An Overview
Finding the right bells for Chime sent us on a magical mystery tour to source authentic antiques. We didn’t want to record factory machined bells but rather remastered hand-cast copies of original clock bells from 17th and 18th century clocks.
This collection features designs from the chime bells of Dutch Amsterdam Standing clocks, French Pendules, Comtoises, Dutch Grand Father clocks, Bracket clocks, Carriage clocks and large watch bells.
We just love the sound of these bell chimes and each one of them is unique. They are made from a alloy of silver and bronze and hand-tuned to retain the vintage character. The clarity of these bells surpasses those that are usually used for orchestral bell trees and we’re proud to have remade and recorded them.
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 “AMS”.
The specially designed recording space is unique to Sonokinetic libraries. It has very low wall, ground and ceiling reflections and we’ve 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. There’s 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 symmetric 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
Chime Features
NKS Compatible
Mic Control
MIC Positions IR
Articulation Control
Performance Control
Standardized Grouping
Tail Length Control
KK & KP
Samples
6300+
Format
Komplete Kontrol
Patches
All-In-One
Audio Format
NCW 44.1KHz 24Bit
Instruments
Full Size Chime
Microphones
7 Configurations
I recently purchased this product and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the samples, definitely worth the investment.
Loving the beautiful tones and versatility of this instrument, definitely a must-have for adding depth to my compositions.
This product added a unique and beautiful element to my compositions, definitely worth the purchase for anyone looking to enhance their sound palette.
I love the beautiful sound quality and variety of chimes included in this library, definitely a must-have for composers!
I love the unique sounds and versatility of this product – it adds a beautiful touch to my music production.