Calderwood Drums

Detailed Percussion Sampling & Flexible Mixing

Calderwood Drums is a sampled percussion library featuring 42 instruments, including snares, field drums, bass drums, toms and historical percussion instruments. Performed by percussionist Jonathan Hess, the collection includes up to 14 dynamic layers and up to 12 round robins, depending on the instrument and articulation. Nine microphone sets provide different perspectives for flexible mixing, while the VISAGE engine offers control over dynamics, microphone levels, panning, routing and effects. The library also supports MIDI keyboard performance, electronic drum controllers and Native Instruments keyboards.

Features

• 42 percussion instruments

• 10 snares and 10 field drums

• 5 bass drums and 4 toms

• 3 tabors and 2 nakers

• Janissary Band percussion instruments

• Octagonal cajons (Octajons)

• 90-inch (230 cm) rope tension bass drum

• 7–14 dynamic layers depending on instrument

• Up to 12 round robins for snares and field drums

• Up to 8 round robins for toms, tabors and bass drums

• 9 microphone sets

• Blendable close microphones

• Swappable overhead and mid microphones

• Independent microphone volume, panning, width, solo, mute and routing controls

• Dynamic range and velocity curve control

• Rolls with dynamic crossfading

• MIDI keyboard and electronic drum controller support

• NKS integration

• Integrated reverb and MIRAGE FX control panel

• User presets for MIRAGE FX

• Time-aligned microphone positions except room microphones

• Uncompressed samples

Kontakt FULL 7.6.1+ Required

Please notice: This library can not be used with the free Kontakt Player! To use this "Open Kontakt" format, you need a full version of Kontakt, which is included in products such as Komplete or Komplete Ultimate.

The minimum required Kontakt version number for this product is stated in the product description or can be found on the developer's website.

System Requirements:

Mac:

• macOS 10.14 or higher
• 64 bit
• Intel Core i5 or Apple M1 (native)
• RAM: 4GB (6GB recommended)

Windows:

• Windows 10 or higher
• 64 bit
• Intel Core i5 or similar CPU
• RAM: 4GB (6GB recommended)

Supported Interfaces:

• Mac (64-bit only): Stand-alone, VST, VST3, AU, AAX
• Windows (64-bit): Stand-alone, VST, VST3,  AAX

Legacy Versions:

If you require legacy installers of Kontakt Player please refer to this Knowledge Base Article.