Imaginary Instrument | 002

Hadalhorn

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

MADE FOR THE FREE KONTAKT PLAYER