Product Description

• An experimental custom water Lute & Sound-Design library built for Kontakt  Aquaalt is an experimental custom creation from the mind of master instrument inventor Bart Hopkin: A unique Lute with a steel bowl resonator. This handcrafted contraption’s bridge delivers the string vibrations directly to the bowl’s flat bottom. As the strings sound
• a amount of water moves in the bowl
• causing ever-changing resonances and creating unusual
• dreamy sounds. Made of wood and metal
• Aquaalt has a richly acoustic essence that resounds brightly through each note. With the body mounted on a swaying stand
• the player can rock the lute to keep the water in the bowl moving. It can be played by plucking or bowing
• occasionally with a slide to vary the string pitches.  Soundiron have faithfully sampled every interesting sound they could get out of this water lute
• with two stereo mic positions: Close
• and direct line in. Plucks
• Bow Long
• Bow Short
• Bow Sul Ponticello
• and Glisses up and down are available in all four layers to easily mix and match. With up to 8x round robin and 6 velocity layers per note
• you’ll be swimming in beautiful timbres in no time. They've also included a wide selection of custom FX presets and plenty of Soundiron's signature sound-designed ambient content
• crafted from the raw acoustic source to give you complete creative freedom. This library comes with an adaptable LFO system
• with selectable LFO shape
• modulation target parameter
• speed
• intensity
• tempo-syncing and fade-in time. You can also apply your choice of 12 lowpass
• high-pass and FX filters
• with assignable modulation targets such as velocity
• modwheel
• expression
• after-touch
• key position and step-sequencer table control. The customizable arpeggiator offers a velocity table and control over arp direction
• timing
• swing
• randomization and duration. The Soundiron team have included a key and scale lock system to constrain your notes to common scales and keys for easy melodic composition and live performance.  The interface is rounded-out by a modular FX rack panel
• with 27 different DSP effect modules that you can assign in any of 8 available slots
• in any order that you wish. You’ll find classic phaser
• flanger
• delay
• distortion
• amp and cab simulators
• compressors
• rotator and so much more. The Reverb effect includes Soundiron's favorite convolution reverb impulse responses
• including 99 different rooms
• halls
• chambers and outdoor environments
• plus another 40 custom FX impulses to radically transform the sound and open up whole new worlds of musical possibility. They’ve added a great bank of FX rack chain factory presets to get you started!  Features Water Lute Plucks
• Bowed
• and Gliss articulations in two mic positions: Close
• Direct line in  20 ambient pads and evolving drones created from the source content  21 Powerful Kontakt .nki instrument presets  5
• 820 stereo samples in unlocked .WAV format  15 GB Installed  Made for the full retail version of Kontakt (version 6.2.2+)  Software Requirements: The full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt version 6.2.2+ is required to use .nki instrument presets included in this library. The free Kontakt "Player" and "Add Library" import process do not support this standard open-format Kontakt library.  System Requirements: Windows 7 or higher. Mac OSX 10.12 or higher. Dual Core CPU
• 2 GB System Ram
• SATA or SSD hard drive recommended for this library. Important Note: The full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt version 6.2.2+ is required to use .nki instrument presets included in this library. The free Kontakt "Player" and "Add Library" import process do not support this standard open-format Kontakt library. Note: Sonespheres 1 - Distance is used as the example. Mac Installation 1. Download the installer from within your Plugin Boutique User Account > double-click the .zip file to extract the contents. 2. Double-click the .dmg file to begin the installation. 3. Enter your serial number
• found within your Plugin Boutique User Account > Click 'Verify'. 4. Click 'Okay'. 5. Read the Software Licensing Agreement > Click 'I Agree'. 6. Enter your name and email address > Click 'Confirm'. 7. Choose the download and install locations > Click 'Install'. 8. The installation is complete > Click 'Exit'. 9. Open Kontakt and click on the 'Files' tab. 10. Navigate to the location you chose to install your product in step 7 > Select the 'Instruments' folder. 11. Click and drag the .nki file into the main empty window in Kontakt. Your software is now ready to use in standalone or in your DAW! Windows Installation 1. Download the installer from within your Plugin Boutique User Account > Double-click the .exe file to begin the installation. 2. Enter your serial number
• found within your Plugin Boutique User Account > Click 'Verify'. 3. Click 'Okay'. 4. Read the Software Licensing Agreement > Click 'I Agree'. 5. Enter your name and email address > Click 'Confirm'. 6. Choose the download and install locations > Click 'Install'. 7. The installation is complete > Click 'Exit'. 8. Open Kontakt and click on the 'Files' tab. 9. Navigate to the location you chose to install your product in step 7 > Select the 'Instruments' folder. 10. Click and drag the .nki file into the main empty window in Kontakt. Your software is now ready to use in standalone or in your DAW!

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About the Soundiron Hopkin Instrumentarium: Aquaalt

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Why Choose the Soundiron Hopkin Instrumentarium: Aquaalt?

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

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