Impact Soundworks have dropped something fun, unexpected, and surprisingly useful: Orchestral Hit System: High Intensity Transients (OHS: HIT). It started life as an April Fools’ joke, but it’s 100% real and totally free. Best of all? It works with the free Kontakt Player.
Big, Bold, and Hilariously Effective
This isn’t your typical orchestral library. OHS: HIT takes the idea of the classic orchestral hit and runs with it—fast. Each section of the orchestra is condensed down to a single, dramatic articulation: THE HIT. No complex keyswitches or expression maps—just instant impact, perfect for cinematic accents, dramatic stingers, or tongue-in-cheek nods to the 90s.
What’s Inside?
- Eight tutti sections: Strings, Brass, Winds, Timpani, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Synths, and Piano
- Two dynamic layers: Forte and Fortissimo—because who has time for subtlety?
- Multiple octaves where possible
- “Stretch Last Note” mode to relive those glorious pitch-stretched ROMpler days
So, What’s the Point?
Honestly, it’s part joke, part nostalgia trip, and part genuinely useful tool. Whether you’re working on an epic trailer, scoring a video game, making retro hip-hop, or just want to add a bold splash of drama, this thing delivers. It’s tongue-in-cheek, but it’s also sampled and scripted with the same care as any other Impact Soundworks release.
OHS: HIT is the kind of instrument that makes you laugh when you load it—but then you end up actually using it. Go ahead and grab it. It’s free, it’s fun, and it hits hard. Did I mention it works within the free Kontakt Player?
More information and download at Impact Soundworks.
