Percussion Resources

YouTube videos and articles I’ve found helpful:

Virtual Instruments and SoundFonts

  • List and links to virtual instruments (mostly percussion and plucked strings) I personally use in gigs: List
     
  • Versilian Studios Chamber Orchestra 2 Community Edition (VSCO-2-CE): Site, Github
  • Versilian Community Sample Library (VCSL): Site, Github
  • FreePats Project: Site, Github

Manuals:

Some books I’ve used:

  • Stephen Primatic, Percussion Instruments – Purchasing, Maintenance, Troubleshooting & More
  • Morris Goldenburg, Modern School for Snare Drum
  • Morris Goldenburg, Modern School for Xylophone Marimba Vibraphone
  • John Wooton, The Drummer’s Rudimental Reference Book
  • Leigh Howard Stevens, Method of Movement for Marimba