creeping, deep double bass recordings, shaped into a fluid, ominous, textural sample library

DEEP + RAW

what if a double bass could become more an unsettling, living presence than just a simple double bass?

we spent a full day at hollywood scoring, one of la's go-to studios, recording the double bass's unpredictable movement and fluctuating tension.

we recorded with los angeles-based session musician jules levy, who has worked on countless soundtrack recordings such as beverly hills cop: axel f, babylon, encanto, and many more, and brought his expertise as a session player to the table.

VERSATILE + UNEXPECTED

the sounds we captured are creeping, unstable, and deeply ominous. it's a modern, textural approach to the double bass that allows its more unpredictable and unexpected side to speak.

we transformed these recordings into playable, versatile textures that add an unpredictably intense, subtly unnerving emotion to your music.

these sounds lend themselves perfectly for crafting ominous, deeply atmospheric music, with their sense of creeping dread and foreboding anticipation.

WHERE

we had a great time capturing MONOLITH's unique sound at hollywood scoring, side-by-side with the amazing engineer adam michalak.

the studio felt like the perfect place to push sonic boundaries and create those unpredictable textures and unsettling atmospheres. 

watching adam work was amazing. he worked on soundtracks like minority report, godzilla, pacific rim, and venom: let there be carnage, and he became an integral part of capturing monolith's creeping, ominous essence.

WHY

we wanted to make a double bass library that broke from the expected. an instrument that's all about sounds that shift and breathe in an unsettling, unpredictable way.

we found that there aren't many double bass instruments that utilize the less "commercial" playing techniques.

sounds that are unexpected, with grit, with character. ones you can make your own.

SOUNDS + PRESETS

• waves
• wave tones
• static
• scraping
• unstable

10 presets

TECHNICAL

full kontakt (not player) 6.8.0 or later
~1 GB | 24‑bit / 48 kHz
mac – macOS X 10.13 + (intel i5 or newer)
windows – win 7/8/10 (latest SP), intel i5 or equivalent
recommended: quad‑core CPU & 8 GB RAM
install + download via pulse downloader app

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