🎵 CARTAGO – Ancient Drums of the Future | Cinematic Percussion Kontakt Library 🎵

🔥 Ignite Your Sound with Legendary Percussion
Step into a world where ancient rhythms meet cutting-edge sound design! CARTAGO is a Kontakt library packed with a vast collection of acoustic and designed percussions, crafted for cinematic depth and modern production power. Created in collaboration with award-winning sound designer Stefano Maccarelli (Ethera, Elements, Kepler), this library delivers epenic, tribal, and futuristic percussion in two powerhouse instruments.

🎻 Acoustic Percussions Sequencer – Authentic & Expressive

Dive into 51 multi-sampled drums—from thunderous Taikos and orchestral bass drums to rare Roman Timpana and frame drums. Each sound is meticulously recorded with:
✔ 12 round robins for ultra-realistic playability
✔ Up to 7 dynamic levels for expressive control
✔ 3 mic positions (Close 1, Close 2, Room) for depth & flexibility
✔ Multiple articulations (Center, Middle, Border hits)

🎛️ Advanced Sequencing & Layering
✔ 3 independent layers (9 sounds at once!)
✔ Multistep sequencer with real-time pattern switching
✔ Dynamic controls (Expression, Tightness, Scale)

💥 Designed Drums Kit – Sound Design Powerhouse

Unleash 2,200+ one-shot samples for hybrid, electronic, and cinematic percussion. Built for finger-drumming creativity, this kit lets you:
✔ Load any sound onto 16 MPC-style pads
✔ Map pads freely—stack kicks, tweak snares, or craft custom kits
✔ Manipulate each pad independently for endless sound design possibilities

🌍 A Global Percussion Arsenal

From Japanese Taikos and Middle-Eastern darbukas to West African djembes and rare crotala, sistrum & scabellum, CARTAGO blends world percussion with cinematic sound design for unmatched versatility.

🎶 Perfect For:

✔ Film & Game Scoring – Epic, tribal, and hybrid percussion
✔ Trailer Music – Punchy, rhythmic intensity
✔ Electronic & Experimental Production – Deep sound design potential