Early Bird is a percussion library about that feeling right before a hit lands.
To me, shaken percussion isn’t just about the beats—it’s about the stuff that happens in between. When you catch those sounds leading up to a hit, it gives everything so much more weight. So we use loops for those kinds of textures, but they’re pretty limiting because the performance is the performance. So, I made Early Bird—a quick, easy way to add some gravity right before the beat hits.
Here’s how it works:
Start by playing your parts in one-shot mode. Then, switch to early mode, drag the MIDI back two beats, and you’ll hear those before-the-beat textures come to life. It’s one extra step, but it makes a big difference in the energy.
There are 49 sounds total across four octaves that shake, swish, rattle, rustle, jingle and clack. Many of the instruments have both a 'back' and a 'forth' sound which are different and are on adjacent keys.
Large Kokiriko, Small Kokiriko, Voodoo Clacker, Small Seed Pod Stick, Big Frog, Med Frog, Little Frog, Pangi, Pala, Chacha, Juju, Waterfall Rattle, Wood Bird Rattle, Double Caxixi, Single Caxixi, Single Caxixi 2, Jingle Caxixi, Maraca, Light Plastic Shaker, Medium Shaker, Heavy Shaker, Tambo 1, Tambo 2, Tambo 3, Tambo 4, Ocean Drum, Jingle Stick Brass, Jingle Stick Aluminum, Ganza, Jingle Bell, Ajuch, Finger Bell Chimes
Here's what you need:
- A full version of Kontakt 6 and up (not Kontakt Player)
- 382.4 mb of space on your computer or hard drive.