Sonic Zest has announced Asian Thunder, Stones and Dragons, a Kontakt library featuring Chinese Dragon Bells, Indonesian Thunder Drum and a Vietnamese Lithophone.
The Thunder Drum is a percussive instrument from Indonesia. It consists of a cylinder with a spring attached to the end. When shaken a thunder-like sound is produced. The bells are an assortment of dragon engraved bells from China. The Vietnamese Lithophone is essentially a xylophone made from stone.
The lithophone features hits and also the sound of the stones being bowed with a violin bow. The bells are a single preset, with the sounds of the individual bells spread chromatically across the keyboard for playability. The thunder drum has a patch featuring all the sounds and separate sound design patches, which are semi-melodic in nature.
Asian Thunder, Stones & Dragons features
- A completely unique Kontakt library featuring Asian instruments from Indonesia, Vietnam and China.
- Instantly playable.
- 100 MB when extracted.
- 5x round robins.
- Requires full version of Kontakt 5.
The library is available for purchase for the introductory price of $16 USD.
More information: Sonic Zest