Ultra-playable cinematic Taiko drums with a special focus on fast playing and organic, timeless sound. Also includes various Taikos-based percussion ensembles to expand the sonic palette.
About the Taikos X3M
For years, Japanese taiko have been used consistently in soundtracks and music around the world. Applying our sampling philosophy to various instruments in the Taiko family has yielded some very organic and fresh sounding results that, when paired with our X3M percussion engine, are just plain fun.
One of our main goals was to capture consistent round-robin algorithms for as many playing techniques as possible, so that we can write fast, yet smooth and realistic sounding percussive arrangements. To achieve this, we carefully edited each sample of our 10 Round Robins by hand and made as many iterations as necessary after carefully testing the articulations in a real composing environment.
In addition to this, another important goal for us was to expand the sonic palette of the Taiko sound by adding other instruments that enhance, but do not change too much, the aesthetic of the main sound. Thus, TAIKOS X3M not only contains the same material that we have all heard countless times, but also contains new, yet unheard combinations of instruments that will breathe life into your percussion arrangements.
Recording took place at Sofia Session Studio, where we also recorded previous X3M libraries to ensure smooth and easy layering.
Impact motor X3M
The concept of this engine is quite simple – the keyboard range is divided into 12 zones to which you can assign different sounds. After creating the template of your choice, just plug it in and play – nothing else is needed!
In addition to this, the engine also allows you to customize individual zones as well as the entire mapped ensemble patch with different effects and mic positions. By pairing them with natural and organic recordings, you get the ultimate in flexibility when it comes to sound.
Once you download the X3M Ensemble Builder, you will automatically download all the samples from the “Samples” directory. However, the tool is designed in such a way that it actually clears all samples, unless you load them into a zone. This means that not only do you have one patch with all the types of percussion you might need, but it is also optimized and won’t damage your RAM resources in any way!