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zircon · Post by **zircon** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:24 pm

We've just released the next entry into our Plectra Series of sample libraries, a collection of stringed instruments we call "Highland Harps"!

Featuring a lyre, lap harp and celtic harp recorded in great detail, Plectra Series 2: Highland Harps evokes images of the Irish countryside, Appalachian splendor, tall tales and a hearty mug of mead beside a crackling fire.

These stringed instruments each have a rich tradition extending back hundreds to thousands of years - and while they are ideal for traditional, folk, medieval and Renaissance music, they are also outstanding for modern scores in any number of styles.

Features:
* Lyre, celtic harp and lap harp recorded across 14 'Natural' patches
* 2.28gb of NCW-compressed samples
* Dry, intimate recordings suitable for a variety of styles
* Plucks, hammered playing, harmonics
* Traditional bow and ebowed, percussion and glissandi
* 10 'Designed' patches with pads/ambiance and plucked-style sounds
* Scripted interface for easy tweaking, effects and humanization
* Kontakt 4+ format

Audio Demos

Andrew Aversa - Irish Breeze (w/ LASS)
http://www.impactsoundworks.com/audio/d ... Breeze.mp3

Jimmy Hinson - Highland Ride
http://www.impactsoundworks.com/audio/d ... d_Ride.mp3

Andrew Aversa - Cosmic Motion (no ext. sounds)
http://www.impactsoundworks.com/audio/d ... Motion.mp3

Eduardo Tarilonte - A Celtic Tale
http://www.impactsoundworks.com/audio/d ... c_Tale.mp3

Note: "Irish Breeze" uses no external samples except LASS, "Cosmic Motion" uses no external sounds at all.

Pricing/Availability:
Plectra Series 2: Highland Harps is available now for $49 only at Impact Soundworks!

http://impactsoundworks.com/products/in ... land-harps

himalaya · Post by **himalaya** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:39 pm

Beautiful! At this price it's a must buy.

*bookmarked*

iain_morland · Post by **iain_morland** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:22 pm

Awesome work on the demos!

Andrew, I really like how you swing the melody line towards the end of Cosmic Motion.

zircon · Post by **zircon** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 2:12 am

The library is out! Check links in the first post, or right here:

http://impactsoundworks.com/products/in ... land-harps

dusted william · Post by **dusted william** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 2:29 am

sounds awesome.

Is there an intro offer?

dw

zircon · Post by **zircon** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:19 pm

Thanks! As for an intro offer, not this time around; we decided on just having a very affordable universal price, plus the bundle for Plectra Series 1&2.

sagetone · Post by **sagetone** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:14 pm

I just bought Highland Harps, and am very impressed with the samples. Great job! One minor thing I recommend fixing is most of the patches point to an unknown folder location for the Metallic Plate.wav. They point to a directory called ISW Elemental Perc. This is my first ISW set, so that directory didn't exist on my DAW. When I got the samples missing error in Kontakt, I had browse and resolve manually and re-save.

Thank you, Todd

iain_morland · Post by **iain_morland** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:32 pm

sagetone wrote:I just bought Highland Harps, and am very impressed with the samples. Great job! One minor thing I recommend fixing is most of the patches point to an unknown folder location for the Metallic Plate.wav. They point to a directory called ISW Elemental Perc. This is my first ISW set, so that directory didn't exist on my DAW. When I got the samples missing error in Kontakt, I had browse and resolve manually and re-save.

Thank you, Todd

Thanks for the feedback Todd. Glad you were able to resolve the "metallic plate" file path issue - the file is in \Highland Harps\Patches\Natural\IRs.

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Announcing "Highland Harps", now available from Impact Soundworks!