Discover Shimmer & Shake – The Definitive Light Percussion Sample Library!

Are your tracks missing that crucial element of texture, movement, and subtle spice? Often, the secret sauce lies in light percussion, but finding a truly comprehensive, organized, and flexible library can be a challenge. Many producers rely on a small, often overused group of sounds, or struggle with inconsistently edited, ill-timed, or inflexible samples.

Introducing Shimmer & Shake, the ultimate resource for all your shaken hand percussion needs. This updated and improved re-release of a Nine Volt Audio sample library is perfect for adding extra sizzle and realism to any track.

What makes Shimmer & Shake indispensable?

• Massive Collection: Get access to sounds from 25 different percussion instruments, featuring 89 unique rhythms. With over 2300 loops and included individual hits and rolls, you have everything you need to build intricate rhythmic patterns or add finishing touches.
• Unmatched Flexibility: The library covers a range of essential time signatures, including 4/4, 3/4, 7/8, and 5/4. You'll find rhythms that go beyond simple quarters, eights, and sixteenths, incorporating triplet/shuffle beats, variations with on-/off-beat accents, patterns with rests, and options for downbeat and backbeat emphasis.
• Musically Interchangeable: A key feature is that the loops for each instrument are musically interchangeable. Once you find a pattern that fits your track, you can easily audition different instruments or layer several sounds together to create unique textures.
• Highly Organized & Consistent: Shimmer & Shake solves the common problem of inconsistent shaker sounds. The loops are highly organized and rhythmically consistent across instruments, making it incredibly easy to find the right sound quickly and audition different options while keeping the rhythm intact. Loop folders and patch names help you identify sound characteristics like "natural," "plastic," "jingle," "metal," and "sand".
• Crystal Clear Recording: All samples are recorded in crystal clear quality. They feature a subtle sense of stereo width and a fairly close, dry recorded perspective, capturing the unique character of each instrument beautifully. The performances are tightly played, ranging from simple to complex.
• Extensive Instrument List: Explore a wide variety of shaken percussion sounds, including cabasa, vintage/modern/brass tambourines, sistrum, hi/low maracas, caxixi, shekere, egg shaker, beer can shaker, “Bali-Pong” shaker, rain stick (played as a shaker), finger drum shaker, goat toes, sand shaker, rock shaker, pill bottle shaker, Shakerine front/side, sleigh bells, shell shaker, and hi/low Spin Spark, and Vari-Tone.
• Multiple Formats: Available in Kontakt, WAV, REX, and RMX formats for maximum compatibility with your production setup. The Kontakt version includes a new interface with more controls, a wave file viewer, a rhythm designer, and custom impulse responses.
• Perfect for Any Genre: Whether you're producing Indie, Pop, Rock, Underscore, or any genre that needs light shaken hand percussion, Shimmer & Shake is the perfect library. It adds essential texture, movement, and interest without being intrusive.
• Royalty-Free: Use the loops and one shots for anything, even in isolation, with complete peace of mind.
• Substantial Content: With 3.72GB of content (3.4GB of loops and 300MB of one shots), you have a vast resource at your fingertips.

Shimmer & Shake is a library you will use time and time again, praised by producers for its great sound, flexibility, variety, and extensive collection. It's the library you didn't know you needed, solving the common problems associated with lesser shaker libraries.

Please Note: The Kontakt version requires the full version of Kontakt 5.6.0.46 or higher and is not compatible with Kontakt Player.

Elevate your tracks with the perfect shake and shimmer – get Shimmer & Shake today!