Soundiron have updated Circle Bells to version 3 and are offering it at an intro price for a limited time.
Circle Bells captures the rare artifact called “Blossom Bells”, created by local SF Bay Area metal working artisan Pete Engelhart. His hand-welded tuned percussion instrument features six steel conical bells tuned to different pitches and spread out in a fan arrangement. Each bell has a deeply rich, warm & sonorous tone with a long sustain and crystalline clarity. We sampled each bell up close in wide stereo using soft mallets, hard picks, and viola bow with both single-strikes/staccatos and rolls/sustains for each articulation. Its distinctive sound evokes the feel of a steel Marimbaphone or Celeste when played with mallets and a glass armonica when bowed, yet its character and undulating resonance defies any direct comparison.
The bells range in size from 2″ to 3 1/2″ in diameter and about 10″ long. Each note can sustain for up to 10 seconds and carries a deep blend of beautiful overtones. Circle Bells is divided into three sections: bows, mallets, picks. We used a viola bow to produce sustains and staccatos, a soft cloth.
Circle Bells 3 requires a full version of Kontakt, (version 5.5 and above).
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