Percussive Dissonance

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What's in this sound pack?

200 unique processed cinematic sound design elements created from 18 real percussion instrument sources and original performances.

Percussive Dissonance explores the darker, more unconventional side of acoustic percussion. Built from real instruments and original recordings, the library transforms physical performances into a wide-ranging collection of dissonance, resonant frequencies, metallic textures, large bowed sounds, friction, transitions and atmospheric movement for cinematic sound design. Total duration of all files - 50 min, 31 sec

Rather than approaching these instruments as a traditional percussion library, each source was explored for the sounds hiding beyond its familiar musical role. Cymbals, drums, bells, chimes, shakers, wood and other resonant instruments were struck, bowed, scraped, shaken and allowed to resonate, capturing everything from subtle movement and delicate overtones to large sustained textures and aggressive metallic energy.

SOUND DESIGN & PROCESSING

Every sound has been treated with reverb at varying degrees, helping place the collection within a cohesive cinematic space while allowing individual sounds to retain their own character.

Processing varies from sound to sound. Some recordings remain relatively close to the original acoustic performance, while others were pitched, delayed, granulated or further manipulated to create darker and more unusual results. A smaller selection was also reversed where the technique complemented the source.

The finished library moves between recognizable acoustic percussion and more heavily transformed material, including dissonant cues, frequencies, resonances, bowed cymbals, large bow textures, metallic overtones, friction, impacts, transitions, tonal movement and evolving atmospheric sounds.

Each of the 200 WAV files is its own unique sound design element, not a velocity-layered variation. Use them individually, combine them with other sounds, or layer and process them further to build larger effects, transitions and cinematic environments.

18 REAL INSTRUMENT SOURCES

The library contains 200 recordings across 18 acoustic sources:

• 3" Tongue Drum | 10 recordings

• 4" Frog Guiro | 9 recordings

• 6" Bell Cymbal | 13 recordings

• 8" Splash Cymbal | 4 recordings

• 9" Claves | 7 recordings

• 16" Djembe | 10 recordings

• 17" Crash Cymbal | 10 recordings

• 18" China Cymbal | 17 recordings

• 20" Rainstick | 8 recordings

• 20" Ride Cymbal | 24 recordings

• 22" Buffalo Drum | 25 recordings

• Chimes | 15 recordings

• Egg Shaker | 8 recordings

• Finger Bell | 7 recordings

• Headless Tambourine | 6 recordings

• Maraca | 8 recordings

• Mini Djembe | 10 recordings

• Mini Singing Bowl | 9 recordings

The combination of metal, wood, drum skins, bells, shakers and naturally resonant acoustic sources gives the collection a broad range of tone and movement, from intimate tension and unstable frequencies to deep resonance and larger cinematic gestures.