Drum Machine:
 VERY low footprint for instant results
Use as many instances as you want
8 Layers with envelope, mixing & panning
Multiple tempo-synced effects
MIDI channel learnable and selectable
Full-featured pattern sequencer
750MB sample library!
In "The Force", created by Avionik, Klang was really put to use. It is comprised of 6 Klang instruments. The only thing not in Klang is the synth arpeggio and a bass drum. Everything else is Klang. Note that all but a scant few Klang instruments are recorded dry and are not distorted, so the Klangs in this demo must have been bit crushed or over amped on purpose.
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In "Starry Night", by Karmacomposer, all percussion, pan flute and sound effects were made with 9 instances of KLANG. A keyboard workstation was used to create the strings, piano and pads. The vocals are mine, processed in real time with a Roland VP-7.
The song opens with brass elephant - a weird brassy sound. I used a set of low KLANGS (Boom Klang for that nice low end and then Thunderous Klang panned almost hard left and Thunderous Strike panned almost hard right) for the large indian/taiko drum sounding part. I used a instrument called the Tight Stove Snare for that cool snare throughout the piece. A triangle klang was used in the beginning. The Pan Flute Trill was used here and there to fill out the piece and add a nice ethnic feel. In the middle, there is a rumbling sound that could literally shake a theatre. That is called Big Breath. Hidden among the snare hits is a instrument called Pop - essentially, it's a balloon pop that was then processed to sound much bigger. It lends a nice texture to the snare and compliments it nicely.
I used Presonus Studio One Pro to add all the KLANG elements and a Akai MPK Mini to play the parts - all on a laptop. I did add reverb to some KLANGS to make them sound nice and BIG. Most of KLANGS instruments are recorded dry, so you have the luxury of adding, or not adding, effects. Finally, I normalized the song in Goldwave and added a tiny bit of compression to the overall mix.
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"Alien Invasion" was created by Shadoe42. He used 10 instances of the KLANG virtual instrument along with a few synths and Shreddage in his DAW. It's a great ambient piece and well worth a listen.
Stay tuned for more info, pictures and more audio demos.
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Video Tutorial 1 - Klang Drum Machine overview and pattern creation
Klang Drum Machine has 8 layers, each with its own mixer, panner, midi channel selector, envelope controls and loop editor. Each layer is MIDI CC learnable, so you can assign them to pads, keys, etc.
The pattern sequencer allows you to either create up to 64 patterns that can play in any order you wish or you can stack them to create multi-timbral patterns. A series of video demos are in the works to show how you use every facet of the pattern sequencer and loop editors, as well as everything else. Finally, you can load and save patterns and banks of patterns.
Klang drum machine also has great effects - reverb, delay and a complete compressor - all tempo synced for great tempo effects.
Klang also comes with a simple unison drone oscillator - create rumbling drones or scifi sounds - skies the limit - and with up to 8 voice unison - the thing can get BIG and JUICY!
Included is the Klang core library (326MB compressed) - 750MB uncompressed of klangs, hits, strikes and more. Also, I have now included many, many new dry samples of bass drums, snares, toms, cymbals, side sticks and more - plenty of bread and butter samples to allow you to create any kind of percussion tracks you wish.
I have several people, including myself, creating banks of patterns for you to dial in and use. When done, there will be hundreds of patterns to pre-use - or create your own!
For a LIMITED TIME, buy Klang Drum Machine and get our Cloudplayer soundfont player and a FREE EXPANSION INCLUDED
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