Authentic sounds

Each instrument has been carefully multi-sampled to replicate the sound, feel and playability of the real thing. These instruments are useful for producing authentic salsa, merengue, son or mambo, but they are also essential for reggaeton, R'n'B, Latin jazz or fusion... anything with a groove, basically.

Be eloquent with Latin Percussion by Ableton

Each instrument includes variations for different ways of playing in the real world, replicating the difference between a hit and a silent hit, for example. Whether you're shaking, banging, or hitting, the articulations of each instrument offer a level of detail that allows you to go beyond simply adding "spice" to a track: with Latin Percussion, you can really explore the character of the instruments. The individual instruments are arranged as drum racks to fit seamlessly into your live sets with the articulations already in place. In addition, Latin Percussion includes mapping for the most common drum pad controllers. In particular, the eight multi-articulation kits are specially designed to allow you to quickly plug in your gear and start playing.

Drums and drummer

The greatest instruments in the world are only as good as your ability to play them. Latin Percussion has that covered: the package also includes clips and grooves, so you don't just get the drums, you also get the drummer. These clips are authentic patterns and phrases that you can stretch, edit and study. Not only can you get started quickly, but you can also take a look inside the grooves and see what makes them flow.

Main characteristics

• 1 GB of carefully sampled percussion covering 107 instruments in 24-bit / 48 kHz stereo.
• 8 multi-articulation kits and 32 instrument groups offer great variety and customization potential.
• The kits and instruments are set up like drum racks, so it's easy to plug in your gear and start playing.
• 50 clips of patterns and phrases demonstrating and providing authentic use of sounds.
• A set of grooves to add a Latin touch to your drum patterns.
• Up to 8 joints per instrument, including Slap, Mute, Flam, Heel, Stick and Shake.
• Up to 20 velocity layers and up to 4 alternate strokes per instrument for dynamic and authentic playing.

List of instruments and joints

• Agogo (low, medium, high)
• Bells
• Belltree
• High bongo (open 1 finger, open 3 fingers, rim, slap, heel, toe, flam 1 finger, flam 3 fingers)
• Low bongo (open 1 finger, open 3 fingers, rim, slap, heel, toe, flam 1 finger, flam 3 fingers)
• Cabasa (long, short, effects)
• Castanet (single, small roll, flam, roll)
• Caxixi (open, hand, effects)
• Chimes (finger down, finger up, stick down, stick up, effects)
• Claves
• Conga (open, mute, slap, mute slap, heel, toe, open flame, mute flame)
• Ringing
• Cuica (bottom, top)
• Cymbal bell
• Cymbal finger (open, stop)
• Cymbal stick (open, stop)
• Finger cymbal
• Finger pressure (single, double)
• Gong
• Guiro (short down, short up, high, long)
• Bell
• Jingle Bell Effects
• Maracas
• Maracas effects
• Pandeiro (finger, thumb, shake, slap, rim, roll)
• Quinto (open, mute, open slap, mute slap, heel, toe, open flame, mute flame)
• Samba whistle (low, medium, high)
• Mixer
• Surdo (open, mute, finger, edge)
• Tambourim (open, mute, finger)
• Tambourine (shaking, hitting, effects)
• High timpani (open, rim, mute, stick, flam, pressure roll, roll, cascara)
• Low timpani (open, rim, mute, stick, flam, pressure roll, roll, cascara)
• Triangle (open, mute)
• Tumba (open, mute, slap, mute slap, heel, spike, open flame, mute flame, under open, under mute, under hit, slide)
• Vibraslap (center, panoramic)
• Wood block (low, medium, high)

Latin Percussion was produced in association with  e-instruments .