Realsamples has released Beurmann Bundle – Edition Beurmann, a collection of 8 previously releases Edition Beurmann sample libaries.
Beurmann Bundle – Edition Beurmann includes
The Beurmann Bundle is available in HALion, EXS24 and Kontakt2, and GigaStudio formats in 16 and 24bit editions, and costs $999.95 USD (ex shipping and VAT).
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Realsamples has released a free light version of their English Harpsichord “Edition Beurmann” library.
English Harpsichord Light features
- Recorded in the great sounding rooms of the Hasselburg estate with vintage Neumann™ TLM-170® microphones in conjunction with Crane Song™ Flamingo® preamps and Universal Audio™ 2192® digital converters to do the instrument justice.
- Recorded in 192 khz/24 bits, downsampled to 44.1 khz/16 bits.
- 2 x 8“-Register, ranging over two octaves with three velocity layers (the full version has 8 velocity layers and 6 different register combinations).
- GigaStudio3®-Format.
You can download the free English Harpsichord Light version from Musician’s Life until September 30, 2008.
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Modartt has released version 2.3 of Pianoteq, a versatile high-class piano instrument for Windows and Mac.
Version 2.3 offers an improved reverberation and is required for use of the Grimaldi add-on instrument.
About the Harpsichord Grimaldi (1697), copied by Andrew Wooderson (Bexley, 2007):
Typical of a short-scaled Italian instrument it has a crispness of attack and transparency of tone that makes it ideal for continuo use, and is also well suited to 17th and 18th Century Italian and German solo repertoire. Its two registers can be played separately or combined together.
Both the upgrade and the add-on can be downloaded freely by all customers. A trial version with an evaluation period of 45 days is available for download.
Modartt has also announed a summer group buy.
On popular demand, starting on July 1 and ending on July 31, we will offer a summer group buy with prices from 229 down to 179 euros (ordinary price is 249 euros). If interested in participating, please note that the number of participants is limited to 100. When this number is reached, the group buy offer will end.
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Realsamples has released Dutch Harpsichord – Edition Beurmann, a harpsichord sample library featuring nearly 3700 single samples.
The Dutch Harpsichord library offers an original harpsichord by Andreas Ruckers built in 1628. Due to its two manuals and many registers, the Ruckers harpsichord offers lots of unqiue sounds, sampled with 6 different register combinations, including the upper 8′, lower 8′ (principal 8′), tutti, both 8′ together, the 4′ register as well as the lute stop.
Dutch Harpsichord – Edition Beurmann features
- 6 different register combinations sampled: upper 8′, lower 8′, tutti, 2×8′, 4′ and lute stop.
- Sampled registers can be combined for even more sounds.
- Each register recorded with 8 different samples of each note.
- Ready to play HAlion / Reason / Kontakt / Independence / MachFive / VSampler3 / EXS24 or GigaStudio presets.
- Wave format (except GigaStudio version).
- No mastering applied.
- Recorded in 192 khz/24 bits resolution and downsampled.
- License-free applicable in your music.
The Dutch Harpsichord – Edition Beurmann DVD-set is available for $139.95 USD (excl. VAT and postage).
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Realsamples has released English Harpsichord – Edition Beurmann, a sample library featuring more than 3,600 single samples of a harpsichord built by Jacob Kirckman in 1766.
Due to its two manuals and many registers, the Kirckman harpsichord offers lots of unqiue sounds, sampled with 6 different register combinations, including the upper 8′, lower 8′ (principal 8′), both 8′ together, the 4′ register, the lute stop as well as the nasale stop only available with Kirckman harpsichords.
English Harpsichord – Edition Beurmann features
- 6 different register combinations sampled: upper 8′, lower 8′, 2×8′, 4′, lute stop and nasale stop.
- Sampled registers can be combined for even more sounds.
- Each register recorded with 8 different samples of each note.
- Ready to play HAlion/Reason/Kontakt/Independence/MachFive/VSampler3/EXS24 or GigaStudio presets.
- Wave format (except GigaStudio version).
- No mastering applied.
- Recorded in 192 khz/24 bits resolution and downsampled.
English Harpsichord – Edition Beurmann is available on DVD in various formats (16bit/24bit) for $139.95 USD.
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Precisionsound has released PS20 – Vintage Digital, a sample library for HALion Kontakt & SoundFont featuring the sounds of the Roland MKS-20.
In the -80ties the typical sound of a real acoustic piano and electric pianos was produced by the “Real thing” or the “Roland MKS-20”, those where the days long before multisampled multivelocity sound libraries like our Dusty Electric MK II or the “Pianoteq” physical modelling software.
The Roland MKS-20 was based on a technique called structured adaptive synthesis, an early form of physical modelling.
PS20 features
- All 8 MKS-20 presets sampled in full range from –A to C7 (Piano 1, Piano 2, Piano 3, E-Piano 1, E-Piano 1, Clavi, Harpsichord, Vibraphone).
- Up to 6 velocity layers and 4 samples in each velocity layers per octave.
- 1,200 24bit mono WAV files and 8 programs in NI Kontakt, HALion and SoundFont format (16bit).
- The SoundFont version is 100% compatible with Gigastudio, EXS24 and all virtual samplers supporting the SoundFont format on both MAC and PC.
PS20 – Vintage Digital is available for download for $49 USD (+$11 USD for optional CD-Rom).
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