The story
This instrument is pretty much exactly what its name suggests: a fake (synthesized) dulcimer although I do hope it sounds like a real one. It is an instrument I particularly appreciate, so I tried to make my own in Vital and was suprisingly really happy with how it turned out.
There are two articulations: one shot and tremolo. The Vital preset files are included for both, along with the sampled versions.
Unfortunately I had to make the Tremolo version using SFZ, because Decent Sampler doesn’t yet support crossfades as far as I’m aware.
I also included an impulse response (sampled in Vital) for some additional splosh.
Reviews for Fake Dulcimer
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Cool sound, interesting take on sampling
While I wouldn't say this sounds particularly like a dulcimer, it is a really interesting, playable, and unique sound. It's well recorded, and well programmed. The inclusion of the original Vital patch makes it instantly tweakable since Vital is free. It's also nice that there's a Decent Sampler patch for those who don't have Vital and maybe don't want to get into one more VI. While I've seen other people use something autosampler on hardware synths, i don't know that I've seen anyone use it on a VI, which makes this a rather unique contribution to PB. overall, this is a great sample pack and a worthy download!
Very sensitive velocity...
I've seen some reviews saying how this is a good thing, but the velocity track on this instrument is very sensitive, with the quietest notes being almost inaudible. Otherwise it's a really well-sampled instrument with a great sound. Good work!
Maybe too dynamic?
Although fake and synthesized, it sounds good and it has been sampled really well. It is really dynamic too, although some of the low velocity layers are very quite, to the point that sometimes it feels there are dead notes while you play. It sounds great though, and not too fake for sure. Also the wallpaper is a greek bouzouki, not a dulcimer!
Simple Yet Effective
A simple yet effective "Dulcimer" type sound. Not much in the GUI department, but the inclusion of an attack and release knob is greatly appreciated.
I prefer more organic sounds
Although this is some cool sound design, i prefer more organic sounds so personally, since we have real dulcimers on pianobook, i would always choose a real one over this. The sound is pretty cool and its really dynamic and playable, i would just rather use a real dulcimer in any situation where i would want this kind of sound. That doesn't others won't really enjoy it. Its cool that you included a vital patch so people can tweak it as much as they want.
