Caracol D#: Kontakt Instrument by Sounds of the Earth

Caracol D# is a Kontakt instrument by Sounds of the Earth built from sampled shell recordings. It includes 510 Kontakt sample files, 25 audio files and eight microphone options, and needs the full version of Kontakt 7 or later.

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01Overview

Caracol D# is a sample-based instrument from Sounds of the Earth that captures the tone of a medium-sized shell sourced from Bocas del Toro, Panama, in the Caribbean Sea. The developer describes the tone as beautiful and stable, and notes that the shell's size makes it possible to play an octave higher. The instrument runs inside Kontakt, so it suits producers who want a natural, organic percussion or melodic texture in an existing sampler-based setup.

Best for

Organic percussion layers
Melodic shell textures
Cinematic and ambient beds
World and tropical productions
Kontakt sample-based composition

Developer: Sounds of the Earth
Category: Kontakt Instruments
Requires: Kontakt
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

510 Kontakt sample files of a single shell source
25 audio files included with the instrument
Eight Kontakt microphone options for different capture styles
Sampled from a medium-sized shell from Bocas del Toro, Panama
Playable one octave higher according to the developer
Compact library at 113MB

03In depth

Sound and Character of the Shell Samples

Caracol D# is built from recordings of a single medium-sized shell. Sounds of the Earth says the shell is notably heavy, and that its size allows playing an octave higher, which adds range to the instrument.

The library provides 510 Kontakt sample files along with 25 audio files. Those samples give the instrument a wide set of articulations to work with, drawn from one natural source rather than synthesized tones.

Microphone Options and Kontakt Setup

The instrument includes eight Kontakt microphone options, so you can choose how the shell is captured and adjust the recorded character within the instrument.

Caracol D# requires the full version of Kontakt, version 7 or later. The free Kontakt Player will not run it and will only operate in demo mode.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Sounds of the Earth
Type	Plugin
Category	Kontakt Instrument
Requires	Kontakt
Formats	Kontakt
Operating systems	Windows, macOS

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use Caracol D#?

You need the full version of Kontakt, version 7 or later. The free Kontakt Player will not work and runs the instrument in demo mode. A Pulse installer is required for installation.

Which operating systems does Caracol D# support?

Caracol D# is listed for Windows and macOS. On macOS it requires OS X 10.10 or later, and on Windows it supports Windows 7, 8 and 10 on an Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 processor.