Imaginary Instrument | 002
The deep is calling.
The Hadalhorn is a wind instrument carved from bone and originally used to imitate whale-song.
Legends claim that some boatmen and lightkeepers would place the protruding stem of the Hadalhorn into the ocean allowing it to resonate through the water and direct schools of whales away from whaling fleets.
As a part of the Imaginary Instruments collection, Hadalhorn is fictional, but not fake. More about that here.
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DEMOS
GLACIAL INDIFFERENCE
Hadalhorn Only
TRAILER MUSIC
Hadalhorn Only
SASTRUGI
ALONE IN THE ICE FIELDS
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user interface
FEATURES
Articulations
- Sustains - standard sustained notes
- Sustains (Accented) - sustains with accented starts
- Unsteady - expressive sustains that evolve freely
- Chatter - pointillistic playing with random accents
- Drifting - long drones that slowly drift in pitch
- Bends - a sustain at the lowest velocity, half-step bend at medium velocities, and a whole-step bend at upper velocities
- Puffs - short, accented notes
- Shepard-Tones - pitch bends that rise endlessly
- Whalesong - expressive playing mimicking whalesong
Controls
- Attack/Release - adjust attack and release envelopes
- Accent - change the level of the accents at the front of "Sustains (Accented)"
- Dynamics - control how much key velocity effects volume
- Tighten - tighten the response of the "Puffs"
- Reverb - a global reverb send
Articulation Settings
- Legato Toggle - enable legato for "Sustains"
- Random Start - randomize the location of the sample start
- Sample Start - statically adjust the location of the sample start
Signals
- Land
- Sea
Air Knob
Adjust the volume of the air passing through the Hadalhorn.
Low Drone Knob
Adjust the volume of the low drones mapped to the lower half of the key-range. These drones are not affected by changes to articulation or articulation controls
SPECS AND REQUIREMENTS
Kontakt
- Kontakt Player (the free version of Kontakt) | Version 8.9.1
Size
- 1 GB of storage
System
- macOS 13, 14, and 15 (latest update)
- Windows 10 or 11 (latest Service Pack)
- Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, or Apple Silicon, 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended)
- Graphics hardware support for Direct 3D 11.1 (Feature Level 11_0) or higher
- 2 GB free disk space
- Supports ASIO, Core Audio, and WASAPI
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