Egyptian Darabuka
A beautiful Egyptian Darabuka drum library for Kontakt, recorded with up to 4 dynamic layers using an AKG 420 microphone.
Very small and lightweight, the library is perfect for adding some Egyptian flavour to your tracks or to use for layering percussion in an ethnic or cinematic track!
NB. Requires the full version of Kontakt 5.3.1 or higher (not Kontakt Player compatible)
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Beautiful Darabuka Drum Library
This is a sample library of a beautiful Darabuka that I’ve received as a gift and thought it would make a great addition to use in my projects, especially since I’ve sampled certain articulations that I mostly use. This Darabuka was recorded with 4 dynamic layers per articulation and with 2 dynamic layers for the rolls. I haven’t recorded any RRs, but you’ll find that there are enough articulations and velocity layers to create a fairly realistic performance with it.
The Darabuka was captured in mono using the AKG 420 Perception microphone, which really brought out the clarity of the instrument while retaining the body. I’ve included a MIDI file performance using the instrument, which will give you an idea of how to use the instrument.
I’ll be further expanding on this instrument in the future by recording lots of Round Robins than I originally did, more articulations, and a couple more mic positions. In the meantime, please enjoy using this simple but articulate instrument!
Technical Requirements
- Kontakt Full v5.3.1 or higher (For Kontakt Version, Kontakt PLAYER version is NOT available)
- Logic Pro 9 or higher required to run the EXS24 version
Technical Specifications
- 4 Dynamic Layers per Main Articulation & 2 Dynamic Layers per Roll & Hit
- Contains 12 samples in 44.1 / 24 bit Mono WAV & NCW lossless compression format
- 4.33 MB download size
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Mahmoud Altaf is a self-taught composer and a graduate of audio production from SAE Institute with a strong passion for music composition as well as audio post production working as a foley artist, a sound designer and a voice actor. Additionally, he has more than 6 years of experience as a graphic designer.
Mahmoud Altaf
Developer of Egyptian Darabuka
