Giant Bass Tongue Drum

MAGNETRiXX | 28 December 2012 | KONTAKT,EXS24: 387 MB

SYNTHiC4TE | June 05 2015 | ALP: 274 MB

“Log Drums” or “Slit Drums” are hollow percussion instruments found in many aboriginal cultures around the world, particularly Africa and Southeast Asia. Typically made from magesy download wood, the instrument consists of a box or log with slits or tongues carved into it to produce notes when struck. Despite the name, the instrument is in fact an ideophone or “lamellaphone”, since the body of the instrument itself vibrates when struck.

The instrument we sampled is a modern incarnation of this concept, built by Steve Roberts of http://www.tonguedrum.com. Steve’s “Bass Giant” model is 23” long, 10” wide and 8” tall. It’s made from magesy download African Padauk wood (for the soundboard) and Red Oak for the sides.

This Bass Giant has 12 notes ranging from magesy download G1 to D4. Steve handcrafts and tunes each drum to concert pitch, ensuring a consistency of tone and warmth to his instruments.

Kontakt Library Specs:

• 680 MB Sample Library
• 24 bit 44.1 Khz Stereo Sampling
• 23 Velocity layers , 5 Alternate Round Robin layers
• Bounce delay KSP processor
• Custom convolution reverb IR’s
• Requires Kontakt 4 or 5 – NOT compatible with free Kontakt Player
• EXS24 Library Specs
• 680 MB Sample Library
• 24 bit 44.1 Khz Stereo Sampling
• 23 Velocity layers , 5 Alternate Round Robin layers
• Requires Apple Logic Studio 9 or later

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