Library number 2! With my test library done, I approached this one with a new goal: to explore the limits of what the latest version of Decent Sampler (V1.7.4 at the time) could do.
I decided to tackle a percussion library. In particular, I've always found shaker samples to be difficult to play in a way that sounds natural. So that was my challenge.
The solution I came up with to make them not sound artificial was to play full rhythms and record them for real. 3 shakers recorded and looped at different tempos.
I added mod wheel support to switch between tempos (100-200bpm), and keyswitches to change the beat subdivision (1/4, 1/4T, 1/8, 1/8T, 1/16). Essentially providing shakers suitable for tempos anywhere between 50bpm and 400bpm.*
I also included single hits, as well as prayer chimes and (of course) the eponymous frog! All instruments have their own separate panning and volume controls, and there's a global reverb dial.
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In update V1.3, I made the shaker tempo options more granular. The tempo of the recorded samples can now be adjusted to any whole number value between 100-200bpm. (In previous version it was only possible to adjust in 5bpm increments.)
