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Deeply-sampled, expertly performed
A 47-string Grand Concert Pedal Harp performed by expert player Jennifer Ellis, the Elysium is the world's largest concert harp instrument available. Extensively and precisely sampled and edited, the authenticity is indistinguishable from a real-life recorded instrument, with incredible dynamics and intricacies. What sets Elysium Harp apart from the crowd however is the flexibility and customisation of microphone placement, allowing you to dial in a variety of different sounds from intimate and articulate, full-bodied and warm to present and crystal clear.
Several articulations have been recorded with six dynamic layers and eight round-robin variations per velocity layer, per string. This allows you to perform highly dynamic and emotive pieces with no unwanted jumps between velocity layers that distract and take away from the performance. Everything from traditional finger plucks, fingernail plucks, soft and hard harmonics have been included to offer different timbres, allowing you to adapt to any project style. A range of unique playing styles has also been included to allow you the freedom to express yourself in your performance. Included are bass buzzes caused by shifting pedals after plucking the string to disengage the tuning wheels for a haunting, growling effect along with xylophonic damping techniques.
Unlock the full potential of the harp
The harp is a challenging instrument to master. Many complexities and nearly limitless possibilities of the pedal system combined with an enormous amount of physicality needed to play the instrument precisely. For this reason, Soundiron has made sure that the Elysium Harp provides all the flexibility and tonal possibilities in an intuitive interface for users of all abilities to access professional tones quickly.
Several unique performance parameters are provided, including a Gliss generator, Pedal system and arpeggiator. The onboard Gliss generator features 194 unique glissandos, making it easy to create natural and realistic glissando in real-time. Complete control is provided over the shape, speed, acceleration, hand patterns, humanisation, scale and key to lock into your groove and project. Creatively explore evolving and dynamic patterns with the onboard 16-step arpeggiator, pairing perfectly with the harp timbre, the arpeggiator lets you add swing and groove to your tracks for added rhythmic complexity.
Mirroring the pedal system on a real harp, the onboard virtual pedal system comes with 74 common harp tuning presets, with 12 key-switch memory slots for instant recall. Creating a custom harp scale is made easy, allowing you to pair it with the onboard Gliss module for customised arrangements in only a few clicks.
Virtually move your harp
Separating Elysium Harp from the rest of the crowd, you are provided with three stereo microphone positions: front sound board, rear sound ports and studio overheads. Each setup captures a distinctive tonal flavour and can be mixed and matched in the onboard mixer section. Control over the body, presence, level and output routing for each stereo channel is provided to fit your Elysium Harp to your mix. Combined with the included FX convolution reverb impulses, you can place your harp in a variety of different spaces for added depth and dimension to your sound. This can be taken to the extreme using the included modular FX section, allowing you to add up to 18 unique effects for extra sound design possibilities.
Unrivalled audio quality
Preserving the natural timbre, tone and sonic impurities that come with an acoustic instrument, the Elysium Harp isn't designed to provide sterile results. Capturing the authenticity involves maintaining the quirks, noises and character of the instrument and this is exactly what Soundiron have done. A beautifully natural and organic sounding harp instrument, the Elysium Harp accentuates the natural live qualities of the instrument without overly modifying the recordings. All of this captured in stunning 24-bit, 48kHz recording resolution in a world-class studio results in the most natural and authentic-sounding harp instrument available.
Over 30GB of samples are presented in over 12,000 samples. Whether you're looking for contemporary soundscapes with celestial, ethereal ambience or looking for a more dry and natural sound, the Elysium Harp has you covered.
Made for Kontakt Player
Built specifically for the full Kontakt sampler engine, Elysium Harp is also compatible with the free Kontakt Player (version 5.5.2 or above) in VST, AU and AAX plug-in format in your DAW. No additional purchase is required to get up and running with your virtual instrument. Additionally compatible with all Komplete Kontrol and S-Series Keyboard controllers, you can load your instrument and perform in a variety of different ways from hands-on performance on a keyboard to MIDI in your DAW.
The virtual instrument professionals
A premium developer of virtual instruments, Soundiron are a dedicated team of creators, programmers, engineers, artists, composers among many more creative design fields, passionate about delivering authentic and accurate instruments that are inspiring to play. Designed for a wide range of audio applications from sound designers, composers, mixing engineers and much more, Soundiron products follow an intuitive design that allows users from beginners to veterans to produce professional sounds quickly. Each library is a culmination of years of research and recording experience, packed with innovative features, unique creative content and uncompromising sound quality. Whether you're new to music production or a seasoned pro in the film, television, advertising, video game, or music recording industries, we've got you covered. We serve the best and brightest composers and artists in media today.
Reviews
"Elysium Harp may appear to be one of their more conventional offerings, but there's more to it than meets the eye...this is a great-sounding, deep-sampled harp with applications for many musical styles." - Sound on Sound
"A traditional instrument that's engine covers every aspect... I can easily see how entire scores and tracks could be created using nothing else but the Elysium Harp." - Sample Library Review
Features
- Works with Kontakt, Kontakt Player, Komplete Kontrol and S-series keyboards
- Captured in stunning, lossless 24-bit, 48kHz audio quality
- Deeply-sampled articulations with over 12,145 individual samples spanning over 30GB of files
- Nine NKI instruments with over 63 snapshots
- Dynamic sounds with eight round-robin samples per velocity layer
- Huge range of articulations from finger pad plucks, nail plucks, soft/hard harmonic plucks, xylophonic plucks, bass string pedal buzz effects and more
- 194 natural glisses in 19 scales and styles by harp soloists Jennifer Ellis
- Discover a wide range of natural ambiences, tonal atmospheres, organic synth pads
- Intuitive and streamlined interface offers access to critical performance controls and powerful customisation
- Add richness, fullness and body with front soundboard microphone, captured with TLM-style microphone
- Rear sound port captured with TLM-style microphones offers resonance and punch to your sound
- Overhead room position captured with TLM-style microphones offer depth and space in your sound
- Detailed sound customisation, routing and microphone positioning through onboard mixer module
- Save and load your favourite Adaptive Arpeggiator modes for inspiration, evolving movement within your performance
- Draw your own glissando speed and shape with the dynamic Gliss generator
- Select between a myriad of classic harp pedal configurations and instantly snap your keyboard to both common and specialised scale types and keys
- Authentic and realistic glissando and arpeggios in real-time thanks to onboard arpeggio, pedal and gliss system
- Freely moveable modular DSP FX Rack panel with automation compatibility for every effect unit
- 119 convolution IR samples recorded in a large selection of rooms and environments add dimension and depth to your sound
Specifications
- Operating system:
- Mac: OSX 10.9 or later
- Windows: Windows 7 or later
- RAM: 2GB
- Samples: 12,145 total samples
- Audio quality: 24-bit, 48kHz
- Hard drive space: 30.6GB
- Format: Works with full Kontakt and Kontakt Player 5.5.2+
- Product code: SI_ELYSIUM_P01