Bamboo & Woods is a set of rare percussion samples of bamboo and wood instruments.
The woods used include rosewood, pinewood, boxwood, and others.
Bamboo & Woods is especially useful for film music production in the style of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and others.
Sample groups include:
- Wooden Floor BD: Foot steped on solid oak floor as bass drum sound.
- Bamboo: Samples from different parts of a Bamboo tube.
- Sticks: Wood sticks made of rosewood and pinewood.
- Wood hits: Cooking Kneader and wooden striking sounds.
- Wooden & Carbon tube shaker: Sounds from Wood sticks struck and shaken in a thin carbon tube.
- Chinese opera wooden series: Wooden percussion used in Chinese opera.
| Bandrum | A solid woods percussion instrument with a leather cover. |
| Clapper | Made of two wooden pieces of either sandalwood or boxwood. |
| Southern Bangzi | Hollow rosewood block. |
| Nouthern Bangzi | Solid rosewood block. |
(Choice of two ambient kits, large or small room, for a natural reverb.)
- Chinese Big drum with side sticks: The drum often used in lots of eastern fighting movie scenes, such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and others. Includes both drum and side stick hits.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - Night Fight Scene Music
A demo in the style of the famous Night Fight scene from
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
Bamboo Bongos
Bamboo & Woods fits perfectly with bongos and other similar ethnic percussion instruments.
Loops
Another sound example that shows how Bamboo & Woods can be used in a wide variety of rhythmic styles, adding a distinctive element to your loops.
Film FX (Chinese opera set)
Chinese opera percussion is often used in film music.
Bossa Nova
Bamboo & Woods sounds great for latin rhythms, in this case a Bossanova.
Happy Festivals
The Chinese opera set is perfect for playful, happy scenes, such a festival or celebration.