Time travel occasionally takes less of a challenge than those described in ample volumes of sci-fi literature and theoretical physics...
Based on a number of samples of Medieval instruments encountered over the years, 24 free programs for Korg Kronos workstation have been created, in a program bank called Early Muse.
The sounds are those of wind, string and percussion instruments used in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period - and whilst some are rare, others are still in use today.
The embedded video runs through the 24 programs, which mostly use just room reverb for a natural sound - except some that show what happens when the Kronos effects engine is thrown at the ancient instrument sounds and projects them into the future...
The information on YouTube also contains the Dropbox link to download the sample and program files that are understood by Korg Kronos. It should work on all Kronos versions, and the list of programs is below.
Programs with SW1 control will shorten the release, like a damping effect - if damper pedal available, can map the control accordingly.
- Hackbrett SW1
- Lion Harp SW1
- Cimbalon
- Psalter SW1
- Psalter2 SW1
- Kanun SW1
- Kanun2 SW1 - the double instrument
- Nyckelharpa
- Nyckelharpa Symp (just the sympathetic strings)
- Lute
- Strings Trio SW1
- Dudy
- Gralla
- Kortholt
- Garklein
- Wind Trio
- Riq C4-B4 - this and below tuned in D, note ranges listed for the different hits
- Bendir E4-B4
- Tar E4-B4
- Syrien E4-B4
- Nyckelharpa Layers - strings and sympathetic strings together with long release
- Nyckelharpa Space - using a vast O-Verb effect
- Garklein Mystery JSY+ - delay and chorus for an outer space feel, JSY+ changes chorus amount
- Gralla Mystery JSY+
The demo has a few accidental notes, as one loses the will to live making the video going through all of the programs :)...
Enjoy the time travel, what better tool for it than Kronos, the God of Time ...
A very useful tutorial on loading, if needed, individual programs can be seen here:
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