Abbey Road Orchestra: Percussion Core

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Three of the world’s most detailed percussion libraries

Abbey Road Orchestra Percussion offers an unparalleled collection of 140 meticulously curated percussion instruments, expertly performed by world-renowned percussionist Joby Burgess and captured with breathtaking detail in the legendary Abbey Road Studio One.


Featuring a full suite of instruments in the Low, High, and Metal Percussion ranges, this series is crafted for professional composers and producers seeking deep control, dynamic responsiveness, and an expansive sonic palette. The full range of sounds from each instrument collection is captured, using a variety of techniques, multiple beaters, playing styles, and nuanced articulations, ensuring an expressive, organic, and cinematic sound. With up to 16 round robins and 11 velocity layers, this collection delivered unparalleled drumming dynamics and realism. Abbey Road Orchestra Percussion: Core focuses on one essential microphone mix, locking the full cinematic sound of Abbey Road Studio one into your groove.  


This collection delivers everything from thunderous orchestral drums to shimmering metallic textures, offering both orchestral staples and unique cinematic timbres. Whether you need the powerful resonance of bass drums, the intricate agility of high percussion, or the evocative textures of metal instruments like the Waterphone and Oil Drum, Abbey Road Orchestra Percussion inspires instinctive and gratifying performances with exceptional realism.

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What's Included

Tech Specs

As per individual library requirements

Walkthrough

RHYTHMIC FUNDAMENTALS

REALISM AT PLAY

Key features to heighten playability 

Voice Choking precisely controls the end of roll techniques when pressing the corresponding hit keys

Two Handed Layout which mirrors mapped keys further up the keyboard to enable flexibility and speed when playing

Right/Left Mapping recalls left and right hand performances on adjacent keys for playing and programming true-to-life rudiments

Presented in the same plug-in as Low and High percussion, with the same intuitive layout and mapping. 

THE FOUNDATIONS OF RHYTHM AROUND THE GLOBE

Diverse drums spanning a huge tonal palette

20 Drums, from orchestral staples to traditional folk instruments (including a 60” Giant Taiko)

Up to 7 beaters per drum

Multiple techniques and striking positions per drum

Next-level control

Up to 12 round robins

Right/Left hand mapping feature

'Soft Takeover' dynamic control

Ultra expressive feel

1 microphone mix


Abbey Road microphones

Ultimate precision

Broadcast-ready quality, out the box

Over 1800 hours recording and editing time

Over 166,500 samples

Captured with over 25 mics per drum

Up to 10 dynamic layers



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ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS

Studio One: Icon of the past, innovator for the future.
A host to celebrated classical recordings from Elgar to Prokofiev, as well as iconic film scores from The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy*, The Empire Strikes Back*, and more recent releases Avengers: End Game and Black Panther, Studio One is one of the most in-demand recording studios in the film scoring landscape. Home to one of the greatest in-house collections of vintage and modern microphones and a control room fitted with a 72-channel Neve 88 RS console with a unique and comprehensive surround monitor section, Studio One was the perfect setting for our recording sessions, meticulously curated, recorded and programmed to deliver you the world's most detailed sampling orchestra.

The opportunity to perfect every strike and roll in the glorious acoustic of Studio One was not missed and we took time to make the best microphone choices and hone their positions.
Simon Rhodes, Senior Engineer, Abbey Road Studios

Decades of expertise

This library has been formed by some of the world’s best producers in music recording, created for professional composers of film, television, game and performance.

Joby Burgess

Black Panther, Mission: Impossible
One of Britain’s most diverse percussionists, Joby is equally at home performing with Peter Gabriel at Red Rocks Amphitheatre and The Who at Wembley Stadium as reimagining Blade Runner at Sydney Opera House and Ibiza Classics at the Royal Albert Hall. Joby’s playing can be heard on major film and TV scores, notably leading the percussion sections on the Black Panther and Ant-man franchises, Spirited, The Harder They Fall, Rocketman, Ad Astra, The Darkest Hour, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Doctor Who.

Simon Rhodes

Titanic, Skyfall
Simon joined the EMI Abbey Road Studios in 1987. He is now Senior Engineer and has a long standing association with various composers including the late James Horner with whom he worked for 18 years on over 40 projects including Avatar, one of the highest grossing films of all time.

Testimonials

The holy grail of percussion sampling[...]just perfect out of the box. Beautiful dimension and depth, yet also very detailed when required. The same room and engineer combo as so many iconic film score recordings, and it certainly sounds it!”

BlakusStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Beauty and the Beast

The ARO Metal Percussion is definitely a milestone in how a sample library can sound. The cymbals and gongs are captured in their fully sustained, shimmering glory. The choice of articulations is plentiful and deliberate, all with long, natural tails, multiple dynamics and round-robins. An unexpected gem: the oil drum.

Abel Korzeniowski
Nocturnal Animals, Penny Dreadful

The richness and detail of ARO Metal Percussion is like being immersed in 3D! There is plenty of subtle nuance to give added realism without being shrill and harsh. I’m also loving the musicality of the brake drum and the Scaffolds which are a real treat!

Nainita Desai
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, For Sama, Call of Duty

Small Metals has so much variety and wonderful sample selections and everyone loves a good Cowbell but this one is distinct and not obnoxious. The Temple Bowls Brushes have such a pleasant and direct texture. The Trash Cans sound tight and will be great alone and layered. Features that make it more wonderful are the close microphone tightness which is very crisp and the velocity detail is great.

Chase Bethea
Video Game Composer