Ableton Releases Soniccouture Mallets Pack

Ableton has released a new pack for Live, Mallets by Soniccouture. Mallets brings two “expertly sampled” melodic percussion instruments, marimba and vibraphone, to Ableton Live. The dark, velvety timbre of the marimba and the vibraphone’s shimmering oscillations were captured using full-range concert models and include the lower octaves often missing from sampled mallets.

AudioThing releases Toy Marimba for Kontakt

AudioThing has released a new Toy Marimba instrument for Kontakt. Toy Marimba features “a small tuned percussion instrument” made of rosewood and rope. Product developers describe how they created the virtual instrument: “This handmade toy instrument was found in a distressed state and some work was required to restore its original functionality. It was sampled… Read More AudioThing releases Toy Marimba for Kontakt

Free Virtual Instrument – Glass Marimba For Kontakt

8DIO has released a free virtual instrument for Kontakt, Glass Marimba: Glass Marimba is 8Dio’s final and freebie release of 2011. This gorgeous deep-sampled instrument contains over 2000 samples and is our way of thanking you all for a crazy year. The glass marimba has been a frequently requested instrument, so we thought it would… Read More Free Virtual Instrument – Glass Marimba For Kontakt