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Drones
Dark Ambient Soundscapes for Film Scoring
Drones
Craft terrifying and immersive underscores with these premium drone textures. Ideal for horror and sci-fi, our shared license provides full access to these cinematic sound design tools for a highly accessible price.
KEY FEATURES
Highlights
- 478 GB of meticulously designed drones
- Conceived and guided by Alexander Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten, hackedepicciotto)
- Playable intensity—add layers with the modwheel
- Long samples—circa 1 minute
- Recorded and processed chromatically
- Guitars: Bass 6, electric bass, steelcaster, acoustic, vintage electric
- Orchestral instruments: Celli, basses, trombones
- Basso profundo choir
- Plus hurdy gurdy, tanpura, didgeridoo, ebow piano
- Recorded at Teldex Scoring Stage and Silent Green, Berlin
Size
- 478 GB OF SAMPLES (221 GB SINEARC COMPRESSED)
- 24 BIT / 48 KHZ PATCHES
SINE system requirements
- MAC: MACOS 10.15 OR HIGHER | INTEL CORE I5 OR SIMILAR | APPLE ARM CHIPSETS SUPPORTED | AT LEAST 8 GB RAM (16 GB+ RECOMMENDED)
- WINDOWS: WINDOWS 10 | INTEL CORE I5 OR SIMILAR | AT LEAST 8 GB RAM (16 GB+ RECOMMENDED)
- FORMATS SUPPORTED: STANDALONE, VST, VST3, AU, AAX
Soft low drones
Multiple layers combine to form a complex substrata—move the modwheel for depth and intensity.
Sub drones
Bass, Moog synth, a bass choir… these drones focus on sub-shaking low end with long, undulating waves.
Atmospheric drones
Reaching into the ether, tanpura, hurdy gurdy, ebow piano and more create a shimmering firmament in the high register.
High-intensity drones
Use the modwheel to travel from forceful to highly aggressive, with inherent organic friction and distortion.
Drone tools
Designed for scoring, these tools give you risers, swells, and tension builders—harmonic or atonal.
Drone ingredients
The raw recordings—useful alone for texture, but perfect for constructing your own complex drones.
Now includes the Arkanum update
Arkanum is a dark sepulcher filled with the restless spirits of 33 new drones—all carefully designed by Alexander Hacke himself. Many of these new drones offer layered expression via the modwheel—fun to play and perfect for scoring to picture. And all of them are shapeshifting portals to darker worlds.
About Alexander Hacke
Alexander Hacke is a musician, performer, composer, singer and producer. A member of seminal German band Einstürzende Neubauten and one half of acclaimed duo hackedepicciotto, Alex has worked with iconic musicians from Jaki Liebzeit to David Eugene Edwards (16 Horsepower) and Gianna Nannini. Based in Berlin but absorbing diverse musical influences from his travels around the world, Alex has brought his unique musical vision to this drones collection.
Included patches
Detailed instrument list
Cornfield
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Cornfield
Dunes
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Dunes
Trawler
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Trawler
Stable foundation
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Stable foundation
Cassette drone
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Cassette drone
Rustic
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Rustic
Choral
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Choral
Horns
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Horns
Unblemished
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Unblemished
Have mercy
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Have mercy
Organum
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Organum
Expanse
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Expanse
Sub synth
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Sub synth
Biome
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Biome
Subterra
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Subterra
Low air
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Low air
Magma
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Magma
Tremble
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Tremble
Thunder
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Thunder
Slow bows
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Slow bows
Sub vox
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Sub vox
Tesla coil
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Tesla coil
Phosphor
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Phosphor
Starlight
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Starlight
Serenity
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Serenity
Course of the sun
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Course of the sun
Floating
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Floating
Tamed guitars
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Tamed guitars
Pure
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Pure
Breathing ether
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Breathing ether
Sound of her wings
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Sound of her wings
Rooted
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Rooted
Contemplation
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Contemplation
Cold idyll
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Cold idyll
Drops
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Drops
Lushness
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Lushness
Gnitekram
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Gnitekram
Pentagram
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Pentagram
Feedback
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Feedback
Ceiling plaster
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Ceiling plaster
Demolished strings
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Demolished strings
Didgetorted
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Didgetorted
Demolition
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Demolition
Overtones
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Overtones
Metal waves
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Metal waves
Voltage
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Voltage
Gurdyan knot
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Gurdyan knot
Arc-lite
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Arc-lite
Voice tension
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Voice tension
Brazen
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Brazen
Darwinian
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Darwinian
Magnesium
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Magnesium
Detune
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Detune
Building the wall
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Building the wall
Slow rise
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Slow rise
Weird rise
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Weird rise
Hurdycluster
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant, Surround
Articulations
- •Hurdycluster
Vintage electric guitar
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Di, Spot1, Spot2, Tree, Ab, Sur
Articulations
- •Ebow drone
- •Feedback drone 1
- •Feedback drone 2
Steel-caster guitar
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Di, Spot1, Spot2, Tree, Ab, Sur
Articulations
- •Ebow drone
- •Feedback drone
Parlor guitar
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Di, Spot1, Spot2, Tree, Ab, Sur
Articulations
- •Ebow drone
- •Ebow drone pick
- •Vibrator drone
Bass 6
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Di, Spot1, Spot2, Tree, Ab, Sur
Articulations
- •Ebow drone
- •Feedback drone
Electric bass
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Di, Spot1, Tree, Ab, Sur
Articulations
- •Ebow drone
Monosynth
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Di, Spot1, Tree, Ab, Sur
Articulations
- •Sub bass 1
- •Sub bass 2
Celli
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Spot1, Spot2, Tree, Ab, Sur
Articulations
- •Sustains
- •5th
- •Crazy
- •Flageolet
- •Sul tasto
- •Sul ponticello
- •Sul ponticello trem
Basses
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Spot1, Spot2, Tree, Ab, Sur
Articulations
- •Sustains
- •5th
- •Crazy
- •Flageolet
- •Sul tasto
- •Sul ponticello
- •Sul ponticello trem
Trombones
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Spot1, Tree, Ab, Sur
Articulations
- •Sustains
- •5th
- •5th glide
- •Flutter tongue
- •Mutes
Male choir
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Spot1, Tree, Ab, Sur
Articulations
- •Drone eeh
- •Drone iih
- •Drone mmh
- •Drone ooh
- •Drone zzh
- •Swell eeh
- •Swell ooh
- •Swell random
- •Swell zzh
Hurdy gurdy
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Spot1, Sub, Tree, Ab, Sur
Articulations
- •Full drone
- •Low drone
- •5th drone
- •Chord drone
- •Drone intervals c
- •Drone intervals c#
- •Drone intervals d
- •Drone intervals d#
- •Drone intervals e
- •Drone intervals f
- •Drone intervals f#
- •Drone intervals g
- •Drone intervals g#
- •Drone intervals a
- •Drone intervals a#
- •Drone intervals b
- •Drone intervals dyn
Tanpura
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Spot1, Tree, Ab, Sur
Articulations
- •Drone 1
- •Drone 2
- •Drone 3
- •Drone 4
- •Drone 5
- •Drone irregular 1
- •Drone irregular 2
- •Drone irregular 3
Ebow piano
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Spot1, Tree, Ab, Sur
Articulations
- •Ebow drone
- •Drone intervals c
- •Drone intervals c#
- •Drone intervals d
- •Drone intervals d#
- •Drone intervals e
- •Drone intervals f
- •Drone intervals f#
- •Drone intervals g
- •Drone intervals g#
- •Drone intervals a
- •Drone intervals a#
- •Drone intervals b
Ain Soph Aur
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Ain Soph Aur
Akashic
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Akashic
The armory
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •The armory
Ashvaganda
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Ashvaganda
Bottomfeeder
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Bottomfeeder
Call me Ishmael
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Call me Ishmael
Chromium
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Chromium
Dead Sea scrolls
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Dead Sea scrolls
Earth 2
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Earth 2
Electric prayer wheel
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Electric prayer wheel
Grace
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Grace
Halo
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Halo
Helios
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Helios
Jericho
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Jericho
Kali Yuga
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Kali Yuga
The Kingdom
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •The Kingdom
Landfill
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Landfill
Latter days
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Latter days
Leviathan
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Leviathan
Lightbringer
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Lightbringer
Metatron
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Metatron
Minotaur
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Minotaur
Muladhara
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Muladhara
The navigator
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •The navigator
Omega drive
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Omega drive
Palindrone
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Palindrone
Pranayama
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Pranayama
Ribcage
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Ribcage
Sister Katana
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Sister Katana
Sub-wrath
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Sub-wrath
Surgical steel
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Surgical steel
Surveillance vultures
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Surveillance vultures
Temperance
Instruments
Microphone Positions
Close, Distant
Articulations
- •Temperance
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