Riot Audio Ritual Gong Drum (KONTAKT)

This is a library of a ceremonial bronze drum from Southeast Asia, recorded in its original state and carefully sampled. This particular drum has been buried for most of its life as a ceremonial drum, being dug up for ancestral and other rituals in the local village.

It was brought to the UK by renowned Southeast Asian expert and anthropologist Andrew Turton during his research in the 1970s. Since then, the drum has been part of his private collection of artefacts and musical instruments from the region. The drum was recorded dry.

The library is very playable, with separate left and right hands for easy playing and programming of rolls and crescendos. The user interface allows control over sustain, tape saturation and fine-tuning of the bass, as well as the level and size of the reverb.