Epic Cinematic Horns & Dark Nordic Soundscapes
Maleventum 2 is a Kontakt instrument inspired by medieval and Viking war horns, featuring deeply processed, cinematic braams, haunting calls, and aggressive stabs. With traditional and custom-built horns, this library instantly evokes images of:
⚔️ Viking armies & epic battles
🌲 Frozen Nordic landscapes
🔮 Mystical pagan rituals
👁️ Ancient dark-age horror atmospheres
Two Instruments in One:
1️⃣ Playable Horn Pads – A highly expressive, MPE-compatible instrument with 100+ snapshots and 58 multis that blends up to 4 layers of horns, flutes, and bagpipes to create evocative textures.
2️⃣ One-Shot SFX Sampler – 260+ high-resolution WAV samples, including:
✅ Cinematic war horns
✅ Hunting horn calls
✅ Dissonant trumpet stabs
✅ Dark, eerie brass effects
Real & Experimental Horn Recordings
Maleventum features recordings from authentic medieval horns, pastoral flutes, traditional war instruments, and custom-built blowing horns. Some of these include:
🎺 Gjallahorn – Viking war horn
📯 Carnyx – Ancient Celtic horn
🐏 Bukkehorn – Goat horn
📢 PVC Alphorn – Experimental 3m-long horn
🎵 Zampogna – Giant Italian bagpipe
MPE Support & Sound Design Features
🎛️ MPE-Compatible: Optimized for Roli Seaboard, allowing polyphonic modulation per note
🎚️ Custom MIDI Mapping: Control volume, filters, and LFO for each sound layer
🔀 Layer Crossfading: Blend up to 4 layers of sound textures
🔊 Cinematic Low-End Boost: Instantly enhance bass frequencies
🔧 Global Tuning Function: Tune all samples to a root key with one knob
System Requirements:
- Kontakt Compatibility: Requires FULL Kontakt 5.8+ (Not compatible with free Kontakt Player)
- Windows 7+ / macOS 10.9+
- SSD recommended for best performance
- Digital Download (Broadband Connection Required)

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