueous Music’s Free Taiko Drum rack and S. Christian Collins’ version for Sforzando. While the instrument has been ported to Kontakt, the author took the chance to add a few more controls such as: velocity to volume control; 3-band equalizer; ADSR.
Taiko Sample Pack
- Basically what I want is a set of drum samples that have that characteristic 'war drum' sound to them. For example the Japanese Taiko drums have that nice boomy feel while still being crisp and not sounding overly like a standard orchestral bass drum or having the timbre of timpani.
- Taiko ultra-game cinema reels special emphasis on fast play and organic timeless sound. Also includes various percussion ensembles based on taiko sounds to expand your sound palette. For many years, the Japanese Taiko has been a constant racy in soundtracks and musical works around the world.
- The main things to consider for a Taiko sample library or VST plugin are: Instruments included (Taikos, Shinme Daiko, Byou Daiko) Solo vs Ensemble Taikos; Dynamic Range (velocity layers) Round Robins (variation layers) Microphones (ambience flexibility) Mallets (ex: Hands, Sticks) Extended Articulations (Stick Hits, Rim Hits).
Big Drums: These are the larger drums that do not fall in the Taiko family. Many of them include large, deep and booming sounds, but others are more complex in nature. There are some real gems in here from Mickey's magical warehouse of one of a kind hand drums. Highlights in the epic genre here are The Beast, Double Headed Tree Drum, Lord Of Toms Ensemble and Dragon Ensemble.
Gongs Clocks Waterphones: These instruments provide the iconic sounds of several gongs and waterphones, some played underwater! The 'Clockworks' patches are the result of Nicks field recordings in 6 antique clock shops.
Metals: This group includes bells, deep bowls, chimes, and cymbals collected by Mickey on his world travels. Some are well known like the Brazilian berimbau (which is played on a metal wire), others are unusual, such as hammered copper pots and handmade doorstop drums.
Taiko Drum Soundfont
Shakers: The instruments in this group include several made from naturally occurring objects, such as snake rattles, seed pods, and deer hoofs, in addition to the more common ganza, modern shakers and Mickeys mighty rainsticks. Playability here is key.
Small Drums: Here you'll find a very large collection of smaller drums. Some have names you're probably familiar with, such as bongos, frame drums, and tambourines. But there are so many others that will surprise and delight you. Many of the Indian drums in this category are particularly special, such as the tuned tablas and madal. Performance techniques are stellar.
Taiko Family: This collection includes taiko drums ranging from huge to small. Many of the sampled instruments came from the collections of Mickey Hart and Remo to create a wide variety of sounds. Others came from the top taiko builders in Japan. They are played both individually and in ensembles. This is the Holy Grail of taiko samples. Finally.
Taiko Drum Vst Free
Taiko Drum Plugin
Woods: In this group you'll hear unpitched sounds from wooden resonators; tuned chromatic instruments, such as a gourd marimba and a balaphone; the mighty gourd drum, a playable 12 ft. long redwood tree branch and wonderful scraped sounds, such as the Thailand frogs.