Woodentines is a richly detailed collection of wooden lamellophones, capturing the organic warmth and expressive depth of these unique handcrafted instruments. Featuring four distinct creations, each with intricate resonances and plucked textures, this collection offers a broad spectrum of tonal colors, from deep bassy tones to crisp percussive attacks.
With multiple microphone positions, diverse articulations, and a full suite of sound-design tools, Woodentines is a versatile instrument for composers, producers, and sound designers looking for authentic organic tones and cinematic soundscapes.
Featured Instruments
🎼 Bamboo Idiomount – A bowl-shaped mbira-like instrument with a hollow resonator and two opposing bamboo tine rows. Offers plucked notes and percussive side slaps.
🎼 Big Wooden Kalimba – A large-scale kalimba with wooden tongues bridged over a trapezoidal resonator. Produces lush, dreamy tones with deep bass and includes plucks, taps, and gliss effects.
🎼 Woodkal (Small Wood K) – A 3-octave wooden tongue instrument with a pentagonal resonance chamber. Features tight, raspy plucks with an open, airy sound.
🎼 Piezo Tongues – A one-of-a-kind electric instrument using piezoelectric tape strips as vibrating transducers, creating a dry, percussive “fwip” or “pop” sound.
Key Features
✅ Tonal & Percussive Articulations – Finger plucks, taps, slides, glissandos, and percussive body strikes.
✅ Multi-Mic Recording – Close and room microphone positions for adjustable depth and resonance.
✅ Advanced Sound-Shaping Tools – Swell, attack, release, vibrato, filter, and pitch control.
✅ 20 Cinematic FX & Ambient Presets – Custom-designed drones, pads, and evolving textures.
✅ Powerful Modulation & FX Engine – LFO, arpeggiator, 18 DSP effects, and 99 convolution reverbs.
✅ Scale Lock & Arpeggiation – Constrain notes to common scales and modes for easy melodic play.
Why Choose Woodentines?
If you're looking for a warm, organic, and evocative wooden sound, Woodentines delivers a beautifully expressive palette for cinematic scoring, ambient music, and experimental sound design. Whether you need deep resonances, plucked melodies, or atmospheric textures, this Kontakt-powered collection offers a truly unique sonic experience.
🎶 Unleash the expressive world of wooden resonance with Woodentines!
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