A rare Swedish bowed string instrument, recorded solo for composers who need something a violin or cello can't give them. Built for film and game scores that need one unusual, human voice cutting through.
Recorded using a modern-built Nyckelharpa — designed for extra power in the higher register — in a Victorian concert hall in Manchester, UK, through Schoeps and Neumann microphones and an ASP 8024-HE recording console.
What's inside:
- Bowed articulation, 24-bit/96kHz samples
- 248 MB library (229 MB zipped)
- Custom impulse response for atmospheric pads
- Requires Kontakt Full 5.8.1 or above
Good for: a solo melodic voice that stands out from a string section, folk or period-adjacent scoring, atmospheric pads that don't sound like everyone else's reverb preset.
The Nyckelharpa dates back to at least the 14th century — depicted on a church portal in Gotland — and is Sweden's national folk instrument. This library brings that voice into Kontakt, solo and unprocessed.
