Karanyi Sounds · Bundle
Budapest Abstract Mallets
Sounds of the Beaten Air
Transient-rich, modern-sounding marimba and vibraphone — played with different sticks and with special techniques like string bow, metal brush and hands.
2Kontakt instruments
6Octaves — marimba
5Octaves — vibes
2Mic mixes
+And more
Marimba●Vibraphone●Soft Sticks●Hard Sticks●Hands●Brush●String Bow●Tremolo●Sequences●Synth Layers●& more
Two mallets in onePlayed by Nandor WeiszRecorded in Budapest
Two contemporary-sounding mallets in one purchase — a very unusual and exciting boutique instrument library, built on how the instruments were played rather than on how they were processed.
Both carry synth and ambience sublayers on top, so either fits any genre from electronic music to film score. The bundle contains Abstract Marimba and Abstract Vibes.
At a Glance
- Adams Concert Marimba bright and transient-rich, for fast sequences and tremolo beds
- Yamaha Concert Vibraphone bowed and brushed as readily as struck
- One performer Nandor Weisz, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Sampled dry both instruments, in a dry studio environment in Budapest
- Synths and FX on both analog synth layers, tape, dimension and space
- MIDI-learnable every GUI element on both instruments
Content & Detail
01What Is in the Bundle2 titles▾
Abstract MarimbaBright marimba designed for fast sequences and inspiring tremolo beds, deliberately unlike traditional marimba libraries Abstract VibesTransient-rich vibraphone with string bow and metal brush alongside the sticks What they have in commonBoth sampled dry in Budapest, both performed by the same percussionist, both with synth and ambience sublayers
02Abstract Marimba6 octaves▾
The instrumentAn Adams Concert Marimba sampled in a dry studio environment in Budapest
How it was playedSix different hit and tremolo instruments played with soft, medium and hard sticks, hands and brush
Velocity and rangeFour velocity layers from pianissimo to forte, six octaves per instrument
Controls17 GUI controls including instrument switch, attack-decay, room mix, EQ presets, tape, chorus, reverb and a master compressor
Sublayers15 extra analog synthesizer sublayers on top of the traditional instruments
03Abstract Vibes5 octaves▾
The instrumentA Yamaha Concert Vibraphone sampled in a dry studio environment in Budapest
How it was playedFour hit and tremolo instruments with sticks, plus string bow and brush layers
Velocity and rangeThree velocity layers from piano to forte, five octaves per instrument
Controls18 GUI controls including tremolo control
SublayersNine synthesizer sublayers from Dave Smith, Roland analog and modular synths
04Shared Groundboth instruments▾
The performerNandor Weisz, percussionist at the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra for over twenty years
Microphones2 × AT35 for the mid mix and a Shure SM57 for the close mix, on a Universal Audio Apollo X
Why dryA dry room leaves the space to the project; the transients are what these two libraries are actually for
Synths and FXAnalog synth layers plus tape, dimension and space effects, to add subtle weight or extra character
A mallet instrument is mostly its attack. Record it in a good room and the room answers first; record it dry and the stick, the bar and the hand stay audible — which is the whole reason these two were sampled the way they were.
