• Five authentic ensemble instruments that reproduce the sound and feel of musicians playing together

• Fourteen expressive and dynamic solo instruments that are fun and easy to play

• ‘Magic’ automatic variations in rhythms to create highly realistic grooves

• Innovative and adjustable reproduction of authentic Brazilian ‘Suinge’ rhythmic feel

• Improvise variations, calls & answers, fills, and rolls with your keyboard and modulation wheel!

• Extended articulations for all instruments using traditional playing techniques

• Deep sampling with a clean, rich, and dry sound for maximum flexibility

• Create splendid transitions, organic textures and soundscapes with a selection of unique additional instruments

MAGIC BRAZILIAN DRUMS 

Highly authentic and realistic, exciting, fun, and with a sound and groove like no other percussion library!

• over 12400 samples (mono and stereo WAV, 24 bit, 48kHz)

• over 50 Kontakt presets

• 5 ensembles with 7 instruments each

• 14 solo instruments

• One Rainforest Textures instrument

• One Transitions and Effects instrument

• built-in tempo-synced grooves and fill-ins with MW groove variations

• 30 custom Impulse Responses

• Intuitive GUI with a four-band EQ, filters, saturation, limiter, and reverb

• Up to 83 velocity layers

• Left and right-hand sampling for many instruments

• ‘Magic keys’ with up to 200 round-robin samples per key for maximum realism and automatic subtle variations

• full Kontakt 5.8+ required!!!

• total size uncompressed: 6GB

• list price: To be announced

Built-in grooves audio demo: This track is a compilation of short demos directly recorded from Kontakt, using some of the presets included in the library. The demos were performed live, using the built-in grooves and Mod Wheel variations, with extra soundscapes and transitions from the library.

ENSEMBLES

The library features five percussion ensembles that reproduce the sound of Brazilian drummers grooving and improvising together.

Each ensemble includes a selection of 7 complementary instruments, a full 7-channel mixer, and 12 tempo-synced rhythms with mod wheel variations.

Every ensemble has its own character and sound, with its own set of instruments and its own set of rhythms. The ensembles can be combined together or with solo instruments to create Kontakt multis with rich and intricate rhythms. The library includes many Kontakt multis replicating traditional and modern Brazilian grooves.

BATUCADA

NOVA

CARNAVAL

Each instrument has its own channel in the mixer. The controls let you change the sound in a powerful and intuitive way:

VOLUME (main round knob), PAN (horizontal slider)
High pass filter (HPF), pre-set equalizer (TONE) , saturation (DRIVE), and limiter (LIM)

TUNE: change the pitch of the instrument (+ or - 7 semi-tones)

SEND: send the signal to the main reverb. The amount of signal sent is set pre-fader, before the effects and the volume knob.

!!NB: the level of saturation (DRIVE) and the amount of limiting (LIM) are affected by the volume knob: setting the volume higher will result in more saturation and more limiting.

• Triangulo: a highly detailed triangle focusing on Brazilian forró playing style, with with an emphasis on muted hits and quick repetitions.

• Repinique: the typical solo instrument in Batucada and Samba ensembles. Extremely dynamic, with a warm and detailed sound.

• Cuica: one of the most emblematic Brazilian instruments! Sampled with a dry and versatile sound and great ‘magic’ automatic variations: extremely realistic!

• Surdo de Primeira: The largest batucada drum, sampled with a soft beater and a light stick to create a wide range of deep and evocative sounds.

• Berimbau Violinha, Medio, and Gunga: Three berimbaus of various sizes, offering different characters and complementary pitches.

• Tumba Conga: the lowest conga drum, perfect to add ‘body’ and authority to any groove!

• Beatbox: a selection of typical Brazilian mouth percussions and beatboxing to add a perfect human touch to your rhythm tracks.

• Shaker Pandeiro: a unique pandeiro that uses shakers instead of jingles and a low-tuned napa head. A lovely instrument for softer acoustic tracks!

• Snare Drum: a Ludwig Black Magic brass snare, sampled with a huge amount of velocity layers and extended rimshot round-robins: expressive!

• Jazz Drumset: a small jazzy drumset with emphasis on cymbals. Over 60 ride cymbal round-robin samples let you create ultra-realistic bossa and jazz grooves.

• Timbale: a powerful and cutting instrument sampled with great depth. Perfect to add colorful accents and fill-ins to your rhythms.

• Samba Whistle: A two-tone metal whistle

‘MAGIC’ KEYS

All instruments feature ‘magic’ keys: A new sample is played every time you press the key.

Up to 200 round-robin alternative samples are programmed on these ‘magic’ keys, resulting in constant subtle variations and ultra-realistic rhythms.