VIDEO | PREVIEW
Get a taste of what Tonal Drums can do and the sounds it can make in just 40 seconds.
VIDEO | PREVIEW
Get a taste of what Tonal Drums can do and the sounds it can make in just 40 seconds.
TONAL DRUMS Is The First Ever Tunable Drum VI.
Built on our acclaimed Sun Drums engine, Tonal Drums combines all the velocity layers and articulations with unmatched control over tuning, expression and tone.
TUNE
We carefully tuned each drum to a note. The drum was then extensively sampled before re-tuning to the next whole tone in its range. We repeated this 4-6 times for each drum, so you can set up limitless combinations with a few clicks.
DAMP
The bass drum, snare and hi-hat were sampled with varying levels of damping to control overtones. You can select how much damping you need for each drum: live and ringing, or dead and thuddy.
TOOL
Every drum was sampled with Sticks + Brushes (Bass Drum Hard + Soft Beater). You can choose which tool to use with each drum, mix and match for a hybrid sound.
SPACE
Choose from 3 different studio ambiences at Rockfield Studios, each with a classic character: Live Room 1, Live Room 2 + Echo Chamber 3.
" This is huge for me."
"I currently use SD3, but I find I always have to layer it with drums from other sources. Tonal Drums is the first drum VI that allows me to actually tune the drum and doesn't just pitch the original samples down or up. This is huge for me."
David Polich, Producer / Sound designer ( Michael Jackson, The Cure, Bonnie Raitt)
VIDEO | WALKTHROUGH
James takes you on an in-depth tour of the Tonal Drums instrument and the recording session.
TONAL DRUMS is fully compatible with e-drum kits.
MAPPING: PRESETS
Tonal Drums includes ready made mapping presets for Roland, Yamaha + Alesis e-drum kits.
MAPPING: LEARN
Create your own custom mappings using our intuitive LEARN function. Just hit the button and play your e-drum kit to set the kit mapping.
TONAL DRUMS features 4 Unique Drum Sequencers. Each creates drum patterns in a fun way that's easy to use + drags directly into your DAW.
EUCLIDEAN BEATS
BEAT SHIFTER
POLY BEATS
BLOCKS
EUCLIDEAN BEATS | BEAT SHIFTER | POLY BEATS | BLOCKS
TONAL DRUMS features 4 Unique Drum Sequencers.
Each Creates Beats In A Fun, Creative Way That's Simple To Use + Drags MIDI to your DAW.
Tonal Drums In Detail |
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Drums: Canopus Yaiba drum kit: 22" Bass Drum, 14" Snare, 16, 14, 12, 10" Toms, 15" Murat Dirl Hi-hat, 21 / 22 Zyn Rides, 18 inch Zyn crash cymbal. |
Specifications: 14GB Library 83,868 samples: 24/ 48khz stereo sampling Up to 75 Velocity layers with Anti-Repeat Round Robin. Built On The Sun Drums Engine Up to 6 mic channels per drum 124 preset kits organised by scale + sound design presets User MIDI Mapping + E-Drum Support (Roland, Yamaha, Alesis) 4 Beat Tools drum sequencers with MIDI Drag and Drop: Euclidean Beats, Poly Beats, Beat Shifter, Blocks |
Articulations: Bass Drum: Tunings C D E F G A. Damping On / Off Felt Beater: Pedal Stroke Fluffy Beater: Pedal Stroke
Snare Drum: G A B D E F# Damping Control 0, 1, 2 Stick Articulations: centre, edge, crossstick, rimshot Brush Articulations: Centre, Edge
Hi-Hat. Damping Magnet: On / Off All Articulations: Tip: below velocity 100 Shank: above velocity 100 Stick Articulations: Closed tight, Closed Medium, Closed Loose, Pedal Shut, Half Open, Open, Full Open, Pedal Foot Splash. Brush Articulations: Closed tight, Closed Medium, Closed Loose, Pedal Shut, Half Open, Open, Full Open, Pedal Foot Splash
Tom 16: A B C D E Tom 14: D E F G A Tom 12: A B C D Tom 10 : D E F G Stick Articulations: Centre, edge Brush Articulations: Centre, Edge
Cymbals: Stick Articulations: Bell, Mid, Edge Brush Articulations: Bell, Mid, Edge |
DOWNLOAD USER GUIDE PDF |
Kontakt Player 7+ 8 NKS Compatible |
This is a Kontakt Player instrument. This means that you do not need to own the full version of NI Kontakt to use it. It will run as a plug-in instrument in any VST/AU/RTAS/AAX/WASAPI,compatible host program or DAW eg: Cubase, Logic, Ableton Live, DP, Reaper, Pro-Tools. No extra purchase necessary.
System Requirements:
Windows 7 or higher (latest Service Pack, 32/64 Bit), Intel Core Duo or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2, 4 GB RAM (6 GB RAM recommended)
Mac: OS X 10.9 or higher, Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM
Requires KONTAKT 7 or KONTAKT 5 PLAYER version 7.10 or later