Soniccouture have released Xylophone, available at the intro price of £80.00, imcreasing to £119.00 after the promotion. The offer ends March 3rd.
Soniccouture presents a vintage 1930s Leedy xylophone Kontakt instrument, sampled for its unique warmth and character, distinct from modern, potentially harsh-sounding instruments, and featuring Honduran Rosewood bars.
This sampled instrument belonged to and is signed by jazz percussionist Peter Appleyard, adding a significant piece of musical history to its sonic qualities, and includes features like close and wide mic channels, multiple mallet types, and a custom tremolo module.
The Leedy Model 660 Xylophone, produced in the early to mid-20th century, is a Kontakt Player instrument offering 24-bit/48kHz stereo sampling with extensive velocity layers and a library of presets.
Features include:
- 24 bit 48 khz stereo sampling
- 6,690 samples
- 50-60 Velocity Layers with anti-repeat
- 2 Stereo Mic Channels:
- Close XY: Schoeps MK4
- Wide Spaced Pair: Earthworks
- 3 Mallet types : soft, medium, hard
- Micro-Tuning Module
- Scale Preset Library with User save/load
- 35 Presets – Natural + Sound Design
- 1.3GB library (with NCW compression) (Delivered by Native Access)
Watch the overview video HERE.
Xylophone requires a free or full version of Kontakt 7 /8 or Kontakt 7/8 Player 7.10 or later.
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