Bunker Samples has just released its latest Kontakt instrument library featuring the sounds of a lithophone, a musical instrument made from stone.
For Sticks & Stones – Vietnamese Lithophone, Bunker Samples recorded professional lithophone player Ngoc Tran in a studio in Vietnam’s capitol Hanoi.
The sound of Ngoc Tran’s gorgeous instrument is similar to a traditional orchestral glockenspiel, but it can get a lot louder and has a raw, organic bell-like sound. Great care was taking in the programming to make it agile and responsive, with smooth velocity splits. While it’s a sound that instantly conjures up nature and ancient cultures, it also a sound that packs a punch and works great when layered with synthesisers.
To capture as much detail as possible, we recorded with no fewer than 8 microphones mixed into four different perspectives: under, close, mid and far. We captured hits and rolls with both traditional hard mallets and non-traditional soft felt mallets, as well as resonant rubs that lets the user seamlessly crossfade between 3 different speeds. A set of pentatonic glissandos playable in all keys rounds out the collection.
Available for Kontakt 6.7.1 or higher (full version), the library is on sale for the intro price of $19 USD (regular $29 USD).
Bunker Samples is giving away a free copy of Sticks & Stones, and all you need to do for a chance to win the library is leave a comment below before the end of this Sunday May 26th, 2024. Good luck!
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