Preparist + Destruktor [Pack]
In this pack you will find two inspiring boutique prepared instruments plugins – a piano and a cello. Recorded in the same studio, with the same microphones and the same obsessive close-miking approach, they share one raw, organic character. And both are native VST / AU / AAX / Standalone plugins for Mac and PC. Inspirations? John Cage, Krzysztof Penderecki, George Crumb, sonorists, avant-gardists and minimalists.
Differences? In short:
- Preparist: Piano Percussion is the big one with countless organic artifacts. Made from a prepared piano, it hits with mass and thousands of resonating parts. Also: includes its signature cluster kit. Even the most subtle sounds are „big and wide, full of artifacts”. Click here to read more.
- Destruktor: Prepared Cello Percussion It’s intimate AND brutal simultaneously. Yes, you heard it right. Destruktor is the close one. Made from an unplayable cello given a second life, it sounds intimate, chamber-like and brutally in-your-face, with more tonal elements to play with. Sounds surprisingly different than Preparist (cello has only 4 strings and a small body – piano has 230 strings and HUGE mechanism). Click here to read more.
Destruktor:
Prepared Cello Percussion
$29 $59 ex.tax
● prepared cello
● close, chamber sound
● brutal, aggressive
● includes more tonal elements
● extremely close recordings
● VST / AU / AAX / Standalone + sample pack
Preparist:
Piano Percussion
$29 $49 ex.tax
● prepared piano percussion
● big, massive sound
● organic, complex, resonant
● includes signature cluster kit
● extremely close recordings
● VST / AU / AAX / Standalone + sample pack
Destruktor+Preparist
pack
$58 $108 ex.tax
● 2 prepared instruments
● 2 unsual sound palletes
● piano goes big, cello cuts close
● same studio, same mics, same obsession
● both VST / AU / AAX / Standalone
+ 2 sample packs
🎬 Who is it for:
● Game, Film & TV composers
● Beatmakers and music producers
● Sound designers looking for a fresh palette
● Anyone tired of generic percussion samples
These are opinions musicians wrote about us:
“I just had to post on VI-Control — I haven’t enjoyed a new plug in this much for a long, long time!”
“Just wanted to say that Avant Gardist really is something special (…). Somehow I get the impression that you’d manage to conjure up new, & completely unique sounds unlike anything else available „
“I really love the hard work you put into your libraries and I will also be a fan. I have Sticks and this piano and I’m looking forward to getting Shhh the next time it’s on sale”
“This is the most fun I’ve had with a piano in years…”
“I really love the hard work you put into your libraries and I will also be a fan. I have Sticks and this piano and I’m looking forward to getting Shhh the next time it’s on sale.”
“We did a quick run thru and it’s just fantastic! So cool, so dramatic, just perfect for our music. Thanks for your great sounds! Look forward to hearing your future creations!”
“Hi, I usually don’t write to sample library companies but I had to contact you to say that your Avant-Gardist prepared piano library is simply exquisite!!! I have most prepared piano libraries that are available and yours is uniquely beautiful and playable. Bravo! Thanks and merci! Judith Gruber-Stitzer”
“Incredible library indeed! Very unique, fills the spot between edgy and experimental / musical and aesthetic. Most libraries are heavily on the one of the other side”
⁉️ What’s included:
Both instruments include the following formats:
1. Plugin – VST3 / AU / AAX + Standalone
● Runs in any modern DAW (PC/MAC)
● Also as standalone – no DAW needed
● 88 keys, 5 round robins each in a single ready-to-play preset
● Built-in effects: randomiser, compressor, tube distortion, lo-fi, bitcrusher, rotary, tempo-synced delay and reverb
2. Sample pack (bonus)
● 440 WAV files (88 one-shots x 5 variations each)
● No additional software required
● Just drag and drop into your DAW or sampler
Note: Preparist includes also a Full Kontakt 6.8+ format (legacy version 1.1)
⚙️ Specs & requirements
- Windows: Windows 10 or later (64-bit)
- macOS: macOS 10.13 or later
- VST3 / AU: every modern DAW
- AAX: Pro Tools 11 or later
- Preparist disk space: 250 MB (plugin) + 1,9 GB (sample pack)
- Destruktor disk space: 130 MB (plugin) + 520 MB (sample pack)
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