Ample Sound: Cloudrum
Ample sound are well known in the music technology industry for creating clean sample based VST plugins of various acoustic and electric guitar instruments such as the 12 string (AG1 modelled after the Taylor 956CE 12 string), upright bass, gibson (AGH modelled after the Gibson ES 335 Fingerstyle), the fender telecaster (AGTC modelled after John english’s Fender Telecaster) and so on.
Although it's surprising that this new VST is not guitar related, it’s not at all surprising that it sounds really good...especially since it's a free product!
I haven't tested this out myself but from the examples I've heard it sounds really good! It's modelled after a steel tongue drum and has the classical bell-like sound which is expected from a steel tongue drum, they are similar to a “hang” by sound but are slightly different since they can be played using a mallet and by hand unlike the hang.
Cloudrum Demo:
The plugin is built with a compressor, 5 band equalizer, stereo delay and reverb which will help in designing/personalizing the samples recorded for the plugin.
You don't need an account to download it, simply hit the link below. Also while you are on the site, check out the other plugs which they have designed, lite versions of a few of their well known plugins are also available free of charge!
http://www.amplesound.net/en/pro-pd.asp?id=27
System Requirements:
1 GB of free hard disk space.
Windows Vista or newer, Pentium 4 or Athlon processor with 2 GB RAM.
Mac OS X 10.7 or highe, Intel-based Mac with 2 GB RAM
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AU, VST, AAX host application and professional sound card recommended. Stand-alone version included.
AAX Windows version is not available in current version.
Specifications:
Size: 760 MB, 44.1khz
DFD(Direct from disk)
Two mic positions with stereo and mono modes.
Open, Mute, Opened Release, Muted Release 4 articulations
Technology:
CPC (Customized Parameters Control) - any controller can be controlled by MIDI CC or Automation.
Double - different samples at L & R channel.
Each Cycle - Separate sample cycle for each note and velocity layer to improve humanization and sample utilization efficiency.
Cycle * 3 Simulation - When toggled on, sample cycles can reach up to 12 (default is 4), which significantly enhances repetitive notes. No more robotic and machine-like sound.
Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy using it!
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