Download $30
Video Demo
-24 and 16 bit downloads included.
-StrumMaker script(s) for automated strumming.
-Picked and fingerpicked versions.
-Round-robin up and down picked samples.
The mountain dulcimer is a four stringed instrument usually played on the lap, by strumming or picking with the right hand and fretting with the left. It is normally diatonic, with the frets creating a major (or itʼs relative minor) scale. The tuning is most often D-A-D, with the two highest strings close together and in unison. When the instrument is strummed, the high strings can be used to play melody, while the low strings drone. Or, chords can be formed and strummed guitar style.
This type of dulcimer originated with the settlers of the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States as far back as the 18th century. Itʼs cheerful sound and characteristic heart-shaped sound holes must have been a comfort in what was, for the most part, a hard life. The instrument has enjoyed a revival in recent decades, and can have a Celtic, Middle Eastern, or Oriental sound.
Our sampled Mountain Dulcimer is presented chromatically, and you will see the "in between" notes on the fretboard of the Strummer instruments.
Programs included:
Dulcimer Picked
4 velocity layers including slides. Round-robin up and down picked samples.
Dulcimer Fingerpicked
3 velocity layers including slides.
Dulcimer Picked and Fingerpicked
A combination of both.
Dulcimer Notes and Drones
Sampled strums with "embedded" melody notes to approximate
a common playing style. Downstrokes are from D1 to G2, in a D
major scale (with C added). Upstrokes are 2 octaves above,
from D3 to G4. Rock back and forth between upstrokes and
downstrokes and play up and down the D major scale to create
a melody with drones.
Dulcimer Strummer
The Strummer generates chords as you play single notes on the keyboard.
Downstrokes are from C1 to B1, and upstrokes are one octave higher, from C2 to B2.
Rock back and forth between them to simulate strumming action. You can create your own chords (12 of them) on the fretboard.
Dulcimer with StrumMaker
The same as above, with the addition of our Strum Sequencer
Download size:
24 bit= 347MB zip file, 432MB unzipped.
16 bit= 177MB zip file, 290MB unzipped.
Both are included.
Thank-you,
T Collins
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