Gentle Natural Percussion and/or drums?

[Telefunkin]

the drummer is Russ Kunkel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_Slide ... ue_Horizon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_Kunkel Quite an impressive discography! He plays on AAron Neville "warm your heart" which is my reference cd.

Wow Len, he's been a busy boy! Now, if only there was a 'Kunkel for Kontakt' . Most things I've found seemed to be geared more towards big and aggressive sounds.

I guess I'm being lazy in expecting that someone else has already done the salt and water thing Ern. They usually have if you know where to look, but in this case perhaps not though. Thanks for another useful tip.

[Len911]

Wow Len, he's been a busy boy! Now, if only there was a 'Kunkel for Kontakt' . Most things I've found seemed to be geared more towards big and aggressive sounds.

I hear ya! I'm not a drummer, but occasionally I'll notice when the drumming really fits the song, and like you, not overly big or aggressive. Jeff Porcaro, Al Jackson Jr., now Kunkel,lol! I sort of stumbled on some info somewhere, that got me looking at drum rudiments, and how many of the great drummers might have started with a jazz influence or background and knew and used the rudiments in their technique. Platinum loops has a military rudiments midi if you want to roll your own, though you might need to do a lot of tweaking.

[Telefunkin]

I also found this.....
https://www.samplephonics.com/products/ ... ed-grooves#
The brushed loops were played by the wonderful Paul Robinson (Nina Simone's drummer of choice for many years and who I've been incredibly fortunate enough to play alongside many times). Shame I can't afford him to do sessions for me though .

[keithl]

Here is another option

Shimmer Shake Strike
https://insessionaudio.com/products/shi ... ke-strike/

[Telefunkin]

Here is another option

Shimmer Shake Strike
https://insessionaudio.com/products/shi ... ke-strike/

Now that's really interesting, and pretty close to what I originally had in mind, so I'll probably buy it while the offer is on.
Thanks Keith!
I'd still welcome a 'Kunkel for Kontakt' as well though.

[Telefunkin]

Just wanted to add that following Keith's suggestion (thanks again) I did indeed purchase Shimmer Shake Strike.
I'm very happy with it too
https://insessionaudio.com/products/shi ... ke-strike/

[Telefunkin]

For anyone else who might be interested, I also found this ....
https://www.cinematique-instruments.com ... ussive.php
Not inexpensive but very versatile by the look of it.

[Telefunkin]

..... and for brushed drums there's 'Kick 'N Brush' from Loops de la Creme.
http://www.loopsdelacreme.com/kontakt-libraries

I hope these links help someone else, or do most other folk prefer boom thwack drums?

[Len911]

Graham, you mentioned Kontakt and Folk and I thought about this from drumdrops for half price until the 15th of this month.
https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/ ... akt-5-Pack

you don't like boom thwack? There are like 5 mics on most kit pieces, so you adjust the close and overhead and room mics to balance the sound, mix and match, to the mix you want. These kits also have brush samples, tambourines and shakers? The percussion though is usually a mix of the overhead and room mics. There are also 16 velocities and round robins.
https://www.drumdrops.com/drum-samples/ ... -kit/intro there is a vintage and a modern kit. There is also a 2 kit pack for kontakt player, but the drums are already mixed and no round robins?

[Telefunkin]

Hi Len, thanks very much for the reply, and I hope you're well.

I like the modern folk kit from DrumDrops (particularly the brushes) and will probably dip-in for that while the Plugin Boutique offer is live. Good find!

I don't have a problem with boom thwack drums for general use, but often find myself craving gentler sounds for more stripped mixes. This thread is still alive because my search has continued.