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- A must-have for every composer and sound designer! This
unique collection contains 4.5 GB of previously undiscovered sounds from rare, fragile
instruments like a glass harmonica, verrophone, and musical glasses, as well as the
world’s deepest lithophone, a priceless instrument spanning 5 octaves! All of these
little known instruments are now available in a truly exceptional sample library for the
first time ever!
- Glass
The glass harmonica was well known and frequently utilized in Mozart’s time. Today,
there are roughly 10 professional players in the world who are able to make this
invaluable instrument yield its characteristic ethereal, crystalline and delicate sound!
Another exquisite rarity is the verrophone, which was invented just 20 years ago. Its
lingering, atmospheric sound is highly esteemed by modern composers because of its
extraordinary intensity - an "Eldorado" for sound designers!
Everyone knows the mystical sound that unfolds when musical glasses are being rubbed.
However, up to now it was scarcely available as a well-tuned instrument - and scarcer even
in a chromatic range from G3 to G6!
Stones
For the first time ever, the round sound characteristic of stone is available in sampled
form: with its singular tone range of nearly 5 octaves, this one-of-a-kind lithophone
provides the deepest tones "made of stone"! This instrument is the only
available lithophone built like a marimba and equipped with resonators, offering enormous
musical possibilities from extremely supple, full, and dark deep tones up to the hard and
bright high notes.
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| ARTICULATION |
EDITION |
DESCRIPTION |
SAMPLES |
| 01
GLASS_HARMONICA |
HORIZON |
Finger
play: portato and sustained notes, as well as half tone trills. |
190 |
| 02
GLASS_HARM_Mallet |
HORIZON |
Mallet
strokes: normal and secco single notes in two variations, and glissandos. Playing the
glass harmonica with mallets has to be counted among “effects” rather than
normal pitched play. Especially in the lower registers, overtones become very prominent |
197 |
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| ARTICULATION |
EDITION |
DESCRIPTION |
SAMPLES |
| 03
VERROPHONE |
HORIZON |
Finger
play: staccato and portato (2 variations), sustained notes, tremolos, and half tone
trills. |
478 |
| 04
VERROPHONE_Mallet |
HORIZON |
Mallet
strokes: normal and secco single notes in two variations, chromatic trills, and
glissandos. |
264 |
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| ARTICULATION |
EDITION |
DESCRIPTION |
SAMPLES |
| 05
MUSICAL_GLASSES |
HORIZON |
Staccato
(2 variations), portato, sustained notes, tremolos, and half tone trills. |
180 |
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| ARTICULATION |
EDITION |
DESCRIPTION |
SAMPLES |
| 06
LITHOPHONE_Mallet-1 |
HORIZON |
Soft
mallets: single notes, normal and muted, tremolos, and chord tremolos; hard mallets,
single notes; sul ponticello, normal and mute; and glissandos. |
1440 |
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LITHOPHONE_Mallet-2 |
HORIZON |
Soft
mallets: low range, single notes, normal and muted, and chord tremolos; medium mallets:
low range, single notes, normal and muted; and hard mallets, high range, normal and mute,
and chord tremolos. |
694 |
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LITHOPHONE_FX |
HORIZON |
Various
effects: single notes, played with the fingers, fingernails, stones, a needle, bowed, and
with "shattering" tremolo-like sounds. |
860 |
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| TOTAL
SAMPLES GLASS & STONES: |
4303 |
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