, but if ya like this sound of this, you can get'em pretty easily on e-bay for really cheap...)
As a "first timer" project, I put together a very quick build of a Magnus Electric Chord Organ for Kontakt2.
This was recorded on a 1:1 (each note is a separate sample) so as to capture the actual "character" of the instrument.
this Kontakt2 instrument representation *is* a bit peculiar:
The Magnus Chord organ has buttons for these chords:
B-flat maj, B-Flat min, F maj, F min, C maj, C min, G maj, G min, D maj, D min, A maj and A min.
Since there is not a good way to map a 1:1 relation from the actual instrument to the Kontakt2 version, Here is an explanation of the key map used for this instrument:
Magnus chord>>> Kontakt2 note
B-flat maj>>> B-flat1
B-Flat min>>> B1
F maj>>> F2
F min>>> F#2
C maj>>> C2
C min>>> C#2
G maj>>> G2
G min>>> G#2
D maj>>> D2
D min>>> D#2
A maj>>> A2
A min>>> A#2
the individual notes of the organ are mapped 1:1 (C3 thru C6)
the individual notes are NOT looped and they vary in duration...and the looping on the chords is NOT consistent (...this is my first attempt at recreating a real instrument via recorded samples)
the instrument may be revised later, but it certainly captures it's character..and the fan noise inherent in generation of it's actual sound!
though it may not sound like it, the samples used are 24bit 48Khz recordings from an Edirol r-09.
Here is the link to Grandma Minnie's Magnus
here's what it sounds like in action...forgot to include this earlier
[edit] here are some later additions:
sf2 version I zipped it, but inside is a sfArk file.
Here is a link to the sfArk utility If you work with soundfonts, this is nice to have.
sfz version
fan noises from Grandma Minnie's Magnus 3 files: loud, soft, and "start up and shut down"
Hope you enjoy!
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these unusual instruments. Thanks!