VSL - Small Percussion for free

[Frank]

Small Percussion

This free collection includes percussion instruments that are small enough to be held and played with ease, but they pack a powerful punch in terms of the rhythm and sound. Their versatility and unique timbres add texture and rhythm to a wide range of musical styles, from world and folk music to jazz and orchestral arrangements, and electronic music.

The following instruments are laid out over seven octaves of the keyboard:

 

Boobams
Tambourine
Woodblocks
CastanetsClaves
Caxixi
Shaker
 

https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Small_Percussion

[PavlovsCat]

The VSL freebies are really, really good. Thanks for the post, @Frank. To be candid, I actually forgot how to download and install VSL libraries at first. For anyone else in the same boat, fire up Vienna Assistant to find and download the new library. 

Edited February 1, 2023 by PavlovsCat

[Craig Fowler]

Get all those VSL freebies! The harp and string runs are absurdly good!

[lawajava]

Great!

[Fwrend]

Nice, thanks!

[Frank]

8 hours ago, PavlovsCat said:

The VSL freebies are really, really good. Thanks for the post, @Frank. To be candid, I actually forgot how to download and install VSL libraries at first. For anyone else in the same boat, fire up Vienna Assistant to find and download the new library. 

It‘s much easier as it was before.

[kitekrazy]

Nice that there are 2 authorizations. 

[henkejs]

I've never investigated the VSL products. Do you need a for-pay player to use these instruments?

[PavlovsCat]

46 minutes ago, henkejs said:

I've never investigated the VSL products. Do you need a for-pay player to use these instruments?

No. It's a collection of really nice quality free instruments for their free player. 

[Craig Fowler]

6 hours ago, henkejs said:

I've never investigated the VSL products. Do you need a for-pay player to use these instruments?

The players are free/downloadable with the products you get that use them. I find the old "VI" player pretty fiddly, but the Synchron player and Synchron piano player are about the best hosts I've come across. Really powerful and fairly intuitive. They even look nice!

I've become a bit of a VSL fanboy in the last 3 years or so, especially for pianos. Their jazz drums and upright bass sound brilliant too...I just wish they'd port them to the Synchron player because I can't usually be bothered to use them because of the old interface.

[henkejs]

Craig Fowler, PavlovsCat: Thanks for the info!