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Soniccouture The Skiddaw Stones v2.0.0 KONTAKT A Lithophone dating from 1840, The Skiddaw Stones are composed of 61 tuned and shaped rocks, made from rare hornfels stone, found in Cumbria, England. Hornfels is said to have a superior tone and longer ring than the more commonly used slate. Two different...

SonicCouture Tingklik v2.0.0 KONTAKT A Tingklik typically has 11 bamboo tubes, although the instrument we sampled has 12. With five notes per octave, the range is just over 2 octaves. The tubes are suspended using string over a wooden frame. The player sits on the ground and strikes the bamboo...

Soniccouture Extended Piano v1.1.0 KONTAKT EXTENDED PIANO TECHNIQUES An “Extended technique” is a term to describe playing a musical instrument in an unconventional way, to coax new timbres from a traditional instrument. Since the early 20th century, the piano has been at the forefront of this trend, with many composers...

Soniccouture Pan Drums v1.1.0 KONTAKT STEEL PANS: INVERTED Pan Drums, or ‘hand pans’ are a very recent musical invention. Developed in the year 2000 by Swiss company PANart (the Hang or Hang Drum), their melancholic sound bewitches everyone that hears it. But because a pan drum must be hand built...

Soniccouture Samulnori Percussion v1.5.0 KONTAKT FORCES OF NATURE A Samulnori ensemble generally consists of four main instruments (samul: four things, nori: to play) Puk, Janngu, Jing and K’Kwaenggwari – each represents an element of nature: Jing: Wind | Janggu: Rain | Puk: Clouds | K’kwaenggwari: Lightning. In a minimal ensemble...

Soundiron Hopkin Instrumentarium Rattletines v1.0.0 KONTAKT Rattletines is a set of unique hand-crafted tuned percussion instruments created by instrument designer and sound sculptor Bart Hopkin. These one-of-a-kind instruments each produce their own special flavor of rattle or buzz, with every note having its own warmly resonant flavor. Rattletine includes two...