Drone Emporium

Welcome to the Drone Marketplace. In this native instrumental sound pack you will find a collection of dark ambient evolving drone notes. Each sample of each pitch is a unique performance and recording. They are presented as chromatic recordings from C1 (alto 36) to C2 (alto 48).

None of it has been digitally transformed, stretched or looped, it’s all decayed naturally. The result of this approach is that each file has its own discrete tone and timbre. In each note there will be some subtle sonic differences from the previous, and in others more pronounced differences. This is a natural effect of the various analog and modular hardware synthesizers used, as well as the various filters, delays and reverbs that were incorporated into the sound as part of the overall recording process.

Each set consists of many different sound textures mixed together, which creates subtle tones and drone three-dimensional movement. This process allows, what is essentially a single note, to create an interesting timbre throughout the duration of the sample until it ends or decays.

They are all long recordings, allowing you to loop any section you like, or even truncate to your exact requirements. Those with a modular setup can also use these samples as RAW oscillator sound sources and further glitch, distort, filter and tweak them. As each file is unique, you can mix files from different sample sets together to create your own unique custom tonal blend. This further opens up the idea of ​​using multiple notes to create bass and chord beds (highlighted in the little demo included in the pack), letting your own imagination run wild. For those using the native tool StrayLight, you can drag and drop any of these drone files into the SAMPLE or GRAIN slots of the performance interface and they work really well, in fact I’ve created some really awesome patches myself using these very samples!