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Circle Bells Black Friday pricing lands at $24.50, 50% off, until Dec 6, 2026, on this Soundiron Kontakt library of a hand-welded six-bell instrument.
The source is the "Blossom Bells", a tuned percussion instrument built by SF Bay Area metalworking artisan Pete Engelhart. Six steel conical bells, each tuned to a different pitch, sit in a fan arrangement.
Soundiron describes each bell as rich, warm and sonorous, with long sustain and crystalline clarity. With mallets it evokes a steel marimbaphone or celeste, and under a bow it recalls a glass armonica.
The maker adds that the undulating resonance defies direct comparison. Each note can ring for up to 10 seconds with a dense blend of overtones.
The bells run from 2" to 3 1/2" in diameter and are about 10" long. Soundiron sampled each one up close in wide stereo.
Circle Bells is split into three sections, one per playing tool:
Every articulation has extensive round robin variation and deep velocity layering, so repeated notes don't machine-gun and dynamics respond as you play.
The interface gives you multi-layer controls with LFO, filter, glide and an arpeggiator. A full FX rack includes convolution reverb with custom rooms, halls, chambers and FX environments.
You need the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.8 or later. The free Kontakt Player and the Add Library import process don't support this open-format library, and the instrument stays in demo mode there.
System requirements: Windows 7 or higher, or Mac OS X 10.9 or higher, a dual-core CPU and 2 GB of RAM. A SATA or SSD drive is recommended for streaming the samples.
Yes. The Circle Bells Black Friday deal is 50% off, bringing the Soundiron Kontakt library to $24.50, and it ends Dec 6, 2026. It is one master NKI instrument bank with 2,932 stereo samples.
One master NKI instrument bank with six bells played with mallets, picks and bow. You also get 56 Ambience patches, 20 custom FX and ambient presets, and a full FX rack with convolution reverb. The samples are 24 bit / 48 kHz.
No. It needs the full retail version of Kontakt 5.8 or later. The free Kontakt Player and the Add Library import process don't support this open-format library, and the instrument stays in demo mode there.
It has three sections: bows, mallets and picks. They cover strikes, rolls, scrapes, staccatos and sustains, each with round robin variation and velocity layering. Notes can sustain for up to 10 seconds.
Prices and end dates are checked at publishing time and can change, so confirm them at the store before you buy.