KVR :: Samples, Sampling and Sample Libraries » I need a great hapsichord and a great vibraphone! [View Original Topic]
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TristezaOrange - Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:20 am

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Well, pretty self-explanatory!

I don't really mind about the cost - it's not that I'm super rich or anything but since they are single instruments I wouldn't expect them to cost more than about, say, 150 euros each.

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Jason Washburn - Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:27 am

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If you have the full version of Kontakt, check out this jazz vibraphone from SpitFire:

http://www.spitfireaudio.com/modules

Cost around 3.50$ (donation to Unicef)


I have the Dulcimer and Charango and like very much the sound from them....be aware that there ''donation instruments'' don't come with any documentation.




Jason Morin

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TristezaOrange - Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:43 am

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I already have those (the charango is great btw) but I'm not very happy with thw way the vibra sounds.

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lingyai - Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:53 am

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If you have Kontakt, Soniccouture has two things which might be of interest

-- Xtended Piano, which has a plucked variant whbich sounds like a great harpsi -- check out the "Plucksichord" audio demo here

http://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/28-ancient-rare-and-experimental/g24-xtended-piano/

-- Morpheus, a great vibraphone-y thing

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TristezaOrange - Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:59 am

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Thanks! I have a lot of Soniccouture libraries (including Xtended Piano). I'll see how close that sounds to an actual hapsi. Still would like a dedicated one though!

I was very close to pulling the trigger on Morpheus but I never did. Maybe it's time. Again, I'd still like a dedicated vibraphone.


(wow, the pluckichord demo sounds great - really close to a hapsi indeed)

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Harry_HH - Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:00 am

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This is one of the "oldies but goodies",
http://www.artvista.net/Cool_Vibes.html
really charming.

Pianoteq offers also vibraphone etc.

H.

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sorohanro - Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:07 am

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The Blanchet 1720, a 18th century french instrument by Blanchet. It has one manual, two 8' stops, plus a lute stop. Free
Kontakt & Sf2
http://sonimusicae.free.fr/blanchet1-en.html

The Small Italian, an anonymous 17th century italian instrument. It has one manual, two 8' stops, plus a lute stop. Free
Kontakt & Sf2
http://sonimusicae.free.fr/petititalien-en.html

Viby, a three octave Yamaha vibraphone. It has one sample per note. Free
UVI Workstation
http://acousticsamples.net/bundles/as-free-collection

THE CONSERVATOIRE COLLECTION
Flemish Harpischord, French Harpsichord, Baroque guitar, English Theorbo Hurdy Gurdy, Psaltery, Percussion Instruments $265
Kontakt
http://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/28-ancient-rare-and-experimental/g30-the-conservatoire-collection/

Virginal, a 4 octave Italian Box Virginal. Kontakt $24.95, EXS24 $22.95
http://www.boldersounds.net/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&cPath=3_18&products_id=103

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woggle - Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:18 am

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VibySM vibraphone - the full version of the free one mentioned above
http://acousticsamples.net/vibysm is on special and very good if you have ilok. (which I don't or I would be buying it)

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olepro - Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:30 am

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Get Pianoteq and the Vibes add-on

These are included allready: http://www.pianoteq.com/free_addons

And then there are all the piano's

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TristezaOrange - Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:54 am

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Wow, so many great suggestions! Thanks man! I am downloading the Blanchet, sounds awesome and it has that special chamber pop sound I was looking for (I was looking for a hapsichord that wouldn't sound out of place in a Brian Wilson composition ). Plus, it's totally free!

I never thought of getting the Conservatoire Collection, as much as love Soniccouture I could never justify the cost. Anyway, I found my hapsichord for the time being.

I'll check out the other suggestions too. Thanks again.

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TristezaOrange - Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:55 am

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I never really liked the sound of the demos on this. It's not bad, just not the sound I'm looking for. iLok just complicates things further.

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TristezaOrange - Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:57 am

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These are the best vibes I have heard in a VI. Probably going for these. I have heard them before and I liked them but I was thinking that maybe I could find a Kontakt solution so that I don't expand my VI library any further (or else it could blow! ).

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kelvyn - Sun Dec 16, 2012 10:04 am

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Have you tried the ex24 factory vibraphones? It would be cool if a vibes lib was created by a company like Imperfect Samples.

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TristezaOrange - Sun Dec 16, 2012 10:05 am

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Hey, does anyone know how good the Spitfire Hapsichord is? Just wondering.

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TristezaOrange - Sun Dec 16, 2012 3:29 pm

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I don't use Logic! I'm on FL Studio

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Jafo - Sun Dec 16, 2012 3:44 pm

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SampleTekk's harpsichord, which is sampled every three semitones with release layers, is superb and cheap, albeit a bit bright and tensiony for some... it sounds and feels like new steel-wound guitar strings, but it's easy enough to warm up. (I like old nickel-wound strings, myself.)

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TristezaOrange - Mon Dec 17, 2012 3:08 am

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Thanks for the suggestion Jafo! I'll check it out!

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AKJ - Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:28 am

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for harpsichord (and more) i'd suggest the PMI historic keyboards:

http://www.sampletekk.com/proddetail.php?prod=PMIDELIVER-014-FORMAT

(the Flamish is especially nice)

The Xsample mallets and percussion has a nice vibraphone and other great mallet and perc instruments. If you need some of the other stuff, I'd get it:

http://www.soundsondemand.com/detail1.asp/best_service_xsample/mallets_percussion/en/1

Otherwise: maybe choose a free option.

cheers, akj

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MA-Simon - Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:19 am

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Regaring the Spitfire Harpsicord:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w14M3J99j_o

I think it sound really nice, plus you'll get all the mic positions etc.
I don't own it, becouse I don't make much music like this, but everything spitfire does is top stuff!

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aMUSEd - Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:21 am

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Pianoteq has an awesome Vibraphone and good harpsichords too

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vicshere - Sat Apr 13, 2013 8:10 am

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Don't know if I'm too late in showing up, but the Vienna Instruments Vibraphone sounds so sweet and spooky, I hate having to use it as I end up sitting playing it for hours.
Not cheap, I know, and hogs the CPU, but great sounds, dry or with lots of reverb - and you can turn the little machine thingy on or off, too.

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