Happy New Year from Triumph Audio! Bring on 2026🎉
As we step into 2026, I have been spending a lot of time thinking about goals, growth, and momentum. Not just for Triumph Audio, but creatively and personally as well.
One idea that has been resonating with me more than ever comes from Atomic Habits by James Clear:
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results. When you fall in love with the process rather than the product, you don't have to wait to give yourself permission to be happy.”
That mindset has reshaped how I am approaching the new year.
Getting 1% Better
Another concept from Atomic Habits that really sticks with me is the idea of getting just one percent better.
Small, incremental improvements done consistently compound over time. It is not about massive overnight changes. It is about showing up, refining the process, and improving just a little each day.
Those small gains stack. Momentum builds. And before you know it, you are somewhere you could never have jumped to in one move.
What Does That Mean for Triumph Audio?
For Triumph Audio, it means staying focused on the process. How we design instruments. How we record them. How they actually feel when you sit down to write.
It means continuing to create unique and different tools that inspire ideas, speed up workflows, and help you finish music that feels honest and expressive.
Here is a look at what that process is producing as we head into 2026.
Kev’s Drum Kit
Releasing in just a few short days, Kev’s Drum Kit started as a simple, honest drum kit. Raw, tight, and unpretentious.
Along the way, it turned into something more.
Through processing, layering, and creative manipulation, it evolved into a cinematic helpmate. It works just as well for indie rock and hip hop as it does for modern scoring, pulses, and hybrid cues. Simple on the surface, surprisingly flexible once you dig in.
Introducing Impact Foundry
We are also excited to introduce Impact Foundry, our first dedicated percussion library.
This library brings together found percussion and traditional percussion, recorded both inside and outside of the studio. You will find raw, unprocessed multi-velocity patches alongside processed and affected percussion designed for modern scoring and trailers.
There is something fitting about the name. Impacts are forged like metal in a foundry. Raw materials shaped by pressure, energy, and intention into something powerful and musical.
More Coming in 2026
And that is just the start. Later this year you can also expect:
A library built around modular techniques, using modular synthesis to manipulate audio and create entirely new sounds
A hybrid brass library created from a solo trombone. You will have to hear this one to believe it
A collection of ethnic wind instrument effects designed for world and cinematic scoring
There is a lot to be excited about.
Thank You
None of this happens without you. Your support and enthusiasm helped make 2025 our best year yet, and I am incredibly grateful for this community.
Here is to another year of curiosity, creativity, and getting just one percent better every day.
Happy New Year, and thank you for being part of Triumph Audio.
👉 If you want to be the first to hear what is coming next, make sure you are on our mailing list and keep an eye out for new releases very soon.
Happy New Year,
Kevin Manthei
Composer & Founder, Triumph Audio
