Munich, Germany, June 24, 2026 – Tonalic, the music production plug-in from Celemony, has added a new set of percussion performances by Grammy-nominated percussionist and multi-instrumentalist David Kuckhermann.
The update broadens Tonalic’s library with a focus on the calabash, an organic-sounding percussion instrument that is rarely used in modern music production. The release also adds new cajons, congas, udus and brush-played djembes for producers working in singer-songwriter, pop, EDM and hip-hop contexts.
David Kuckhermann brings global percussion traditions to Tonalic
David Kuckhermann has performed internationally, including at the Royal Albert Hall in London and on tours with Dead Can Dance. His playing draws on percussion traditions from Iran, India, Egypt, Turkey, Europe and Africa, combining traditional techniques with a contemporary studio-focused approach.
For Tonalic, Kuckhermann recorded full musical performances rather than simple one-bar loops. The new material includes variations, transitions and endings, giving producers more flexible percussion parts that can respond naturally inside a DAW arrangement.
Calabash, cajons, congas, udus and djembes added
At the center of the update is the calabash, which brings a warm and organic percussion character to the Tonalic library. Around it, the new release expands the plug-in’s hand-percussion palette with additional cajons, congas, udus and brush-played djembes.
Like other Tonalic performances, the recordings adapt musically to the user’s chords, tempo and groove. The plug-in is designed to give producers access to real performances by studio musicians while preserving the sound, feel and musical detail of the original playing.
Automatic update for existing Tonalic users
Subscribers and prepaid license customers receive the new David Kuckhermann performances automatically the next time Tonalic launches. New customers start with the latest version of the library.
Tonalic is available as a monthly or annual subscription through tonalic.com. Celemony is currently offering an introductory first-month price of 1 dollar or 1 euro. Prepaid licenses for one month or one year, without a subscription commitment, are available through music dealers.
David Kuckhermann in Tonalic Video
About Tonalic and Celemony
Tonalic is a music production plug-in from Celemony, the company behind Melodyne. The platform gives producers access to a continuously expanding library of performances by more than 30 world-class session musicians, recorded across genres in studios around the world.
Celemony is known for note-based audio editing and introduced Melodyne in 2001. The company later developed technologies including DNA Direct Note Access, Capstan and the ARA plug-in interface. Celemony and Melodyne have received multiple awards, including a Technical Grammy in 2012.
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