The Resonator is a new SampleTank collection created by sample library specialist Indiginus, which captures the magic of a traditional stringed instrument. Oozing with bluesy, folksy, twangy warmth, The Resonator’s multiple slide articulations offer incredible realism and are easily controllable with velocity switching and/or key switches, while an auto-harmony function creates even more convincing-sounding tracks.
Invented in the 1920s, the resonator guitar quickly became a huge favorite for blues and bluegrass musicians due to its characteristically punchy, yet warm sound. Played like a traditional guitar with a bottleneck slide, or with raised strings using a metal slide like a lap steel, The Resonator for SampleTank was sampled using a metal slide for maximum effect, adding unmistakable mojo to any musical production.
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For the most authentic sound, a Hound Dog Dobro® resonator guitar was captured using a coincident mic setup. Positioned 8 inches in front of the instrument, a beautiful phase-free stereo image was achieved, with results that also sound great in mono. The overall sonic effect is upfront and present without any room tone that could muddy up mixes.
The emphasis is on playability and the goal was to create an instrument that will inspire musicians and composers to get their ideas down quickly, without getting in the way.
The main instruments allow performers to use key velocity switching to trigger slides (you can select up or down slides with key switches) as you dig in harder. This system allows for complex, but intuitive, real-time playing. Included are normal key switch versions, as well as “breakout” single articulation versions.
For even more convincing real-time playing, automatic harmonies are also available. Just choose your key, and start playing. Also included are instruments that feature picking and strumming patterns and one instrument, “Southern Slide,” is an amped-up take on the resonator.
For best results, load up The Resonator on a laptop, plug in an iRig keyboard, and take it out to the front porch with a cool drink to jam with friends 'til the fireflies go to bed.
The new SampleTank 4 has been re-designed from the ground up to be every musician’s “go to” workstation for music creation, with a completely new rescalable interface, a massively expanded sample library and a new cutting-edge sound engine with efficient disk streaming, to deliver more powerful music creation tools than you ever imagined. What might usually take dozens of plug-ins can be accomplished right inside SampleTank 4, for lightning-fast workflow that keeps your inspiration going.
The Resonator works inside SampleTank 4 CS, offering you all the features of the new SampleTank 4* engine and over 4 GB of fresh sounds to get started.
*SampleTank 4.1.4 or later is required.
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