Plugin Boutique are offering over 80% off the Budapest Abstract Mallets by Karanyi Sounds. The price when purchased together £14.94/$19.60, (if purchased individually £86.00/$112.77). The offer ends April 9th.
Contemporary sounding Abstract Mallets designed to bring transient rich, modern-sounding marimba and vibraphone sounds to your music production. Played with different sticks and special techniques like string bow, metal brush, hands libraries to create a very unusual and exciting boutique instrument library for you. Karanyi Sounds also added some synth and ambience sublayers to fit in any genre from electronic music to film score.
Features include:
- 6+1 Articulations: 10 articulations with soft, medium, hard sticks + an additional brush layer.
- 3 Mic Positions: Transient rich sampling with close (1x Shure SM57) + mid mic (2x AT35) positions.
- Synths & FX: Add a subtle weight or extra character with analog synth layers, tape, dimension and space effects.
- Pro Sound: Recorded in Budapest, performed by Nandor Weisz, percussionist of the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra.
Budapest Abstract Marimba
Adams Concert Marimba sampled in a dry studio environment in Budapest.
- Traditional techniques
- 6 different hit & tremolo instruments played with soft, medium, hard sticks, hands, and brush
- 4 velocity layers from pianissimo to forte
- 6 octaves / instruments
- 17 GUI controls including Instrument Switch, Attack-Decay Control, Room Mix adjustment, EQ presets, Tape, Chorus, Reverb, and Master Compressor
- Recorded with 2 x AT35 (Mid Mix) + Shure SM57 (Close Mix) on Universal Audio Apollo X
- All GUI elements are MIDI learnable
Budapest Abstract Vibes
Yamaha Concert Vibraphone sampled in a dry studio environment in Budapest
- Traditional techniques (4 different hit & tremolo instruments played with soft and hard sticks, string bow, and brush
- 3 velocity layers from piano to forte
- 5 octaves / instruments
- 18 GUI controls including tremolo control
- Recorded with 2 x AT35 (Mid Mix) + Shure SM57 (Close Mix) on Universal Audio Apollo X
- All GUI elements are MIDI learnable
A summary
- 4 Instrument Sources: Adams Concert Marimba + Synth Sublayers made on Oberheim & Sequentials synths.
- 50 Kontakt Formats: 24 Traditional Marimba & 26 Soundcapes for Kontakt 5.8.1+.
- High-Quality Recording: 3 mic Positions | Recorded in 24bit / 48kHz.
- Made in Budapest: Sound design, recordings are made in Budapest.
Both products require a full version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or later.
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