EXs101 Early Music

The Early Music library features 7 instruments representing four different musical eras - Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and early Classical. Instruments included are Renaissance Lute, Baroque Lute, Theorbo (bass lute), Renaissance Guitar, Harpsichord, Fortepiano and the Hurdy Gurdy.

The Lutes and Renaissance Guitar are sampled separately with the flesh and the nail of the finger plucking the string. The Harpsichord is offered with 8 and 4 foot Choirs (length of the string) as well as the lute stop. The seldom sampled Fortepiano is presented with a 4 layer velocity switched program and unlooped samples. The Fortepiano could easily be integrated into popular musical genres given its distinct tonal color. The Hurdy Gurdy is sampled with a variety of drones accompanied by the Chanterlles (melodic strings) which easily evoke the smell of an old dank Medieval Castle.

Looking for some sounds to take you back to another time? Look no further!