Ghost Koil

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Unexpected. Bowed. Unhinged.

Ghost Koil is an exploration of bowed metal and controlled chaos. Built from bowed springs, screws, saws, and other found objects, every sound begins as an organic performance before evolving into something darker. From haunting drones and evolving pads to unsettling textures, playable bowed instruments, metallic percussion, and unpredictable effects, Ghost Koil delivers an inspiring palette for horror, dark cinematic scoring, ambient music, psychological thrillers, and any project that thrives on tension and unease.

As part of the Ghost Series, Ghost Koil embraces the beauty of real acoustic performances while pushing them into new sonic territory. You'll discover both the raw recordings and processed versions, with many MOD FX patches that let you seamlessly morph between the two using the modulation wheel. Sculpt sounds that breathe, growl, shimmer, and break apart. Explore playable bowed instruments, menus of atonal and non-pitched effects, metallic and found sound percussion, and loops crafted from the original source material.

Gritty. Angry. Organic. Unpredictable. Ghost Koil isn't about polished perfection—it's about character.

OUT NOW!

Unexpected. Bowed. Unhinged.

Ghost Koil is an exploration of bowed metal and controlled chaos. Built from bowed springs, screws, saws, and other found objects, every sound begins as an organic performance before evolving into something darker. From haunting drones and evolving pads to unsettling textures, playable bowed instruments, metallic percussion, and unpredictable effects, Ghost Koil delivers an inspiring palette for horror, dark cinematic scoring, ambient music, psychological thrillers, and any project that thrives on tension and unease.

As part of the Ghost Series, Ghost Koil embraces the beauty of real acoustic performances while pushing them into new sonic territory. You'll discover both the raw recordings and processed versions, with many MOD FX patches that let you seamlessly morph between the two using the modulation wheel. Sculpt sounds that breathe, growl, shimmer, and break apart. Explore playable bowed instruments, menus of atonal and non-pitched effects, metallic and found sound percussion, and loops crafted from the original source material.

Gritty. Angry. Organic. Unpredictable. Ghost Koil isn't about polished perfection—it's about character.

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Listen to Ghost Koil

What did we do?

We bowed, struck & manipulated a selection of spring instruments, saws & metal wire.

The Ghost Series, Reimagined in Metal

Like every Triumph Audio Ghost library, Ghost Koil starts with acoustic performances and pushes them somewhere unexpected. The raw recordings become the foundation for an entirely new world of processed sounds:

  • Modular Soundscapes: evolving pads and drones created through Eurorack processing, delays, pitch shifting, distortion, convolution, and more.

  • Rhythmic Pulses: organic recordings transformed into natural and electronic pulses using modular sequencing and granular synthesis.

  • Processed Loops: metallic hits, springs, saws, scrapes, and bows reshaped into rhythmic loops.

  • MOD FX: sounds pushed far beyond their original character through hands on processing.

Patches & Sounds

Pushed further by artists

Inspired by the bowed and metallic character of Ghost Koil, composer and producer Jake Weston took the original recordings into the modular world, focusing on two areas: rhythmic pulses and evolving soundscapes.

FROM JAKE:

“I began the process with the “limitation” of creating pulses with the raw samples, relying on multiple envelope generators and the polyrhythmic nature of 4MS Rotating Clock Divider.  In some cases I used the samples as they were, to create a more “natural pulse”, whereas in some other cases I would process the samples via granular synthesis to create a more “electronic pulse”.  In the creative designing phase, I am physically moving around patch cables connecting envelopes and clock divisions to different CV inputs; I am constantly re-patching to see what catches my ear.

During the soundscapes approach, I used my Eurorack synthesizer as a “modular effect pedal”.  This means running the dry samples and outputting a wet modular signal.  With a combination of CV-controllable delays, comb filtering, pitch shifting, convolution reverb, Karplus-Strong delay, distortion and wave shaping, I was able to create evolving processed pads and soundscapes.  The organic nature of the library’s sound lends itself perfectly to creating captivating and moving sound”.

Inspired by the percussive character of Ghost Koil, composer Fernando Cañedo explored the original recordings through rhythmic loops, experimental processing, and the Triumph Audio Engine.

FROM FERNANDO:

“For the loops, I went through the samples one by one, evaluating how they could perform within a rhythmic sequence. I dragged everything that seemed promising into the Pro Tools timeline, building patterns and creating repetitions. Generally, hits from the lower register pieces were explored as percussive elements such as kicks and snares, while the sticks, saws, and springs worked well as percussion, hi-hats, and cymbals. The bends, scrapes, and bows were mostly used to create textures and more unusual events.

After creating the variations, the idea was to manipulate them and twist them as far away from the original as possible for the FX format. I used filtering, delays, pitch manipulation, sequencing, saturation, and other effects, combining software processing with physical knobs to automate specific parameters. It was a lot of fun sculpting the MOD FX personality of the loops”.

Specs

Patches and Folders - Ghost Koil features a curated collection of various sampler types including DFD and TMP. We’ve organized the 327 main patches and 294 alternate TMP patches (621 total) into dedicated subfolders to maximize ease and accessibility:

  • Pitched Menus (22 main + 22 TMP)

  • Transposable Menus (15 main + 15 TMP)

  • Scrapes & Percussion (17 main + 17 TMP)

  • Atonal & Events (29 main + 29 TMP)

  • Bass & Leads (47 main + 46 TMP)

  • Drones & Pads (85 main + 85 TMP)

  • Engine Processed (16 main + 16 TMP)

  • Loops (22 main)

  • Pulses (57 main + 57 TMP)

  • Modular Sequences & Bonus (17 main + 7 TMP)

Layer Mixer

  • Ghost Koil is programmed to take full advantage of the Layer Mixer on the Main Page (Page 1) of the Triumph Audio Engine, allowing you to quickly customize gain, pan, and tuning for each layer. This feature is especially useful for MOD FX patches.

Use the MOD Wheel

Using the MOD wheel in a MOD FX patch will allow you to go from a less/not affected version of a sample into an effects-laden version. For any non MOD FX patches, use the MOD wheel to control filter cutoff.

• Powered by our custom Triumph Audio Engine.

• Total Patch count: 327 patches (621 including alternate TMP patches)

• Library Size: 7.23 GB (before download and compression).

• For Kontakt 6.8.0 or higher. Full version of Kontakt Required.

• Click below to access the Manual + EULA:

Patch List


Composer Quotes

Sarah deCourcy

“Ghost Koil is so impressive right out of the box with its wide selection of inspiring, premium sounds. It has a raw sonic quality and stands out for its flexibility. It's the kind of library where you load up a single patch to test it out, and it instantly sparks your creativity, sending you off in exciting, unexpected directions. 

Ghost Koil delivers a completely unique and edgy vibe, seamlessly bridging the gap between traditional scoring and sound design without feeling locked into any single genre, making it really versatile for scoring Films, TV & Video Games.”

Credits: Strange Harvest, LX 2048, Far Cry 6: Lost Between Worlds (Ubisoft).

Snakes of Russia

“An absolute must for adding some true industrial grind to your scores and productions… full of atonal textures and grit”.

Credits: Resident Evil: Requiem, Human, Barbarian.

Yassin Elnoshokaty

“Ghost Koil brings such an organic flavor that feels incredibly refreshing. That balance of raw character and creative processing, in such a well programmed and playable format, makes it really easy to find inspiration.”

Credits: BBC Solar System, Beam me up Sulu, UNICEF SOS Angola.