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If you decide your order isn't suitable for any reason you can return it - just let us know within 50 days of receiving it. Please keep hold of all the original packaging until you're sure you want to keep the order.
Eligibility for Money Back Guarantee
Important: For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered." Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions. Products include:
- Monitors and Headphones
- Earplugs and Ear Protection
- Reeds and mouthpieces for woodwind and brass instruments
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- CDs, DVDs and Software
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This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 50 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.
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Key Features
The SoundIron Drone Flutes library is an exhaustive virtual instrument collection of Latin American flutes. It offers authentic performances of Mayan, Aztec, and Zapotec drone flutes, captured in the acoustically magnificent St Paul's Church in San Francisco. With a broad range of chromatic articulations, including true legato, and thousands of live performance phrases, this library delivers unprecedented depth for cinematic compositions, game scoring, atmospheric songwriting, and creative sound design. The inclusion of three microphone positions and advanced sound-shaping controls provides users the freedom to craft sounds with precision and ease.
Product Ref: 293991
The SoundIron Drone Flutes pack brings the soul-stirring sounds of indigenous Central American flutes to your fingertips. Performed by renowned sound practitioner René Jenkins, these recordings offer a window into the Mayan, Aztec, and Zapotec musical traditions. The library's fidelity and authenticity breathe life into your compositions, making it perfect for those seeking genuine cultural soundscapes. From cinematic scores to atmospheric tracks, these flutes add a layer of depth and emotion that is unparalleled.
With an extensive collection of chromatic articulations, including sustains, staccatos, true legato, chirps, swells, and more, the SoundIron Drone Flutes library provides unparalleled versatility. Whether you're composing a piece with a haunting melody or infusing your track with energetic rhythms, the wide array of articulations allows for a rich and expressive sound palette. This feature sets the stage for dynamic and emotive musical storytelling, ensuring your work resonates with listeners.
The library's three distinct microphone positions - Close, Mid, and Far - offer a spectrum of spatial mixing options. This flexibility allows you to place the flute sound precisely within your mix, from intimate and close to wide and cinematic. Whether you're aiming for the dry, strong tonality of the close mics or the lonely, sombre quality of the far mics, these options empower you to shape your sound with great precision and creative freedom.
Over 3,000 live performance phrases recorded by René Jenkins bring a level of dynamic realism and expressiveness to your compositions. Organized by flute type, tempo, musical key, and style, these phrases allow for easy integration into your projects. The ability to trigger and sequence them with full control over tempo, pitch, and more opens up endless creative possibilities, making the SoundIron Drone Flutes library a potent tool for composers and sound designers alike.
Optimized for the full version of Kontakt 5.5 or later, this library extends beyond traditional sampling. It is crafted to harness the power of Kontakt's advanced sampling capabilities, offering users an intuitive and flexible toolset for manipulating unique sounds. While the library operates in a "demo mode" on the free Kontakt Player, its open-format design allows for broad compatibility with WAV-compatible software, ensuring that the sounds of the SoundIron Drone Flutes can inspire music creation across a wide array of platforms. This library represents not just a collection of sounds, but a gateway to uncharted auditory experiences, encouraging musicians to explore, experiment, and express in new and exciting ways.
