The Story
This entire project began as an exercise for my coursework. I knew immediately that I wanted to learn how to create my first Kontakt library. After numerous experiments with different recording techniques using contact microphones on an upright piano, I stumbled upon an Instagram reel where someone imitated a Saz (a Turkish plucked string instrument) on a grand piano by muting and moving down strings to add some microtonal inflections. I was excited to try this technique myself, as I had never experimented with muting individual strings on a piano before.
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I decided to test this on a Steinway Model B grand piano. Pleased with the sound I achieved, I proceeded to record some aleatoric phrases and individual notes. The samples were recorded with one large diaphragm condenser and one small diaphragm condenser in a mono-stereo technique, with the large diaphragm condenser being duplicated, panned hard left and right, and inverting the phase. While creating the library, I accidentally dragged multiple samples over each other, which resulted in a really cool, dissonant, and sinister sound. Consequently, the library includes three different patches in a keyswitch format, with built-in reverb and delay effects.
In keyswitch D0, the modwheel can be used to move between the nine round robins, similar to sliding down the string.
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Please enjoy!
Demo
I would be thrilled if you would consider sharing any piece you have made using this instrument (Send a Soundcloud link so that it can become a demo)!
Requirements
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-FULL version of KONTAKT 6.0+ required* (Cannot be used with free version of the kontakt player)
-Total ~100MB download
-Read the README.txt file for more info about the different patches.
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To use, drag the nki file into the main kontakt interface. To save and add this as an actual library in kontakt 7.0+ follow the steps in the README.txt file.
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Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any issues and I will try my best to help you out!
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VALENTIN JOUDRIER
