17th February 2009
Univers Sons / Ultimate Sound Bank have announced the release of Percussion Store, a new "UVI Soundcard" multi-sample sound library that contains more than 150 percussions coming from all over the world for a total of more than 6000 samples: Afoxe, Agogo, Bata, Bells, Bendir, Berimbau, Birdcall, Blocks, Bongos, Bonko, Cajon, Castanet, Caxixi, Chimes, Chocalho, Claves, Congas, Cowbell-Campana, Cricket, Cuica, Cymbals, Derbuka, Djembe, Dundun, Ganza, Guiros, Jingle Bells, Maracas, Moroccan Tabla, Ocean Drums, Pandeiro, Quinto, Rainstick, RecoReco, Repinique, Shaker, Shekere, Sistre, Sonnaille, Surdo, Tamborim, Tambourine, Tarol, The Blue, Timbalito, Timbau, Tom-Tom, Triangles, Tumba, Udu, Whistles, Wood Block, Yoruba Tamb.
The Ultimate Sound Bank team say they were really committed to recording quality: first they used an excellent recording studio with a percussion expert sound engineer, and then used excellent gear: Brawmer and Neumann microphones, Manley, Fearn & Neve preamp and compressors, high end analog to digital converters and the best sounding soundcards in the market.
Percussion Store doesn't contain any loops, only single shots. Every instrument was deeply "multi-sampled" in 24 bits / 96 kHz, at dozens of velocity levels when applicable, different playing techniques (depending on the instrument), different hand positions, rolls, etc. All expertly played.
Pricing & Availability
Percussion Store is available now for $149, and includes the full version of UVI Workstation.
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