Publisher : Toontrack
Website : MELODIC PERCUSSION – WOOD EKX
Format : SOUNDBANK for EZkeys v2.0.5
Quality : 24 bit 48 kHz stereo
Description : Marimba Yamaha YM 5100A and Xylophone Yamaha YX 500R
Includes 2 marimba options and a xylophone
Recorded at Galaxy Studios in Belgium
Marimba recorded in two different rooms (Hall and Studio)
Ready for mixing in a stereo system with up to 5.0 surround sound
Comes with mix-ready presets for various configurations, microphone settings and sounds
Includes a MIDI library unique to this product
Additional Information :
As obvious in soundtracks and classical arrangements as in anything from pop and rock to hip-hip and all thinkable offshoots of electronic dance music, the marimba and the xylophone are the uncontested big two in the family of wooden melodic percussive instruments. The dark, rich, full, earthy and plucky sound of the marimba is as ideal for arpeggios and leads in an EDM track as it is for a dramatic segue in a film. Equally, the more accentuated, bright and dry tone of the xylophone is an amazing and piercingly effective melodic voice in any context it’s used.
Recorded to cater to anything from full-scale classical compositions to any general songwriting needs, both instruments were captured at the famed 330 square meter main hall at Galaxy Studios using an array of different microphones. In addition to a generous selection of close mics positioned to pick up the immediate attack and body of each instrument, several mics were positioned around them for complete surround sound compatibility in up to 5.0 systems. In addition, the marimba was also recorded in the smaller Studio 1 room to offer an even more intimate take on the same instrument.
Aside from the instruments, this EKX also includes a basic library of MIDI unique to the product as well as a broad collection of presets showing the sounds and microphone options in anything from the scaled-down to the monumentally large.
Be it for classical, acoustic or electronic β if you’re looking for the quintessential melodic percussion instruments that can be seamlessly applied in virtually any musical narrative, this EKX is for you.
Features a marimba and a xylophone
Captured at the Galaxy Studios in Belgium
Marimba recorded in two different room ambiences (hall and studio)
Ready for mixes in stereo up to 5.0 surround
Comes with mix-ready presets for different configurations, microphone setups and sounds
Includes a MIDI library unique to the product
Installation :
Folders:
EZK2-MP_MarimbaHall
EZK2-MP_MarimbaStudio
EZK2-MP_Xylophone
Copy to the directory where you have the rest of the libraries for EZkeys 2.
Copy the contents of the Midi folder to the main Midi folder for EZkeys.
This library requires EZkeys 2.0.5 from the distribution: Toontrack – EZkeys v2.0.5 CE (VR)
