Motor Rhythms: Percussion Kit Built from Automobile Parts by Soundiron

The kit combines unusual sources: fly-wheel hi-hats, gas tank kick drums, a coolant tank snare, oil can and air cleaner cover gongs, and a metal air tube cowbell. Plastic oil trap temple blocks and a hanging transmission bell add contrasting tones. Round-robin variation and velocity layering help each hit sound natural when played repeatedly.

The close and far microphone positions can be used independently, letting you set how much room and mechanical detail you hear in each mix.

Each kit piece has its own controls for attack, release, start offset, pitch, volume and key placement, and layers can be set independently or linked globally. You can map articulations freely or choose presets for common drum library MIDI mapping standards.

The library includes a Kontakt multi-effects rack and a selection of convolution reverb impulses covering rooms, halls and special-effect spaces. The arpeggiator offers custom dynamic modes and step sequencer pattern creation.