The clavinet is like a massive guitar with 60 long guitar-strings. Which inherent many of the possibilities of an electric guitar. So we think it’s about time people start using it for other styles than funk & rock.
If you are looking for a funky whakketi-wakketi clavinet, look elsewhere!
Strings are set in motion with the use of external objects. Like bow-hairs, ebows, rotating small fan, electrical toothbrush, needles, scrapes, clinkers and feedback.
The library is a radical departure in sounds derived from the sounds of Hohner Clavinet. It’s a deep and colourful free formed research into its timbres. Drawing out its unique qualities in sustained tones, through different and unusual treatments.
Clavinets metamorphosed to a variety of shapes and folded into a big collection of textured movements
The mix controls allow you to blend together the different mixes and set the volume levels to your likings. There are up to 5 mixes to choose from, each one intended to provide a different sound and allow flexibility.
The resizable Kontakt user interface is intuitive and easy to play with. On the left side you have the usual suspects : level, attack and release, reverb, delay, lfo, pitch vibrato and lowpass filter. Mixer tracks on the right side, with purge buttons and routing opportunities.
The FX button reveals and engages various sound sculpting options. Sculpt the sounds with a XY pad inside a beautiful effect engine housed inside of Kontakt.
Ambient Clavinets uses Hohner Clavinets D6 and E7 as the main instrument, but with the addition of effects, amps and processing to create a layered and cinematic sounds. This style of instruments is perfect for taking you on a journey to another place or world through textures and motion.
The library offers a wide variety of samples, ranging from haunting drones to shimmering wildflies, all recorded with a high level of clarity and detail. Strings are set in motion with the use of external objects. Like bow-hairs, ebows, rotating small fan, electrical toothbrush, needles, scrapes, clinkers and feedback.
The large soundboard and huge pickups produce a rich textural performances and otherworldly sound that is perfect for adding atmosphere and emotion to your music. It’s kinda like an “ambient guitar” but you can hear that it’s not.
In addition to the samples themselves, the library also comes with a variety of useful features and tools. For example, many of the samples include multiple articulations and variations, allowing you to mix and match more expressive and dynamic performances. There are also optional built-in effects and processing options, which can help you shape the sound to fit your specific needs.
But perhaps the most valuable aspect of the “Ambient Clavinets” is the inspiration and creativity it can spark. The unique sounds can open up new musical liveliness and possibilities, and help you create music that is truly cinematic and evocative.
“Sound like a guitar, but at the same time not. Patches come alive and are intuitive to work with” -A.G
“Gorgeous unconventional and creative string resonations” -F.J