Augmented Mallets

The deal

$99 at KVR Marketplace (down from $149) - 33% off, no coupon needed. The sale runs through August 19, 2026.

What it is

Augmented Mallets is a hybrid mallet instrument plugin from Arturia that blends sampled acoustic sounds with synthesis. It covers marimba, vibraphone, celeste, and tubular bells across more than 200 presets, pairing traditional mallet performances with prepared-instrument techniques and experimental processing. The result sits somewhere between a realistic acoustic mallet library and a synthesized percussion instrument, with morphing controls that let you dial in how much of each character comes through.

Who it's for

Composers scoring film, games, or trailers who need percussion that can shift from grounded and acoustic to abstract and textural within the same patch. Producers working in ambient, cinematic, or experimental electronic genres will find the morphing layers especially useful for building evolving pads and rhythmic textures. Keyboardists who want expressive mallet parts without stacking multiple sample libraries will also get a lot of mileage out of it.

Key features

• Combines sampled marimba, vibraphone, celeste, and tubular bells with synthesized layers in a single instrument
• Ships with over 200 presets spanning traditional mallet tones and experimental, processed sounds
• Real-time morphing controls blend acoustic and synthetic layers on the fly
• Supports prepared-instrument techniques for unconventional, contemporary percussion textures