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Welcome to Rust 3, a true paradigm shift in metallic tuned and kit percussion. This long-awaited third installment in
our legendary Rust series explores a brand new way of bending this classic genre of found-sound percussion into
ever more musical directions. Our first Rust library focused on tight nuanced hand, mallet and stick percussion in a
mostly dry environment, from paint cans to dumpsters. Rust II leaped into big cinematic and unique environmental
sounds, with army bunker blast shields, prison door slams, huge bronze sculptures.
With this grand 3rd volume, we set out to conquer powerful bass and rich musical tone, recording a massive variety of
surfaces, objects, oddities, apparatuses and custom contraptions very up-close in wide stereo to capture even the
most subtle of resonances and overtones. We aimed for a collection that would offer uniquely alternative drum kit
concepts, richly complex tuned percussion, dramatic effects and stingers and a huge wealth of sustaining lead, pad
and ambient instruments. We reached for crystalline highs and mind-melting lows. We wanted a library that could
stand on it’s own, capable of producing limitless musical potential all by itself. With well over 100 unique sound sets,
plus tons of sustaining and effect elements, covering a total spectrum of metallic flavors, this iron beast definitely
delivers on that promise.
However, we weren’t simply content to offer up a mightily package of playable sound and call it done. A library this
complete demands a complete user interface experience, with endless creative possibilities within easy reach and
optimal ram efficiency. Each preset offers realtime control over every aspect of the sound, allowing you to shape note
Attack and sample Offset to create gentle, ghostly pad-like sounds from even the harshest impacts. The Release
control let’s you tighten the sound into a sharp staccato click or ping in one moment, or a long ringing sustain the next.
Tuning is easy, with the Stepping and main Tune parameters. Our powerful Uberpeggiator allows complex, adaptive
arpeggiations and you’ll find tempo-syncing resonant filter and volume LFOs build into nearly every preset. We’ve
also included a parametric EQ and convolution reverb with over 50 room and FX impulses to choose from instantly.
We’ve also included our mighty Mega Mixer master preset, which lets you choose from any of the percussive
elements in the library, load 10 of them dynamically, each with custom key-range, tuning and mapping to create your
own ensembles, drum kits and tuned percussion orchestras. Our Layer Builders each feature a dozen independent
hand-picked sonic layers, each with control over every parameter to create truly unique custom tuned hybrid
instruments. The Tuned Selector Ensemble presets give you instant access to sub-categorized collections of solo
tuned percussion elements, with easy browsing and automatable instrument selection, while the standard ensemble
presets lay it all out for you in convenient untuned drum-kits. Our Rustains, Drone Rig and Rumbiences sustain kits
allow you to quickly jump through a wide selection of fluidly organic tonal and atmospheric sounds and smoothly
morph between them, with optional polyphonic legato and tempo-synching filter and stutter effects, with full waveform
shape control. This library is designed to be easy to use and inspiring to work with, with an incredible depth of sonic
potential suitable for use in any musical and sound design genre.
SOUNDIRON Rust 3
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