The word “monochord” means literally “one string”. It was originally constructed by Pythagoras for basic harmonical experiments of tones 2500 years ago. In those days it was a simple wooden plate with only one string. Today the Monochord is an instrument with many strings of the same length stretched over a wooden soundbox, all tuned to the same tone. If you slowly pass your hands alternately over the strings without a break, you get a long-lasting sound that is rich in overtones.
Our German Monochord has 21 strings, one string tuned one octave lower. All strings are tuned to B.
Firstly we recorded separately each of the 21 strings of the Monochord plucked both with hands and plec in 2 or 3 dynamic variations. All the the strings were mapped in a range from C2 to C5 that you can pass your hands alternately over the keys related to the strings of the Monochord. Using this playing technique you get the typical long-lasting sound of the Monochord which you can transpose by using the key switch. Beyond that we recorded single strings in several Round Robin variations and dynamic layers that you can play the Monochord chromatically. Finally we created some intersting FX patches assembled from weird and experimental noises made with Monochord. We also added some scriptings to provide more opportunities.
Monochord KEY Plec (all 21 strings plucked with fingers, key-switch transposes notes, additional script) Monochord Hit (big hit, all strings at once) Monochord Texture 1 (experimental textures, modwheel morphs sound)
Monochord Texture2 (see above)
Monochord Texture3 (see above)
Monochord FX (11 different “one shot” fx-samples)
22 EUR (excl. VAT)
German Monochord – Demo “Crossroad”
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Additional Instruments: Downbeat Box
Demo by Eric van Gent
German Monochord – Demo “Refrigerator”
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Additional Instruments: Magnus Harmonica Organ
Demo by Eric van Gent
German Monochord – Demo “Open land”
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Additional Instruments: Downbeat Box and additional strings (coming from external libraries)
Demo by Eric van Gent
German Monochord – Demo “Inter Mono”
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Additional Instruments: Autoharp, Downbeat Box
Demo by Eric van Gent
For the German Monochord Native Instruments Kontakt 3 or higher full version is required.
The Celtic Nylon Harp is a small-sized harp with a height of nearly 39 inch (98 cm) and is usually designed for traditional music. The wooden instrument ranges in three octaves between C2 and C5 and has got 22 strings which are made of nylon and are plucked with the fingers. The harp has a lever close to the top of each string; when it is engaged, it shortens the string so its pitch is raised a semitone (sharped note if the string was a natural). The warm sound of the nylon strings is inspiring and adorable.
Every second note of the 22 strings of the Celtic Nylon Harp was recorded in several velocity layers and 4 Round Robin variations. We recorded the harp in two different mic positions (firstly very close and secondly at the sound hole at the rear of the harp), giving us different sound variations. We expanded the range from C1-G5 by tuning the strings beyond the intended key. With the ModWheel you can control the length and decay of the strings giving you feeling of damping. Beyond that you have got the possiblity of using the harp in a glissando or an arpeggiator mode.
Celtic Nylon Harp Close MW damped (sustained notes in several velocity layers and 4 Round Robin variations recorded in a close mic position. MW controls amount of damping, Glissando Script)
Celtic Nylon Harp Close Arp (see above, arpeggiator script with 10 presets) Celtic Nylon Harp Far MW muted(sustained notes in several velocity layers and 4 Round Robin variations recorded at sound hole in rear position. MW mutes the note, Glissando Script) Celtic Nylon Harp Deluxe MW Vib (both far and close notes panned in one patch. MW controls amount of vibrato, Glissando Script)
17 EUR(excl. VAT)
Celtic Nylon Harp-Demo “2 Fish”
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Additional Instruments: Autoharp, Downbeat Box, Glockenspiel**, Kantele, Percussion Multi Set
Demo by Eric van Gent
Celtic Nylon Harp-Demo “Change Location”
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Additional Instruments: Downbeat Box
Demo by Eric van Gent
Celtic Nylon Harp-Demo “Geisha”
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Additional Instruments: Downbeat Box
Demo by Eric van Gent
Celtic Nylon Harp-Demo “Travel”
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The Bowed Psaltery is a stringed musical instrument of the zither family. It´s wooden soundbox has unstopped strings over it, which are playing with a bow. The Bowed Psaltery is triangular in shape, with each string extending a little farther than the one before, so that each can be individually bowed – allowing one note to sound at a time*.
We recorded every second string of the Bowed Psaltery using several different playing techniques: sustained notes as separate up and down bow strokes, short (approx. 3 sec.) as well as staccato bowed notes with 4 Round Robin variations, and tremolo notes. Beyond that, we recorded “slow – tremolo” loops, noises, and scratching effects produced with the bow. All these loops are tempo-synced. You might like to use these loops as ostinato backgrounds for your music. Several of the instrument patches are programmed to provide access to multiple articulations or dynamic layers using the modwheel, and other settings using the Kontakt interface.
Bowed Psaltery MW(Looping sustained notes as separate up and down bow strokes, with additional release samples. Modwheel controls dynamics) Bowed Psaltery Shrt(Short notes with 4 Round Robin variations) Bowed Psaltery Stacc MW(Staccato notes with 4 Round Robin variations, Modwheel affects the dynamic, from gentle to hard staccato) Bowed Psaltery Stacc MW Arp(see above, arpeggiator script with 12 presets) Bowed Psaltery Tremolo (Tremolo notes, looped, with additional release notes, Modwheel controls dynamic, further controling amount of reverb) Bowed Psaltery FX (processed long notes, pad-like) Bowed Psaltery KEY (Keyswitch patch containing sustained, short, and staccato notes) Bowed Psaltery Loops (“slow – tremolo” (ostinato) loops, noises and scratches made with the bow, tempo-synced, controlling)
19 EUR(excl. VAT)
Bowed Psaltery-Demo “Room 378″
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Additional Instruments: Downbeat Box
Demo by Eric van Gent
Bowed Psaltery-Demo “Bugstep”
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Additional Instruments: Zeitter & Winkelmann
Demo by Eric van Gent
Bowed Psaltery-Demo “Leaving”
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The instruments marked with ** aren´t available yet. These are some of the next items going to be released.
For the Bowed Psaltery Native Instruments Kontakt 3 or higher full version is required
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