Bloom by KSHMR – Indian and South Asian Instrument with Sequencer and 250 Presets

South Asian Instruments, a Modern Engine

Bloom by KSHMR is a virtual instrument created by Excite Audio in collaboration with producer KSHMR, combining authentic Indian and South Asian recordings with a modern sequencing, sampling and sound-design workflow. The sound library spans expressive percussion, tablas, sitars, bansuri flutes, vocal phrases, cinematic textures and Bollywood-inspired orchestration, all integrated into Bloom’s advanced sequencing engine. For composers, that combination is rare and valuable: culturally specific instruments, recorded across India and South Asia with high-end techniques according to the source material, presented inside an instrument designed for contemporary production rather than archival playback.

The world-music shelf of a scoring studio usually holds either deeply sampled single instruments or loop libraries with little control. Bloom takes a third route — a preset-driven sequenced instrument with over 250 professional presets, deep edit tools and sample import — aimed at cinematic scoring, EDM, trap, hip-hop, world music, ambient and experimental production. A tabla pattern or a bansuri phrase can therefore be the starting point of a cue rather than a decoration pasted over it, shaped by sequencing, modulation and effects until it belongs to your score’s harmonic and rhythmic world.

Sounds, Sequencer and the Edit Page

The included content lists tabla and drum circle samples, sitars, rababs and oud among the instruments, vocal phrases and atmospheric textures, alongside the Bloom sequencer engine, an advanced edit page, a sample import system and built-in creative effects modules. Fourteen sample keys anchor the playable layout, with host BPM sync keeping sequenced material locked to the session. Four macro controls — Lo-Fi, Tube, Width and Space — give immediate expressive shaping, while noise, reverb and dynamics effects, advanced sample editing, randomisation features and multi-mode playback support deeper design when a preset is close but not yet yours.

Drag-and-drop sample import extends the instrument beyond its library, so your own field recordings or licensed material can be sequenced through the same engine — a meaningful feature for composers who collect regional instruments on their travels or commission local players. The royalty-free status of the included sounds removes licensing friction for commercial work. Reviews and community feedback quoted in the source material highlight the cinematic potential, the deep sequencing tools and the inspiring workflow, which aligns with the instrument’s design: authenticity in the recordings, flexibility in everything that happens to them afterwards.

Scoring With It: Place, Texture and Pulse

For a cue needing South Asian colour, start from the percussion. A tabla or drum circle sequence at session tempo establishes place and pulse simultaneously, and the macro controls let you push it from clean documentary realism toward lo-fi memory without changing parts. Layer a bansuri phrase or vocal texture above it and the cue has a human centre; sitar, rabab and oud lines can carry motifs that strings later answer, integrating the instrument into an orchestral score rather than treating it as an exotic insert. Bollywood-inspired orchestration presets serve briefs that want that tradition’s scale and romance directly.

Electronic and hybrid producers use the same material differently: sequenced ethnic rhythms under trap or EDM arrangements, atmospheric textures as ambient beds, phrases chopped by the edit page into new melodic material. The randomisation features help here, proposing variations a deliberate programmer might not reach. Throughout, host sync and the preset system keep the workflow at writing speed — audition, shape with macros, commit, orchestrate. For world-music production the instrument offers respect for source material and modern control in one place, which is the balance respectful crossover work requires.

Platforms and System Requirements

Bloom by KSHMR is available for Mac and Windows in VST, VST3, AU and AAX formats, plus a standalone application. macOS requirements are listed as 10.15 or higher with Intel and Apple Silicon supported; Windows is listed as Windows 7 or higher in the source specifications, with a 64-bit DAW host required generally, and an internet connection needed for installation and activation. Major DAWs named as supported include Ableton Live, FL Studio, Cubase, Logic Pro, Pro Tools and Reaper. Confirm the current system requirements against your machine before installing, particularly the operating system floor.