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Moonkits – The Softer Side Of The Drumkit | Modern Brush Drums

2025

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The Softer Side Of The Drumkit: Moonkits by Soniccouture

  • Warm, dusty drum textures played with brushes, rods, and mallets.
  • Features 3 generative Beat Tools & preset kits + grooves

MOONKITS

Follow through Moonkits the journey of Soniccouture to the softer side of the drumkit. 5 kits, 2 drummers, a historic live room and a classic Neve desk. Brushes, rods, mallets, sticks.Moonkits: a mission to explore the softer side of the drumkit. Brushes, but not only for Jazz. Also rods, mallets, tea sticks: anything that mellows the attack and allows the texture to sing out.

Moonkits was intentionally recorded with extra detail at low velocities, because not every track is rock’n’roll. You don’t need to smash the kit hard. Features 100+ velocity layers, real brush performances, 80 preset kits & grooves

Kicks

  • Yamaha Maple 18: Damp, Open
  • Rogers Holiday 20: Damped
  • Gretsch 20: Damped, Open
  • Ludwig 22: Fluffy Beater, Wood beater
  • Slingerland 24 Damped

Snares 

Articulations: centre, edge, crossstick, rimshot, brush scrape short, brush scrape long, brush flutter bounce, brush sweep performance loops

  • Pearl Steel Sensitone 13: Brush, Brush Snare off, Stick
  • Ludwig Acrolite 14: Brush, Brush Snare Off, Stick, Bundle Rods, Stick Teatowel
  • Gretsch 14: Brush, Brush Snare off, Bundle Rods
  • Ludwig 400: Brush, Brush Snare Off, Percussion Mallet, Mallet Snare Off
  • Gope 10: Percussion Mallet, Tea Stick, Tea Stick Damped

Hats

Articulations: Closed, Pedal, Half Open, Open

  • Zildjian 13 Jungle Brush, Stick
  • Zildjian 15 Avedis: Brush
  • Zildjian 14 70s Brush, Bundle Rod
  • Zildjian 14 Dry: Brush, Beater Brush
  • Sabian 10 Mini: Beater Brush, Stick

Toms

Articulations: Centre, Edge, Rimshot, Rimclick

  • Stratford 18 Brush
  • Racksnare 15 Brush
  • Rogers 13, 16 Brush
  • Gretsch 12, 16 Brush
  • Ludwig 13,16 Percussion Mallet
  • LP Timbales: Stick, Beaterbrush

Rides

Articulations: Bell, Mid, Edge

  • Zildjian 22 Constantinople: Brush
  • Zildjian 22 Avedis: Brush
  • Zildjian Kerope 22: Brush
  • Zildjian 21 Special Dry Ride: Percussion Mallet
  • Zildjian k Dark Ride 22: Beaterbrush, Stick
  • Spiral: Brush, Stick
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Moonkits Specifications

  • 16GB Library
  • 24/48khz stereo sampling
  • Up to 116 velocity layers per drum
  • Anti-repeat ’round-robin’ algorithm 
  • Brushes, rods, mallet, stick, articulations
  • Brush sweep loops syncd to host tempo
  • 3 Beat Tools drum sequencers with MIDI Drag and Drop: Euclidean Beats, Poly Beats, Beat Shifter

Availability and Pricing

Moonkits is available Now – You can leverage an intro offer 30% off, until 15th November 2019.

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“Polar Sun | Richard Veenstra” New Sound Pack for Geosonics II Featuring 128 Presets by Sound Designer Richard Veenstra

2025

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"Polar Sun | Richard Veenstra" New Sound Pack for Geosonics II Featuring 128 Presets by Sound Designer Richard Veenstra

Are you looking for a new sound pack to add some icy, arctic atmosphere to your Geosonics II sounds? Look no further than Polar Sun by Richard Veenstra. This new sound pack features 128 presets that will give your music an ethereal feeling of drifting through the endless twilight of the Arctic sky.

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“Polar Sun | Richard Veenstra” New Sound Pack for Geosonics II Featuring 128 Presets by Sound Designer Richard Veenstra

The recordings of Chris Watson are distorted by a polar sun. Melodic sequences flash through rippling soundscapes and drifting sound worlds, which float ethereally.

Only users of the full Geosonics II product can use Soundsets. To buy, log in to your user account and you’ll see the Sound-pack appear as a paid upgrade.

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Polar Sun | Richard Veenstra” New Sound Pack for Geosonics II

Conclusion

Richard Veenstra is a sound designer from the Netherlands who has created an incredible new sound pack for Geosonics II. His presets provide an icy, arctic feel that will transport you to the endless twilight of the polar sun.

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Polar Sun | Richard Veenstra

This pack features 128 presets that are perfect for film scoring, ambient music, and more. If you’re looking to add some chilly atmosphere to your music, be sure to check out Richard Veenstra’s Polar Sun sound pack!

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Library Spotlight – Threnody Strings

2025

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Threnody – Avant-Garde Strings by Soniccouture

With Threnody Soniccouture released something a little different from the many string libraries already on the market. The focus in Threnody is an avant-garde string articulations, such as those you hear in late 20th century orchestral music or science fiction film soundtracks In our hybrid scoring collection review, we found that Threnody is a versatile and innovative addition to Soniccouture’s lineup. The library showcases a wide range of experimental articulations and effects, offering composers and sound designers the creative tools to push sonic boundaries. With Threnody, Soniccouture continues to set a high standard for cinematic sample libraries.

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Threnody – Avant-Garde Strings by Soniccouture

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Threnody: Avant-Garde Strings

With Threnody Soniccouture released something a little different from the many string libraries already on the market. The focus in Threnody is on avant-garde string articulations, such as those you hear in late 20th century orchestral music or science fiction film soundtracks

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Threnody was recorded in Budapest with a 60 piece orchestra, this instrument explores the darker side of strings, with 26 extended & avant-garde articulations. THRENODY samples a massive string section of 60 musicians, creating a textural playground of col legno clattering, clusters, ‘clouds’ of activity, and arcs of glissandi. Avant-garde & extended playing techniques like these have long been a foundation for sci-fi and horror soundtracks, where the orchestra becomes a shifting edifice of sound.

THRENODY features 26 different articulations sampled across the entire orchestral range, which can be layered with an XY controller to create entirely new orchestral shapes and movements. The articulations we chose are divided into 7 categories: Traditional, Extended, Cluster, Micropolyphony, Clouds Pitched, Clouds Cluster, and Glissandi. All articulations are recorded at multiple dynamics across the entire orchestral range.

Pricing and Availability

Threnody is available now, at an Intro Offer with 20% off until June, 4th 2021.

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