Castle Run by Simon Porter
Thai Cow by Jean-Gabriel Raynaud
Naginata Whirlwinds (Perc Only) by Nathan Einhorn
Naginata Whirlwinds by Nathan Einhorn

Ultra playable cinematic Taiko Drums with special focus on fast playing and an organic timeless sound. Also includes various percussion ensembles based on Taikos to expand your sonic palette.

Powered by Native Instruments' FREE Kontakt Player (Full Version not required)
Requires free Native Instruments Kontakt Player Version 6.7.1+ or full Native Instruments Kontakt Version 6.7.1+
~6GB free space (~3GB free space for the library and 3GB for the installation files)
min. of 2GB RAM
HOW TO INSTALL TAIKOS X3M

Audio Demos

Discover the creative possibilities of this library.

Castle Run by Simon Porter
Thai Cow by Jean-Gabriel Raynaud
Naginata Whirlwinds (Perc Only) by Nathan Einhorn
Naginata Whirlwinds by Nathan Einhorn
Keijo by Cedric Baravaglio
Ambush In The Bamboo Forest by George Strezov

Video

Learn how to create immersive scores from our top composers.

Feature Overview

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About Taikos X3M

For years the Japanese Taiko has been a constant colour in soundtracks and music productions all over the world. Applying our sampling philosophy to the various instruments of the Taiko family yielded some very organic and fresh sounding results, which combined with our X3M percussion engine are simply a joy to play.

One of our main goals was to have consistent Round Robins captured for as many playing techniques as possible to allow writing fast, but at the same time smooth and realistic sounding percussion arrangements. To achieve that we carefully edited every single sample of our 10 Round Robins manually and did as many iterations as needed after extensively testing the articulations in a real life composing environment.

In addition to that yet another important goal for us was to expand the sonic palette of the Taiko sound by adding other instruments, which enhance, but don't alter the aesthetics of the basic sound too much. Therefore TAIKOS X3M doesn't just consist of the same stuff we have all heard countless times before, but features new and yet unheard instrument combinations breathing life into your percussion arrangements.

The recordings took place in the Sofia Session Studio where we also recorded the previous X3M libraries to allow smooth and easy layering.

 The X3M Percussion Engine

The concept behind this engine is fairly simple – the keyboard range is divided into 12 zones that you are able to assign different sounds to. After creating a template of your choosing just plug in and play – nothing else needed!
In addition to that the engine also allows you to tweak individual zones, as well as the whole mapped ensemble patch with various effects and mic positions. Combining these with the natural and organic recordings you have maximum flexibility when it comes to sound.
 
Once you load up the X3M Ensemble Builder you automatically load all samples inside the “Samples” directory. However, the instrument is built in such a way that it actually keeps all samples purged, unless you load them up into a zone. This means that not only do you have a single patch with all types of percussion you might need, but it is also optimized and doesn't hurt your RAM resources in any way!

Tech Specs

Ensemble 4 12
  • Low - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Low Flam - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Low Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
  • Mid - 4 dyn x10 RR Mid Flam - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Mid Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
  • Side Hits - 3 dyn x10 RR
  • Brushes High - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Brushes High Flam - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Brushes High Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
  • Brushes Low - 4 dyn x10RR
  • Brushes Low Flam - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Brushes Low Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
Ensemble 3 10
  • Shime-Daiko Ensemble - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Shime-Daiko Ensemble Flam - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Shime-Daiko Ensemble Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
  • Taiko High - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Taiko High Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
  • Taiko Mid - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Taiko Mid Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
  • Taiko Mid Brushes - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Taiko On-The-Rim - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Taiko On-The-Rim Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
Combinations 14
  • Last Stand - 5 dyn x10 RR
  • Shogun - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Way Of The Fist - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Stone Fire - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Wargs - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Wooden Fist - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Amazons - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Sand People - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Tribes - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Marauders - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Riders - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Drums Noir - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Clackers X3M - 3 dyn x10 RR
  • Game Of Chairs - 4 dyn x10 RR
Taiko Solo 11
  • Low - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Low Flam - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Low Triplet - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Low Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
  • Rim - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Rim Flam - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Rim Triplet - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Rim Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
  • Side - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Side Flam - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Side Triplet - 4 dyn x10 RR
Hira-Daiko 16
  • (A) Normal - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (A) Normal Flam - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (A) Normal Triplet - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (A) Normal Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
  • (A) Rim - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (A) Rim Flam - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (A) Rim Triplet - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (A) Rim Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
  • (B) Normal - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (B) Normal Flam - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (B) Normal Triplet - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (B) Normal Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
  • (B) Rim - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (B) Rim Flam - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (B) Rim Triplet - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (B) Rim Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
Miya Daiko 8
  • Normal - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Normal Flam - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Normal Triplet - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Normal Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
  • Rim - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Rim Flam - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Rim Triplet - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Rim Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
Shime-Daiko 8
  • (A) Normal - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (A) Normal Flam - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (A) Normal Triplet - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (A) Normal Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
  • (B) Normal - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (B) Normal Flam - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (B) Normal Triplet - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • (B) Normal Roll - 4 dyn (#ModWheel)
Other 9
  • Iron Geisha - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Man Flesh - 10 RR
  • Blacksmith - 4 dyn x10 RR
  • Japanese Kuker - 2 dyn x10 RR
  • Kuker Whoosh - 2 dyn x10 RR
  • Anvil Of Crom 1 - 10 RR
  • Anvil Of Crom 2 - 10 RR
  • Anvil Of Crom 3 - 10 RR
  • Tangra - 10 RR

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