Dhol Drum: Kontakt Percussion Library by Soundiron

Soundiron recorded the two drums across a wide dynamic range, from soft finger articulations to hard stick strikes. The library includes up to 14 velocity layers and 10 round robin samples per note, which helps repeated hits sound less mechanical.

The treble head can produce small timbales-like tones or sharper snare-like sounds, depending on drum size, mallet type and strike position. The bass head covers deep booms as well as softer bending, water-drop style effects with a rich low end. Wooden clacks recorded over different areas of the drum bodies add further options.

The library covers bass and treble articulations played with sticks, felt and hard mallets, fingers, hands and the Dagga rod. Each articulation is organized into Kontakt .nki files, giving you a clear starting point for each playing technique.

The package also includes Megamixer, a kit-building interface with customizable modules, and a dual-layer tuned percussion builder for multi-layered melodic or effect instruments. An Uberpeggiator meta-arpeggiation and roll generator and Standard Ensemble presets are included, along with rack effects and 22 sustaining ambient textures made from the original recordings.