AudioThing has released a new Toy Marimba instrument for Kontakt.
Toy Marimba features “a small tuned percussion instrument” made of rosewood and rope. Product developers describe how they created the virtual instrument:
“This handmade toy instrument was found in a distressed state and some work was required to restore its original functionality. It was sampled with wood and bamboo mallets, with 3 Round Robin repetitions and 3 velocity layers for the main hits. Slides and glissandos (up/down with 3 speeds) are also included along with slowed down samples crafted for wooden and airy textures.”
Toy Marimba Details: 
- 6 Kontakt Instruments (.nki)
- 4 Kontakt Multis (.nkm)
- Up to 3 Round Robin repetitions
- Up to 3 Velocity layers
- Glissandos Up/Down with 3 speeds
- 291 Samples (44.1kHz / 24Bit)
- 7 Custom Reverb IRs
- Formats: Kontakt and WAV
- Sample sets include wood hit, bamboo hit, slides
Audio demos are available for listening at Soundcloud.
Pricing and availability. AudioThing’s Toy Marimba is available now, priced at 10 Euro. Customers who buy the product before October 13 can take advantage of an introductory price of 8 Euro. For additional information, or to purchase Toy Marimba, check out the AudioThing website.
System requirements: Native Instruments’ Kontakt 4.2.4+ full version required.
