Product Description

• Bright Drone And Delicate Strumming The Mountain Dulcimer is a high-quality three-string wooden stringed instrument which produces a soft and melodic drone
• also known as a bourdon tone. It is well known for its use in compositions by Thomas Newman
• such as American Beauty. Cinematique Instruments focused on capturing the Mountain Dulcimer in a variety of articulations. One can play the mountain dulcimer with fingers - but they have also played it with a Piano Hammer
• Plec and Mallets. Besides five presets
• the new Stringed 2022 GI impressively keeps many options available. Although the mountain dulcimer has its origins in the Appalachian region in North America
• it was at the hands of German
• English
• Irish and Scottish immigrants that the instrument came to life. The instrument presents characteristics of many European stringed instruments
• especially the German Scheitholt
• considered the Mountain Dulcimer's primary ancestor. Built out of wood and traditionally shaped like an hourglass
• the mountain dulcimer uses metal wire strings to produce a bright sound that lends itself to delicate strumming. Known for its drone
• or bourdon
• effect
• the mountain dulcimer is considered an authentic piece of musical Americana. Nevertheless
• it was also modernized and used in different music genres. Perhaps its better-known example of contemporary usage is in the music that Thomas Newman composed for the film American Beauty. Organic Sound Cinematique Instruments mainly focused on capturing the notes in a very realistic and organic way. All main articulations were recorded with a cool condenser in four times round robins and 2-3 velocity layers. Glissando The given glissando mode is unique and perfectly fits the sound of a Mountain Dulcimer. Tremolo Once activated
• you can easily play true tremolo triggered by the mod-wheel. Strumming Engine A very realistic strumming engine that perfectly simulates the velvety and shimmering strumming of the Mountain Dulcimer. It is a unique feature with a Strumming Speed Slider that mimics the speed of the hand and drone option. Many Articulations Cinematique Instruments recorded many different and unique articulations to give you a vast spectrum of sound possibilities. Each of them is useful for a different kind of musical style: Finger: Played just with finger Hammer: Played with a Piano Hammer Plec: Played the dulcimer with a guitar plec. Hard Sound. Mallet: Played it with a soft mallet. Unison: Simultaneously playing the strings tuned to the same tone. Eight Reverb Types Besides several different sizes
• you get special types such as "Infinite" and "Ghost". Features Approximately 850 Samples 1.3GB of compressed data Articulations such as muted
• bowed and thumb   Strumming engine
• glissando & tremolo System Requirements The FULL Version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or higher is required. Important Notes: The FULL Version of Kontakt 5.8.1+ is required in order to use this instrument. You will be stuck in DEMO MODE if trying to use this instrument in the FREE Kontakt Player. Mociula is used as the example: 1. Download the software folder from your User Account. 2. Unzip and extract the folder within and save it to a computer destination/folder of choice. 3. Launch Kontakt and click 'Browse' > Select 'Files
• ' which is located at the top left hand corner of Kontakt's interface. 4. Locate the instrument folder from the computer destination/folder that you saved it to > Select the Instruments sub-folder. 5. Once you locate the instrument.nki file
• drag and drop it into the blank space which is available on the right hand side of Kontakt's interface. 6. Your instrument is now loaded into Kontakt and ready-to-use!

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About the Cinematique Instruments Mountain Dulcimer

The Cinematique Instruments Mountain Dulcimer represents excellent craftsmanship in the Kontakt Instrument category.

Why Choose the Cinematique Instruments Mountain Dulcimer?

• •Authentic Cinematique Instruments craftsmanship and design
• •Versatile sound suitable for multiple musical genres
• •Professional build quality and reliable performance
• •Part of Cinematique Instruments's respected Kontakt Instrument lineup

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