Manufacturer: Realsamples
Website: http://www.realsamples.de
Format: Kontakt, fxp, exs
Quality: 24 bit Frequency 44.1 kHz Stereo channels
Description: Dutch harpsichord from 1628. With two manuals and many registers, this type of harpsichord offers many unique sounds. Sampled with 6 different register combinations, including upper 8′, lower 8′, upper and lower 8′ together, 4′ register and tutti. Like all harpsichords, the Dutch harpsichord is not pressure sensitive. However, even if the differences are slight, the same played note will still not sound exactly the same due to the different resonances of the body and strings. Therefore, up to 8 variations of each note are sampled.
Content :
6 different register combinations sampled: upper 8′, lower 8′, tutti, 2×8′, 4′ and lute stop
Sampled registers can be combined for even more sounds
Each register recorded with 8 different samples of each note
Additional Information :
The Dutch Harpsichord library offers an original harpsichord by Andreas Ruckers built in 1628. Due to its two manuals and many registers, the Ruckers harpsichord offers lots of unqiue sounds, sampled with 6 different register combinations, including the upper 8′, lower 8′ ( principal 8′), tutti, both 8′ together, the 4′ register as well as the lute stop.
The instruments of the Ruckers family represent the well-known and sought-after sound of Flemish harpsichords while ranking among the best harpsichords ever built. Their full and precious sound set out to influence the harpsichord designs in Spain, France, England and Germany.
Like all harpsichords, the Ruckers is not touch-sensitive. However, even if the differences are minuscule, not any given note will sound exactly the same due to different resonances of body and strings.
Until now, many keyboards and samplers represented harpsichords by always triggering off the exact same digital sample, leaving a cold and sterile sounding impression.
In order to improve upon previous recreations and to pay tribute to the liveliness and depth of this antique instrument, we captured every sampled register with up to 8 variations of each note.
To complete the harpsichord experience, we recorded every register with 4 different release samples of each note.
