Manufacturer: Tonehammer / Soundiron
Format: NKI, NKM, WAV
Quality: 24 bit Frequency 44.1 kHz Channels stereo
Bamblong is a small intonating percussion instrument, similar, in principle, to a marimba. It has 4 bamboo resonance chambers, approximately ranging from 1 – 2 inches wide and 8 – 14 inches long, with sound holes at the top of each. The playing surfaces are thin pieces of bamboo strung on pegs above each bamboo cane. It came with a set of hammers, with flat, round tips that could be cut from bicycle tires. It has a very clear, soft, rattling sound with a short sustain. It was recorded with and without reverb. Closely spaced microphones were used to produce a sensitive, warm, present sound. The instrument is sampled exhaustively, with approximately 20 dynamic layers per note and 10 cycle variations per layer. Jazz Nylon Brushes were also recorded. As an added bonus, a large selection of reverb pulses is included.
Bamblong:
Dry Mallets
Dry Mallet (tuned)
Dry Mallet (untuned)
Dry Mallet Lite
Dry Mallet w/ custom epic hall verb
Dry Brush Strike
Dry Brush (tuned)
Dry Brush (untuned)
Dry Brush Lite
Dry Brush w/ custom epic hall verb
Dry Brush Rolls w/ release samples
Dry Rolls
Dry Rolls w/ custom epic hall verb
Dry Rolls w/modwheel dynamics control
Dry Rolls w/modwheel dynamics control and custom epic verb
Wet Mallets w/ modwheel room size control
Wet Mallets (tuned)
Wet Mallets (untuned)
Wet Mallets Lite
Bonus Sound Designed Bamboo Ambiences
8 fully controllable dynamic soundscape patches with modwheel sculpting
30 individual long looping tracks
1 Custom melodic combo patch
23 Custom Convolution Reverb Impulse Files (our favorite epic hall)
Extensive read me install, patch and hint documentation (.pdf) (download here)
Exclusive Mike/Troels talking about the library (mp3 interview)
26 instrument patches, 2.542 samples, 1.45 GB installed
