Budapest Abstract Marimba | Contemporary Scoring Marimba for Kontakt

Sounds from The Woods

Contemporary sounding Budapest Marimba designed for creating fast sequences and inspiring tremolo beds for contemporary sound production. Unlike traditional marimba libraries we focused on transient rich, bright sounds and we also added some synth and ambience sublayers to fit in any genres from electronic, jazz to filmscore.

Features

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

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Instruments & Short Samples

Pure Hits & Tremolo Beds

Adams Concert Marimba sampled in a dry studio enviroment in Budapest

+ Traditional techiques
+ 6 different hit & tremolo instruments played with soft, medium, hard sitcks, hands and brush
+ 4 velocity layers from pianissimo to forte
+ 6 octaves / instruments
+ 17 GUI controls including Instrument Switch, Attack-Decay Control, Room Mix adjustment, EQ presets, Tape, Chorus, Reverb and Master Compressor
+ Recorded with 2 x AT35 (Mid Mix) + Shure SM57 (Close Mix) on Universal Audio Apollo X
+ All GUI elements are MIDI learnable

Contemporary Hits & Tremolo Soundscapes

Everything from Traditional Instruments plus

+ 15 extra analog synthesizer sublayers sampled from various Oberheim & Dave Smith synthesizers
+ 1 to 3 velocity layers / instrument
+ 6 octaves / instruments

GUI Features & Walkthrough

In Collaboration with Nandor Weisz

Nandor Weisz percussionist is graduated on the University of Music and Performing Arts 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

4 INSTRUMENT SOURCES

Adams Concert Marimba + Synth Sublayers made on Oberheim & Sequentials synths

50 KONTAKT PRESETS

24 Traditional Marimba & 26 Soundcapes for Kontakt 5.7.3+

HIGH QUALITY RECORDING

3 mic postions
Recorded in 24bit / 48kHz

MADE IN BUDAPEST

Sound design, recordings are made in Budapest