Stone Age Percussion
About
Petroglyph is a stone hand percussion library recorded with a collection of authentic primitive stone artifacts from various North America tribes and cultures from the pre-Columbian era, with some pieces dating back many thousands of years. They include basic tools (mortars, pestles, grindstones, bowls, awls, hammers) and weapons (axe heads, spear tips and arrow heads) in all sorts of shapes, sizes and stone types. The objects are carved from obsidian, serpentine, slate, flint, granite, sandstone, volcanic basalt and animal bone.
The sounds produced can range from heavy grinding scrapes and thuds to thin, glassy taps, clicks, clacks and clinks. We’ve recorded 100 sound sets, each with 8 to 10 round-robin variations for each velocity layer. They’re useful as unique alternatives for traditional hand and drum percussion, electronic percussion, sound effects and game/software user interface sounds. And they have a satisfyingly basic, raw and elemental feel to them that makes them fun to play.
These assorted artifacts of ancient everyday life were discovered all over the continent. Yet they each share the same common forms, shapes, designs and purposes that can be found among tools and weapons in nearly all pre-historic human societies throughout the world. They give us insight into our shared origins as families and tribes of creators and tool makers, farmers, war-makers and hunters. They are not mere curiosities—they are symbols of our common legacy. They were crafted by those who came before us as tools that were meant to be put to use, so as tool-builders ourselves, we feel it is important to give them new life and new potential as creative tools for the modern era.
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Product Specs
requirements:
mac:
ram: 2
version: Mac OSX 10.9 or higher.
additional_requirements: Full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.5 or later
internet required: no
plugins:
VST-2
VST-3
AU
AAX
STAND-ALONE
windows:
ram: 2
version: Windows 7 or higher.
additional_requirements: Full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.5 or later
internet required: no
plugins:
VST-2
VST-3
AAX
STAND-ALONE
trial: no
notes: This product is built for the full version of Kontakt
feature: 305 MB Installed
2292 Samples
7 Kontakt 5.5 .nki preset banks
24 bit / 48kHz uncompressed stereo PCM wav audio
Unlocked Kontakt presets and wav samples to allow user customization
platforms: mac
windows
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