A Unique String Based Instrument For Cinematic Composition (Kontakt & WAV)
Silence+Other Sounds have meticulously sampled note by note a number of atypical instruments like miniharps, mandolin of unknown origins and even an Apulian zither, known as ‘pasta-cutting guitar’, a guitar-resembling tool from the Southern province of Apulia (Italy), traditionally used to extrude pasta filaments from raw dough.
What’s Inside Zithergeist?
- Acoustic – 2 Kontakt Instruments | Miniharp, Unknown mandolin, 3 articulations (pluck, hammer, mute), up to 13 velocity layers and 4 round robins, 50+ presets
- Synthetic string – 3 Kontakt instruments | 2 articulations (pluck, hammer, mute), up to 13 velocity layers and 4 round robins, 30+ presets
- 8 sound effects instruments | Derived from Apulian zither and others, 600+ Royalty-Free sounds (96 kHz – 24 bit)
Note: Kontakt instruments require the FULL Retail version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or later (NOT compatible with the free Kontakt Player).
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Manipulate Instruments & Hundreds Of Sound Effects In An Intuitive Interface
The recorded instruments in “Zithergeist” feature multiple articulations, from finger plucks to hammered and muted effects, obtained experimenting with a variety of metallic objects applied to the strings. Moreover, each individual note can be mixed with 4 different layers of cinematic sound effects, derived from the same instrument and ‘tuned’ to the corresponding note.
The result is an highly detailed, versatile instrument (up to 13 velocity levels per note/articulation and 4 round robins); you can play it as a realistic emulation of acoustic instruments and use it at the same time as a powerful, variegated tool to design your own sound effects.
Endless Creative Possibilities
Zithergeist comes with an arpeggiator, a string editor, a sound effects editor and a convolution reverb with hundreds of impulse responses (IRs) to further colour and sculpt the sound: with dozens of presets for each instrument, you can take instant inspiration and make your own presets on the fly.
This library also features 3 Kontakt Instruments based on synthetic string sounds, created with a variety of physical modelling techniques, to blur the line between the acoustic and digital realm and offer further creative possibilities.
Unique Cinematic Instruments
Zithergeist includes a separate set of Kontakt instruments purely focused on cinematic sound effects obtained by experimenting on the source instruments with bows and self-built mallets (500+ SFX 96 kHz – 24 bit).
For more details read the user manual HERE.
Inside Zithergeist – How Does It Work?
Acoustic & Synthetic Strings
Zithergeist features a variety of articulations for both the acoustic instruments as well as the synthetic string instruments. The available articulations are:
- Plucked, Hammered and Muted for MiniHarp and Unknown Mandolin (acoustic instruments)
- Plucked and Hammered for Cotton Attack, Metal Vowel and Nylon String (synthetic instruments)
SFX EDITOR
For each instrument, both acoustic and synthetic, Zithergeist features a layer of sound effects (different for each instrument) that can be mixed with the notes. Each sound effect is tuned to the corresponding note, independently from the selected articulations.
- Vol – controls the volume of the SFX layer
- Oct – controls the pitch of the SFX samples by using a 1 octave step. Range is ± 3 octaves
- LFO Rate – controls the rate of the LFO applied to the SFX volume. Range is 4th to 32th
- LFO Amount – controls the amount of the LFO applied to the SFX. Knob set to the extreme left corresponds to no LFO applied
- Shape – controls the shape of the LFO
STRING EDITOR
The string editor features a number of editing functions like strings unison, detune, attack and sustain.
- Unison – allows you to trigger multiple samples of the same note simultaneously.
- Detune – allows you to apply a pitch drop to the triggered notes.
- Transient – Attack controls the attack of the note, Sustain controls the sustain of the note.
- Random bounce – when enabled, the instrument randomly switches from Plucked to Hammered articulation.
ARPEGGIATOR
Zithergeist features a monophonic arpeggiator which you can use with every articulation. You can program the Arpeggiator by using a graphic table where you can adjust the ‘intensity’ of the notes within the sequence.
CONVOLUTION
Zithergeist features a Convolution module to further colour and sculpt the sound of the instruments. Controls include – Size, Hight Pass Filter, Low Pass Filter, Wet/Dry, Texture Switch , Rhythm Switch
Cinematic SFX
Zithergeist features 8 separate Kontakt instruments focused solely on cinematic samples. These instruments are different from the Acoustic and Synthetic ones, they are are meant as a separate sound design tool to manipulate the designed Cinematic SFX included in the library.
These instruments allow you to individually manipulate the samples, you can adjust the controls on the UI independently for each sample featured in the instrument. Every time you play a sample, the corresponding waveform is displayed at the centre of the UI and all the controls of Sample Offset, Envelope, Filter, Pitch and Volume are update to the current ones.
The Cinematic SFX instruments in Zithergeist feature the same Convolution module of the Acoustic and Synthetic instruments.
Loading & Saving Snapshots
A number of presets (also known as Kontakt snapshots) are available for the Acoustic and Synthetic Kontakt instruments in Zithergeist. In order to use them, you need to manually drag and drop the snapshot .nskm files from the Kontakt browser to the UI (see screenshot to the right).
Access The Samples Without Kontakt
Even outside of Kontakt, you can access ALL the audio samples in Zithergeist via their respective folders and use them in your DAW.
- Acoustic Instruments samples (notes and sfx) ZITHERGEIST → KONTAKT_Instruments → Zither
- Cinematic SFX samples ZITHERGEIST → ZITHERGEIST_SFX Samples_96kHz_24bit
- Kontakt Instruments ZITHERGEIST → KONTAKT_Instruments
- Impulse Responses (IRs) ZITHERGEIST → KONTAKT_Instruments → Resources → ir_samples
- Snapshots ZITHERGEIST → KONTAKT_Instruments → SNAPSHOTS
For more details on these features read the user manual HERE.
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So What Can I Do With “Zithergeist”?
A truly unique instrument for cinematic composition, Zithergeist will help you create minimal dark melodies or heavenly arpeggios, piercing high frequency tones or emotional chord progressions, cinematic droning effects, eastern-reminiscent melodies or adrenalinic rhythmical sequences that are perfect for:
- Horror Scores
- Suspense Scenes
- Action Sequences
- True Crime Drama
- Sound Design
Compatibility
You don’t necessarily need Kontakt to use the sounds. You can import every sound in your DAW, in your favourite audio sampler, video editing software or in any software able to handle .wav files.
License Agreement: Single-user License, Royalty-Free – for more information read the EULA HERE.
Note: Kontakt instruments require the FULL Retail version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or later (NOT compatible with the free Kontakt Player).
Normally €99 – get it at 70% off before it’s gone!
- 70% off the normal price (normally €99)!
- A unique instrument for cinematic composition (Kontakt & WAV)
- Size: 6.9 GB
- Acoustic – 2 Kontakt Instruments | Miniharp, Unknown mandolin, 3 articulations (pluck, hammer, mute), up to 13 velocity layers and 4 round robins, 50+ presets
- Synthetic string – 3 Kontakt instruments | 2 articulations (pluck, hammer, mute), up to 13 velocity layers and 4 round robins, 30+ presets
- 8 sound effects instruments | Derived from Apulian zither and others, 600+ Royalty-Free sounds (96 kHz – 24 bit)
- A convolution reverb with hundreds of impulse responses (IRs)
- All GUI Controls are assignable to MIDI CC using the standard Kontakt METHOD
- License Agreement: Single-user License, Royalty-Free – for more information read the EULA HERE.
- Note: Kontakt instruments require the FULL Retail version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or later (NOT compatible with the free Kontakt Player).
- Perfect for Horror Scores, Suspense Scenes, Action Sequences, True Crime, Sound Design and much more!
Boogie B – :
Very inspiring sounds and instruments for newage and cinematic songs and productions !
very well done and tastefull ,Love it 😉