by Majetone
Majetone Truck Drums for Kontakt – a raw and powerful drum library that takes inspiration from the iconic, minimalist style of John Bonham.
Immerse yourself in the thunderous beats captured within the unique acoustics of a truck, delivering a distinctive sound reminiscent of classic rock’s golden era.
Each drum hit resonates with a primal energy, creating an authentic and unfiltered percussion experience.
Majetone Truck Drums provides a palette of intense, impactful sounds, perfect for injecting a dose of vintage character into your compositions.
Get ready to infuse your music with the driving force of raw, truck-recorded drums.
Please note: FULL retail version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or later is required. NOT for Kontakt Player.
$ 25.60 $ 32.00
Some of my favourite libraries I’ve made have come from opportunities, not necessarily planned.
I had a studio in a shed in an industrial yard…. (the yard!)
my next door neighbour had an old truck body that was rented out as workshop space.
An old tenant moved out and I helped him clear some stuff out.
Whilst in there, I noticed the acoustics of the aluminium body and like all engineers the thought popped in to my head of ‘I bet drums would sound great in here…’
So I asked my landlord if I could record drums in there before the next tenant moved in… This was Friday, the tenant moved in on Monday.
Because it was a busy (LOUD) industrial estate, I’d have to wait until night time and silence.
There’s 0 sound proofing, so I had to wait until it was quiet outside.
The first night it rained, the second night I angered a nearby sleeping truck driver… finally on night 3.
The final night, I managed to record the library.
This has become a really popular library for its Bonham-esque huge drum sound!
I recorded overnight so as not to get any background noise on the recordings.
The truck had zero insulation from the outside.
The first night rain stopped the recording, the second night a nearby sleeping truck driver got very angry about the noise.
The third night I was able to record a selection of 70+ Loops and Samples.
I wanted the setup to be simple, so I used my audient 4 channel interface.
Extinct stereo ribbon as the overheads and a kick and snare mic.
Truck Drums v1 was released in December 2021 – Majetones first library.
In post production I decided to print the samples, as time has gone on I wished to have the ability to change the mix on the instrument, with 4 microphones you’re somewhat limited anyway but I decided to re-edit and re-build the instrument with this in mind.
I am happy to announce Version 2.
Also included are the bleed from the microphones for added realism!
