Sonic Atlas Expansion: Thavil Kit is a preset expansion pack by Pitch Innovations that adds a traditional South Indian percussion ensemble to the Sonic Atlas plugin. It features samples performed by 10 percussionists.
The Thavil Kit is an expansion for Sonic Atlas, the sampler platform from Pitch Innovations. It is built around the thavil, a traditional South Indian percussion instrument, and recorded with ten traditional percussionists. The pack covers playable one-shot patches as well as ready-made loops, fills and triplet grooves, so producers can work with the ensemble both note by note and as full rhythmic phrases.
The pack contains 1,623 samples with velocity layers and round robins, which helps repeated hits sound less mechanical when played with a MIDI keyboard or pad controller. The one-shot patches are built to be played, so individual strikes can be sequenced into custom patterns.
The developer describes the ensemble as having a deep, resonant low end and sharp rhythmic accents. Those qualities make the kit suited to rhythms that need a clear, grounded foundation.
Beyond single hits, the kit includes loops, fills and triplet grooves. These give you complete rhythmic phrases to drop into a track as a starting point, and the fills can be used to mark transitions between sections.
Because the grooves are recorded as performances, they can add a human feel that is harder to program from scratch.
Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.
| Developer | Pitch Innovations |
|---|---|
| Type | Preset pack / expansion |
| Category | Expansion Packs |
| Requires | Sonic Atlas |
The Thavil Kit requires Sonic Atlas to run. It is an expansion pack for that platform.
On macOS, it supports macOS 10.15 or higher, with Intel and native Apple Silicon support. On Windows, it supports Windows 8 or higher. Plugin formats include VST, VST3, AAX and Standalone, and it is 64-bit compatible only. Audio formats for AU appear on macOS and Logic Pro is listed among supported DAWs.
The listed host applications include Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Nuendo, Reaper and Reason, among others.
The kit is built around the thavil, a traditional South Indian percussion instrument. The samples were performed by 10 traditional percussionists.
REQUIRES SONIC ATLAS
REQUIRES SONIC ATLAS
REQUIRES SONIC ATLAS
REQUIRES SONIC ATLAS
REQUIRES SONIC ATLAS
REQUIRES SONIC ATLAS