KONTAKT – 2,76 GB
电巴洛克复兴
Baldwin®Combo Harpsichord俗称Baldwin®电动大键琴，始于1960年代早期，成立于一家短命的大键琴制造公司The Cannon Guild。该公司由大键琴制造商埃里克·赫兹（Eric Herz）创立，为一位名叫Caleb Warner的发明家提供支持，他的想法最终成为Baldwin®电动固体大键琴。该设计很快就卖给了鲍德温钢琴公司（Baldwin Piano Company），后者希望以此来制造1960年代受巴洛克风格影响的音乐而获得成功。但是，最终只生产了其中约500台。
只是因为
Baldwin®Combo大键琴已被用于许多流行歌曲中，其中最著名的是甲壳虫乐队的歌曲“ Because”。在Youtube上可以听到有关Baldwin®电子大键琴的一些声音的介绍。在古典音乐和流行音乐中，它同样适用于家庭，尽管后者在后者中使用更为频繁。但是，调谐该乐器的前景使许多频带无法使用它。海滩男孩乐队巡回演出，但他们还带来了钢琴调音器，为每次演出做好了准备。现在，它已经变成了数字形式，希望Baldwin®harpsi声音能重新回到更多音乐中。
怎么运行的
这款独特的机电乐器将电吉他的现代流行音色与古典大键琴的流行音色融合在一起，创造出完全属于自己的独特声音。它具有一个坚固的铝制主体和一个红色的福米卡音板，其上方是57对弦的阵列，由两对无源拾音器放大。最终的信号通过双音量踏板系统进行平衡。柔和的中置拾音器和较亮的琴桥拾音器均具有非常令人愉悦的音色，并且混合在一起时声音甚至更好。它还具有一个减震踏板，使演奏者可以创建其他声音范围，从静音吉他到披萨小提琴。
古董音乐的电子竖琴
多年来，古代音乐公司已售出至少20架Baldwin®组合大键琴。我们为电子大键琴虚拟乐器采样了最响亮的声音。我们对千斤顶进行了调音和调节，以使该乐器的演奏方式与1960年代出厂时的演奏方式完全相同。然后，我们使用三种阻尼器设置记录每个音符，从无阻尼的开放琴弦到不弯曲音调的沉重静音。通过Great River MP-2NV DI和Mytek 8X192转换器同时记录了两个拾音器。
在为该虚拟乐器制作控件时，增加了如实再现拾音器开关盒的功能，使用户可以精确控制混音每个拾音器的输出，但具有音量和声像切换功能。
电动大键琴规格：
-6 GB核心样本库-超过800个样本
-24位96 kHz采样
-3个循环层
-3个减震踏板连接
-采样的每个音符
-可定制的速度响应
-VST AU RTAS独立
-兼容Kontakt 5.5+
您将需要完整版的Native Instruments的Kontakt 5.5
主页
http://antiquitymusic.com/samples/electric-harpsichord
ELECTRIC BAROQUE REVIVAL
Commonly known as the Baldwin® electric harpsichord, the Baldwin® Combo Harpsichord originated in the early 1960’s under the umbrella of a short-lived harpsichord manufacturing firm called The Cannon Guild. Founded by the harpsichord builder Eric Herz, the firm supported an inventor named Caleb Warner, whose idea eventually became the Baldwin® electric solid-body harpsichord. The design was soon sold to the Baldwin Piano Company, who manufactured it with the hope that the 1960s’ surge in Baroque-influenced music would turn it into a success. However, only around 500 of these instruments were ultimately produced.
JUST BECAUSE
The Baldwin® Combo Harpsichord has been used in numerous pop songs, most famously on the Beatles song “Because”. An introduction to some of the sounds of the Baldwin® electric harpsichord can be heard on Youtube. It is is equally at home in classical and pop music, though it has been used more often in the latter. However, the prospect of tuning the instrument kept many bands from using it. The Beach Boys toured with one, but they also brought a piano tuner to get it ready for every gig. Now that it’s in digital form, hopefully the Baldwin® harpsi sound will find its way back into more music.
HOW IT WORKS
This unique electro-mechanical instrument marries the modern pop timbre of the electric guitar with that of the classical harpsichord, creating a unique sound entirely its own. It features a solid aluminum body with a red formica soundboard, above which a 57-string array is amplified by two pairs of passive pickups. The resulting signal is balanced through a dual volume pedal system. The mellow middle pickup and the brighter bridge pickup each have a very pleasing timbre, and sound even better when mixed together. It also has a damper pedal, which allows the player to create an additional spectrum of sounds ranging from a muted guitar to a pizzicato violin.
ANTIQUITY MUSIC’S ELECTRIC HARPSICHORD
Antiquity Music has sold at least twenty Baldwin® combo harpsichords over the years. We sampled the best-sounding one for our Electric Harpsichord virtual instrument. We revoiced and regulated the jacks so that the instrument would play exactly the way it did when it left the factory in the 1960’s. Then we recorded every note with three damper settings, from an open string with no damping to heavy muting without bending the pitch. Both pickup sets were recorded simultaneously through a Great River MP-2NV DI and Mytek 8X192 converter.
When making the controls for this virtual instrument, a faithful recreation of the pickup switch box was added, giving the user exacting control over blending each pickups’ output, but with volume and panning capability.
Electric Harpsichord Specifications:
– 6 GB Core Sample Library – Over 800 Samples
– 24 bit 96 kHz Sampling
– 3 Round Robin Layers
– 3 Damper Pedal Articulations
– Every Note Sampled
– Customizable Velocity Response
– VST AU RTAS Standalone
– Compatible with Kontakt 5.5+
You will need the full version of Native Instruments’ Kontakt 5.5
home page
http://antiquitymusic.com/samples/electric-harpsichord
