Toolroom welcomes studio veteran D. Ramirez to showcase his personal sample collection for our next Trademark Series. Needing no introduction, his career spans several decades, consistently pushing the boundaries of electronic music, captivating audiences worldwide with his productions.
Outside of DJing and producing, D. Ramirez shares his knowledge and passion for music through workshops, collaborations, and mentorship programs, inspiring future generations of electronic music artists, working amongst others, with The Toolroom Academy. In his pack you’ll find the usual fresh selection of bass, synth and drum loops, accompanied by a healthy selection of EFX and vocals. Delve into Toolroom’s newest war chest of must have samples and take inspiration from one of dance music’s most beloved and influential figures.
Elevate your music with Declaration, another installment from Sound Doctrine featuring an inspiring collection of soulful sounds and uplifting melodies. Perfect for producers and musicians looking to infuse their tracks with the rich, harmonious essence of gospel music. This pack includes authentic gospel vocal harmonies and vocal riffs from Kim Porter. Smooth pianos, vibrant organs, inspirational bass lines, and instrumental hooks all crafted by Grammy Award winning producer Swoope.
Whether you’re creating classic boom bap Hip Hop, chipmunk soul pitched up tracks, contemporary gospel, soulful Rand;B, or adding a soulful touch to any genre, this pack provides the perfect tools to bring your musical visions to life. Take advantage of the musicality that is here to take your tracks to the next level.
Midnight Dreams, is a special Signature label release of royalty free loops inspired by the jazz-funk and soul-jazz era of in the 70’s that served as the prime sample catalog for the pinnacle of the golden era of hip hop in the early 90’s.
Dive into these dreamy soundscapes featuring masterful musicianship that is sure to spark endless ideas. These loops and songstarters have everything from introspective and contemplative piano sequences, beautiful tones and rhythms from locked bass and drum grooves to expressive flute, trumpet and sax solos.
This pack was composed and musically directed by Matthew Smythe, who touts an extensive resume as a musician, producer and educator, supporting major artists while also regularly leading his organ trio in the New York music scene.
Featured on this pack is a heavyweight lineup of seasoned pros who have careers and credits spanning decades: Santi Debriano on bass who is a band leader and a sideman who has toured and recorded with the likes of the Sam Rivers Trio and Freddie Hubbard; Kahlil Kwame Bell on drums who has had an extensive career collaborating with the likes of Roberta Flack, Erykah Badu and Prince; and on saxophone and flute David Lee Jones who has toured and recorded with many legends while still being the current saxophonist for the Digable Planets and the Charles Mingus Big Band to this day.
All recorded at Mozart Studios by Grammy award winning producer and engineer Kostadin Kamcev. We didn’t cut corners on the quality, and neither should you when creating! Take advantage of these coveted sounds that can be essential catalysts for taking your music up a notch!
Vintage Hip Hop by Trevor Lawrence Jr. is a first of its kind drum pack, giving you a chance to have access to one of the premiere Hip Hop drummers of our lifetime, Trevor Lawrence Jr. His credit list is so long we would run out of characters here but just a few of the Hip hop royalty he has played on include Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar. On top of that, Trevor has amassed 10 Grammy wins and 26 nominations and multiple other accolades for his work with music and film.
He, along with Istanbul Agop, designed the clapstack – a uniquely shaped and tempered trio of cymbals designed to create a tactile, acoustic reproduction of analog 8-bit and clap samples that have been an integral part of music for generations. You can hear the clapstack in this pack!
Trevor has carefully played, produced and curated over high quality 500 samples for Vintage hip hop. These include bouncy and head moving loops and fills you need to make your track through to a wide ranging and detailed plethora of one shots that will allow to you bring a level of authenticity and groove to your track that is unprecedented.
If you want Hip hop drums, this pack is your one stop shop for that!
This pack is only drums. The melodics you hear in the demo are only to give the drums context.
On string instruments, there’s a kind of energy and life you can put into the sound as you travel between two notes, especially if you play them in a single bow stroke. You can lean into the first note expressively, and then let the second note fold into the release of the first note so that they sound like one gesture. If these notes were recorded separately, then stitched together later, it wouldn’t have the same nuance.
It’s gratifying to play these two-note slurs across different dynamics. To capture this feeling, the samples are all recorded as swells. At the beginning of the swell, the second note can be played so lightly that the pitch is hardly perceptible. It’s like a ghost note. Then, as the sound grows, the slurs naturally change and adapt to keep it fresh.
Like many other Osterhouse Sounds libraries, these are not standard string articulations. It’s a specific playing style which happens to work well when mapped to a piano keyboard. The hope is that this particular style of playing inspires you to explore new ways of using strings in your music, either in sample libraries, or when working with session musicians.
Features
Quarters, Eighths, and Sixteenths articulations
Midi clips, available from a built in “ideas” browser. 80 total.
Natural and intuitive sample playback, using the ripple engine
Samples tempo-sync to your DAW’s bpm, using Kontakt’s tmpro
345 MB (compressed)
684 samples, recorded at 110 BPM (each sample is a 2 or 4 measure loop)
Sonora Cinematic is excited to present Porphyra Hybrid, an innovative Kontakt Player synthesizer created in collaboration with Ocean Swift Synthesis which combines a powerful wavetable engine with sampling capabilities, bringing precision control and rich sonic textures far beyond typical sample-wavetable hybrids.
Porphyra Hybrid comprises a unique dual-layer engine that combines the power of a wavetable synthesizer on one layer and a sampler on the other. There’s also an abundance of modulation options, a vast array of sampled sounds and wavetables, plus the ability to import your own samples offering extensive sound exploration and manipulation capabilities that take advantage of Kontakt 8’s new state of the art synthesis features and high-quality effects.
Whether crafting lush pads, vibrant leads, or intricate atmospheric textures, music producers and composers can now customise their soundscapes with exceptional precision and depth.
Going Beyond Other Sample-Wavetable Hybrids…
Porphyra is a hybrid instrument made of two parts that can be blended together – a powerful wavetable engine in Layer A and a sampler in Layer B. Let’s take a closer look…
The Wavetable Engine
A huge collection of 200 wavetables are included in Porphyra with many different modes and ways for them to be shaped and manipulated.
These include INHARMONIC which adds an additional wavetable to the signal which can be detuned, and SHAPERS which can control the width of the waveform alongside a second shaper that can use any of the 22 included algorithms to warp the waveform.
The Sampler
Porphyra Hybrid offers over 500 sampled sounds, from analog and digital synths, to noise, to actual acoustic instruments, voices and more – all for use in the instrument’s second layer – the sampler.
Audition the sounds and use the modwheel to crossfade between layers. The Sampler also allows you to randomise the sample start for each note, adding organic variability to patches. Similar randomisation can be applied in the wavetable layer.
Import Your Own Samples
For truly unlimited experimentation, Porphyra Hybrid allows you to import your own samples on both the sampler layer and on the wavetable layer. Porphyra automatically analyses the pitch of your sample and maps it accordingly. Of course, your samples need to make sense used as wavetables, we suggest checking out Wave Edit which also includes a library of wavetables that can be downloaded and used with Porphyra.
The Mod Oscillator
This is a new feature of Kontakt 8 that we used to the max when developing Porphyra Hybrid which allows you to add frequency and phase modulation to your sound design using an additional built-in oscillator.
Choose how the internal oscillator interacts with the wavetable layer with options such as FM, phase modulation in both directions, feedbacks, and ring modulation. Additionally, the “Mod Mix” option lets you blend the oscillator’s signal directly.
Modulation
Porphyra Hybrid features a vast array of modulation sources which makes it perfect for creating ever-evolving cinematic sounds. In addition to three envelopes, you’ll find five LFOs including the rather special and quirky LFO X. With each click on the control, the instrument will generate a new random waveform by internally mixing different shapes. In addition, the LFO X can be faded in for up to 10 seconds – ideal for creating evolving pads.
Effects
Porphyra Hybrid features four different effects slots – most of which are new for Kontakt 8. They are:
Creative – overdrives and distortions, ring modulator, programmable gater and more.
Mod – chorus, flanger, vibrato and other modulation-type sounds.
Delay and Reverb
Intuitive, Expressive Playability
Designed for performance, Porphyra Hybrid has full polyphonic aftertouch capabilities ensuring that every subtle nuance and articulation can be effortlessly captured.
Porphyra Hybrid also offers deep NKS2 Integration allowing instant control over every single parameter with your Native Instruments Kontrol hardware.
PLEASE NOTE: Porphyra Hybrid is approx 1GB in size and requires the free Kontakt 8 Player. Download here
Immerse yourself in the devastatingly good soundscapes of Mist, a Zenhiser pack meticulously crafted for the lover of Techno. Designed to infuse organic, progressive, melodic and eclecticism, Mist defies the laws of musical gravity, elevating its potential to uncharted heights.
‘Mist’ comprises of over 4GB of content. Pulsating bass synths, shimmering pluck lines, emotional melodic content, pristine drum sounds, fully equipped midi, tasty as f*ck stems and a bunch of sample goodies that will bring a smile to your face.
Let’s cut the fluff, Mist isn’t just another sample pack; it’s a producers weapon for making tracks that slap. If you’re tired of the same old recycled sounds, then stop messing around with mediocre and grab Mist.
Revolutionize Your Metal Music with the Modern Metal Mastering Chain!Experience a modern, polished sound in your metal music productions with our state-of-the-art Modern Metal Mastering Chain, meticulously crafted by sound engineering professional, Jaroslav Holub. This cutting-edge collection of plugins is your key to bringing a razor-sharp sound and sophisticated feel to your metal music, irrespective of the genre!
Whether you’re fine-tuning the raw energy of thrash metal, amplifying the atmospheric echoes of doom metal, or enhancing the symphonic harmonies of power metal, the Modern Metal Mastering Chain is a game-changer! This chain is genre-agnostic, making it the perfect fit for all your metal music endeavors.
Versatile, Compatible, and Ingenious
Our Modern Metal Mastering Chain seamlessly integrates with all DAWs that handle third-party VST plugins, promising versatility and compatibility like no other.
Now, let’s dive into the heart of the matter – the power-packed plugins (must be purchased separately):
Waves PuigTec EQP-1A: For smooth, silky EQ adjustments.
Soundtheory Gullfoss: Intelligent, automated equalizer adapting to your mix.
FabFilter Pro-Q 3: Ultimate EQ finesse with up to 24 bands, dynamic EQ, and more.
IK Multimedia T-RackS Bus Compressor: Glue your mix together, control dynamics, and add punch.
Plugin Alliance bx_townhouse Buss Compressor: Add analog richness and character.
FabFilter Saturn 2: Elevate your sound with multi-band saturation and distortion.
Waves S1 Stereo Imager: Perfect stereo field placement.
SubMission Audio Flatline: Maximize digital loudness without compromising dynamics.
Sonible smart:limit: Adaptive limiting with one-button intelligence.
Unleash Your Creativity and let your metal music roar louder and shine brighter with the Modern Metal Mastering Chain by Jaroslav Holub.
If you still haven’t had enough of the sound after Hardgroove Vol. 1, you’ll get your money’s worth with the second edition of the sample pack! Because: Hardgroove Vol. 2 offers you even more groovy basslines, technoid chords, synth shots and percussion & top loops that no hardgroove production should be without. So that you can realise your idea of a hardgroove sound in a flash, the pack contains both loops and one shots – so you have everything practically in one place and can get straight into the flow. The samples and loops are only slightly effected so that you can fully express yourself with your own processing and decide for yourself whether your Hardgroove number should sound hypnotic, groovy or heavily distorted. Let yourself be carried away by the sound in your studio now and secure yourself a Hardgroove Vol. 2 your new toolbox for your hardgroove productions.
Boom Bap Labs Alpha Centori Serial Killer Breaks 1 WAV
Alpha Centori presents another exceptional compilation of breakbeats. This time, it features 40 incredibly rare gems sourced from various regions around the world, such as Japan, Spain, France, China, Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, Germany, and many more.
Don’t miss out; acquire Serial Killer Breaks 1 to infuse your sound collection with intense energy. All breaks are available in the universal WAV format, with a sample rate of 44.1 kHz and a resolution of 16 bits, meticulously selected and curated by Alpha Centori.
Music Theory Note by Note: Your Guide to How Music Works―From Notes & Rhythms to Complete Compositions
This concise and clear guide to simplified music theory teaches readers who play music by ear how to read musical notation by guiding them through the basics of reading and composing music to share with others.
In this revised edition, renowned music author Michael Miller will help you learn
The basics of tones, including pitches, clefs, and major and minor keys
The building blocks of rhythm, including basic notation, time signatures, and tempo
How to create tunes, starting with melodies, chords, chord progressions, and phrases and forms
Composing and arranging your own music, including coverage of musical genres and forms, arranging for voices and instruments, working with scores, and performing your music
The basics of accompaniment, including transcribing, accompanying melodies, and transposing to other keys
Michael will also share online ear training and transcribing exercises to help you better understand music analysis. If your goal is to learn how to read and compose music, Music Theory Note by Note will provide just what you need to become successful.
The Warehouse Sounds Hard Groove Essentials Vol.1 MULTIFORMAT
This pack is handcrafted to achieve that Vintage & Analog yet very Powerful Hard Groove Sound, all tightly organized into one Insane Sample Pack. If you want to instantly sound like the pros, this pack will 100% guaranteed upgrade your production.
The reason this pack is incredibly powerful? Every loop was rendered from professionally produced full tracks, which you can mix & match into INSANE Hard Groove tracks anytime. Trust us, we’ve tried.
Subheading
100 Insane Serum Presets
We handcrafted 100 of the most analog & powerful Hard-Groove presets you’ll be able to find online.
Focussing on analog sound-design, as well as sparking inspiration by listening to each preset, this preset pack will supply you with unlimited ideas for Professional Hard-Groove tracks.
The best hard-groove pack ever made
Everything else to finish professional hard- groove tracks
Contains everything you need to produce professional hardgroove from the ground up, featuring Drums, FX, Serum Presets, Stabs, Melodic Loops, Chants, Oneshots, MIDI and so much more.
The power comes from the Drum & Melodic Loops that have been processed to professional level. Mix & Match them, and build professional tracks within minutes.
Get access to the most powerful yet analog sounding loops you’ll need to make professional Hard-Groove.
100+ PROFESSIONAL HOUSE SERUM PRESETS
Our House Serum Preset Pack is stacked with instantly usable presets, focussing on the modern & oldschool trends of House Music, featuring presets inspired by Fatboy Slim, A-Trak, Vintage Culture, Claptone & many more.
Whether you’re replacing recorded bass or programming your bass tracks from scratch, Loki 2 will be the ultimate bass sampler to create the foundation of your mix.
– Sampled with a Dingwall NG2 Bass
– Tracked through a world-class recording chain
– Includes Clean DI and 5 mix-ready tones
– No Kontakt or 3rd party sampler required
– Access 20 different articulations including slap
MASSIVE MIX-READY TONE
Comes with 5 pre-processed presets which means you don’t need extra plugins to get a killer bass tone.
ACCESS ALL DROP TUNINGS
Tunes down to double drop C so you can access all relevant drop tunings. No more wobbly strings for you!
PRODUCE ON-THE-GO
Write new bass parts or replace sub-par bass tracks from the comfort of your desk (or tour bus). No more wasted time!
FEATURES
– Recorded with a Dingwall NG2 Bass
– Comes with 5 pre-processed tones created with Darkglass B7K and Parallax for a variety of tonal options. (Clean DI also available to create your own tones)
– Available articulations include: down picking, up picking, alternative picking, finger picking, dead mute notes, harmonics, SLAPS, slides, bends, open plucks, dead plucks, left-handed mutes, slides from-and-to specific notes & more
– Enforce Mode replaces the sub-bass information of your track with a clean sine wave for extra consistent low-end.
– Human Error menu allows you to add extra realistic elements to your bass line.
You can not play a wrong note with this instrument!
This handmade instrument has excellent workmanship and a balanced, clear sound.
The haunting sound of the „Magadi Kalimba“ with 30 notes can be used especially for sound therapy,relaxation and your next sound design project.
Thanks to RoundRobins this library sounds alive: 20 alternative samples per key!!!
Easily controllable articulations (with natural vibration on “hard velocity” mode) and a clever script so that the KALIMBA performance sounds really authentic.
Here are the main features:
– KALIMBA for Kontakt
– for Kontakt 5.4.3 (48kHz/24bit) and above
– clear and easy to use interface with self-explanatory midi controls
– mixable “Quantec QRS Reverb” -Knob
– 20 alternative samples per key with different playable articulations
– PastToFuture Quality Gear Chain (Recorded with a vintage Brüel & Kjaer mic into Telefunken M5 Analog Tape Recorder)
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