Clavas: Kontakt Claves Percussion Instrument by Sounds of the Earth

Clavas is built from 337 Kontakt sample files and 30 audio files. The claves sound is a short, bright, woody click, the kind of tone that cuts through a mix without much low-end. Sounds of the Earth recorded the instrument with eight microphone options, so you can choose the capture that suits your track.

The sticks are described as crafted from guácimo ternero wood, which gives the strike its particular character. Because the claves are played by striking two sticks together, the samples focus on that single articulation rather than a wide range of playing techniques.

Clavas runs inside Kontakt, so it fits into any session where Kontakt is your sampler. Load the instrument, choose one of the eight mic options, and program your rhythm using MIDI.

The library is a 160MB download. Because it is a Kontakt instrument, you can use its mic choices and sample content alongside other Kontakt libraries in the same project.