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The Kantele is a traditional plucked string instrument of the zitherfamily native to Finland
and Estonia which, in turn, is part of the Baltic Psalteries instrument group. The KANTELE
has a distinctive bell-like sound and diatonic tuning. Our Kantele has five strings tuned
in G-A-B-C´and D´, but we made a Kontakt patch to play it in chromatic tuning.

We recorded every single note in sustained and staccato mode in two recording sessions with
different mic-settings, giving us two different sample sets. Each note is in at least 2 layers,
most in 3 or 4 and is mapped to one octave (chromatic). We added an ambience to the sustained
notes which can be mixed in bypressing the sustain pedal.
 
Kantele (Bright sound, sample set 1)

Kantele Draft (Mellow sound, sample set 2)

Kantele Deluxe (both sample sets 1+2 (true doubling),
added ambience, sustained and staccato notes, beating noises

Audio Format.........: WAV/NKI