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German Monochord
German Monochord
An instrument with many strings of the same length stretched over a wooden soundbox, all tuned to the same tone.
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banjo_cutWhat it is about...

The word "monochord" means literally "one string". It was originally constructed by Pythagoras for basic harmonical experiments of tones 2500 years ago. In those days it was a simple wooden plate with only one string. Today the Monochord is an instrument with many strings of the same length stretched over a wooden soundbox, all tuned to the same tone. If you slowly pass your hands alternately over the strings without a break, you get a long-lasting sound that is rich in overtones.

Cinematique Instruments German Monochord has 21 strings, one string tuned one octave lower. All strings are tuned to B.

 

What they did...

Cinematique Instruments recorded separately each of the 21 strings of the Monochord plucked both with hands and plec in 2 or 3 dynamic variations. All the the strings were mapped in a range from C2 to C5 that you can pass your hands alternately over the keys related to the strings of the Monochord. Using this playing technique you get the typical long-lasting sound of the Monochord which you can transpose by using the key switch. Beyond that we recorded single strings in several Round Robin variations and dynamic layers that you can play the Monochord chromatically. Finally they created some interesting FX patches assembled from weird and experimental noises made with Monochord. We also added some scripting to provide more opportunities.


 

What you get...
  • Monochord Chromatic (chromatical playing, fx, additional script)
  • Monochord KEY Finger (all 21 strings plucked with finger, key-switch transposes notes, additional scripts)
  • Monochord KEY Plec (all 21 strings plucked with fingers, key-switch transposes notes, additional script)
  • Monochord Hit (big hit, all strings at once)
  • Monochord Texture 1 (experimental textures, modwheel morphs sound)
  • Monochord Texture2 (see above)
  • Monochord Texture3 (see above)
  • Monochord FX (11 different "one shot" fx-samples)

"Crossroad"

"Refrigerator" 
"Open land"
"Inter Mono"

For all Cinematique Instruments products Kontakt 4 or higher full version is required.

System Requirements for Native Instruments Kontakt:

MAC
Mac OS X® X 10.5 or higher, Intel® Core™ Duo 2 GHz, 2 GB RAM
PC
Windows® XP (latest Service Pack, 32bit) / Vista® (latest Service Pack 32/64 Bit), Windows 7® (32/64 Bit),
Pentium® 4 2.4 GHz or Intel Core Duo or Athlon 64, 2 GB RAM

Compatibilitylogo

Supported Interfaces:
Stand-alone, VST®, Audio Units™, RTAS® (Pro Tools® 8 or higher) ASIO™, Core Audio™, DirectSound®, WASAPI™

Please note: All Cinematique Instrumentsi products will be delivered via email and direct download. The download link willl be provided within one business day after you placed your order online.

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