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Monolith by Richard Harvey

Orchestral Tools

Monolith by Richard Harvey is a premium drum sample library featuring 53 rare and antique drums carefully tuned and voiced, playable as ensembles and individual instruments. Captured in meticulous detail at AIR Studios' Lyndhurst Hall, it delivers a cinematic percussion sound that combines thundering bass depths with intricate polyrhythmic possibilities, offering both a powerful contemporary sonic character and an organic, detailed edge suited for film and composition work.

Key Features

0153 rare and unique drums with 68 patches
02Ensembles and selected single instruments
0320 dynamic layers per instrument
0410 mic positions for mixing flexibility
05Hits, flams, and upbeats across multiple beater options
06Dynamic keyboard mapping with alternative mapping options
07Processed patches for expanded sonic palette
08Recorded at AIR Studios Lyndhurst Hall

Things to Try

  • 01Play ensembles recorded specifically for defined use-cases to maintain cohesive tuning and decay synchronization across multiple drums
  • 02Use the dynamic keyboard mapping to perform expressive phrases by playing quietly to loudly across the keyboard range
  • 03Layer individual standout instruments with ensemble recordings to add articulation and detail to polyrhythmic passages
  • 04Select different mic positions to blend the room character of Lyndhurst Hall with your existing orchestral recordings

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