Elevate Your Productions with the Ultimate Cymbal Rolls Collection

Unlock a world of dynamic percussive textures with Cymbal Rolls, the definitive collection of high-quality cymbal roll samples designed for composers and producers. This comprehensive library provides you with everything you need to add stunning cymbal swells and transitions to your music, sound design projects, film scores, game audio, and more.

Cymbal Rolls is a meticulously recorded collection featuring a vast array of cymbal rolls performed on a diverse selection of cymbals, ranging from a delicate 14″ hi-hat to a booming 28″ factory metal cymbal. Each cymbal was expertly played at various speeds and intensity levels using a variety of mallets, sticks, and beaters, including large and medium mallets, scrapes, and super ball mallets. This ensures a rich and nuanced sonic palette, perfect for any musical genre.

Key Features That Make Cymbal Rolls Essential:

• Extensive Cymbal Variety: Explore 18 unique cymbals, each with its own distinct character, including the 14″ Sultan Hi Hat, 15″ Mystery Cymbal, 16” Alchemy Crash, 20” Ride, 22” Agop Turk China, 28″ Factory Metal, and many more.
• Multiple Articulations: Benefit from a wide range of roll types, including short, medium, long, soft, and loud rolls.
• Versatile Performance Techniques: Experience the unique timbres achieved through the use of different mallets, sticks, and scrapes.
• Kontakt and WAV Formats Included: Seamlessly integrate these sounds into your workflow, whether you prefer the flexibility of Kontakt or the simplicity of standalone .WAV files.
• Intuitive Kontakt GUI: The dedicated Kontakt interface offers a large waveform view, sample name display, volume, attack, and release controls, a powerful speed knob for real-time tempo adjustments without pitch shifting, and a convenient play mode button for instant reverse cymbal effects.
• Inspiring Reverb Options: Shape your sound with 25 diverse reverb impulse responses, ranging from classic halls and chambers to evocative cathedrals and unique sound design spaces.
• Pristine Audio Quality: Recorded in stunning 24 bit / 96k high-resolution audio through top-of-the-line equipment, including ProTools, Apogee AD16X converters, Roswell Audio K47’s, JZ Microphones BT-201’s, Schoeps CMC6’s, and Earthworks MC30 microphones, captured through UA4410 and API3124+ pre-amps.
• Expertly Crafted: Engineered and recorded by the acclaimed sound designer Rick Allen and performed by the talented percussionist Jon Mattox (endorsed by Istanbul Agop Cymbals), ensuring professional quality and musicality.
• Time-Saving Solution: Stop struggling to program realistic cymbal rolls with MIDI – this collection provides instant, authentic results.

Why Choose Cymbal Rolls?

Cymbal Rolls offers an affordable and effective way to achieve professional-sounding cymbal swells and rolls without the need for extensive sample library searching. The attention to detail in the recording process, utilizing various cymbals and performance techniques, provides a level of realism often missing in free or less comprehensive sample packs. As one user, Tune Titan, noted, "This worked PERFECTLY for my needs. It was a simple, affordable and affective way to get cymbal swells without searching through huge sample libraries". Another user, Craig, highlighted that the pack was "obviously played by a percussionist," Jon Mattox, resulting in a noticeable difference in quality compared to free alternatives.

Users praise the ease of use, the quality of the sounds, and the variety offered. The inclusion of both Kontakt and WAV formats provides flexibility for different workflows. The speed knob and reverse button offer creative possibilities for sound design.

Technical Specifications:

• 1.06GB of content
• Available in Kontakt and .WAV format
• 18 Kontakt patches (one per cymbal)
• 25 reverb IRs included
• Recorded in 24 bit / 96k quality
• Requires the Full Retail Version of Kontakt 5.5.0.409 or higher (not compatible with the free Kontakt Player)

Add the Cymbal Rolls collection to your sonic toolkit today and effortlessly create impactful and realistic cymbal swells and transitions in your productions!