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You earn Credits every time you purchase a product from Loot Audio. 3% of your order is added to your account in the form of Credits.
Use Credits for money off future orders or convert them to Sample Credits to download samples from the Sounds section of the site.
$49.00
Earn 110
Tubular Bells, Marimba, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Timpani, Hand Chimes, Wine Glasses, and Four Harpsichords
$49.00
Earn 110
Tubular Bells, Marimba, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Timpani, Hand Chimes, Wine Glasses, and Four Harpsichords
Shortly after wrap on recording for VSCO 2, two additional opportunities came up to sample harpsichords. However, these samples languished unused for over half a decade as priorities shifted towards larger projects.
We are pleased to finally be able to share these two harpsichords with the world, in addition to the French Harpsichord, found in VSCO 2 but not released independently.
Losslessly Compressed Samples (FLAC)
Compared to the original WAV samples used in the old standalone versions, the FLAC sample files used here are roughly 20-40% of the original size while retaining 100% of the quality, reducing the size of the entire collection to a comfortable 2 GB.
FLAC is also an open source format, and can be loaded and modified in most DAWs if desired.
Real Sampled Releases
For instruments with key mechanisms, the true sound of the notes being cut off and of the mechanism (keys & jacks) alone were sampled, providing a significant boost to realism.
When you release a note or sustain pedal, the release sample is triggered. Special attention was paid to level out these noises for an accurate but still pleasing sound.
If the sound is too much (or not enough!) the level of these sounds can be separately adjusted to taste, or even modulated during a song via MIDI CC!
Tubular Bells (Classic) | Normal Mallet
Marimba (VSCO 2) | Normal Mallet Hits | Rolls (modwheel DXF)
Xylophone (VSCO 2) | Soft Mallet | Medium Mallet | Hard Mallet
Glockenspiel (VSCO 2) | Normal Mallet
Timpani (Classic) | Normal Mallet
Handchimes (Classic) | Strikes | Additional FX
Wine Glasses (VSCO 2) | Fast Rubs | Slow Rubs | Short Rubs (Staccato) | Strikes (“Ticks”)
Italian Harpsichord (VSCO 2) | 8′ | 8′ + 8′
French Harpsichord (VSCO 2) | 8′
Flemish Harpsichord (New!) | 8′ | 4′ | 8′ + 4′ | 8′ Muted
“Unknown” Harpsichord (New!) | 8′
In the 40+ years of digital sampling, countless formats have come and gone, yet the quality of even very old samples can still provide a surprisingly realistic sound if used appropriately.
The SFZ format, invented in the early 2000’s, is a completely open-source, non-proprietary format for sample libraries, providing an extensive, powerful ecosystem for cross-platform sample libraries with multiple player plugins across multiple developers to choose from.
Unlike VSTi or AU plugins, SFZ files from nearly 20 years ago work perfectly fine today and will for decades to come.
Download SFORZANDO for free here: https://www.plogue.com/downloads.html#sforzando
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