Tribal, Ethnic, African, Indian, you name it.

[Alume]

Hey guys,

I was searching around the net for some good tribal percussion kind or samples that I could use in techno or in ambient field recordings kind of stuff. I found some free packs, but wasnt really that pleased.

So I looked for some that I could buy, they were oke, but a lot of loops and I wasnt willing to take my chances for 15-20 euro's.

I was wondering if any of you guys could recommend me a great pack, or alternative for getting these kind of sounds. I recorded some myself, but my instrument collections is pretty limited.

Would love to hear some suggestions!

P.S. And if anybody could say the same for animal sounds feel free to enlighten me:)

[Planar]

The Cinematic Drums Geist expansion pack is worth a look. It comes with wavs, so you don't need Geist and it's really high quality. I'll be interested to see if anyone has any other recommendations.

[Wiu]

This pack is great (imo) for tribal hits to craft your own loops:

http://www.soundstosample.com/info/Drum ... m_Hits/296

Live recorded tribal loops really do have a much better sort of vibe/groove/feel (whatever you wanna call it) though. I was looking about for live recorded tribal loops recently but most just seemed to be made from hit libraries (like the one above) so didn't sound all that good to me.

I recently bought 'Taiko 2' kontakt sample library. Again, it's not loops, but the sample library is awesome. I had some great loops going in minutes.

http://www.ninevoltaudio.com/products/taiko2.html

I never used to use loops/breaks until I got Ableton. It's so easy to cut them up and make something unique out of them, so I'm sure others might have some better advice or sites to check out.

[nicknack]

i listened to the demo for this and it don't sound too bad for 9 pound. http://www.wavealchemy.co.uk/african-rhythms/pid45/

i tried some of the NI komplete ones. try before you buy. but they didn't work out so well when i used them. i found they took over the mix a bit. note it was most likely due to my shit mixing skills. i didn't try their west africa thing because i couldn't find a try before you buy version. they are all on the non-cheap side. the other problem is you need kontakt. that's not a problem for me because i've used kontakt for ages. not so much since i've been using ableton but i still find that kontakt is way more flexible than ableton's sampler or simpler in terms of modulation. you can chain any number modulators together. you can have as many as you want and on any parameter. i don't really like using the effects on kontakt, i prefer sending them to the DAW native effects or waves and one day UAD.

http://www.native-instruments.com/en/pr ... cinematic/

[innovine]

Get a DVD of how to play bongo drums or something. It'll be filled with cleanly recorded one shots, loops, all the articulations, etc. Even youtube tutorial videos can contain some gems.

[Alume]

Thanks for all the great tips, ill have a look at them tomorrow.

[UN!T]

Better to learn the ryhytms of these types of music. Then you can insert any sound into it and derive that feeling from it. To start: son clave
X..X..X...X.X...
Think Brazil & samba Thump th-Thump Thump Thump...
Just a suggestion.


For animal sounds I suggest you sample old Primate records.

[ANdrw]

Look up for Doru Malaia percussion library. It's the only thing you'll need. Don't know the actual URL, but I'm sure it should come up in the first 3-4 results. He also has a free library which is pretty good.

[Críoch]

I think that Doru guy died there a few years ago? Maybe I'm wrong.

[ANdrw]

I think that Doru guy died there a few years ago? Maybe I'm wrong.

Yep, he's dead sadly, but the samples *live on*. Here's the link: http://www.freewebs.com/dorumalaia/news.htm

Now that I remember, Thomas Penton had some good libraries if I'm not mistaking.

[Zabelithe]

Better to learn the ryhytms of these types of music. Then you can insert any sound into it and derive that feeling from it. To start: son clave
X..X..X...X.X...
Think Brazil & samba Thump th-Thump Thump Thump...
Just a suggestion.


For animal sounds I suggest you sample old Primate records.

yeh tried this.

[serial]

also this one! http://www.wavealchemy.co.uk/afro-latin ... -2/pid105/

[UN!T]

Better to learn the ryhytms of these types of music. Then you can insert any sound into it and derive that feeling from it. To start: son clave
X..X..X...X.X...
Think Brazil & samba Thump th-Thump Thump Thump...
Just a suggestion.


For animal sounds I suggest you sample old Primate records.

yeh tried this.

Which? Sampling Primate or son clave?
... And?
It's useful or no?
Lay it over a basic techno pattern.(kick, hat, clap/snare)

[Zabelithe]

Just sampling. And it was useful.

[Wiu]

On second thoughts, study this video (or just sample it).

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=807413242623374

[oddmyth]

http://www.amazon.com/The-Drummers-Bibl ... NCW67YXMNS

Buy the physical copy that comes with the CD.

[Planar]

Look up for Doru Malaia percussion library. It's the only thing you'll need. Don't know the actual URL, but I'm sure it should come up in the first 3-4 results. He also has a free library which is pretty good.

Thanks. It took some tracking down but I managed to find this eventually.

[Hades]

problem is : what's your budget ?
otherwise I might know something you'd really like. (and yes, it's software)

[Alume]

Thanks for all the answers.

@ hades i dont know whats the limit to speed on tools tot need to make what you want to make?

Seriously though, id be interested. Does it have a demo?

[Lost to the Void]

https://www.freesound.org/search/?q=tribal