Environments is a series of sample libraries inspired by our research in sound environments and the relationship of sound and space.
Environments “Piscina Mirabilis” features sound gestures from a handmade electroacoustic feedback setup and the impulse response (three different types) of “Piscina Mirabilis”, a roman water cistern located in Bacoli, in the northwest of Gulf of Naples (Italy). The cistern, made in Augusts era, it’s the biggest roman cistern of drinking water ever realized. The place is entirely made of tophus with a capacity of 12,000 cubic meters of water, it’s 72 meters long and 25 meters large with a height of 15 meters.
The sampled instruments features feedback, strings, efx, and percussive sounds.
The setup consist of a handmade electroacoustic feedback system made of a several recycled objects such as a steel coffee can, plastic pipes, and modified springs used along with speakers and microphones. The result is an ensemble of resonators and reverberators in a unique environment.
Specifications
- - Price: €14
- 42 Kontakt Instruments (.nki)
- Up to 5 Round Robin samples
- 161 Samples (44.1kHz / 32Bit)
- 3 Reverb Impulse Responses
- Size: 225 MB
- Formats: Kontakt and WAV
- Sample sets including: nylon strings, steel strings, feedbacks, custom made instruments
Product Page: http://www.audiothing.net/instruments/e ... mirabilis/
This library was inspired by a video by Salvatore Carannante, a musician who plays common or recycled everyday objects as a way of interacting with the acoustic space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdbiveUP_Pk
Soundcloud Demo: https://soundcloud.com/audiothing/sets/ ... -mirabilis
GUI
Product Page: http://www.audiothing.net/instruments/e ... mirabilis/
