Musical Sampling – Anthem Kazoos

Anthem Kazoos is a legato kazoo ensemble library for Kontakt.

Inspired by John Powell’s brilliant use of kazoos in his “Chicken Run – Main Titles” track, we thought, ‘We need that sh*t in our lives.’

For Ensembles A & B, we hired the fearless karaoke warriors from the Anthem Choir series and armed them with kazoos and an unlimited supply of pizza (because every great kazoo performance deserves a slice).

We’ve got three sections: Ensemble A, with six kazoos; Ensemble B, rocking 10 kazoos; and Ensemble C, which is basically a wall of kazoos.

Our favorite combo for an anthemic kazoo sound? Mix and match A & C – it’s like having the detail and character of A and the sheer volume of C coming together in perfect harmony.

The Adventure patches are your go-to for detached, pompous, and bouncy melodies. And the staccato patches? Well, they practically scream ‘oom-pa-pa’ at you.

Legato: The primary legato patch featuring an alternative scooped attack when triggering velocities of 110 and above.

Adventure: A polyphonic, non-legato patch suitable for detached, bouncier passages utilizing round-robin attacks.

Sustain: A polyphonic sustains patch with an alternative scooped attack when triggering velocities of 110 and above.

Staccato: Oom-pa-pa.

Stacking Ensembles A and C: A powerful combination that involves using Ensemble A for detail and character and Ensemble C for added size.

Patches

• Ensemble A, B & C – Legato
• Ensemble A, B & C – Adventure
• Ensemble A, B & C – Staccato
• Ensemble A, B & C – Sustains

Features

• Legato kazoo ensembles
• Three different sections

• Alternate, scooped attack type

• Adjustable reverb of custom hall impulse

Specifications

• Requires full retail version of Kontakt 5.8.1+

• Free Kontakt Player NOT supported

• Recorded in 48khz / 24bit

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