Bloom KSHMR is a sample-based virtual instrument from Excite Audio, built with producer KSHMR around Indian and South Asian percussion, strings, flutes and vocal loops for modern production.
Bloom KSHMR brings Indian and South Asian instrument sounds into a modern sampler workflow. It is built on the Bloom engine, with a sequencer that triggers one-shots and loops in sync with your project tempo. Its library covers tablas, dhols, drum circles, bansuri flutes, sitars and expressive vocal loops, with effects and macros for shaping each sound.
The 250 presets draw on drum circles, tablas, sitars, bansuri flutes and vocal performances. Excite Audio says KSHMR recorded the samples with instrumentalists across India and the wider South Asian region, using analog gear and contemporary production techniques.
The library ranges from light percussive tablas and dhols to large Bollywood-style drum circles, with strummed and stringed instruments including sitars, rababs and ouds.
The Main Page offers eight sample banks of 112 percussion samples in total. Fourteen sample keys trigger individual sounds, and five factory modifiers, including half-time, double-time, reverse and octave shifts, change playback. Five custom modifiers let you trigger sequences.
The Edit page provides waveform display, four playback directions, four choke groups, and pitch, formant and pitch warp controls. You can import up to 112 of your own samples, and any imported sample can be swapped at any time.
Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.
| Developer | Excite Audio |
|---|---|
| Type | Plugin |
| Category | Virtual Instruments |
| Formats | VST3, VST2, AU, AAX, Standalone |
| Operating systems | Windows, macOS |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
| Free trial | Yes |
Bloom KSHMR runs as a plugin in VST3, VST2, AU, AAX and Standalone formats. It is 64-bit only and requires an internet connection to authorise the software. A trial version is available.
It supports Windows 7 or higher and macOS 10.15 or higher, including Intel and native Apple Silicon. Supported DAWs include Ableton Live, Pro Tools, FL Studio, Cubase, Nuendo, Reaper and Reason. A buffer size of 512 samples or higher is recommended.
Yes. The developer states that all samples included with Bloom KSHMR are royalty-free.
Yes. You can import up to 112 of your own samples, and they can be swapped at any time.
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