AMA I Producer Edition: Amazonian Instrument Library for Kontakt

The library covers a wide range of percussion, from low drums such as the Tambor de Alfaia and Surdo to high instruments such as the Jon Cuia and Tamborinho. Mid-range voices include the Repique, Caixinha and several Tambor variants. Shakers form a large group with more than a dozen chocalhos and related instruments, and a Textures folder adds Chuá-Chuá and Pau de Chuva sounds.

Each instrument is listed with the articulations it includes: short notes, long notes, fills, effects, chords and loops. Not every instrument has every articulation, so check the instrument list when you build a kit.

The Producer Edition is organized by folders and separated by instrument type. According to the developer, you can drag and drop the audio files directly into your DAW without an extra plugin or software. The package includes loops with tempo information, which helps with arranging them to a session's grid.

The developer describes the audio as mixed by engineers in Brazil and ready to use in a production. Because the instruments are sampled in articulations, you can pick short hits for rhythm parts and long notes or chords for pads and harmonic beds.