Chau Gongs

If you need huge, resonant gong sounds without hauling a pit of metal into the studio, Chau Gongs gives you punchy, realistic strikes ready to drop into any session. I recommend it when you want cinematic impact, textured percussion layers, or dramatic single hits — it’s especially handy for adding atmosphere to film scores, electronic beats, or experimental sound design.

What you can do with it:

• Four playable instruments: three tam-tam tones in large, medium and smaller sizes plus a dedicated wind gong, each sampled for rich low-mid and shimmering overtones.
• A dozen stereo samples captured at 24-bit quality from the University of Iowa public-archive, giving you natural resonance and spatial presence out of the box.
• Three performance sensitivity layers so dynamics respond naturally to how hard you trigger the sounds, plus controls to shape release, stereo position and level for every gong.
• Global output control and a flexible dynamic-shaping option to tailor how soft and hard hits behave, making it simple to sit the gongs perfectly in a mix.

Available for both Windows and macOS, Chau Gongs is a tidy, no-fuss option for producers, composers and sound designers who want authentic gong character without complex sampling setups.