The story
I sampled a set of Schulmerich handbells in the entryway of my house using a U47 clone running through a Rascal Audio Two-R preamp. Each bell was recorded with 3 velocity layers.
I made a video describing the process, including a demonstration of how I might use the sounds in a non-traditional manner. The last 2 minutes of the video feature a performance utilizing the handbell samples, the flute+violin samples from my last video, and my felted Kawai upright piano.
Soundcloud demo – https://soundcloud.com/meyerjon-1/softly-ring-the-bells
Reviews for Schulmerich Handbells
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Bells that pop!
I love these! I seem to have a fascination for bells in my music. When I found the Schulmerich Handbells it was the quality recording of bells that I needed. It breaks through other orchestration with a clear, crisp ring. Gotta like this sample library! Thanks Jon Meyer.
Woah!! These are amazing!!!
I am a handbell and bell ringing myself and woah! These are amazing. Beautifully recorded, however the E3 note only seems to be piano when I play it forte... all the other notes are at the dynamic I play them at but, I am truly blown away by these! Thanks for making the sample set!
Really lovely
These are gorgeous-sounding little treats, admittedly a little bit one-trick, but layer nicely into stacks of delicate bells and melody parts in my writing
Nice and warm textured hand bell!
Nice and warm sound of bells. Higher register has a distinctive bell sound, and the lower register has a little like a cymbal sound.
Really Good Handbells
This is a very simple library with Handbells that can be played over the whole keyboard range. They were perfectly sampled and the sound is crystal clear. The playability is also great because of the three dynamic layers. It seems like the lower range is panned a bit to the left and the higher range sounds a bit louder on the right side. This can be useful when you play over a wide range and it sounds quiet natural. There is no GUI but there doesn't really need to be one. Overall a great library if you want to add some Handbell magic to your music.
