The Virtual Brain 3 sound library contains over 1.5 gigabytes of 600 multi-sampled instruments, with multiple positions and multiple velocities, making for a vast collection of rich samples when coupled with a Mandala Drum.

The library is also ideal for usb connected keyboards, electronic drum kits and controllers from Roland or Yamaha, and any midi instrument a musician may use. You can download the full collection at synesthesiacorp.com.

A well of high quality samples for drummers, djs, producers, and musicians of all levels, the Virtual Brain software also comes with an intuitive interface and a wide range of musical options and professional effects.

According to Mandala Drum's co-founder Luke Henderson it's a big deal:

"We're giving out our VB3 software and the sound library because we want people to be able to take part in the Mandala community, regardless of whether they have a Mandala Drum or not. We've always promoted musicianship above anything else, and this is a way to facilitate that."

Inventor and co-founder Vince De Franco points to a possible iOS app, online store featuring new HD sounds, and new learning and practicing games:

"Releasing our Virtual Brain 3 software is the next logical step in reaching musicians and artists. The Mandala Drum hardware today is exactly what we envisioned the final product to be when we started with our first version back in 2007... releasing the software is the first step in building out our Mandala supporting ecosystem."

About Mandala Drum
Mandala Drum, owned by Synesthesia Corporation, is led by musical inventor Vince De Franco and his friend Luke Henderson, a former equity trader turned financier. De Franco is the inventor behind the D-Beam, a midi controller licensed by Roland in 1998 (and still built into many of their keyboards) and popularized by U2, Peter Gabriel, and Stevie Wonder.

In 2000, Vince founded Synesthesia Corp. and shortly thereafter invented the Mandala, an instrument he designed for Tool's Danny Carey, after helping create the band's 2001 Grammy winning album 'Lateralus'.

Watch the Mandala Drum video interview with Danny Carey:

Synesthesia is run out of Vince's Southern California Mandala 'Den' in Laurel Canyon where he and Luke hand-assemble every drum that goes out.