The Kantele is a traditional plucked string instrument of the zither family native to Finland and Estonia which, in turn, is part of the Baltic Psalteries instrument group. The KANTELE has a distinctive bell-like sound and diatonic tuning. Our Kantele has five strings tuned in G-A-B-Cand D, but we made a Kontakt patch to play it in chromatic tuning.
We recorded every single note in sustained and staccato mode in two recording sessions with different mic-settings, giving us two different sample sets. Each note is in at least 2 layers, most in 3 or 4 and is mapped to one octave (chromatic). We added an ambience to the sustained notes which can be mixed in by pressing the sustain pedal.
Kantele (Bright sound, sample set 1)
Kantele Draft (Mellow sound, sample set 2)
Kantele Deluxe (both sample sets 1+2 (true doubling), added ambience, sustained and staccato notes, beating noises)
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