20th century re-imagining of the psaltery
The bowed psaltery is a 20th century re-imagining of the psaltery, a plucked zither dating as far back as ancient times. The instrument produces a high, almost glassy tone similar to other fretless zithers, and does an excellent job of standing out in any mix. With a sound reminiscent of its medieval roots, it's a sure match for any fantasy or historical track.
Versilian Studios has chromatically sampled the entire range of a two-octave example with 14 total articulations ranging from the original bowed to plucked, picked, and even struck with a hammered dulcimer mallet, all with up to 8 round robins.
Features Overview
- 2 NKI for FULL Kontakt 5.6.8+
- 912 unique samples in full 48kHz/24-bit quality.
- Full chromatic sampling of two octave range; 'extended' range patch available as well
- 14 articulations, including three lengths of bowings, tremolo, picked, plucked, and hammered.
- Two mixable mic positions.
- 4-8 RR on shorts, 2-4 RR on longs.
- 25 aleatoric effects
Articulation List
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Bowed - Spiccato/Short Bow/Long Combo | Long | Crescendo | Short | Spiccato | Tremolo | Bounce/Ricochet
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Picked - Sustained | Stopped
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Plucked - Open | Muted
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Mallet (Hammered Dulcimer) - Hit | Flam
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Effects
REQUIRES FULL Kontakt 5.6.8+
Using this library requires a full version of Native Instruments' "Kontakt"!
Please notice: This library can not be played with the free "Kontakt Player"! To use this "Open Kontakt" format, you need a full version of "Kontakt", which is included in products such as Komplete or Komplete Ultimate.
Please check the product description for the required Kontakt version.
The following list shows, whether the respective Kontakt version is compatible with your operating system:
Mac
Kontakt 4:
- OS X 10.6 & 10.7 = until 4.2.4
- OS X 10.8 and higher = no longer supported
Kontakt 5:
- OS X 10.6 = until 5.0.3
- OS X 10.7 = until 5.3.1
- OS X 10.8 = 5.0.3 - 5.5.1
- OS X 10.9 = 5.3.0 - 5.6.6
- OS X 10.10 = 5.3.0 - 5.7.3
- OS X 10.11 = 5.5.1 - latest
- Mac OS 10.12 = 5.6.1 - latest
- Mac OS 10.13 = latest
- Mac OS 10.14 = latest
Kontakt 6:
- Mac OS 10.12, 10.13 or 10.14 (latest update)
Windows
Kontakt 4:
- XP = until 4.2.4
- Vista = until 4.2.4
- Windows 7 = until 4.2.4
- Windows 8 & 10 = no longer supported
Kontakt 5:
- XP = until 5.2.0
- Vista = until 5.2.0
- Windows 7 = latest
- Windows 8 & 10 = latest
Kontakt 6:
- Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack)
FOR ALL SYSTEMS:
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1GB free disk space
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Additional hard drive space according to the library’s size
SUPPORTED INTERFACES
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Stand-Alone | VST | Audio Units | ASIO | CoreAudio | WASAPI | AAX Native (Pro Tools 10 or higher)
For your own protection this library is provided as individual personalized files including a
Digital Water Mark - DWM!
