Uncharted 88: $149 $74.50

CONTINUE THE JOURNEY

Unearth a new breed of deeply sampled and mysteriously edgy organic percussion that will get inside your head. Continue the DAMAGE journey and uncover why the piano is truly a thought-provoking percussive instrument with Heavyocity's UNCHARTED 88 experimental VST plugin.

Uncharted 88

Preset Playthrough

How to Write a Psychological Thriller-Style Track

Content Overview

The Making of UNCHARTED 88

First Look with Composer Tom Salta

"Darling, Get Out" by Ari Winters

"Striking the Uncharted" by Dave Fraser

"All the Time Lost" by Luis D'Elias

The Damaged Piano

The Heavyocity team broke down a piano to its rawest, most intimate-sounding sources — every inch of the instrument, including the strings, the iron plate, the wood frame, and more was used to create new and unique percussive elements in this experimental VST plugin.

Ensemble Designer

With over 235 playable percussion sources, the Ensemble Designer offers an array of uniquely inspiring, fully customizable, highly playable, and painstakingly detailed elements.

Curated Loops

Let your creativity flow with a massive collection of curated loops in this experimental VST plugin. Instant cue starters and tension-building grooves are made possible by these dynamic percussive beds — ranging from eerie and thriller-esque to mysterious and experimental.

People Are Talking

Awards, Reviews, and Testimonials

Harmonically rich and industrious percussion forms the backbone of UNCHARTED 88. It’s clear there’s a piano in the mix, but the fresh perspective and distinct performances make for a highly playable instrument that stands out.

Ramin Djawadi

House of the Dragon, Eternals, Game of Thrones

This ain’t like no piano you’ve ever heard before, it’s a modified wrecking ball of power. With bone-shaking intensity, Uncharted 88’s sounds are ripe for the cinematically-inclined’s production libraries.

Simply smashing! A powerhouse of fresh and exciting percussion created from destroying a piano. Coupled with the well-designed Damage engine, Heavyocity has a winner here.

Sample Library Review

The sounds are pristine, punchy, and attention-grabbing. UNCHARTED 88 offers users yet another enticing slice of darkness from the bold and striking hallmark sound design style that continually keeps creative media composers coming back for more.

KK-Access

A powerful instrument that offers a wide range. The curated loops are a great way to get started quickly, and the ensemble designer allows you to create your own custom percussion instruments. The damaged piano is a unique and powerful sound that is perfect for adding tension and drama to your tracks.

Germaine Franco

Encanto, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Little

Heavyocity never ceases to amaze me with their creativity. These sounds aren’t anywhere else. Very surprising library — just incredible! It’s a lot more than meets the eye.

Simeon Amburgey

Heavyocity did it again. This is a great library. The overall sound is outstanding — really brings out the dark side of the piano.

Virtual Orchestration

A dynamic percussion library that evokes emotion and intensity. It drives tension and lures the listener in like a spell. This is a top-shelf offering! 5 out of 5 starts!

Sample Sound Review

[Translated]: As an amazing high-quality percussion instrument and as a flexible loop player, it will open a new chapter in your creativity. You will find it to be terrifyingly inspiring.

SonicWire

A very deep library, rich with a plethora of techniques using all parts of the piano. For those composers who are tired of standard trap kits or the usual percussion fare, Uncharted 88 is an excellent option for creating kinetic cues with alternate timbres.

FSM Online

ONE-OF-A-KIND PERCUSSION

From deeply sampled mallet, hammer, and brush strikes, to scraped strings, to the brutal Damage Piano Hits and transitions, this new chapter in modern experimental percussion was captured exclusively from the guts of a piano.

UNCHARTED TERRITORY

Chock-full of over 18,600 samples and 11 GB of visceral, organic content, suspenseful impacts, and thought-provoking loops, this deeply-sampled experimental percussion VST will push your sonic palette into UNCHARTED territory.

D2 ENGINE

The dynamic Damage 2 engine provides three unique instruments to deliver a uniquely inspiring and customizable workflow brimming with unconventional percussive sources.

UNMATCHED DAMAGE

Yeah, nobody does hard-hitting, cinematic percussion like Heavyocity, and UNCHARTED 88 continues that tradition with unique, expressive organic percussion recorded from the original DAMAGE piano board.

  • 18,645 Samples
  • 238 different Percussion Sources
  • 36 Unique Damage Piano Hits
  • 288 Creative Loops
  • 91 Custom-Designed Presets
  • 3 Unique Engines:
    • Ensemble Designer
      • Intuitive Browser to load in 235+ sources in octave banks and individual sounds
      • Instant 3D positioning with updated Stage
      • Five discrete mic positions (Close, OverHead, Room, Hall, and LFE)
      • Create realistic patterns, rolls, crescendos, and more with custom MIDI Performance Tool
      • Redesigned Punish Knob with three unique flavors (Gently Now, Hurt Me Plenty, Nightmare)
      • Customizable Master FX chain
    • Kit Designer
      • 16-voice Drum Kit layout for quick and easy groove creation
      • Intuitive browser to load in sound sources to each key
      • Independent FX chains for every voice – add compression, reverb, saturation, and more to each of the 16 voices
    • Loop Designer
      • 288 Loops (72 loops with 4 stems each)
        • 144 Straight (36 with 4 stems)
        • 144 Triplet (36 with 4 stems)
      • Add modulation and effects to individual loops via Unique Send FX layer
  • 26.7 GB uncompressed (11.65 GB on Disk with NI lossless compression)
  • Powered by the Kontakt 6.7 Engine
  • Kontakt 6.7.1 (Player) or later
  • Komplete Kontrol integrated (NKS-ready)
  • Available as direct download only
  • Stand-alone, VST, VST3, AU, AAX
  • Minimum System Requirements:
    • Mac: macOS 10.14, 10.15, 11 or 12 (latest update)
    • Apple Silicon Macs (via Rosetta 2 & natively on ARM in Standalone or in hosts that support it): macOS 11 or 12 (latest update)
    • PC: Windows 10 or 11 (latest Service Pack), Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, 2 GB RAM