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Hopkin Instrumentarium: Rattletines Black Friday pricing is 50% off, which puts this Soundiron Kontakt library at $19.50 until Dec 6, 2026.
It samples a set of hand-crafted tuned percussion instruments built by instrument designer and sound sculptor Bart Hopkin. Each one has its own flavour of rattle or buzz, and the maker says every note carries its own warm resonance.
The Rattletines instrument has two rows of tines. The upper row hammers against small anvils as it vibrates, which adds the rattle. The lower row is clean, for a clearer tone.
Mahogany and Hacksaw Blades both use tongues with holes and small pieces of metal wrapped through them. Pluck a tongue and the metal wrappings rattle as it vibrates. Hacksaw Blades takes its name literally: the tongues are real hacksaw blades.
The recordings cover tine plucks and percussive hand slaps on the instrument bodies, captured from two stereo mic positions. A selection of custom FX presets and sound-designed ambient content, built from the raw acoustic source, comes with it.
The Kontakt interface has automation-ready controls for swell, attack, release, offset, vibrato, filter, coarse and fine pitch, articulation switching, cross-fading and layering.
The LFO system lets you pick the shape, modulation target, speed, intensity, tempo-sync and fade-in time. You can choose from 12 lowpass, high-pass and FX filters, and assign modulation to velocity, modwheel, expression, after-touch, key position or a step-sequencer table.
The arpeggiator has a velocity table plus control over direction, timing, swing, randomization and duration. A key and scale lock constrains your notes to common scales and keys, which helps with melodic writing and live playing.
Ten slots in the FX rack can be filled with any of 18 DSP modules, arranged in whatever sequence suits you. The selection covers phasing, flanging, echo, overdrive, amp and cabinet modeling, dynamics control, equalization, a rotary speaker effect, and additional options. The convolution reverb offers 99 rooms, halls, chambers and outdoor spaces, plus 40 custom FX impulses for heavier transformation.
The library is licensed for the free Kontakt Player and also runs in full Kontakt, version 6 or later, as a VST, AU or AAX instrument. Registration goes through the Native Instruments Service Center app, and the library is compatible with Komplete Kontrol and the S-Series keyboard controllers.
It needs Windows 7 or higher, or Mac OSX 10.12 or higher. The maker recommends a dual-core CPU, 3 GB or more of RAM and an SSD or SATA drive. Delivery is a digital download.
Yes. The Black Friday deal takes 50% off this Soundiron Kontakt library, which brings it to $19.50. The offer runs until Dec 6, 2026.
You get 3 hand-crafted lamellophones with 2 mic positions each, 7,952 stereo samples at 3.23 GB installed, 5 master presets and 20 custom FX and ambient presets. Percussive knocks, glisses and 8 bonus ambient effects, pads and drones are also in the set.
No. The library is licensed for the free Kontakt Player, and it also loads in full Kontakt version 6 or later. It runs as a VST, AU or AAX instrument and needs online registration through the Native Instruments Service Center app.
The FX rack offers 18 DSP modules across 10 slots, plus convolution reverb with 99 rooms, halls, chambers and outdoor spaces and 40 FX impulses. The interface adds an LFO, 12 filters, an arpeggiator and a key and scale lock.
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