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Special Keyboards
The 8 GB collection Special Keyboards offers a
state-of-the-art approach to capturing exceptional, rare, but also classic
sounds that every sound designer or composer should have.
The harpsichord has a famously bright sound, rich in overtones.
This set is great for TV and filmscores, classic rock, and of course this is the
definitive instrument for going “Back to Bach.” Recorded in Vienna’s
own Silent Stage, the following single notes and repetition performances of a two
manual harpsichord were recorded: 8’ register solo, 8’ double, and tutti
(a combination of two 8’ registers and one 4’ register).
The harmonium is a free-reed instrument, meaning that air streaming
past reeds of different lengths causes them to vibrate. Unlike organ pipes, the harmonium’s
reeds produce more disharmonic overtones, creating a unique undulating sound.
The prepared piano is a technique introduced in 1949 by John Cage, where objects
like erasers, nails, wire, paper, etc., are inserted between a piano’s strings in certain places,
causing them to produce additional tones, harmonics, or percussive sounds. The Vienna team also treated
the Bösendorfer grand piano with bare hands (e.g., glissandos over the strings) and with wood mallets
in order to get a multitude of creative sounds and colors.
Apple G4 800 MHz (G5 recommended) with Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. RTAS, AU or VST host program.
PC Intel/AMD with Windows XP/Vista 32 and 64 bit versions (Core 2 Duo/Xeon recommended). VST host program.
Also available as stand-alone on Apple and PC.
Requires the ViennaKey.
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