Microhammer Sand Drum

In much the same way that the rain stick harnesses the essence of rain, the Sand Drum harnesses the essence of the entire ocean; hundreds of quintillions of gallons of water. The unique surf-like sound is produced by a medium-sized enclosed drum about 1 1/4" thick and filled with dozens of tiny silver metal beads. When gently rocked and rotated in a circular motion, the sand drum produces an amazing tidal effect, like waves ebbing and flowing. In addition to the ambient effects it creates, the sand drum, being a "drum" is also a unique percussion instrument offering a variety of different percussive elements. All core hit articulations were recorded at 10 x round robin.


This library includes custom front-panel controls and modwheel automation to allow pitch adjustment of up to +/- 24 semitones, as well as room wetness re-shaping, going from tight and close to full and lush.

Microhammer Sand Drum specs:

Articulations include:
Sand Drum Strike/Staccato Dry with mallet
Sand Drum Strike/Staccato Dry with hotrod
Sand Drum Strike/Staccato Dry side stick
Sand Drum Dry FX wave rattle
Sand Drum Strike/Staccato Wet with mallet
Sand Drum Strike/Staccato Wet with hotrod
Sand Drum Strike/Staccato Wet side stick
Sand Drum Dry FX wave rattle
Master Patch with all strike (round robin x 10) articulations
Bonus: Selected patches come with custom convolution reverb
Intelligent editing and programming
Read me (.pdf) install, patch and hint documentation
14 instrument patches, 268 samples, 321MB installed, 194MB .rar download
Sample resolution and source format: 44.1Khz / 24 bit / stereo .wav format
Format(s): Kontakt, SFZ and .wav
Note: Native Instruments Kontakt 3+ full retail versions required.
Note: Free Kontakt Player will only work for 30 minutes with this product. Full version required to remove this restriction.