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Cinematique Instruments Mountain DULCIMER
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LISTEN TO SOME AUDIO DEMOS
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HAMMERED DULCIMER The hammered dulcimer is a stringed instrument with 31 string pairs stretched over a trapezoidal shaped sound box. Usually, the hammered dulcimer is set on a stand in front of the musician, who holds small wooden mallet hammers to strike the strings. We recorded the hammered dulcimer in two microphone positions. At the top of the instrument we placed – in a ms stereo set-up – a pair of Neumann U87s and at the bottom we put a single condenser. These two positions are covering a wide range of sound and you are free to mix them at your own requirements. We played the hammered dulcimer in minor thirds and concentrated mainly on three different articulations. Firstly we recorded the โnormalโ notes which means that we hit the strings with the typical small wooden mallets, we called this articulation โMalletโ. Furthermore we struck the strings with a drum stick which we called โSticksโ and finally we recorded an articulation where we struck the strings with a timpani mallet and damped the strings with the palm of the hand which we named โMutedโ. All these articulation were recorded in 4 round robin variation and up to 4 velocity layer. Beside this we cared most about producing the typical hammered dulcimer tremolo. Thus we equipped the instrument with two different ways to produce this roll alike tremolo. The first option to generate the tremolo will be achieved by duplicating each already played note when releasing the key. This lets you exactly control the velocity and tempo of the tremolo. The other and more easy way to produce the tremolo uses the modwheel. By turning the wheel you control the tremolo tempo from slow to fast. In order to avoid sounding too artificially we included a random factor which automatically affects the tempo and the velocity which results a very organic tremolo which lets you easy switch between single notes and tremolo rolls. Furthermore we added several functions and effects such as the control of reverb, delay, decay, distortion or octave which expands the entire sound of the hammered dulcimer and gives you a lot of options. All in all we came out with an instrument which enriches your music with a nice and organic feel whether you used it as a solo or just as a background instrument. |
IT SHOWS HOW TO WORK WITH THE HAMMERED DULCIMER
PLAYING ALONG THE HALION VERSION – PRESETS AND EACH SOUND
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Loved the sweet, melodic tones of this instrument, it added a unique touch to my compositions – would definitely recommend to other musicians!
I love the soothing tones and rich sound quality of this instrument, it adds a unique touch to my music. Would definitely recommend to others!
Absolutely in love with the beautiful tones and unique sounds this instrument produces, definitely worth the investment!
Love the unique sound and versatility of this instrument – adds a beautiful touch to my music production!
This instrument has a beautiful sound and was easy to learn how to play, definitely worth the investment!