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BARK AND BITE

Epic Cinematic Drums

Cerberus brings larger-than-life drums and percussion to your soundtrack. While initially recorded with three drummers, the interface allows you to layer up armies of percussive sound in an instant.
Cerberus, our innovative drum library, will take you from individual cinematic drum kit to epic ensemble powerhouse. Recorded on the same stage as our flagship library Jaeger, Cerberus delivers an easy way to build larger-than-life drum ensembles with a brand new stacking system. The library gains its name from the hard-hitting drummer trio we recorded. Cerberus allows you to take this sound and transform it into an army of players, ready to take on anything. To enhance the flexibility of the library we recorded an individual drum kit with cymbals, in addition to a thundering Gran Cassa Ensemble.

UNLEASH THE DRUMS

Ensemble Drums

Drum Kit

Hard Hitting Sound Design

Cerberus is all about tight and punchy drums: covering Gran Cassas, Kicks, Toms, Snares, Clacks and Clicks. We recorded a trio of players, each one playing two drums at the same time, giving you a total of 6 simultaneous sounding drums. This results in a larger-than-life sound, without losing any tightness.

We also included a powerful-sounding drum kit for all of those metal and rock projects.  Drum kits definitely have found their place in modern action music, so adding a cinematic-oriented one to Cerberus was just a must.

In true Audio Imperia style, we provide you with some really unique sound design elements to enhance your experience of the library.

BRING THE THUNDER

You need more players? Here’s an army for you

Recorded with Capellen Music Production

Loops? Of Course

Cerberus delivers an easy way to build larger-than-life drum ensembles with a brand new stacking script. You can transform the hard-hitting drummer trio we used during the sessions (which gives the library its name) into an army of players, ready to crush anything standing in their way.

A magnificent set of players, an incredibly balanced room, state of the art equipment, and an exceptional team of sound engineers. Mix all of that together and you get the authentic sound of Hollywood. Right at your fingertips.

Cerberus comes loaded with a large set of tempo synced drum loops, all created from the original source material. Each loop has the low, mid, and high stems laid out on the keyboard, allowing you to layer stems to create your own combinations. For a TV or library composer who writes lots of underscore, these loops are going to be incredible time savers.

What do the pros think?

“Cerberus is impressively punchy, easily customizable, instantly playable and immensely fun to work with. The sound is phenomenal and one can get the right results in the blink of an eye. I think I just found my new go-to trailer drums library!”

Michał Cielecki – Composer for Video Games such as Bulletstorm, Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2, Shadow Warrior, Witcher 2 and Two Steps from Hell’s “Orion” album.

KEY FEATURES

AT A GLANCE

  • Made for the free Kontakt Player, Version 6.3.2 or higher.
  • Requires Native Access 2 to install. See system requirements.
  • NKS compatible.
  • Tight and punchy drums/percussion trio.
  • 7 mic positions, 2 ready-to-go mixes and 3 fantastic sounding epic mixes.
  • Hits, Sustained Rolls and Crescendo Rolls.
  • Loops and Sound Design.
  • Approximately 19.51 GB installed (NCW format).

The Full Details: What’s Included

Ensemble Drums

  • Gran Cassa Ensemble
    • Hit
    • Sustained Roll
    • Crescendo Roll 1s
    • Crescendo Roll 2s
    • Crescendo Roll 4s
  • Kick Ensemble
    • Hit
  • Tom Low Ensemble
    • Hit
  • Tom Mid Ensemble
  • Tom High Ensemble
  • Snare Ensemble
  • Clack Ensemble
  • Click Ensemble

Drum Kit

  • Kick
    • Hit
  • Floor Tom
    • Hit
    • Sustained Roll
    • Crescendo Roll 1s
    • Crescendo Roll 2s
    • Crescendo Roll 4s
  • Tom Low
    • Hit
    • Sustained Roll
    • Crescendo Roll 1s
    • Crescendo Roll 2s
    • Crescendo Roll 4s
  • Tom High
    • Hit
    • Sustained Roll
    • Crescendo Roll 1s
    • Crescendo Roll 2s
    • Crescendo Roll 4s
  • Snare
    • Hit
    • Sustained Roll
    • Crescendo Roll 1s
    • Crescendo Roll 2s
    • Crescendo Roll 4s
  • Hi-Hat
    • Open Hit
    • Closed Hit
  • Crash
    • Hit
  • Ride
    • Hit

Sound Design

  • Atonal Atmos (x20)
  • Atonal SFX (x20)
  • Tonal Atmos (x20)
  • Tonal Hits (x20)

Mic Techniques

  • Top Condenser Microphone
  • Top Dynamic Microphone
  • Bottle Condenser Microphone
  • Mid Side Microphone
  • Decca Tree Microphone
  • Wide Microphone
  • Far Microphone

Mic Mixes

  • Classic Mix
  • Modern Mix

Dynamic Layers

  • Up to 3 in Long Articulation
  • Up to 9 in Short Articulations

Round Robins

  • 1 in Long Articulation
  • Up to 9 in Short Articulations