We are more than happy to announce our first Kontakt Sample Library, Dark Kalimba. It is a 9-tine Sansula from which we sampled a full two octaves (from G1 up to F#3). We used three different microphones (Brüel & Kjær, Beyerdynamic Vintage MPC-50 & Schoeps CMC64) in three different positions (tines, drum and up-stereo) on a Neve console.

There are more than 800 24-bit/48KHz samples (approx. 1,3Gb in size) in this library. There are two dynamic velocities, up to seven Round Robins.

There are 7 predefined tunings, such as A-Minor, A-Major, Hijaz, Akebeno, Sweet E, plus the two octaves chromatic scale! Using the envelopes controls you can make beautiful short pads and percussion sounds.

We have also included some FX (tape, cabinet, saturation and Lo-Fi) to experiment further with its sound. It also uses Kontakt's built-in compressor, as well as, Delay and Reverb (amphitheater, concert hall and studio). We've also included an effect that imitates the "Wah" sound of the Sansula's box. It has the ability to save your presets as .nka files and load them at any time you like.

We've also included 20 of our own presets for quick use and experimentation. We may also use the load/purge group buttons in order to unload any unwanted samples and free memory from your computer.

Feature Overview:

• Over 800 24bit/48Hz high quality samples
• 3 Different Microphones (Beyerdynamic Vintage MPC-50, Brüel & Kjær & Schoeps CMC64)
• 3 Different Microphone Positions (Tines, Drum, Stereo)
• 2x Velocities
• 7x Round Robin
• 7x different tunings
• Wah Effect
• Load/Save Preset
• Quick Load/Purge groups
• Over 20 ready-to-play presets
• The full version of Kontakt 5.1.0 (and above) is required

We've also created a free demo version of our instrument (see below), in order to try it before you buy it. It is fully functional but it has limited samples (one per note) and you may only choose the A-Minor scale (the original Sansula tuning).

Finally in our website we offer a FREE SOUND BANK for U-He Zebra Soft Synth with over 100 patches (including Bass, Arpeggiators, Pads, Carpets, Percussion, Pianoids and other instruments (such as theremin, organ and more):

• 12 Basses
• 24 Atmospheric carpets
• 12 Pads
• 16 Sound FXs
• 17 Arppegiators
• 19 Percussion
• 10 Pianoids
• 6 Swooshes
• 7 Other instruments (organ, theremin, and more)

Dark Kalimba is available for 40€



More INFO: Origins of Audio | Dark Kalimba

 

Last edited: Nov 9, 2015