The bowed psaltery is a 20th century re-imagining of the psaltery, a plucked zither dating as far back as ancient times. The instrument produces a high, almost glassy tone similar to other fretless zithers, and does an excellent job of standing out in any mix. With a sound reminiscent of its medieval roots, it’s a sure match for any fantasy or historical track.
We have painstakingly chromatically sampled the entire range of a two-octave example with 14 total articulations ranging from the original bowed to plucked, picked, and even struck with a hammered dulcimer mallet, all with up to 8 round robins.
– 2 NKI for FULL Kontakt 5.6.8+
– 912 unique samples in full 48kHz/24-bit quality.
– Full chromatic sampling of two octave range; ‘extended’ range patch available as well.
– 14 articulations, including three lengths of bowings, tremolo, picked, plucked, and hammered.
– Two mixable mic positions.
– 4-8 RR on shorts, 2-4 RR on longs.
– 25 aleatoric effects.
ARTICULATIONS LIST:
+ Bowed
– Spiccato/Short Bow/Long Combo
– Long
– Crescendo
– Short
– Spiccato
– Tremolo
– Bounce/Ricochet
+ Picked
– Sustained
– Stopped
+ Plucked
– Open
– Muted
+ Mallet (Hammered Dulcimer)
– Hit
– Flam
+ Effects
