LIMINAL: Handpan Explorations

• LIMINAL: Handpan Explorations features handpan sounds designed for ambient and cinematic music.
• The library includes various articulations to enhance expressiveness in compositions.
• This product is part of the LIMINAL series, which offers a range of other sound libraries.
• Requires Kontakt for use.

Product Overview

LIMINAL: Handpan Explorations features a deeply sampled steel handpan, also known as a Hang or Hang Drum, designed for expressive tonal and percussive textures. The library captures the instrument's natural reverberance and the nuanced interactions of the performer, making it suitable for both melodic and atmospheric scoring.

Details

The library includes a variety of articulations, featuring 45 polyrhythmic samples that allow for evolving, tempo-synced performances by layering MIDI notes. Additionally, it offers six one-shot strike articulations, each with 42 velocity layers to capture subtle timbral variations from soft to forceful strikes. The interface supports layering, mixing, and reversing of articulations, while a crossfade control enables intuitive blending of sound layers.

For added creativity, the library includes aleatoric clusters that serve as naturalistic pads, enhancing compositions with unpredictability and humanistic detail. LFO controls can be activated for tempo-synced modulation of individual layer volumes, allowing for dynamic swells and evolving textures. The instrument is recorded in stereo, ensuring a rich and immersive listening experience.