Seycara
Member
OT harps already has harmonics, check out the articulation "flageolet".
Leandro Gardini
Senior Member
You should check Pianoteq harp. It is very versatile and serves for many purposes.
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I stupidly missed OT's flageolet...I'll give that a try. There are enough mic settings that it may be just fine. I've heard good things about the Pianoteq harp....will look into that also didn't know it had harmonics.
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Leandro Gardini
Senior Member
I was a beta-tester for this product and it has been one of my favorite options for harp solo and accompaniments since then.
With a little tweaking you can simulate the articulation and mic position you want without ever being concerned about sameness of samples.
galactic orange
Sensor Number
Which product did you beta test, the OT one or the Pianoteq one?
galactic orange
Sensor Number
Check out the OT harp overview if you haven’t yet:
I just watched it. I think it sounds fabulous. The mic positions each have a distinct sound. I’m not particularly into harps, but the playability and variety of articulations plus the fact that it’s two harps make this really a workhorse.
I have Berlin Inspire and it has a fine harp, but Berlin Symphonic Harps has wowed me. I’d like to pair this with BWW.
Leandro Gardini
Senior Member
I'm talking about Pianoteq.
The Darris
Senior Member
If you are looking for affordability, versitility, and overall ease of use, CineHarps (not the original CineHarp) by CineSamples is rather remarkable. One of my favorite and most used purchases of this year. I used to be a hardcore Spitfire Harp user but CineHarps replaced it by 100%.
It's not a purist type of library so if you are wanting to program note for note glissandi, Spitfire or OT's Harp has that type of articulation available. However, everything else packed into this library was well worth the price. I know I review libraries and have received NFR's from many companies. However, this was an out of pocket expense and I can truly say, as an avid user of it, that it's one of the best on the market.
Cheers,
Chris
It's not a purist type of library so if you are wanting to program note for note glissandi, Spitfire or OT's Harp has that type of articulation available. However, everything else packed into this library was well worth the price. I know I review libraries and have received NFR's from many companies. However, this was an out of pocket expense and I can truly say, as an avid user of it, that it's one of the best on the market.
Cheers,
Chris
Batrawi
Senior Member
I always liked this one from chocolate audio
http://www.chocolateaudio.com/products/glissando-concert-harp
It's fairly priced with more than decent sound & functionalities.
http://www.chocolateaudio.com/products/glissando-concert-harp
It's fairly priced with more than decent sound & functionalities.
Thomas A Booker
Member
Does anyone have any opinions on Angelic Harp from Orange Tree Samples?
Edit: I should have used the search function - there are lots of opinions already!
Edit: I should have used the search function - there are lots of opinions already!
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ChrisSiuMusic
Senior Member
Agreed. CineHarps is spectacular. The classic Hollywood sound it exudes is amazing.
Lee Blaske
Senior Member
Still a few hours left for the new OT Harps intro price. I was thinking I'd skip this, but out of curiosity, are there other people out there who own multiple harp libraries who have recently picked up the OT library and think it's the new king of the hill?
I've got a number of harp libraries, so I've got options, but I'm not exactly in love with any of them (although the VSL library is pretty consistent). I recently picked up the new 8Dio harp library, with high hopes. I like the sound of it, but the problem for me is the velocity transition from soft to loud. It's an extremely sharp divide, and it makes the instrument very hard to play expressively.
Who else is knocked out by the new OT Harps?
I've got a number of harp libraries, so I've got options, but I'm not exactly in love with any of them (although the VSL library is pretty consistent). I recently picked up the new 8Dio harp library, with high hopes. I like the sound of it, but the problem for me is the velocity transition from soft to loud. It's an extremely sharp divide, and it makes the instrument very hard to play expressively.
Who else is knocked out by the new OT Harps?
Sovereign
Senior Member
I caved, although I too have several others but don't really like them. Installing it tomorrow.
Lee Blaske
Senior Member
Hadn't watched that 14+ minute overview until today. I think I'm sold. Looks like you can REALLY play this one. And those low notes sound absolutely stunning. I just hope the velocity is mapped so that it feels natural playing it on a keyboard.
Markus Kohlprath
Senior Member
I second that. A very,very good VI. My go to since I got it. I have also SF, Vsl and HW.
mikeh-375
old school
Me too Soverign...first impressions are favourable, especially the delicate bisbigliando.
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