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Terracotta: Mirage

Terracotta pots tonal-percussion instrument

Organic, alive and earthy – Terracotta is a unique melodic-percussion instrument made from terracotta pots. This instrument’s charming bell-like tones are ideal for adding a tangible vibrancy to percussion sections, arpeggios and melodic lines. It’s powered by our sampled-based-synthesis engine VST/AU, Mirage, downloadable for free. This flexible engine has a 3-layer structure for blending sounds as well as all the features you’d expect from a modern synth, such as filters, envelopes and effects. 25 different pots were sampled to make this instrument featuring 4 round robin and 4 velocity layers. As well as this, Terracotta comes with a handful of ‘mixer’ instruments designed to be blended with the main sound. This product also comes with 40 presets for instant production-ready results.

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Mirage, our free VST2/AU plugin (Windows & macOS)
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A unique tonal rhythmic instrument

Terracotta can be used to bring a unique liveliness to melodic lines and rhythmic arpeggios. The 25 terracotta pots that make up this product’s core sound are diverse in size and structure; some are old handmade victorian pots while others are smooth and modern. The resonation tone of the pot is consistent but there are intricate differences between them that, when combined, creates an instrument that has a beautifully diverse sound.

Playable across the whole keyboard

Each recording was carefully edited, tuned and mapped to a region on the keyboard. These regions were then combined into a full instrument that’s playable all the way from the lowest note to the highest note. You can also blend in some of the included ‘mixer’ sounds to create new tones. These include sounds such as a resonating large ceramic bowl, a music box and a plucked steel string.

Control the sound

Mirage offers all the control you need for this sampled instrument. You can dial in the sound exactly as you need it in your track; change the ADSR envelope for the volume, add some reverb or add punch with the compressor.

Hear Terracotta: Mirage in Action

Clouds- Sam Windell
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Glacial Stone- Sam Windell
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Terracotta Army- Sam Windell
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TerraToccata- Bach
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3 independent layers for blending

3 independent layers for blending

Mirage libraries are loaded from a side panel

Mirage libraries are loaded from a side panel

Effects Rack of 10 effects

Effects Rack of 10 effects

Presets are easily browsed and loaded

Presets are easily browsed and loaded

Powered by Mirage

Terracotta: Mirage runs inside Mirage, our custom sample-based-synthesis plugin. Mirage is free: no log-in, no hassle, no license keys. It's a 64-bit VST2 and AU plugin for Windows and macOS.

Terracotta: Mirage will appear inside Mirage, along with any other Mirage libraries that you have installed. Mirage allows you to easily find, transform and play FrozenPlain's sample libraries:

  • 3-layer architecture: blend multiple sounds
  • ADSR envelopes, filters, LFOs
  • Rack of effects: reverb, delay, chorus, phaser, more
  • CPU-efficient
  • Preset browser

Visit the Mirage page for more information.

Crossgrade from Terracotta: Kontakt

If you purchased/redeemed Terracotta: Kontakt before 11/28/2024, you can get 50% off this product. See our Crossgrades page for how to do this.

The Mirage version of Terracotta maintains the original Kontakt samples, with minor tuning adjustments and changes to the Celeste instrument. Both engines offer similar capabilities, but the Mirage version may provide a faster sound design workflow and an easier-to-use interface that matches other FrozenPlain products. Mirage will see continued development and improvements. Additionally, the new version includes 40 new presets.

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