This is the star. By playing legato on your keyboard, the library intelligently crossfades between different recorded drone pitches and timbres. It allows you to play melodies on a drone instrument—something physically impossible to do in real life. You can slide up and down the harmonic series with the smoothness of a cello.
But (the pre-cursor to the legendary Soundiron) has a knack for turning ancient instruments into modern scoring weapons. Their library, Tonehammer Didgeridoo – KONTAKT , proves that this Australian Aboriginal instrument is far more versatile than you think.
Don't sleep on the staccato "toots" and vocalizations. Mapped to the upper registers, these short, punchy sounds act as incredible rhythmic accents. Layer these over a hybrid trailer drum loop, and you instantly sound like a Hans Zimmer clone (in a good way).
(Deducting one point because your neighbors will think you have a angry walrus in your apartment.) Have you used the Tonehammer/Soundiron Didgeridoo? Drop a comment below and let us know how you use drone instruments in your productions!
If you are tired of using the same sub-drop samples and synth basses for your low end, pick this up. Your low-end theory will never be the same.
This is the star. By playing legato on your keyboard, the library intelligently crossfades between different recorded drone pitches and timbres. It allows you to play melodies on a drone instrument—something physically impossible to do in real life. You can slide up and down the harmonic series with the smoothness of a cello.
But (the pre-cursor to the legendary Soundiron) has a knack for turning ancient instruments into modern scoring weapons. Their library, Tonehammer Didgeridoo – KONTAKT , proves that this Australian Aboriginal instrument is far more versatile than you think.
Don't sleep on the staccato "toots" and vocalizations. Mapped to the upper registers, these short, punchy sounds act as incredible rhythmic accents. Layer these over a hybrid trailer drum loop, and you instantly sound like a Hans Zimmer clone (in a good way).
(Deducting one point because your neighbors will think you have a angry walrus in your apartment.) Have you used the Tonehammer/Soundiron Didgeridoo? Drop a comment below and let us know how you use drone instruments in your productions!
If you are tired of using the same sub-drop samples and synth basses for your low end, pick this up. Your low-end theory will never be the same.