Let me try one more... Perhaps my musical taste is beginning to move away from the PG Retirement Village.

These sounds remind be of DAMAGE by Heavyocity which is a monster VST. But these 2 libraries are free.

PERCUSSION ELEMENTS 2
KONTAKT Library
$FREE

Combination of 4 microphones’ positions (Close / Overhead / Room / Hall) gives you an essential sound that suits your creative ideas. From close and dry sound to long massive hall.

21 built-in rhythmic phrases with auto project time stretch that were added to motivate your creative process.

All required effects (Eq, Compressor, Revrb, Punish) are included in library’s interface and get quickly change essential characteristics of sound.

3 Instrument patches Made for KONTAKT 5.6.8 or higher (not compatible with free KONTAKT PLAYER)

https://splashsound.org/percussionelements.html

Thanks for posting this.
For novices like me with BiaB and computer generated music in general, does this free library work directly with BiaB without any other software from Kontakt?
If so, how do you tell BiaB to find this library on your hard drive?

You need to load a Kontact library into Kontakt application. While there is a free Kontakt player, this specific Percussion Libray (like so many of the really good stuff) will run only in the paid full version of Kontakt.

So you first need to load Kontakt application as a plugin into BIAB. Then open Kontact and load any Kontakt library. I have inserted many Kontakt libraries into BIAB 2022. They can work well.

However, this free percussion library is much more suited for use in a DAW. The cool rhythm patterns are actually playable loops which you trigger from a midi file and/or your midi controller. So while this library does have static individual percussion sounds the real exciting part is the "performance rhythms". These are best Played from your controller (keyboard) as you record.

IF you are new to Kontakt and its libraries you are in for an exciting discovery period, if you choose to go down this path. Good luck.

Hmmm,
I'm not that interested now in paying for and learning a new application. My hands are full with learning BiaB and other things.
You mention use in a DAW. What if I told you that I am transitioning away from Audacity and learning Studio One?
Would I need the full Kontakt application to use the free percussion library inside Studio One?

I also recently figured-out how to use my Korg keyboard to play and record simple drum patterns. MIDI is a whole new world and I'm beginning to see its usefulness.

^^
MIDI (old as it is) still has a lot of value and uses
Explore it; every device is different, but the potential is amazing
Using MIDI I've been able to change settings in synths, guitar/bass FX, lighting etc, (live realtime) besides sending basic MIDI data to a synth
It is indeed a whole new world well worth exploring

BT,


ALL Kontakt instruments require either the Full Version of Kontakt OR the Kontakt Player.
The specs for an instrument will generally say if it runs in the Player (or requires the Full version)
So you need to load Kontakt into Studio One to use any Kontakt instrument. (provided your Studio One version allows third-party VSTs)

You can get the Kontakt Player from Native Instruments - it's free.
It comes with a few free instruments.
That would be a good place to start - to learn how to use the Kontakt Player inside S1.

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-6-player/free-download/

Percussion Elements 3 is FREE. It is a small sampling of what is in the paid version. I find Percussion Element 3 content of exceptional sound quality - think drums of war or Damage from Heavyocity. But it is clearly limited in amount of content.

So the full version is EPIC PERCUSSION 2 and is on sale for $18.00

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KONTAKT Library
$99.00 on sale for $18.00
( Offer is valid until May 23 )
EPIC PERCUSSION 2 - gives you 14 cinematic percussion instruments. From hand percussion to massive ensemble. From low drums to twang tambourine. From exotic Taiko to classic Snare.

Combination of 4 microphones’ positions (Close / Overhead / Room / Hall) gives you an essential sound that suits your creative ideas. From close and dry sound to long massive hall.

70 built-in rhythmic phrases with auto project time stretch. More than 100 additional midi loops and more than 40 sound FX Samples (Hits, Transitions, Risers), that were added to motivate your creative process.

All required effects (Eq, Compressor, Revrb, Punish) are included in library’s interface and get quickly change essential characteristics of sound.

Ferrum Free: A Kontakt Free Player library that's a little wilder:

https://keep-forest.com/store/libraries/225185

The Engine Walkthrough video applies.

Paj
8^)

Here's another free library for Kontakt Retail/Full:

https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/ecliptiq-audio/vita-solo-percussion-kontakt

This one has flown under the radar for a while. This used to be one of the developer's paid libraries.

Paj
8^)

BTW, if you ever see Ecliptiq's Hexa Rhythm Designer go on sale (I got it for under $20), do check it out (there's a free demo available. It's a little monster and a lot of fun.

I do reallly enjoy these big percussion sounds. Just wish I know what to do with them in terms of incorporating them into my music. On top of that there are so many of them to choose from. Each one seems to be bigger and badder than the next. I have played with Damage 1 and Damage 2 at a friends studio. They are awsome, but the cost is crazy considering other options are free.

There seems to be a flood of sales and giveaways going on with sound libraries at this time.

Thanks for the heads up.

Yeah---the Ferrum engine is full-featured but with a very limited sample set. The engine can do a lot with those few samples.

Just got this link in an email from Native Instruments:

https://blog.native-instruments.com/5-free-percussion-kontakt/?

Paj
8^)

I pulled the trigger on SplashSound's EPIC PERCUSSION 2 for $18.00 earlier today . I am hoping I did my homework right. What this product has, that I think many of these other Epic Percussions do not have is:



I want to play the rhythmic phrases not play just the drums. I had downloaded the free examples of this library and really loved this feature, even made a song with them, but I needed more. Which is what the $18 got me.

Otherwise, what is going on these days with the freebees?? Could it be SoundWide??

You may want to look at the Brio Percussion Ensemble:

https://www.indiginus.com/brio-percussion-ensemble

It is my go to percussion program.

Note you will need the full version of Kontakt.

Free for the Free Kontakt Player: Thunder Drums from Soniccouture, available again for as long as the new batch of serial numbers are available.

https://www.soniccouture.com/en/free-stuff/

Paj
8^)

No Taiko, how can I go to war with my orchestral percussion without Taiko

Thanks for all the great links. These are incredible days with all the high quality free stuff avialalbe. A virtual candy store with everything free! By the way, I am loving my Percussion Elements purchase.

OK if you want to go to war then the war is on:

https://vstwarehouse.com/instrument-type/taiko/

It is free!

Proves my point - a virtual candystore for the taking.
Thanks Mario, I am a sucker for Taiko and Toms! I got more music coming which includes these. My wife is already screaming though the closed studio door, "... what is going on in there?"

Hold it, .... that has to be the name of my next project "Taiko and Tom"!

Question to the experts:

How many free libraries, VSTs and programs does a person need to purchase in order to write a song?

I was wondering how much I should save and approximately how long I should wait before I post anything.

Is $150,000 and ten years about the average?

Should I wait for the free Kontakt player upgrade before I do it?

Also, do I need to know any chords or will Kontakt do that for me?

If I have 50 real instruments could I play one of those instead while I am waiting?

Wow, that hurt. Were you really intentionally dissing us?

NO!

It was a joke to myself!!

You should see my collection of VSTs and libraries. It is INSANE. The worst offender is ME!!

It's more a note to myself that I need to stop looking up new libraries and write some daggoned songs with what I have. All 9 Terabytes of it all.



Or, I could not do anything for the next 20 years and go here:

https://www.bandlab.com/sounds/browse

You may not want to enter.

A very deep, dark hole.

P.S. I am sure if you looked for an Izotope sale though you could find a super saver Max-pack producers bundle for $6,000 and 50% off.

Don't you feel you have to have it! Better hurry!!

Like I said:



https://www.izotope.com/en/shop/deals.ht...aunch_ALL_EMAIL