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'Sarod' means 'beautiful melody' in the Persian language. The instrument's deep, weighty, introspective sound and resonant quality offers the perfect contrast to the sitar's sweet, overtone-rich texture. The sarod is a fretless instrument that allows the player to slide continuously between notes, a technique important in Indian music known as meend (glissandi). Popular in Hindustani music, the sarod can be played using several different fingering techniques, depending on the player's preferences. 

Tinieblas is a Spanish word that translates to "darkness". Inspired by the inherent mystery surrounding the word, producer Erick Bardales created a collection of sounds that could both fit a modern horror film and lend itself to dope trap records. 

For this pack, Ray Luminais grabbed inspiration from the likes of Fivio Foreign, Central Cee and Pop Smoke. Keeping true to his trap and hip hop background, he started by creating dark grimey melodies and pairing them with a mix of classic and fusion drill drum patterns to create this Splice Original.

Inspired by artists like D’Angelo, Robert Glasper, Jordan Rakei, and H.E.R., Splice Originals: Soul Drip explores the hypnotic melodies and harmonies of neo-soul. Combining the complexity of jazz voicings and the approachability of modern sound design, this collection will add depth to your productions with inspiring pieces produced by Charles Dorman. Using everything from a Yamaha C7 grand piano and trapped-out vocals to unique and thick drum grooves, Soul Drip is here to blend old and new in a way you haven't heard before. Expand your trap melodies with live drums and winding neo-soul melodies that bring you into a new dimension.

Producer Ray Luminais who brought us Splice Originals releases like Street Sweeper Southern Drill and Gutta Hard Trap is back and is exploring Bay Area-influenced trap sounds. Inspired by Dj Mustard, Nipsey Hussle, E40, and Tyga, this pack could soundtrack a night out with the crew - one to remember with all the trappings of a good time. Ray used Splice's Astra synth, a Moog, and a Roland TR808 to craft these sounds. Tap into the vibe.

Splice Originals: Snack Pack, created by production group PBnJ, combines lo-fi hip hop with alternative Rand;B to deliver sounds that are both timeless and in line with today's hits. Consisting of Pino Russo, Benjamin Greenspan, and Jordan Brooks and based in LA, PBnJ has worked with producers and acts like Tempest, Zacari, Los Hendrix, Nami, Hollywood Cole, Naomi Wild, and many more. Today, they mostly spend their time composing multi-textured and multi-layered soundscapes, which had a big influence on the sounds in this pack.

Transcending beyond music, African percussion is a vital component of culture and spirituality across the continent. The percussive rhythms of African people are deeply embedded in their communities' rites and rituals, such as births, weddings, funerals, initiation rites, harvest festivals, healing practices, and dance rituals, among others.

For Splice Originals: Pocket Drums Vol 2, Corey Fonville pays homage to Philadelphia Soul music while incorporating his own modern twist. Recorded at Minimum Wage Recording in Richmond VA, this pack features quintessential breakbeat-style grooves that capture 1970s energy, along with percussion styles representing funk, soul, disco, hip hop, and Rand;B. The result is a surprising mix of grooves, beats, and rhythms pulling inspiration from artists like Questlove, The Roots, Clyde Stubblefield, Steve Jordan, Elvin Jones, and many others.

This Splice Originals release is influenced by Bryson Tiller, Daniel Caesar, Portishead, Lovage, The Weeknd. Blending trap, RnB, and trip-hop, this pack is for the dirty side of late-night tracks. These sounds are sweaty, dark, sultry, seductive, filthy, heavy, and vulnerable at the same time. Let the emotions pour as you dig into these distorted pads, delicate guitars, ethereal vocals, and heavy drums.

For Splice Originals: Moods: Trap Guitars, producer Ray Luminais and musician Mohammad Anwar blended alternative electric and acoustic guitars with synths and bass into hip hop, Rand;B, and trap styles. Recorded at Scenes Film and Music Studios in New Orleans, LA, the collaborators laid down a Fender Stratocaster, Martin X LX1, and Mini Moog Voyager, processing them with a Digitech Obscura Delay Pedal, Guitar Rig, and Amplitube. The result is versatile guitars that vary in style while keeping the energy on a lower frequency. These sounds are intended to tap into your darker, moodier side. Think late nights in the studio looking for that perfect pluck, ideal chord, or that special loop with a neon edge. If that's your vibe, this trap guitars pack is for you.

Producers Erick Bardales, Niko Oroc (from Oasis Music Library), and Sy (Masego's producer) all got together in Splice Studios LA to live out a dream. Splice Originals: Midnight Visions was inspired by being in the same room where Marvin Gaye did his magic. For a twist, they created darker, more aggressive Rand;B songs and envisioned Gaye singing over them. To achieve this sound, they used gear like the Moog Subsequent 37, Mellotron Mini, Prophet REV 2, Arturia V Collection, Taylor acoustic guitar, Chase Bliss Blooper, Chase Bliss Generation Loss MK2, Chase Bliss Warped Vinyl, and the Hologram Microcosm. Then they chopped up those songs to deliver the sounds in this pack.

Music producer and songwriter, Erick Bardales - who crafted the Splice Originals releases Sensaciones, La Formula, and Antidote - returns with another collection, this time focusing on the vibey sounds of alt Rand;B. Harnessing a certain type of serenity and romanticism that can only be found on long stretches of late-night desert highway illuminated by the night sky, Erick worked on this pack as he moved from New Orleans, LA to Los Angeles, CA.

This hybrid pack designed by producer, composer, and sound designer Ben Bromley includes 75 presets for Splice's Astra synthesizer. Ben explored Astra’s possibilities for soulful, forward-leaning lo-fi across 30+ multi-layered compositions, stemmed-out with MIDI and individual audio loops for you to use as song-starters, inspiration, or flipped as you see fit.

On the outskirts of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Frenchman Street is known for its live music inside bars and on the streets. As the city opened back up after the first COVID-19 shutdown, Ray Luminais (who created our Voodoo - Southern Trap pack) took a trip down to Frenchman Street and listened to the street corner performers to gather some inspiration. Using a Fender Stratocaster and a Yamaha YSD 150 electric saxophone, he combined that inspiration with the influence of Rod Wave, Bryson Tiller, and Polo G to form Late Nights.

For Infancia: Dark Trap RnB, music producer Erick Bardales explored his long-lasting curiosity about how it would sound if he composed fun and childlike melodies on hard-hitting drums and 808s. He experimented with his voice using Teenage Engineering OP1 synth and layered some of the sounds he created using the OP1 with Korg Collection 3, Arturia V Collection 8, and ANA2. He used Reels and Wires by Audiothing to give the samples that warm, lo-fi texture along with Arturia Tape Mello-FI for warp and noise. He also used Thermal and Decapitator on the 808s, some otto on the drums, StageOne on synths, and Ozone 8, Inflator, and FabFilter L2 on his mix bus.