GET THE SOUND OF A RARE HISTORICAL HARPSICHORD
Capture the exquisite tone of a 1782 Gräbner harpsichord, recorded in its original Valotti tuning. This instrument’s beautiful, tight low end and rich treble range bring a delicate character to your tracks.
The library’s true-to-life sound is achieved with eight round-robin samples per note. Four release samples per key authentically replicate the instrument’s important sonic details.
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German Harpsichord 1782 – featuring a Dresden-built harpsichord from 1782 by Carl August Gräbner, one of the few original German harpsichords preserved. The instrument resides at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremberg. The harpsichord offers a beautiful and tight low end, delicate low mids and a rich treble range. We sampled all 4 registers (upper 8' stop, lower 8' stop, 4' stop, Lautenzug) plus combinations together (2 x 8', tutti).
Each sound was sampled with up to 8 round robin notes per key (to avoid the "machine gun"-like sounds when repeating samples). This makes trills and fast playing sound musical and smooth. The key release sounds are also very important for the acoustic impression of the instrument. They were recorded with 4 round robin samples per key. In total, the library contains over 3,900 samples, originally recorded at 192 kHz/24 bit and downsampled to 44.1 kHz.
Additionally, the library contains an essay provided by the Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremburg, describing the history of the instrument.
Presets are included for Native Instruments™ Kontakt® (full version required) in its original valotti temperament at 412 Hz, as well as presets at 440 Hz.
Sample library of an old German harpsichord Made in 1782 by the renowned Desden-based builder Carl August Gräbner Features a beautiful and tight low end, delicate low mids and a rich treble range 7 sounds sampled Recorded at the Germanishes Nationalmuseum Nuremburg Sampled with up to 8 round robin samples per key, plus key release noises Over 3,900 samples in total For Native Instruments™ Kontakt® (full version required) 
