Djembe Kontakt instrument by Sounds of the Earth, West African hand drum library

Djembe: Kontakt Instrument of West African Hand Drums

Djembe is a Kontakt instrument from Sounds of the Earth that recreates the sound of a hand-played West African djembe drum. It contains 1264 Kontakt sample files and 88 audio files, and requires the full version of Kontakt 7 or later.

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01Overview

Djembe is a sample-based drum instrument for Kontakt, developed by Sounds of the Earth. The djembe is a drum of West African origin with an animal skin head, played with the hands. This library uses a recording of a drum made from solid guanacaste wood, built by Renato Conejo. The instrument gives producers an acoustic hand percussion voice that can sit in both world and modern production. It runs only inside the full version of Kontakt.

Best for

World percussion tracks
Acoustic hand drum layers
Organic percussion grooves
Film and game percussion beds

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

02Key features

What you get

Djembe sampled from a solid guanacaste wood drum
1264 Kontakt sample files
88 audio files included
8 Kontakt microphone options for tone shaping
Requires full Kontakt 7 or later
Installs on Windows and macOS
Library size of 248MB
Uses the Pulse installer

03In depth

Sound Source and Sampling Detail

The instrument is built from a recording of a djembe crafted from solid guanacaste wood by Renato Conejo. Because the drum is made of solid wood and has an animal skin head, the recording captures the natural resonance and attack of a hand-played instrument.

The library includes 1264 Kontakt sample files and 88 audio files, giving the instrument a wide range of articulations to work with. Eight Kontakt microphone options let you choose how the drum is captured and shape its tone within the same instrument.

Who It Is For and What You Need to Run It

Djembe suits producers who need an acoustic hand drum sound for percussion parts, whether for world music arrangements or as an organic layer in other genres. Because it is a Kontakt instrument, it fits into any workflow where Kontakt is already the sampler of choice.

The full version of Kontakt, version 7 or later, is required. The free Kontakt Player will not work and runs in demo mode only. The installer uses Pulse, which must be present for installation.

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 Djembe?

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

Which operating systems does Djembe support?

Djembe is listed for Windows and macOS. The Windows requirement is Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 on Windows 7, 8 or 10. The macOS requirement is OS X 10.10 or later.