Looking for a percussion sound

I would suggest checking out Zero-G’s Elements - Cinematic Rhythms
check the SC demos on the page. I think demo 4 & demo 8 are similar in type of patterns And also feel quite upfront and close.
Obviously working with the lower dynamics in most perc libraries will minimise the “hit”

It could be a low surdo drum. There are different sizes so a larger diameter drum (22”) sounds deeper and more like the drum in the example you gave.

Spitfire Audio Hammers have them. But that might be overkill for what you need.

Loot Audio do a loop pack which is only £11.



I’m not 100% that it’s a surdo, so I’d wait for other opinions before you spend any money.

Thanks a lot, @Mr Sakitumi and @Zedcars! This sounds/looks very promising. I will have a closer look!

I'm sorry guys, I need to revive this thread. I still have not found what I'm looking for. I did look at your recommendations. All percussions are tried are either (1) hit too hard, (2) are ringing too much in the low end, which I can't six with sustains/releases or (3) have too much room. Or (4): All of that

Gosh, I don't know how many hours I spent on the percussions in my song.

Does anyone have another idea?

TOMOX said:

I'm sorry guys, I need to revive this thread. I still have not found what I'm looking for. I did look at your recommendations. All percussions are tried are either (1) hit too hard, (2) are ringing too much in the low end, which I can't six with sustains/releases or (3) have too much room. Or (4): All of that

Gosh, I don't know how many hours I spent on the percussions in my song.

Does anyone have another idea?

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Hello,

If it can help,

in this tutorial, I show how I've composed this "Viking Cue" using Elements CR and Etheras.

TOMOX said:

I'm sorry guys, I need to revive this thread. I still have not found what I'm looking for. I did look at your recommendations. All percussions are tried are either (1) hit too hard, (2) are ringing too much in the low end, which I can't six with sustains/releases or (3) have too much room. Or (4): All of that

Gosh, I don't know how many hours I spent on the percussions in my song.

Does anyone have another idea?

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If you're looking for a single percussion you won't get what you want. The sound is created from several elements (which don't always play exactly the same rhythm). There is a low end element, which is fairly mono, there is a high end / attack element which is extremely wide, and there is a medium drum which is more centered (I think some kind of Bodhran). So there are at least those three sonic elements. Listen carefully and try to isolate them with your ears, this will give you the keys to achieve a similar sound.

I would look for some deep shaman drums with a "real" skin, hit with a softer beater. More of a "flap" sound instead of a "tok" .And what Bernard said: there are at least 3 elements to this sound. Here's the Log Drums from OT Umbra, these could be a good base for the "upper" part of the sound.

I'm willing to bet that a lot of what you're hearing isn't actually the drums per say but rather the production they're in. How they sit in and complement/affect the background ambience and the way they slightly duck eveything around them. The sounds themselves are probably pretty underwhelming.

After a bit of a fiddle with Damage 2 you get something like this. The bassdrum is the "Solo bass drum 24", it's the only solo instrument and panned straight centre. The rest are an assortment of the natural sounding ensembles spread out and everything is as close-up as it gets. It's not spot on but you get the point, production is more important than the sounds themselves.

Raw:
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Jazzed up:
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