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Percussion

Spitfire Audio

Abbey Road Orchestra: Low Percussion Core

Seismic orchestral low end.

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Product Overview

Experience the ground-shaking power of orchestral low percussion with the Core edition of our acclaimed Abbey Road Orchestra series. This iteration includes the same comprehensive suite of 20 thunderous bass drums – from the Surdo and Gran Cassa to the enormous 60” Giant Taiko – and offers identical detail in the selection of beaters, techniques and articulations. Low Percussion Core focuses the sound into one essential microphone mix, locking the sound of Studio One into the groove.

Engineered by GRAMMY® -Award-winner Simon Rhodes (Skyfall, Avatar) and performed by virtuoso percussionist Joby Burgess, whose credits include blockbuster scores like Black Panther, The Avengers and The Batman, video games such as Indiana Jones and performances on dancefloors from Wembley Stadium to Berghain, this library captures the dynamism and realism of each drum in the legendary acoustic of Abbey Road Studio One.

What's Included?

Key Features

A notable list of features to extend the playability and natural realism of this sample library

Soft Takeover

Useful when playing in rolls and hits as part of a passage, and wants to trigger rolls sympathetically and intuitively to the dynamic of the hits being played quickly without having to set the position of the modwheel (whilst also having the option to crescendo/diminuendo if desired). Having the rolls velocity sensitive is great for triggering short rolls to portray drags, flourishes and pickups etc. as part of longer rhythmic passages when physically playing on the keyboard.

Right/Left Mapping

Most of the drums in High Percussion have been recorded with both right and left hand sticking. How much difference does this actually make? Some drums and beater types do have a distinct timbral difference between the two hands which contributes to the feel and realism especially when programming or playing true-to-life rudiments. 

Two Handed Layout

This duplicates the main original mapping blocks to a higher octave, allowing you to play using two hands (spacing the keys out further to feel more like actually playing a drum). 

NOTE: Two handed layout is not available on ‘All in One’ techniques.

Vocal Choking

Playing a hit when a roll key is held will choke the roll. This allows for very tight roll ends to be played in using a single hit.

Instruments

Bass Drum

A vintage concert bass drum with a single 32” head on a shallow open shell. This drum 

combines a defined attack, woody overtones and balanced resonance.

Sticks

Wooden drum sticks producing a hard and immediate attack with a powerful tone

  • Hits
  • Hand damped hits
  • Rolls
Hard Felt

Hard felt mallets producing a strong attack and a balanced tone

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Hard Felt (Damped)

Hard felt mallets with cloth placed over the drum head, producing a muted sound

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Medium Felt

Medium felt mallet with a less immediate attack, revealing clear undertones

  • Hits
  • Hand damped hits
  • Rolls
Brushes

Fine metal brushes for a more delicate timbre

  • Open hits
  • Closed hits
  • Open edge hits
  • Closed edge hits
  • Short Sweeps
  • Long Sweeps
  • Swirls
Rods

Wooden rods producing an articulate sound with reduced resonance

  • Hits
  • Rolls
  • Rim hits
  • Rim rolls
All-in-one

All available beaters and techniques for the Bass Drum presented across the keyboard

Bass Drum (Gran Cassa)

An orchestral staple, this 36” gran cassa is a two-headed concert bass drum with huge dynamic range and a very deep, complex sustain.

Sticks

Wooden drum sticks producing a hard and immediate attack with a powerful tone

  • Hits
  • Hand damped hits
  • Rolls
Hard Felt

Defined attack and a balanced tone

  • Hits
  • Hand damped hits
  • Rolls
Medium Felt

A less immediate attack revealing clear undertones

  • Hits
  • Hand damped hits
  • Rolls
Poly Beater

Plastic/poly beater to create a narrower sound with less low frequency information

  • Hits
  • Hand damped hits
  • Rolls
Super Soft

An extremely mellow attack and a boomy resonance

  • Hits
  • Hand damped hits
  • Rolls
Brushes

Fine metal brushes for a more delicate timbre

  • Hits
  • Closed hits
  • Rolls
  • Short Sweeps
  • Long Sweeps
  • Swirls
Rute on Rim

Wooden rute, creating an intricate and earthy high pitched 'tap'

  • Hits
  • Flams
  • Rolls
All-in-one

All available beaters and techniques for the Gran Cassa presented across the keyboard

Bombo

An Argentinian bass drum with a 20" hide head tuned with rope. It produces a low, organic sound with a very short sustain.

Hard Felt

Hard felt mallet producing a defined attack

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Hard Felt (Damped)

Hard felt mallet with a cloth placed over the drum head to produce a muted sound

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Soft Felt

Soft felt mallet producing a rounded attack

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Soft Felt (Damped)

Soft felt mallet and a cloth placed over the drum head to produce a muted sound

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Sticks (Sides)

Performances with wooden sticks on the sides of the drum

  • Hits
  • Flams
Rolls
All-in-one

All available beaters and techniques for the Bombo presented across the keyboard

Buffalo Drum

Constructed from a shallow wooden frame clad with a 22” buffalo skin head, this drum produces strong overtones with a rich, blooming sustain.

Hard Beater

Producing an articulate attack

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Soft Beater

Producing a rounded attack

  • Hits
  • Rolls
All-in-one

All available beaters and techniques for the Buffalo Drum presented across the keyboard

Dhol Drum

A two-headed drum from the Indian subcontinent. Each head is struck with a different beater to produce the dhol's signature tones, typical in Bhangra and other Indian genres.

Dhol Sticks

Traditional wooden dagga and tihli sticks

  • Dagga closed hits
  • Dagga closed hits
  • Thili hits
Djuns

A pair of djuns (dundun) hailing from West Africa, these instruments are adept at carrying strong rhythms with a balanced, 'forward' tone.

Hard Felt

Producing a defined attack with a balanced tone

  • Hits
  • Closed hits
  • Rolls
Dragon Drums (Dagus)

Originating from China, thIs large pair of dagu drums (or ‘Dragon Drums’) produce strong and characterful tones with lengthy sustain.

Sticks

Wooden sticks to produce the traditional dagu sound

  • Hits
  • Rolls
  • Rim hits
  • Rim rolls
Hard Felt

Hard felt mallet for a less pronounced attack

  • Hits
  • Rolls
All-in-one

All available beaters and techniques for the Dragon Drums presented across the keyboard

Epic Toms

A pair of floor toms positioned on opposing sides. These drums provide a tight, powerful attack and an explosive, hard-hitting tone.

Taiko Sticks

Taiko sticks producing a hard attack and accentuated top end

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Taiko Sticks (Damped)

Taiko sticks and a hide skin placed over the head of the drum for a muted sound

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Rods

Wooden rods producing an articulate sound with reduced resonance

  • Hits
  • Rolls
All-in-one

All available beaters and techniques for the Epic Toms presented across the keyboard

Giant Taiko

With its 60” diameter shell this giant taiko (or O-Daiko) produces deep, controlled lows whilst remaining dexterous and agile.

Taiko Sticks

Taiko sticks producing a hard attack

  • Hits
  • Rolls
  • Rim hits
  • Rim flams
  • Rim rolls
  • Shell hits
  • Shell flams
  • Shell rolls
Taiko Sticks (Damped)

Taiko sticks and a blanket covering the rear head of the drum to reduce resonance

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Medium Felt

Felt mallets for a variation on the classic taiko sound

  • Hits
Medium Felt (Damped)

Felt mallets and a blanket covering the rear head of the drum to reduce resonance

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Hands

Performances with fists on the head of the drum producing a softer attack with a darker tone

  • Hits
All-in-one

All available beaters and techniques for the Giant Taiko presented across the keyboard

Gong Bass Drum

This gong drum is constructed with a single oversized head, producing a very fat and 'modern' sound with a fast attack and punchy low end.

Hard Felt

Hard felt mallets producing a strong attack

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Soft Felt

A soft felt mallet producing a rounded attack

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Puili

Bamboo puili sticks, creating a detailed, high pitched attack with a tight resonance

  • Hits
  • Rolls
All-in-one

All available beaters and techniques for the Gong Bass Drum presented across the keyboard

  • Hits
  • Rolls

Surdo

A Brazilian instrument which traditionally provides the lower rhythms in samba music. This 22" aluminium shell variant produces a dense sound with a distinctive attack.

Medium Felt

Performances with a felt beater to produce the signature surdo sound.

  • Hits 
  • Closed hits
  • Rolls
Hands

Performances with the hands on the head of the drum

  • Hits 
  • Closed hits
All-in-one

All available beaters and techniques for the Surdo presented across the keyboard

Taikos

A pair of Japanese solid Siam oak taiko drums producing a very focussed sound to create impactful, driving rhythms.

Taiko Sticks

Performances with wooden taiko sticks to produce the traditional taiko sound

  • Hits
  • Rolls
  • Rim hits
  • Rim flams
  • Rim rolls
Hard Felt

Hard felt mallets for a variation on the classic taiko sound

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Medium Felt

Medium felt mallets producing a mellower attack

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Brushes

Performances with brushes for a more delicate timbre

  • Hits
  • Edge hits
  • Rolls
  • Short sweeps
  • Long sweeps
  • Swirls
  • Shimmers
Hands

Performances with the hands on the head of the drum

  • Hits
  • Rolls
All-in-one (Taiko Low)

All available beaters and techniques for the Low Taiko drum presented across the keyboard

All-in-one (Taiko High)

All available beaters and techniques for the High Taiko drum presented across the keyboard

Toms

A spread set of vintage silver single headed toms, adept at both slow and rapid accented passages owing to their extremely clear and resonant tone.

Sticks

Wooden drum sticks producing a hard and immediate attack with a powerful tone

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Sticks on Rims

Wooden drum sticks on the rim of the drum to produce a 'tapping' sound

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Sticks (Damped)

Wooden drum sticks and a tea towel placed over the head of the drum for a muted sound

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Hard Felt

Hard felt mallets producing a strong attack with a balanced tone

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Rods

Wooden rods producing an articulate sound with reduced resonance

  • Hits
  • Rolls
Brushes

Performances with dense nylon brushes producing a softer attack but with plenty of body

  • Hits
  • Rolls
All-in-one (Low Toms)

All available beaters and techniques for the lower pitched Toms presented across the keyboard

All-in-one (High Toms)

All available beaters and techniques for the higher pitched Toms presented across the keyboard

Effects

Reverb

A bespoke IR developed at Abbey Road Studios

RHYTHMIC FUNDAMENTALS

To further enhance your creative workflow, this product includes a free MIDI pack of fundamental drum rudiments. These building blocks of percussion technique are programmed specifically for Abbey Road Orchestra Percussion, leveraging the intuitive right/left hand mapping for authentic performance.

Drag and drop these rudiments into your compositions at any tempo, and freely edit them within your DAW, adding realistic drum techniques with ease.

DEEPLY SAMPLED FOR REALISTIC DYNAMICS

Up to 12 round robins and 10 velocity layers deliver unrivalled realism in this suite of orchestral and indigenous drums. Extremely responsive and highly tactile, Low Percussion explores the timbral and textural range of 20 drums, with up to seven beater options per drum, performing hits, rolls, swirls and sweeps sampled in incredible detail. All performed by virtuoso percussionist Joby Burgess.

THE FOUNDATIONS OF RHYTHM AROUND THE GLOBE

Diverse drums spanning a huge tonal palette

  • 20 Drums, from orchestral staples to traditional folk instruments (including a 60” Giant Taiko)
  • Up to 7 beaters per drum
  • Multiple techniques and striking positions per drum
  • Next-level control

  • Up to 12 round robins
  • Right/Left hand mapping feature
  • 'Soft Takeover' dynamic control
  • Ultra expressive feel
  • 1 microphone mix
  • Abbey Road microphones
  • Ultimate precision
  • Broadcast-ready quality, out the box

  • Over 1800 hours recording and editing time
  • Over 166,500 samples
  • Captured with over 25 mics per drum
  • Up to 10 dynamic layers

ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS

Spitfire Audio - Abbey Road Orchestra: Low Percussion Core - ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS

Studio One: Icon of the past, innovator for the future.

A host to celebrated classical recordings from Elgar to Prokofiev, as well as iconic film scores from The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy*, The Empire Strikes Back*, and more recent releases Avengers: End Game and Black Panther, Studio One is one of the most in-demand recording studios in the film scoring landscape. Home to one of the greatest in-house collections of vintage and modern microphones and a control room fitted with a 72-channel Neve 88 RS console with a unique and comprehensive surround monitor section, Studio One was the perfect setting for our recording sessions, meticulously curated, recorded and programmed to deliver you the world's most detailed sampling orchestra.

The opportunity to perfect every strike and roll in the glorious acoustic of Studio One was not missed and we took time to make the best microphone choices and hone their positions.
Simon Rhodes, Senior Engineer, Abbey Road Studios

Decades of expertise
This library has been formed by some of the world’s best producers in music recording, created for professional composers of film, television, game and performance.

Joby Burgess
Black Panther, Mission: Impossible
One of Britain’s most diverse percussionists, Joby is equally at home performing with Peter Gabriel at Red Rocks Amphitheatre and The Who at Wembley Stadium as reimagining Blade Runner at Sydney Opera House and Ibiza Classics at the Royal Albert Hall. Joby’s playing can be heard on major film and TV scores, notably leading the percussion sections on the Black Panther and Ant-man franchises, Spirited, The Harder They Fall, Rocketman, Ad Astra, The Darkest Hour, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Doctor Who.

Simon Rhodes
Titanic, Skyfall
Simon joined the EMI Abbey Road Studios in 1987. He is now Senior Engineer and has a long standing association with various composers including the late James Horner with whom he worked for 18 years on over 40 projects including Avatar, one of the highest grossing films of all time.

Additional Information

macOS requirements

  • Mac OS X 10.15 to OS 14
  • Minimum: 2.8GHz i5 minimum (quad-core), 8GB RAM
  • Recommended: 2.8GHz I7 (six-core), 16GB RAM
  • Both Intel and Apple Silicon/ARM are supported
  • 32-bit systems are not supported.

PC requirements

  • Windows 10 or Windows 11 - (Latest Service Pack, 64-bit)
  • Minimum: Intel 2.8 GHz i5 (quad-core) or AMD Ryzen 5, 8GB RAM
  • Recommended: Intel Core i7 6th gen and later or AMD Ryzen 7, 16GB RAM
  • 32-bit systems are not supported.

File size

  • 5.5 GB download size
  • 6 GB disk space required during install

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