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Noah Bells Black Friday savings run 50% off, which puts this Soundiron library of 21 Indian Khadki bells for Kontakt at $19.50 until Dec 6, 2026.
The bells are hand-made from copper and other metals, which gives them a golden or bronze finish. They run from over two feet across to less than an inch, each with a carved wooden clapper.
According to Soundiron, the bells sound dark and raspy, with a weighty low and mid-range presence, sustain that varies from note to note, and layered harmonics both above and below the fundamental.
The download is 3 GB installed and holds 1,733 samples and 19.nki presets, all behind a custom scripted Kontakt interface.
The presets and wav samples are unlocked, so you can customize them yourself.
Every bell was sampled at multiple velocities with plenty of round-robin variation, so repeated hits don't sound identical.
The close position is dry and in wide stereo. The far position was captured in a large open cathedral sanctuary. Because the two mics are independent, you can pick one or blend them for a drier or roomier sound.
The interface gives you swell, attack, release, tightness (transient offset), tuning, vibrato and articulation selection. There is also an optional sub-synth waveform module that reinforces the tone.
A full step-sequencing arpeggiator is built in, with a range of dynamic modes and pattern creation options.
The effects rack holds Kontakt's multi-effects plus Soundiron's own convolution reverb impulses. Those cover cathedrals, churches, halls, bunkers, garages, tunnels, chambers and rooms, along with a set of sound-designed FX spaces.
You need the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.5 or later. The free Kontakt Player and the Add Library import process don't support this open-format library.
The system requirements are Windows 7 or higher, or Mac OSX 10.8 or higher. Soundiron lists a dual core CPU and 2 GB of RAM, and recommends a SATA drive or SSD.
The bonus ambiences and FX presets were hand-crafted from the raw source material. Soundiron says they work as accompaniment to the bells or as stand-alone resources for cinematic underscoring and sound design.
Yes. The Noah Bells Black Friday deal takes 50% off this Soundiron Kontakt library, bringing it to $19.50, and it ends Dec 6, 2026.
It has 21 Indian Khadki bells in a 3 GB library with 1,733 samples and 19.nki presets. You also get 12 custom FX presets and 34 ambient pads, leads and atmospheres, plus close and far mic positions.
You need the full retail version of Kontakt 5.5 or later. The free Kontakt Player doesn't support it. Soundiron lists Windows 7 or higher, or Mac OSX 10.8 or higher, with a dual core CPU and 2 GB of RAM.
The articulations are mallet, finger, brush and slap. Controls include swell, attack, release, tightness, tuning and vibrato. There is also an optional sub-synth module, a step-sequencing arpeggiator and a rack of effects with convolution reverb.
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