Budapest Abstract Vibes

Contemporary sounding Abstract Vibes designed to bring transient rich, modern-sounding vibraphone sounds to your music production. Played with different sticks and special techniques like string bow and metal brush to create a very unusual and exciting boutique instrument library for you. We also added some synth and ambiance sublayers to fit in any genre, from electronic music to film score.

Features:

Articulations

4 articulations with medium and hard sticks + an additional brush layers

3 Mic Positions

Transient rich sampling with close (1x Shure SM57) + mid mic (2x AT35) postitions

+ Synths & FX

Add a subtle weight or extra character with analog synth layers, tape, dimension and space effects

Pro Sound

Recorded in Budapest, performed by Nandor Weisz, percussionist of the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Characteristics

Yamaha Concert Vibraphone sampled in a dry studio environment in Budapest
+ Traditional techniques (4 different hit & tremolo instruments played with soft and hard sticks, string bow, and brush
+ 3 velocity layers from piano to forte
+ 5 octaves / instruments
+ 18 GUI controls including tremolo control
+ Recorded with 2 x AT35 (Mid Mix) + Shure SM57 (Close Mix) on Universal Audio Apollo X
+ All GUI elements are MIDI learnable

Additional Articulations

Everything from Traditional Instruments plus
+ 9 synthesizer sublayers sampled from various Dave Smith, Roland analog and modular synths
+ 1 to 3 velocity layers / instrument
+ 5 octaves / instruments

In Collaboration with Nandor Weisz

Nandor Weisz percussionist is graduated from the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich, Germany. Currently, he is a percussionist at the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra for over twenty years now – the symphonic orchestra led by the world-famous pianist, composer, and conductor Zoltán Kocsis. Weisz is one of the most prominent figures of the Hungarian music scene with decades of experience playing classical music, jazz, and even electronic music.

Summary

INSTRUMENT SOURCES

Yamaha Concert Vibraphone + Synth Sublayers made on different synths

50 KONTAKT PRESETS

24 Traditional Vibes &
24 Soundcapes for Kontakt 5.8.1+

HIGH QUALITY RECORDING

3 mic postions
Recorded in 24bit / 48kHz

MADE IN BUDAPEST

Sound design, recordings are made in Budapest