Kria (Arctic Tern) Ableton Live Pack
Key Features
- Builds an Ableton Live pack from Arctic tern field recordings captured in Iceland.
- Includes four Drum Racks for turning bird calls and environmental details into playable percussion.
- Adds one Instrument Rack for melodic or textural performance inside Ableton Live.
- Provides two empty template racks for building custom devices from the included source material.
- Supplies 30 groove files for adding movement and timing variation to Live sessions.
- Includes 172 royalty-free WAV files recorded at 48 kHz / 24-bit.
- Direct ALP download was mirrored to SSA R2 after verifying the official signed source file.
Description
Kria (Arctic Tern) Ableton Live Pack is a field-recording-based Live pack from Hidden Sound built around Arctic tern calls captured on a black sand beach at Kleifarvatn in Iceland. It turns the source recordings into an Ableton-ready sound design kit with Drum Racks, an Instrument Rack, groove files, and raw royalty-free WAV material.
The official page keeps the pack listed as a current free download and specifies Ableton Live 10.1 or later. The Rekkerd lead adds the recording chain: a Telinga dish, Sennheiser 8020 omni-directional microphone, and Sound Devices 633 recorder, which points to clean location audio rather than synthesized bird effects.
Inside the pack are four Drum Racks, one Instrument Rack, two empty template racks, 30 groove files, and 172 samples at 48 kHz / 24-bit. That combination makes it more useful than a plain folder of bird calls because producers can sequence, slice, and perform the recordings immediately inside Live.
Use it when a track needs sharp organic transients, unusual avian texture, Icelandic field ambience, or nature-derived percussion that does not sound like stock cinematic foley. The official download is a signed direct ALP file, and the file has been mirrored to SSA R2 for a stable download button.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is included in Kria (Arctic Tern) Ableton Live Pack?
The official page lists four Drum Racks, one Instrument Rack, two empty template racks, and 30 groove files. Rekkerd also reports a total of 172 royalty-free WAV files recorded at 48 kHz.
What version of Ableton Live does it require?
Hidden Sound lists Ableton Live 10.1 or later as the requirement. The download is an ALP file, so it is intended for Ableton Live rather than a generic sampler-only workflow.
What kind of source recordings does the pack use?
The pack uses Arctic tern recordings made at Kleifarvatn in Iceland. Rekkerd says the sounds were recorded with a Telinga dish and a Sennheiser 8020 omni-directional microphone into a Sound Devices 633 recorder.
Is this mainly for music production or sound design?
It can work for both. The Drum Racks and groove files make it useful for rhythmic music production, while the bird calls and location character make it useful for cinematic ambience, foley layering, and experimental sound design.
