Karanyi Sounds · Kontakt
Budapest Abstract Vibes
The Symphony of Resonance
Transient-rich, modern-sounding vibraphone — played with different sticks and with special techniques like string bow and metal brush.
50Kontakt presets
9Synth sublayers
5Octaves
48/24kHz / bit
+And more
Vibraphone●Hard Sticks●Soft Sticks●Brush●String Bow●Tremolo●Synth Layers●Tape●Dimension●Space●& more
Kontakt 5.8.1 or laterPlayed by Nandor WeiszRecorded in Budapest
A boutique instrument library built from a Yamaha Concert Vibraphone sampled in a dry studio environment — unusual and exciting because of how it was played rather than how it was processed.
Synth and ambience sublayers were added on top, so the instrument fits any genre from electronic music to film score: add a subtle weight or an extra character with analog synth layers, tape, dimension and space effects.
At a Glance
- Yamaha Concert Vibraphone sampled dry, so the room is yours to choose
- Special techniques string bow and metal brush alongside the sticks
- Three velocity layers piano to forte on the traditional instruments
- Nine synth sublayers from Dave Smith, Roland analog and modular synths
- 18 GUI controls including tremolo, and every element MIDI-learnable
- Made in Budapest sound design and recordings both
Content & Detail
01Traditional Instrumentsthe vibraphone▾
The instrumentA Yamaha Concert Vibraphone, sampled in a dry studio environment in Budapest
How it was playedFour different hit and tremolo instruments played with soft and hard sticks, string bow, and brush
ArticulationsFour articulations with medium and hard sticks, plus additional brush layers
VelocityThree velocity layers, from piano to forte
RangeFive octaves per instrument
02Additional Articulations9 sublayers▾
Everything above, plusNine synthesizer sublayers sampled from various Dave Smith, Roland analog and modular synths
VelocityOne to three velocity layers per instrument
RangeFive octaves per instrument
Why they are thereTo add a subtle weight or an extra character — the synth is under the vibraphone, not beside it
03Recording & Controlthe signal path▾
Microphones2 × AT35 for the mid mix and a Shure SM57 for the close mix
ConverterUniversal Audio Apollo X
QualityRecorded at 24 bit / 48 kHz
Interface18 GUI controls including tremolo control; all GUI elements are MIDI-learnable
Effects on boardTape, dimension and space
04In Collaboration with Nandor Weiszthe performer▾
Who played itNandor Weisz, percussionist, graduated from the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich
Where he playsPercussionist at the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra for over twenty years — the orchestra led by the pianist, composer and conductor Zoltán Kocsis
Why it matters hereDecades of experience across classical music, jazz and even electronic music, which is what a bowed and brushed vibraphone actually needs
05Summaryat a glance▾
Instrument sourcesYamaha Concert Vibraphone plus synth sublayers made on different synths
Presets50 Kontakt presets: 24 Traditional Vibes and 24 Soundscapes
HostKontakt 5.8.1 or later
RecordingThree mic positions, 24 bit / 48 kHz
OriginSound design and recordings made in Budapest
A vibraphone bowed is not a vibraphone struck. The bar keeps its pitch but loses its attack, and what is left is a tone with no beginning — which is why this was recorded with a player who could hold one steady rather than sampled note by note.
