http://syntheway.net - Junction, Final Fantasy VIII* (Nobuo Uematsu) using Chordophonet Virtual Harp VST instrument (PC Windows, Mac OS X see links in "Requirements")
Chordophonet Virtual Harp and Hammered Dulcimer (Concert Harp mode)
http://chordophonet.syntheway.net
* The music of the video game Final Fantasy VIII was composed by regular series composer Nobuo Uematsu.
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Software Descriptions:
Chordophonet Virtual Harp and Hammered Dulcimer is a Virtual Harp and Hammered Dulcimer sample based software instrument, featuring Celtic and Concert Harps, Pre-recorded Harp Glissando and Upward-Downward Harp Glissando, and Hammered Dulcimer modes.
Features
* Mode Selector to switch between Harps, glissandos and hammered Dulcimer sounds:
- Concert Harp
- Celtic Harp
- Harp Glissando (Single and Multiple, Ascending and Descending)
- Upward-Downward Harp Glissando (Two handed)
- Hammered Dulcimer
- Hammered Dulcimer Octaves
* Biquad Filter, The values are automatically computed when you select any of the filter types
* Each pluck was recorded in 16-bit resolution (44100 Hz sampling rate), using special equipment in a low noise environment.
* Pre-recorded Harp Glissando and Upward-Downward Harp Glissando, capturing the sounds produced by rapid sliding motion of fingernails or finger tips across strings (Ascending gliss: keyrange C3..B3 - Descending gliss: keyrange C4..B4). Alternatively Glissandos can be played by running one's fingers up and down the white keys of the keyboard, creating an ascending and descending gliss effect.
* Release Time parameter.
* Virtual Room: Free variation of acoustic ambience thanks to complete separation of the Harp or Dulcimer and the room.
* FULL MIDI Automation
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Installation Notes
Windows Requirements:
- Use this Syntheway VST plugin in your favourite DAW MIDI Sequencer host like: FL Studio, Ableton Live, Cakewalk SONAR X1 X2 X3, Steinberg Cubase, Nuendo, PreSounus Studio One, Cockos REAPER, Mixcraft
- Windows Operating System : Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 / x86 (32 bit).
- For Windows x64 (64 bit) test it first with VST Bridge, jBridge or BitBridge.
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Apple Mac OS X Requirements:
AU / VST Hosts: Logic Pro X, GarageBand, Final Cut Pro X, MainStage, Cubase, Ardour, Ableton Live, REAPER and Digital Performer
OS: Apple Mac OS X v10.6 "Snow Leopard", Mac OS X v10.7 "Lion", Mac OS X v10.8 "Mountain Lion", Mac OS X v10.9 "Mavericks", Mac OS X v10.10 "Yosemite".
Chordophonet Virtual Celtic & Concert Harp plus Hammered Dulcimer is also available for Apple Mac OS X (Audio Unit, VST for Mac, Native Instruments Kontakt NKI Files, Apple Logic EXS24 MkII Sample Library)
http://syntheway.com/Syntheway_Chordophonet_Virtual_Harp_Hammered_Dulcimer_for_Mac_OS_X.htm
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Notes:
- The Celtic harp is a triangular harp traditional to Brittany, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It is known as a telenn in Breton, cláirseach in Irish, clàrsach in Scottish Gaelic and telyn in Welsh. In Ireland and Scotland it was a wire-strung instrument requiring great skill and long practice to play, and was associated with the Gaelic ruling class. In the Republic of Ireland, it appears on the coins and coat of arms.
- The pedal harp (also known as the concert harp) is a large and technically modern harp, designed primarily for classical music and played either solo, as part of chamber ensembles, as soloist with or as a section or member in an orchestra. The pedal harp is a descendant of ancient harps.
- The hammered dulcimer is a percussion instrument and stringed instrument with the strings stretched over a trapezoidal sounding board. Typically, the hammered dulcimer is set on a stand, at an angle, before the musician, who holds small mallet hammers in each hand to strike the strings (cf. Appalachian dulcimer). The Graeco-Roman dulcimer (sweet song) derives from the Latin dulcis (sweet) and the Greek melos (song). The dulcimer, in which the strings are beaten with small hammers, originated from the psaltery, in which the strings are plucked. Various types of hammered dulcimers are traditionally played in Iraq, India, Iran, Southwest Asia, China, and parts of Southeast Asia, Central Europe (Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland (particularly Appenzell), Austria and Bavaria), the Balkans, Eastern Europe (Ukraine and Belarus) and Scandinavia. The instrument is also played in the United Kingdom (Wales, East Anglia, Northumbria) and the U.S., where its traditional use in folk music saw a notable revival in the late 20th century.