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PARALLELOGRAM

Sculptural percussion and sounds from art-exhibition metal objects

Patches

87

Samples

2548

Size

3 GB

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From Haunted stingers to soaring bowed pitches, eerie textures and disturbed percussion

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Parallelogram features recordings of metallic sculptures and objects. From colorful hits to soaring bowed pitches. _With immersive rich spectrums, strange reverberant properties and slow-moving harmonic motions  A variety of techniques were used to trigger different sounds. Including striking the sculptures at different points with sticks and mallets, bowing them with rosined bows, and rubbing to create friction sounds. 

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The timbres emanating from these instruments include colorful hits and strikes, spooky bowed pitches, and subharmonic friction coos.

Subtle resonance and harmonic detail was captured using high-quality studio microphones and kontakt mics

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SPECS:

  • Upto 3 mic signals
  • Upto 15 velocity layers X 3rr
  • Channel strips on each signal
  • Customisable output routing
  • 2548 samples
  • Mighty sound-shaping tools
  • Eccentric soundscapes 
  • Weird and otherworldly sound effects
  • Surreal sound design metal sounds 
  • Outlandish and peculiar sounds
  • Abstract and ambient patches

With contact mics we recorded sounds of a more ambient subharmonic nature. Thanks to a combination of → LOM GeoFon og AKG C411PP microphones, raucous  sounds from the deepest cores were captured  

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We stumbled upon the idea for this library when we visited an art exhibition with works from a friend of ours. The objects in question were built from a variety of metal parts, including wires, springs, steel rails. The artist had placed mallets on the sculpture, allowing visitors to create their own rhythms and melodies. 

The  mixer tracks has a channel strip where you may do additional tweaks. Channels can be routed to individual tracks in your DAW.

output routing from Kontakt7
sound effect controlled by XY pad

The Sculpt menu opens a menu with different pre-tweaked XY settings. Choose from a variety of complex randomized serial-connected evolving textures and sound design. 

IN SETTINGS VIEW YOU CONTROL :

load/save universal settings

magnify user interface

velocity curve option 

Articulations switching from KS or CC

Transpose

Simulated round-robin option .. and more

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Tailor the size of the UI to suit your needs.

The interface is simple to look at, with advanced options available behind every control

Comes with an elegant and intuitive user interface

a wealth of metal samples patches

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near-infinite tweakability with our mighty sound shaping tools

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To enhance the instrument further, we curated a diverse collection of custom ambiences, drones, pads, effects, and unique presets. This expanded collection adds depth and versatility.

“WOW! These sounds have so much charisma and personality!”  -L.F
“Sounds very cool, like a natural companion to Spitfire’s Mercury (which I absolutely love) -Kem
“Sounds amazing! Were you inspired by the Myst games? Sounds very myst-ish.”  -Onaku

FEATURES

Direct & instant download Resizable Kontakt window channel strips

Custom in-built IRs

Up to 3 mic positions, 3rr and 20 velocity layers 

INCLUDES

Parallelogram features samples derived from reverberant constructions and objects. Sounds triggered by strumming, tapping, twisting, plucking, scraping, rubbing and bowing.

2548 samples

87 patches

 

 

CURRENT VERSION

initial release

Tom Waits once said ” … the hardware store has developed more pull for me than the music store. I always bring a couple of mallets and a violin bow with me – I get to hear things I’ve never seen before. All hardware items must be admired for their sonic properties….they’re all waiting to be played”.

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