Hmm.. this one is more cheerful. I think it's perfect for this season's change. It's beautiful ending, Andrew. I love the sound of your piano. Cheers.

Alphorn

The Pearl

Arrival to Steleanis

Up Until Then

Then

Childhood

Wild Emergence

An Ode to Magic

http://www.sonokinetic.net/products/heritage/alphorn/
We have four major categories in our product line-up, being our hugely successful orchestral line, our ethnic line, our vocal range and our 'heritage' line. This product falls squarely in the latter category, being culturally intertwined with the white peaks of the Alps as much as the Carousel organ is indigenous to the streets of Amsterdam or Brussels.
This instrument, recorded on location at the Alphorn Centre http://www.alphorn-center.de/ in Friesenheim, the south of Germany, and played by renowned player and Alphorn builder Franz Schüssele, is an inspiring mix of nature and craftsmanship, producing silky smooth soft tones and rattling shouts alike, sounding a bit like a very warm brass instrument even though the whole thing including the mouthpiece is made of wood.
We had a great time with Franz trying to capture all the intricacies of this amazing instrument, and we think we succeeded, in the Sonokinetic style, warts and all, to make for a very original and natural sounding approximation of the real thing.
Since the Alphorn has no valves it only plays nature-tone harmonics, in the case of this instrument upwards from a low F. Some of these harmonics are not exactly tempered to our modern ears (most notably the one between Bb and B, and between Db and D). However sounding very off key in these cases we thought it good to offer a version of the instrument as you would get it with a real Alphorn player, so the ‘Natural’ version of the instrument we left unturned. The added benefit of this approach was that we could also add recorded legato transitions of up to three octaves (!) up and down for the natural instrument.
For general usability we also made an ‘Extended’ version, mapping the samples over the missing notes, and tuning it in kontakt. This extended version is multitimbral, and capable of producing amazing beds of Alphorn ensemble sweetness.
Further controls in the instrument are very basic, with a ‘growl’ control and a basic EQ and IR reverb.
We, at Sonokinetic BV, are very proud to introduce Alphorn to you, and can’t wait to hear the amazing things you, our valued customer base, will produce with it.
Sonokinetic has established a name as one of the best value & quality sample producers and with this product we’d like to underline that statement. We stick with our unbeatable pricing module and high quality sampling.

We wish you the best inspiration and creativity.
With warm regards,

The Sonokinetic Alphorn Production Team

Alphorn Demo - Swiss Roll - By Reuben Cornell

Alphorn Demo - A Day On The Mountain - By Arthur Hendriks

#fantasy #love #romance #firefly #beautiful

The fleeting glow of fireflies represents the impermanence of life and the need to cherish fleeting moments.

Firefly

03 - «…ûbere Schûffenesee» - Am Znünitüsch

02 - Schützenchörli Schmitten - Dr Bärgbach

01 - «…ûbere Schûffenesee» - Über D'Schûffenemuur

The Wonder - Piano

Guineveres Song - Piano

Sounds like: Hanz Zimmer, James Horner, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jeremy Soule, Howard Shore.

Canadian composer Andrew Haym (b. Andrew Elliott) was born on February 19, 1980, in Toronto, ON. Over the course of his music career, he has written over 100 scores, beloved by many of his fans, including: Hopes and Dreams, Guinevere and Lancelot, A Leap of Faith, and Rise and Conquer to name a few. A master of the epic ballad, his music 
has been praised for its dramatic versatility, and has been well received for its timeless creativity. He has been compared to such composers as: John Williams, Hanz Zimmer, and Igor Stravinsky while adding his own whimsical ambience to the art of classical music. (Andrew is currently a member of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada).

The Wonder - Piano

Andrew Haym

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