David’s Kalimba
I’ve somewhat become addicted to contributing to Pianobook. I never thought I would become a contributor but after jumping in with the Moon Shot Pad Soaked, I want to regularly stretch my limits and add what I can. I adore this community.
ByDavid DeRose
The story
I’ve somewhat become addicted to contributing to Pianobook. I never thought I would become a contributor but after jumping in with the Moon Shot Pad Soaked, I want to regularly stretch my limits and add what I can. I adore this community.
Reviews
Not your everyday Kalimba VST
This is a different take on the cute instrument called Kalimba. This isn't really that cute - it can actually get quite crazy! It's basically a blend between a synth and the kalimba itself. The blending happens through the modwheel, but that's not indicated anywhere.
There's just one patch that once you load it you find 2 settings, a cuttoff knob and a resonance knob. If you turn the cuttoff all the way up, the resonance down, and set the modwheel fully down, you get a natural kalimba sound. The more you play with the settings, the more synthy and gritty it will get. You need to test it yourself and see what it can do.
A cool Kalimba? Yep...
This Kalimba library stands out amongst others. With its extended range and distortion mapped to the MW, this instrument can produce a variety of tones. The Bass notes work brilliantly doubling up any bass instrument. The upper register sounds great with the distortion and a bit of delay.
Rather subtle Kalimba sound
An intimate sound with a dynamic range I wasn't expecting. Well done