3.6GB Of Custom Sound Design Tools For Modern Music Genre Productions
Keepforest’s main goal in creating this library was to create tools that allow for controlling all aspects of creation whilst keeping the workflow as simple and flexible as possible.
This is a library that is designed exclusively to serve the latest trends in:
- Epic Trailer Tracks
- Cinematic Underscore
- Hybrid Orchestral Music
- Sound Design
… and much, much more!
This library comes in both Kontakt format patches AND also includes standalone .WAV files to drop straight into your DAW!
Note: Requires the FULL Retail version of Kontakt 5.5.1 or higher (NOT compatible with the Free Kontakt Player).
81% off “Evolution: Dragon” by Keepforest
A Universe Of SFX, Hits, Drones, Pulses, Synth Patches, Pianos & Guitars
Evolution: Dragon – this sample library is specially designed for creating Cinematic/Hybrid Trailer Music. The main feature of this library is easy customization, that saves you time. Its powerful rhythmic sequencer allows you to make your own underscore patterns and simplify your work like never before.
This hybrid scoring tool includes all “must have” elements for creating real Hollywood trailer sound design and will be useful not only for composers but for everyone who has an interest in the Film/Game trailer industry.
“Our main goal was to create something special that helps to make easy and fast music scores”.
Features
- SFX – 48 Whoosh Hits, 36 Sub Hits, 48 Whooshs, 30 Short Hits, 48 Braams, 48 Tonal and Untonal Risers, 24 Downers
- Pulse Designer – 26 Hybrid Bass Riffs, 48 Bass Pulses Designer, 24 Mid Pulses Designer, 48 High Pulses Designer, 24 Click Rhythms Designer
- 120 Synth Patches – Pads, Bass, Leads, Guitars, Drones, Piano
The Main Page
The main user interface was designed with simplicity and flexibility in mind, so that you can focus on the task of making great music rather than searching endlessly for the necessary tools!
Main Controls
The Main Page provides you with all of the following controls to help you shape the initial sound (dependent on the patch being used):
On the left-hand side of the interface:
- ATT (Attack) – Controls the attack (fade in) time.
- DEC (Decay) – Controls the time it takes for the volume to fade from the maximum value to the sustain value.
- SUS (Sustain) – Controls the level at which the envelope will sustain while the key is held.
- REL (Release) – Controls the release (fade out) time of the envelope after the key is released.
On the right-hand side of the interface:
- Pan – Controls the pan.
- Tune – Controls tuning in the range of one octave.
- Stereo – Adjust the stereo image of the selected sample, all the way from mono to a super wide stereo sound.
- Glide – Adjust the amount of time it will take for one not to “glide” smoothly to the next.
Note: If you are using a trailer or a rhythmic type of patch, it means that you can change settings only for the selected sample. If you want to change these settings for the whole patch at once, you just have to hold the ALT key.
Additional Controls
- Hybrid Control – The big center knob with the on/off switch controls the following effects dependent on patch:
Playable & Trailer Patches – Combination of Screamer, Saturation & Equalization.
Rhythm Patches – Crossfading between five dynamic layers.
Guitar Patches – Vibrato.
- Whoosh/Long – Allows you to turn off the build-up or tail of a sample leaving only the impact.
- Stop – Stop all voices from playing.
Effects
Every instrument has 10 effects available to it:
- Reverberation – A selection of Convolution Reverbs
- Delay
- EQ – 3 band EQ
- Saturation
- Compression
- Distortion
- Lo-Fi
- Filter – lo-pass, high-pass and band-pass filters
- Screamer
For more information read the user manual HERE.
The Motion Page
Keepforest have developed an engine that allows you to not only change rhythm pattern (1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/4T, 1/8T, 1/16T, 1/32T) in rhythmic standard type of patches but also change the whole structure of the samples.
One of the problems in modern scoring sample instruments is that transformation from one rhythm pattern to another can lead to wrong dynamics. This is especially clearly seen when we need to shift the weak and strong beats of the loop.
There are two types of rhythmic patches in Evolution:
Standard:
- Normal attack/release values.
- Pitch works with great quality on a high tune key.
- No ability to change the whole structure of the samples to get the correct location of the weak and strong beats.
- Random modulation doesn’t work in BM type of patches.
- Step-sequencer doesn’t have the full functionality in BM type of patches.
Beat Machine:
- Small attack/release values.
- Pitch works with less quality on a high tune key.
- Ability to change the whole structure of the samples to get the correct location of the weak and strong beats.
- Random modulation works perfectly in this type of patches.
- Step-sequencer has the full functionality in this type of patches.
Random Rhythms – Engine Feature
This allows you to randomly generate rhythmic patterns based on the selected sample. You can choose your own rhythm.
- The Rhythm Knob – allows you to set the type of rhythm.
- Steps Knob – allows you to set the number of random positions, the rhythmic pattern will be generated in that area.
- Glitch Switch – is required to enable glitch randomly generated elements.
Sequencers
Evolution also features 4 independent sequencers: step sequencer, gate sequencer, pan control and filter control. Click on the sequencer you’d like to edit (SGPF) and use the on/off switches to activate/deactivate them.
- Table – this consists of vertical bars to set the velocity for each step.
- Left/Right buttons – move the whole sequence one step to the left/right.
- Reset, Save and Load buttons – all 4 sequencers with all settings can be saved and loaded as presets.
- Steps Control – click and drag up and down on this to change the number of steps.
- Gate Release – controls the release time of each step of the gate, and controls the time it takes to drop to the next quieter step.
- Arpeggiator – controls which held note to play for each step of stepsequencer.
- Panning – these sliders control the panning for each step of step-sequencer.
Modulations
The Mod section contains 2 modulations and controls for setting the modulation amounts for Volume and Pan modulations. The advantage of modulations over sequencers is the relative continuity of modulation transform functions.
Due to the fact that gate and pan sequencers may describe only highly discrete function we can achieve the smoothness of volume and pan transformations only through modulations. Plus, we are able to apply the modulations to taste by mixing it with the main signal
- Amount (MIX) – from 0% to 100%.
- Sync – sync to host’s tempo or not.
- Rate – 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/4T, 1/8T, 1/16T, 1/32T, 1/4D, 1/8D, 1/16D and 1/32D or [0.01HZ, 29.3HZ]
- SIN – sinus waveform
- TRI – triangle waveform
- RECT – rectangle waveform
- SAW – saw waveform
- RND – random waveform
81% off “Evolution: Dragon” by Keepforest
So What Exactly Can I Do With “Evolution: Dragon”?
“Evolution: Dragon” is a powerful collection of sample based Sound Design tools created for writing tracks in the styles of Hybrid Soundtrack and Trailer Music.
With 3.6GB of content, plus a wide range of easily adjustable filters & effects it is perfect for but not limited to:
- Epic Trailer Tracks
- Cinematic Underscore
- Hybrid Orchestral Music
- Sound Design
This library comes in both Kontakt format patches AND also includes standalone .WAV files which you can drop directly into the DAW of your choice for instant impact!
Note: Requires the FULL Retail version of Kontakt 5.5.1 or higher (NOT compatible with the Free Kontakt Player).
Note: Please be aware you will be required to visit an external website in order to create an account, redeem and download your product. We do not host the download at VSTBuzz.
"Evolution: Dragon" by Keepforest
81% off "Evolution: Dragon" by Keepforest
Normally €134 – get it at 81% off before it’s gone!
- 81% off the normal price (normally €134)!
- Size – 3.6GB .WAV Format, 48KHZ / 24BIT
- Over 120 Kontakt Instruments
- SFX – 48 Whoosh Hits, 36 Sub Hits, 48 Whooshs, 30 Short Hits, 48 Braams, 48 Tonal and Untonal Risers, 24 Downers
- Pulse Designer – 26 Hybrid Bass Riffs, 48 Bass Pulses Designer, 24 Mid Pulses Designer, 48 High Pulses Designer, 24 Click Rhythms Designer
- 120 Synth Patches – Pads, Bass, Leads, Guitars, Drones, Piano
- Presets – Ability to load and save modulation and sequencer presets
- This library comes in both Kontakt format patches AND also includes standalone .WAV files to drop straight into your DAW!
- Note: Requires the FULL Retail version of Kontakt 5.5.1 or higher (NOT compatible with the Free Kontakt Player).
- Note: Please be aware you will be required to visit an external website in order to create an account, redeem and download your product. We do not host the download at VSTBuzz.
- Perfect for Epic Trailer Tracks, Cinematic Underscore, Sound Design and Hybrid Orchestral Cues!
What People Think About 81% off “Evolution: Dragon” by Keepforest
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"Evolution: Dragon provides you with an essential toolbox of state-of-the-art trailer sound design material. The samples included are well recorded, thoughtfully produced and for the most part sound very upfront, punchy and Hollywood-like. All in all, Evolution: Dragon feels like an inspiring new set of samples that not only trailer music composers will love to get their hands on but also people working in the video game and film music scene."
The Audio Spotlight
Music Industry Blog
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"... a super buy for anyone looking to add more color and texture to their trailer toolkit. It nicely complements the tools I already have and could stand completely on its own for trailer composing."
Sample Library Review
Music Industry Blog
francois – :
Some good instruments to do cinematic-style music production. No brainer for this price. Tons of different tools from braams, whoosh, risers, percussions, … A lot to explore and experiment with.
Jonathan – :
A killer collection of “epic” tools. I’d had this in my basket (and ultimately passed) for two Black Friday sales now – which were about $75 USD, if I recall. Something like that.
Would have been worth it at that price. Is a *steal* at ~$30. It’s not just useful for epic hybrid orchestral stuff – if you do Doom Eternal-style industrial music (I do), there’s a lot to love here 🙂
Petros – :
I was pleasantly surprised by this, a lot of really useful sounds , very well thought out library, I think its partially one of the ones that gave keep forest guys the good name they have today, awesome buy for this price! Even though its from 2016 it doesn’t feel dated and i found some sounds i didn’t expect to find like gritty ambient guitars and basses, some really nice pads and soundscapes that remind me of Eduardo Tarillonte libraries
Dann – :
This is awesome! There are so many sounds and possibilities with this. I strongly suggest that you consider this for your toolbox of go-to Kontakt Instruments.
Jelle – :
A really outstanding and versatile library, with all the must have sounds and much more!
High quality sound design with great user interface.
Great for all the trailer and film scoring needs.
Jerry – :
It’s an older library, but has an array of great, useful sounds for any genre of music and/or cinematic scoring. I like the playability in Kontakt. 10 stars.
Thisara – :
this is a great Library. I’ve been trying to buy NI rise and hit for a while, then I’ve stumbled upon this, this has more sounds and more articulations, for the price, it’s so worthy, highly recommended.
Linus – :
Great deal at this price! Samples available both in Kontakt patches and as wav in case you’d like to place a whoosh and hit on your sequencer timeline instead for perfect timing. Lots of useful drones, atmospheres and rhythmic bass loops.
Christopher – :
Always had an eye for this product. Great SFX and Braams all-around. Love the customization and the built-in drag n’ drop sample capability. A must-have for any cinematic composer. Must-buy!!
Matthew – :
The quality of the samples in this library are as good as the best out there. What are you waiting for at this price!
Aleksandar – :
A truly great, easy to use trailer sample instrument library, with lots of atmospheres, hits, risers, downers and all other signature trailer sounds, as well as playable instruments, like bass pulses and trailer piano. A must have for trailer music makers 🙂
Quetzal – :
A classic library that decently stood over time, usually older libraries can not stand with the todays standards. Suitable for many styles, specially for cinematic music. Amazing tool in an amazing price!!!!
Marcus – :
Great deal for a great library at a great price!
When you think of “trailer music” or “video game music,” the Keepforest brand should be top of mind.
To get Evolution: Dragon at this price is literally a steal.
Check it out today!
Tom – :
awesome product full of high quality sounds and at a super bargain. cant beat this deal. downloading the product was super easy as was payment. the product itself is high quality and will keep me busy for quite some time. i am anxious to make some high quality traks using this. vstbuzz rules.
Chris – :
Hi quality and very versatile collection of cinematic sounds that can work efficiently also for other genres. Highly recommended. And Keepforest is a top brand so in other words “shopping with confidence” 🙂
Matthias – :
Nice product, good Sounds and fascinating GUI. Included sequencer and effects enhance the sound and create movement and further possibilities.
Joe – :
Pretty awesome sounds. Just dinking with it at the moment but anticipate that it will make it into a production or two.