An Overview
Known as the meditative musical sound of tranquility, the bowls we recorded for this instrument have a magical quality and emit pure frequencies.
These quartz crystal glass bowls give off such a lush and dreamy tone that we had a hard time tearing ourselves away from the recording. We sampled 4 bowls of varying sizes from 20cm to 25cm diameter, struck with a glass mallet with a rubber finish.
We also rubbed the mallet around the edge of the bowls to make them βsingβ a light and airy musical note. The samples here have such a gorgeous and complex tone that the AMS microphone system we used for recording gives a completely different character for each of the different mic positions.
Give them a try and see what you think of these spiritual sounds.
Listen To Our Demos
This comprehensive bells collection comprises four libraries: Bowls, Carillon, Chime and Sleigh Bells 2. All recorded in our bespoke AMS studio, these varied instruments shine when played together, with a cohesive tone to create one of the most musical and magic collections that we’ve ever recorded.
Our talented demo writers took inspiration from these four libraries to compose some of their very best cues, really bringing out the versatility and vitality of these bells instruments.
Enjoy!
AMS
We recorded this collection with our new Aligned Microphone Setup, a bespoke and standardised microphone array we shorten to βAMSβ.
The specially designed recording space is unique to Sonokinetic libraries. It has very low wall, ground and ceiling reflections and weβve taken advantage of that by constructing a new design of microphone rig and setting up an array of 10 mics to capture instruments in precise detail.
These include cardioid, condenser and ribbon microphones. Thereβs also a binaural head in the centre of the array, which is perfect for those mixing surround and simulated 3D sound scores or producing audio for immersive video games.
The AMS Microphones
Small Diaphragm Condenser
High End open cardioid microphones with selected, matched capsules
Large Diaphragm Condenser
FET preamp with two large diaphragm cardioid matched condenser capsules
Ribbon Stereo
bi-directional ribbon microphone, with a symmetricΒ figure-8 pickup pattern.
Dynamic Stereo
versatile, robust legendary cardioid open sounding microphones
Large Diaphragm Cardioid
Highly sensitive Premium Studio Condenser
Binaural Head
Stereophonic / Binaural microphone Omni directional matched pair
Large Diaphragm Omni
High sensitivity and extremely low self noise omnidirectional
Bowls Features
NKS Compatible
Mic Control
MIC Positions IR
Articulation Control
Performance Control
Standardized Grouping
Tail Length Control
KK & KP
Samples
1750+
Format
Komplete Kontrol
Patches
All-In-One
Audio Format
NCW 44.1KHz 24Bit
Instruments
Full Size Bowls
Microphones
7 Configurations
Love the variety of sounds and how realistic they are, definitely adds a unique touch to my compositions, highly recommend.
Really enjoyed the variety of sounds and how easy it was to incorporate them into my music production – highly recommend!
I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the sounds and the ease of use, definitely worth the purchase!
The sound quality is amazing, but the interface is a bit clunky β overall, a solid addition to my collection!
Love the unique sounds and variety offered in this product, it really adds a special touch to my music productions!