The Instrument
The Cajon is a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, primarily played in Afro-Peruvian music, as well as contemporary music styles and genres.
Each one of the Cajons has a distinct sonority, being the Cajon Cletto is a lap Cajon. The form of instrument brings a very distinct sound from the traditional cajons.
AUDIO DEMOS
KONTAKT (FULl Version)
The Cajon library was recorded at the 3ml studio in BH, Brazil, by the great drummer Helton Lima, using a very dry room with 4 microphones.
GEAR
Low Drum – > Focusrite ISA 428. Edge -> Focusrite ISA 428. Snare Top -> ISA 428. Mono Room -> Focusrite ISA 428. -> UAD Apollo.
Low Drum: Beta52
Edge: SM57
Snare: NT5
Room: TLM 103
Library
The new GUI comes with a better level meters on each microphone, in addition to a wider waveform display, making loops easier to view and making the assembly of grooves simpler. Also, a text parameters on each Knob and a Standard format display of effects in all new UI’s (V4).
Rhythms
Sixteen .nki rhythmic loops files distributed at eight different bpm. They all have fixed time (bpm) and sync.
PERFORMANCE
The Cajon library was recorded at the 3ml studio in BH, Brazil, by the great drummer Helton Lima, using a very dry room with 4 microphones. A Shure Beta52 was used for the Low, a Shure Sm57 for the edges, a Rode NT5 for Snare and a Neumann TLM 103 for the room. A Focusrite ISA 428 was used for the capture in the UAD Apollo.
Articulations
Update Log: V.1.4
- New GUI
- New Faders
- New Panners
- New Level Meter on individual Buses
- Label Amount visualizer
- Waveform visualizer
- Master EQ
- Effects expanded
- Reset to Default knobs and faders
- New Impulse Reverbs with selection
- Delay Sync and controls
- Velocity Tab controls on Single Hits
- Knobs and Faders text functions on UI
- Sync tempo Rhythms
Single Hits
- Cajon – Pithy
- Cajon Tierrapiano
- Cajon Cletto
Rhythmic Loops (Sync V1.4)
- Pithy – 3_4 – 8 bar Grooves (104 bpm)
- Pithy – 3_4 – 8 bar Grooves (sync)
- Pithy – 3_4 – 12 bar Grooves (157 bpm)
- Pithy – 3_4 – 12 bar Grooves (sync)
- Pithy – 8 bar Grooves (92 bpm)
- Pithy – 8 bar Grooves (sync)
- Pithy – 8 bar Rhythms (72 bpm)
- Pithy – 8 bar Rhythms (sync)
- Tierrapiano – 4 bar Rhythms (90 bpm)
- Tierrapiano – 4 bar Rhythms (sync)
- Tierrapiano – 4 Bar Power Grooves (103 bpm)
- Tierrapiano – 4 Bar Power Grooves (sync)
- Cletto – 4 Bar Rhythms (123 bpm)
- Cletto – 4 Bar Rhythms (sync)
- Cletto – 8 Bar Cells (82 bpm)
- Cletto – 8 Bar Cells (sync)
WalkThrough
System Requirements
Kontakt 6.8+
This library is NOT compatible with the free Kontakt Player. Only the full Retail Version of Kontakt.
8GB Ram / Intel i5 or higher
Higher amounts of memory let you load more instruments in your computer. A faster CPU with more cores will allow you to play more simultaneous voices.
Kontakt Requirements – Mac OSX
Intel Macs (i5 or higher): macOS 10.14, 10.15, 11 or 12 (latest update).
Apple Silicon Macs (via Rosetta 2 & natively on ARM in Standalone).
Kontakt Requirements – Windows
Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit). Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU. Graphics hardware support for OpenGL 2.1 or higher.
CAJONS
Three different models were used:
Cajon Pithy (made in Brazil)
Cajon Tierrapiano (made in Peru)
Cajon Cletto (made in Brazil)
$19.99 – $9.99
Kontakt VST / AU / AAX
2762 Samples – 568,7 MB
04 Channel Buses
Available as Direct Download
*Full Version of Kontakt 6.7 or above is required (Not for Kontakt Player).
Gear
Low Drum – > Focusrite ISA 428. Edge -> Focusrite ISA 428. Snare Top -> ISA 428. Mono Room -> Focusrite ISA 428. -> UAD Apollo.
Low Drum: Beta52
Edge: SM57
Snare: NT5
Room: TLM 103
Distinct Sonority
The Cajon library was recorded at the 3ml studio in BH, Brazil, by the great drummer Helton Lima, using a very dry room with 4 microphones. A Shure Beta52 was used for the Low, a Shure Sm57 for the edges, a Rode NT5 for Snare and a Neumann TLM 103 for the room. A Focusrite ISA 428 was used for the capture in the UAD Apollo.
Samples
Audio Demos
Percussive Attack
Urban Jungle
Space Bolero
Cletto Cajon – 8 Bar Cells
New GUI
Better Visualization
The new GUI comes with a better level meters on each microphone, in addition to a wider waveform display, making loops easier to view and making the assembly of grooves simpler. Also, a text parameters on each Knob and a Standard format display of effects in all new UI’s (V4).
Walkthrough
Articulations
Update Log: V 1.4
Single Hits
- Cajon – Pithy
- Cajon Tierrapiano
- Cajon Cletto
Rhythmic Loops (sync)
- Pithy – 3_4 – 8 bar Grooves (104 bpm)
- Pithy – 3_4 – 8 bar Grooves (sync)
- Pithy – 3_4 – 12 bar Grooves (157 bpm)
- Pithy – 3_4 – 12 bar Grooves (sync)
- Pithy – 8 bar Grooves (92 bpm)
- Pithy – 8 bar Grooves (sync)
- Pithy – 8 bar Rhythms (72 bpm)
- Pithy – 8 bar Rhythms (sync)
- Tierrapiano – 4 bar Rhythms (90 bpm)
- Tierrapiano – 4 bar Rhythms (sync)
- Tierrapiano – 4 Bar Power Grooves (103 bpm)
- Tierrapiano – 4 Bar Power Grooves (sync)
- Cletto – 4 Bar Rhythms (123 bpm)
- Cletto – 4 Bar Rhythms (sync)
- Cletto – 8 Bar Cells (82 bpm)
- Cletto – 8 Bar Cells (sync)
Requirements
Kontakt 6.8+ Full
This library is NOT compatible with the free Kontakt Player. Only the full Retail Version of Kontakt.
8GB Ram (16 Recommended) / Inter i5 or higher
Higher amounts of memory let you load more instruments in your computer. A faster CPU with more cores will allow you to play more simultaneous voices.
Kontakt Requirements – MAC OSX
Intel Macs: macOS 11 or 12 (latest update). Apple Silicon Macs (via Rosetta 2 & natively on ARM).
Kontakt Requirements – Windows
Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit). Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU. Graphics hardware support for OpenGL 2.1 or higher.