When Fluidshell Design puts its stamp on a percussion instrument, the result is Classified | TAM.

Classified | TAM is the first group of instruments in the collection, dedicated to head percussion. Forget what a drum, snare drum or bass drum is: TAM explores vibrating heads without distinction. 

With a design method still based on experimentation and modularity, Fluidshell Design shows us what it means to go beyond emulation and sampling. Classified is a new collection that highlights the richness made possible by combining resynthesis and the use of resonators.

Two percussive sources are mixed in a common resonator, with sufficient but accessible controls. The interface is built entirely around self-explanatory pictograms. 

Rather than sampling dozens of drum kits and as many drum machines, which would have resulted in an insane amount of samples, Fluidshell Design offers you the tool to build the sounds you need to your liking, while allowing you to bring them to life during the performance.

What is realism compared to the power of imagination?

Classified | TAM uses two short samples and a resonator system. 

The short samples are taken from our own recordings, and the resonators are impulse response files precisely crafted to work with the short samples. 

Most of the time, we used a pair of microphones and a contact sensor for recording. The samples are then processed through various devices, including a modular synthesiser.

The choice of resonator greatly affects the final sound. While working on the Seraphim prototypes, we learned a lot about the interaction between filter networks and resonators. The Classified collection benefits from this experience. And so will you.