Free PERC+ expansion available

If you bought the excellent PERC+ percussion library during the recent fundraiser, check your email. There should be links to a free expansion download which contains additional instruments including: 
 

• Chinese opera gong;
• brass bowl;
• bell- and toy cymbals;
• darbuka and doumbek;
• tambourines;
• assorted object- and "little" percussion. 

 
It appears to be a downloads totaling just over 5GB. 

Yeah it truly was an amazing deal for the price. The samples are top notch. 

I was floored by the update. They told us originally we would get a new expansion but the size of it was way beyond anything I expected. They are a very generous group.

Is there a list of what pieces are included? I'm watching the video Here but seems to be just cymbals so far.
They sound excellent but not really something I need.
 
Looking on This site I'm not sure if making a donation would get me the library or not?
 
Can anyone enlighten me?
 
Steve

http://www.vi-control.net/donate_MHOF_PERC+_VI-C.html
 
It's back up for a limited time. Minimum $25 donation. Get it while you can.
http://soundbytesmag.net/luxnoxpercplus/
(Note: disregard the text about “upgrading” – for a minimum donation of $ 25 you get the original library + the expansion. But of course, everyone is welcome to donate more if you want.)

stevec
Huh... I never did get that email about the expansion.  

Steve - the e-mail with your download links was sent on 22 Feb to the same e-mail you used to register PERC+
We're resending it to you today - please double check if it's not being filtered out by your e-mail client as spam. Let us know if there's still a problem, OK?
 

twaddle
Is there a list of what pieces are included? I'm watching the video  but seems to be just cymbals so far.
They sound excellent but not really something I need.
Looking on  I'm not sure if making a donation would get me the library or not?
Steve

 
We realize this is a bit confusing - that link is the original fundraiser on the Justgiving web site, but which is no longer taking donations: last December, we teamed up with VI-Control to handle the donations (40% of the proceeds go to them, to help pay for the cost of the VI-C v.2.0 web site, 60% goes to to the Mr. Holland's Opus foundation). 
 
 
Until next Tuesday 31 March 2015, PERC+ (and the expansion) can be obtained by making a minimum donation of 25 USD through VI-Control. Please find us on Facebook (Lux Nox sample libraries) or send us a message if you need more information (this forum does not allow new members to post urls so we can't do that here straight away). 
 
Thanks again to all Cakewalk forum users for the kind words and for supporting this good cause.
If you have any questions or need support, don't hesitate to drop us a line at luxnoxaudio (at) gmail (dot) com.
 
Best,
 
Chriss Ons (BEL) & Chris Harris (CA, USA)
lux|nox audio
 

Hi again Steve,
 
I'll paste in the NKI/patch list of PERC+ including the expansion, below. As you can see, other than cymbals and gongs (which is indeed the emphasis of the library) it also contains darabuka, doumbek, tambourines (w/ and w/o skin, and oriental)  prepared frame drums, all kinds of object percussion - often metallic sounding (air duct, vacuum flasks, industrial coffeemaker) and assorted little percussion, prepared piano, viola da gamba percussion, and a number of tuned patches made from a.o. the bell and object percussion material. The expansion added quite a bit of 'non-cymbal' content to PERC+. 
 
Again, the 'new' status of my membership here sadly does not (yet) allow me to post urls but if you send us an e-mail we'll send you the fully annoted Instruments PDF which comes with the library. It's a 148-page document with detailed descriptions and mapping info for every patch. Alternatively, this document can be downloaded directly from a link on our facebook page, it's in the post dated 20 February (currently the 5th post on the page).  
 
Hope this helps. Thanks again for showing interest. 
 
RIDES, CRASHES & HI-HATS
1A01_RideCymbal_expressive
1A05_RideCymbal_expressive_2
1A21_RideCymbal-Prep_Stk-Brush_short
1A22_RideCymbal-Prep_Stk-Brush_short2
1A25_RideCymbal-Prepared_Rolls
1A55_RideCymbal_FistPerc_soft-dark
1A70_RideCym-Creative_x-close_tunable
1C01_CrashCymbal_expressive
1C22_CrashCymbal_Combistick-Felt
1C24_CrashCymbal_NylonBrush
1C26_CrashCymbal_MetalBrush
1C27_CrashCymbal_MetalBrush_far
1C28_CrashCymbal_Extras_light-HitsSwipes
1C40_CrashCymbal-Prepared_Stick_light
1C45_CrashCymbal-Prepared_MetalBrush
1C47_CrashCymbal-Prepared_Mallet_far
1C50_CrashCymbal-Prepared_Stick-Hand
1C55_CrashCymbal_FistPercussion
1C70_CrashCym-Creative_x-close_tunable
1C95_CrashCymbal_ChainDrags_Design
1C96_CrashCymbal_StringDrags_Design
1F01_CrashCymbal2_expressive
1F20_CrashCymbal2_Mallets
1F22_CrashCymbal2_Wool-NylonMallets2
1F23_CrashCymbal2_CombiStick_Felt
1F25_Crash2_Brush-Stick_light_Overtones
1F40_CrashCymbal2_Prepared_Stick
1F52_CrashCymbal2_HandPercussion_soft
1F55_CrashCymbal2_FistPercussion
1F76_CrashCymbal2-Muted_MetalBrush
1M01_Hi-Hat_TopCymbal_Stick_light
1M05_Hi-Hat_TopCymbal_Stick_light_2
1N01_Hi-Hat_BottomCymbal_expressive
 
EFFECT CYMBALS & STACKS
1J01_ChinaCymbal-Large
1J10_ChinaCymb-Large_Overtone-rich_far
1J14_China-Lrg_Overtone-rich_light_close
1J55_ChinaCymbal-Large_FistPercussion
1K01_ChinaCymbal-Small_Stick-Brush
1K22_ChinaCymbal-Small_Combistick_Felt
1K58_ChinaCymbal-Small_variedPercussion
1O10_SplashCymbal_expressive
1O15_SplashCymbal_Stick_muted
1P01_ChinaSplashCymbal_Stick
1P80_ChinaSplashCymbal_spinning
1P90_ChinaSplashCymbal_spinning_Design
1R01_TrashformerCymbal
1R04_TrashformerCymbal_Var_Percussive
1R08_TrashformerCymbal_Var2
1R70_TrashformerCymbal-Muted
1R73_TrashformerCymbal-Muted2
1R77_TrashformerCymbal-Muted3
2A01_CymbalStack_light
2B01_CymbalStack_Swirl_Design
2C01_CymbalStack_mixed
2D01_Cymbal-GongStack
 
BELLS & FINGER CYMBALS
2F01_FingerCymbals-Bronze
2F25_FingerCymbals-Bronze_Effects
2G01_FingerCymbals-Metal
2G10_FingerCymbals-Metal_Variation
2T01_ToyCymbals
2V01_BellCymbal
2V40_BellCymbal_Prepared
 
GONGS & BOWLS
1T01_TamTam
1T30_TamTam_Edge_far
1T35_TamTam-Stick_scraped_far
1T40_TamTam-Prep_Mallet_far
1T45_TamTam_FingernailHits_Design
1T50_TamTam_HandPercussion
1W01_WindGong
1W25_WindGong_Rolls-Performances
1W50_WindGong_HandPercussion
1W52_WindGong_HandPercussion2
1W60_WindGong_Stick_LightPerc
1X52_TamTam-WindGong_Ensemble_far
1Y01_ChineseOperaGong
1Y30_ChineseOperaGong_soft_perc
1Y32_ChineseOperaGong_soft_perc2
1Y90_ChineseOperaGong_Design
1Z01_BrassBowl_Mallet_norm-prepared
 
BOWSCAPE ELEMENTS
2Y01_BowscapeElements_Examples
2Y10_BowscapeElements_China-Large_far
2Y12_BowscapeElements_China-Lrg_closer
2Y20_BowscapeElements_China-Small_far
2Y30_BowscapeElements_Trashformer_far
2Y32_BowscapeElements_Trashfrm_closer
2Y46_BowscapeElements_Trashf_upfront
2Y48_BowscapeElements_Trashf_upfr_2
2Y50_BowscapeElements_Crash_far-xtras
2Y54_BowscapeElements_Crash_close
2Y66_BowscapeElements_Ride_upfront
2Y79_BowscapeElements_Splash_mixed
2Y80_BowscapeElements_Gongs_rubbed_far
2Y85_BowscapeElements_Gongs_Design
 
OBJECT PERCUSSION
3A50_AirDuct_HandPercussion
3C15_VacuumFlask_Stick-Mallet
3D10_VacuumFlask2_assorted
3F01_IndustrialCoffeemaker
3F70_IndustrialCoffeemaker_extra-close
 
SMALL PERCUSSION
5L01_LittlePercussion1
5L02_LittlePercussion2
6A01_Tambourine-Headless
6A90_Tamb-Headless_Rattle-far_Design
6D01_OrientalTambourine-Headless
6D10_OrientalTamb-Headless_Auditorium
6R01_Rainstick_short
6R05_Rainstick_long
 
SKINS
4A40_Framedrum-Small-Prepared
4G40_Framedrum-Large-Prepared
4K01_Doumbek
4M01_Darabuka(MW)
5H01_Tambourine-Head_expressive
 
STRINGED INSTRUMENT PERCUSSION
8A40_UprightPiano_Percussion
8A45_UprightPiano_Abuse
8V90_ViolaDaGamba_Percussion
 
TUNED PATCHES
1Z90_BrassBowl_tuned(MW)
1Z95_BrassBowl_tuned_Pad(MW)
2F90_FingerCymbals-Bronze_tuned
2G90_FingerCymbals-Metal_tuned(MW)
2M90_FingerCymbals-Mixed_tuned
2T90_ToyCymbals_tuned(MW)
2V90_BellCymbal_tuned(MW)
2V93_Bell-FingerCymbals_Pad(MW)
2V95_BellCymbal_Prepared_tuned(MW)
2Y90_BowscapeElements_Pad_Example
2Y91_BowscapeElements_Pad_Example2
3C90_VacuumFlask_tuned

mettelus
Do the links for download come via email only? I am not sure what to expect as far as the process goes. My email account is rather convoluted, so not sure where such an email would go to folder-wise (or what to search for).

Hi - links are indeed delivered via e-mail, but those are obviously not the files themselves, but links to the files online which you need download. So it won't clutter your Inbox with lots of data. 
 
And to anyone who is on the fence: feel free to send us an e-mail and we'll give you a link to a fully functional trial version of the original PERC+, with a selection of 10 of the 64 patches (the expanded version has twice that amount), at no cost, and no obligation of course. That way you can evaluate how the downloading/installing goes - and of course, the sound quality and playability of the library. (We didn't make a separate trial version for the expansion content, though - because that one is free of charge for registered PERC+ users, anyway.)
 
On a final note, please bear in mind that:
1) this library requires the "full" retail version of KONTAKT 5.1 or higher - i.e. it's not really compatible with the free KONTAKT PLAYER (like all 3rd party libraries not specifically licensed for the free PLAYER version, it would run in 'DEMO' mode and time out after 15 minutes, requiring a restart).
2) PERC+ is a rather large library, the total download burden of the original library and the expansion is ca. 10+5=15 GB.