Exploring the drums of Monolith in AIR Studios with Richard Harvey @Orchestral-Tools

Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Monolith is out now, details here. orchestraltools.com/store/collections/monolith

With 53 drums featured throughout Monolith, there's a lot to explore–that's why we're delighted to have this personalized, in-depth tour from Richard Harvey on his bespoke drum collection.

Monolith puts an otherwise unattainable collection of rare and antique drums at your fingertips—a choir of 53 big drums, carefully tuned and voiced, playable as ensembles and as single instruments. From thundering bass blasts to intricate polyrhythms, Monolith offers a vast range of sonic options. Captured in great detail at AIR Studios' Lyndhurst Hall, this is a new take on cinematic percussion—a powerful contemporary sound with a detailed and organic edge.

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