Hans Zimmer Percussion Professional
Hans Zimmer Percussion Professional includes additional mixes, including CPU-friendly stereo mixes and 10 individual microphone positions.
The ultimate cinematic drum sample library
Spitfire Audio joins forces with the biggest name in film scoring to produce the ultimate drum sample library for cinematic percussion. Featuring the ensembles and solo instruments used by Oscar-winning Hans Zimmer in his blockbuster scores, we've drawn on his years of creativity and studio experimentation to give you all you need to create epic drum composition. From tombeks to taikos, playing from whisperingly quiet to thunderously loud, we’ve worked with Hans' Grammy award-winning team to capture the highest quality recordings, featuring the same players in Lyndhurst Hall at AIR Studios, London, where Hans records his biggest scores, all mixed and produced by the man himself.
The Professional edition also includes additional mixes by producer royalty Junkie XL, Geoff Foster, Alan Meyerson and Steve Lipson, including CPU-friendly stereo mixes and 10 individual microphone positions.
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Ensemble and solo instruments
Additional mixes
Kontakt Player
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Hans Zimmer Percussion combines the output from two extraordinary recording blocks. Material from the “London Ensembles” block features four of Hans’ go-to percussionists - Frank Ricotti, Gary Kettel, Stephen Henderson, Paul Clarvis - performing a variety of instruments and styles, in what is essentially a distillation of over a decade's worth of musical experimentation and innovation.
This includes his classic selection of drum ensembles and key solo instruments:
Low Booms, Low Boom Gallery, Taiko Ensemble, Tamtam Ensemble, Boobams Ensemble, Hi Taiko Solo, Low Taiko Solo, Large Taiko Solo, Bass Drum Gallery, Gong Drum Gallery Solo, Surdu Ensemble, Dohl Ensemble, Tombek Ensemble, Bombo Ensemble, Buckets & Snares Ensemble, Buckets & Crushers Ensemble, Bucket Top & Darbuka, Paper Djun, Piatti, Anvils, Timpani Ensemble. Instruments played by Paul Clarvis include: Bucket, Snare, Crusher, Paper Djun, Tombek, Dohl, Darbuka, Surdu.
The remainder of the library features long term Hans collaborator and percussion legend, Paul Clarvis (Spectre, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter, Star Wars) who plays a beautiful selection of solo instruments that offer added bite, detail, focus, clarity and nuance to this epic series. Hans loves the quiet layers more than any other so as well as the bitey thunder you'd expect, there are lower layers that offer up the potential for engaging delicate drum programming to help tick your cues along.
Kickstart engine
This interface is built especially for our percussive libraries to make it easy to map sounds to any connected MIDI interface. It also includes the microphone mixer and available feature controllers.
Kickstart 2
An additional kickstart interface for the timpani allowing you to play the full range of these instruments in a separate patch.
What's included
Taiko ensemble
- Ensemble - Hit
- Ensemble - Roll
- High - Hit
- High - Roll
- High - Puilli Hit
- High - Rim Hit
- Low - Hit
- Low - Roll
- Low - Rim Hit
- Low - Puilli Hit
- Large - Hit
- Large - Roll
- Large - Rim Hit
- Large - Puilli Hit
Paper djun
- Ensemble - Hit
- Ensemble - Roll
- Solo - Hit **
- Solo - Hit (alt) **
- Solo - Roll **
Bombo ensemble
- Hard Hit
- Hard Roll
- Soft Hit
- Soft Roll
- Hand Hit
- Hand Roll
- Finger Roll
- Flam
Surdo ensemble
- Ensemble - Hit
- Ensemble - Roll
- Solo - Hit **
- Solo - Roll **
Low boom
- Hard Hit
- Hard Roll
- Soft Hit
- Soft Roll
- Rim Hit
- Rim Roll
- Puilli Hit
- Puilli Roll
Low boom gallery
- Hard Hit
- Hard Roll
- Soft Hit
- Soft Roll
- Rim Hit
- Puilli Hit
Bass drum gallery
- Hard Hit
- Hard Roll
- Soft Hit
- Soft Roll
- Rim Hit
- Puilli Hit
Gong drum
- Hard Hit
- Hard Roll
- Soft Hit
- Soft Roll
- Rim Hit
- Puilli Hit
- Alt Hit
Dhol ensemble
- Ensemble - Stick Hit
- Ensemble - Hand Hit
- Solo - Hand Hit **
- Solo - Hand Top **
- Solo - Hand Bottom **
- Solo - Stick Hit **
- Solo - Stick Top **
- Solo - Stick Bottom **
Darbuka
- Hit **
- Fist **
- Slap **
- Tap **
Snare
- Hit **
- Flam **
- Roll **
Tombek ensemble
- Ensemble - Hit
- Ensemble - Slap
- Ensemble - Tap
- Solo - Hit **
- Solo - Slap **
- Solo - Tap **
Boobam
- Random Hit
- Random Rod
- Beater Hit - F3
- Beater Hit - G3
- Beater Hit - A3
- Beater Hit - B3
- Beater Hit - C4
- Rod Hit - F3
- Rod Hit - G3
- Rod Hit - A3
- Rod Hit - B3
- Rod Hit - C4
- Hand Hit - F3
- Hand Hit - G3
- Hand Hit - A3
- Hand Hit - B3
- Hand Hit - C4
- Hand Hit - D4
- Hand Hit - E4
- Hand Hit - F4
Buckets
- Solo - Hit **
- Solo - Flam **
- Solo - Roll **
- + Snares Ens - Hit
- + Snares Ens - Flams
- + Snares Ens - Roll
- + Crushers Ens - Hit
- + Crushers Ens - Roll
- + Darbuca Ens - Hit
- + Darbuca Solo - Hit **
- + Darbuca Solo - Hit (alt) **
Tamtam
- Hit
- Scrape
- Scrape (long)
- Scrape (Choke)
- Scrape (Spatial)
- Roll
- Roll (Spatial)
- Roll (Inverse)
Metal
- Piattis - Hit
- Piattis - Choked Hit
- Anvils - Hit
- Crusher - Hit **
- Crusher - Roll **
Timpani
- Hard Stick Hit
- Soft Stick Hit
- Rod Stick Hit
- Hard Stick Roll
- Soft Stick Roll
- Rod Stick Roll
** Not present for Junkie XL, Steve Lipson or stereo mixes
Mics & mixes
Across all instruments
Hans Zimmer artist elements
- HZ Close Perspective
- HZ Room Perspective
- HZ Surround (Far) Perspective
Alan Meyerson artist elements
- AM Close Perspective
- AM Room Perspective
- AM Surround (Far) Perspective
Geoff foster artist elements
- GF Close Mics
- GF Tree Mics
- GF Outrigger (Wide) Mics
- GF Surround (Far) Mics
Additional mics
- Bottle Mics Stereo
- Mid Mics
- Gallery Mics
- Overheads Cardioid
- Mid PZM
- Ambient Pair
Across the ensemble content only (HZ01)
Stereo mixes
- HZ Stereo Mix
- AM Stereo Mix
- GF Stereo Mix
- JXL Stereo Mix
- SL Stereo Mix
Junkie XL artist elements
- JXL Close Perspective
- JXL Room Perspective
- JXL Surround (Far) Perspective
FAQs
I already own HZ01 and HZ03 and I want Hans Zimmer Percussion, how do I get it?
If you already own HZ01 and HZ03, you will receive Hans Zimmer Percussion Professional completely free of charge on the day of release!
Is Hans Zimmer Percussion the same as HZ01 and HZ03, are they the same thing?
Hans Zimmer Percussion is a consolidation of Hans Zimmer’s mixes from HZ01 and HZ03, plus additional features (see next question).
Hans Zimmer Percussion Professional contains additional microphones and mixes from Hans Zimmer, Junkie XL, Alan Meyerson, Steve Lipson and Geoff Foster.
Does Hans Zimmer Percussion Professional use the same content as HZ01 and HZ03?
Hans Zimmer Percussion Professional does use the same content as HZ01 and HZ03 but they are distinct and separate libraries. That means that if you already have HZ01 and/or HZ03 and choose to download Hans Zimmer Percussion Professional, you will effectively be downloading the content again.
If you own Hans Zimmer Percussion Professional and do not need to keep HZ01 and HZ03 for compatibility with old sessions, you may wish to delete the HZ01 and HZ03 libraries in order to free up space on your drives.
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Mac system requirements
Mac OS 11, 12 or 13
Both Intel and Apple Silicon/ARM are supported
Minimum: 2.8GHz i5 minimum (quad-core), 8GB RAM
Recommended: 2.8GHz I7 (six-core), 16GB RAM
32-bit systems are not supported.
PC system requirements
Windows 10 or Windows 11 - (Latest Service Pack, 64-bit)
Minimum: Intel 2.8 GHz i5 (quad-core) or AMD Ryzen 5, 8GB RAM
Recommended: Intel Core i7 6th gen and later or AMD Ryzen 7, 16GB RAM
32-bit systems are not supported.
File size
~92254 samples
351.6 GB uncompressed .wav
131.9 GB download size
263.80 GB disk space required during install
Too large to download? Choose hard drive delivery at checkout
Kontakt player
Kontakt or Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher