
P2P | 31 October 2026 | 2.95 GB
稀有乐器合集
“玻璃工坊”(Glass Works)是一套 Kontakt 乐器,它汇集了三种利用玻璃发声的稀有乐器:水晶巴歇琴(Le Cristal Baschet)、玻璃琴(The Glass Armonica)和一套云室碗(Cloud Chamber Bowls)。Soniccouture 前往巴黎,与精通稀有乐器的演奏家 Thomas Bloch 合作录制了“玻璃工坊”——这套合集充满电影般的质感,既神秘又酷炫。
乐器介绍
GLASS ARMONICA(玻璃琴)
Glass Armonica(亦称“玻璃琴”、“碗琴”或“水晶琴”;其名称源自希腊语“harmonia”,意为“和谐”)是一种通过摩擦发声的乐器。它由一系列尺寸渐变的玻璃碗或高脚杯组成,演奏者只需用湿润的手指沿玻璃边缘摩擦,即可发出乐音——这与用手指摩擦酒杯边缘产生声音的原理相同。
CRISTAL BASCHET(巴舍水晶琴)
Cristal Baschet(简称“Le Cristal”)由 Bernard Baschet 和 François Baschet 于 1952 年设计。它包含约 4 个八度、按半音阶调音的玻璃棒;演奏时,需用湿润的手指摩擦这些玻璃棒。玻璃的振动会传递至一块沉重的金属块,该金属块本身也经过调音,实际上决定了最终的音高。整个装置通过一块被称为“火焰”(flame)的大型钢板进行共鸣放大;此外,还有三个小型玻璃纤维锥体,用于增强高频部分的音色。
CLOUD CHAMBER BOWLS(云室碗琴)
“Cloud Chamber Bowls”是 Soniccouture 对美国先锋作曲家 Harry Partch 在 20 世纪 50 年代所创乐器的复刻。该乐器由悬挂着的“碗”组成,这些“碗”实际上是 12 加仑玻璃大肚瓶(carboy)的截段(瓶身顶部和底部均被采用)。Partch 将 14 个(后来减为 13 个)这样的“碗”悬挂在一个大型木制框架上,他将该框架称为“Tori”。 “Cloud Chamber Bowls”(云室碗)这一名称的由来,是因为帕奇(Partch)于1950年在加州大学伯克利分校的辐射实验室(Radiation Laboratory)中发现了这些器皿原本的顶部和底部组件。这些碗最初是“云室”的一部分,用于追踪亚原子粒子的运动轨迹。
KONTAKT 乐器
– Soniccouture Glass Armonica(玻璃琴)乐器包含 3 层循环采样(round-robin),并配有富有表现力的“按键释放”(key-off)采样。您可以使用调制轮(mod-wheel)或力度(velocity)来模拟演奏时的自然按压力度,从而丰富音色表现。
– Soniccouture Cristal 乐器包含 2.5GB 的立体声采样,覆盖 4 个八度音程。它提供 6 种不同的演奏技法(每种技法均包含 3 层循环采样),赋予乐器极强的表现力,包括:延音(柔和与强力)、重音(Accent)、打击乐(使用硬质或软质琴槌)以及特殊音效(SFX)。作为该乐器核心的“火焰”(Flame,即用于放大声音的钢片)采用了卷积技术进行建模,您可以根据需要自由调节该效果的强度。
– Cloud Chamber Bowls (CCB) Kontakt 乐器包含 1.38GB 的立体声采样。通过 10 组力度层(每组 3 层循环),实现了平滑的动态响应。您可以在硬质琴槌与软质琴槌之间切换以获得不同的音色,或使用“拉奏”(Bowed)技法营造出持续的、类似合成器铺底(pad)的声音。CCB 的音高调校既可保持原始的随机音高,也可切换为更实用的半音阶(C1-C5)排列。
Glass Works 配备了功能全面的效果器页面,内置可自定义的串联效果链,包含 Replika、Phasis 以及其他 NI 的尖端效果器。其中的“空间混响”(Space Reverb)模块,采用了 Soniccouture 多年来通过多次录音积累而成的定制脉冲响应(impulse)库。
“Weaver”功能可为您演奏的每个音符生成独特的节奏律动。它类似于延迟效果,但会根据您的演奏内容不断演变——不同的声音线条相互交织,时隐时现。“Jammer”则是我们生成式琶音器的最新进化版本——您可以按住一个和弦,任其自由演变;也可以循环播放某一段落,并在 12 种不同的序列之间进行即兴演奏。
需使用免费的 NI Kontakt Player 或完整版 NI Kontakt(v6.7.1 及以上版本)!
需要免费的 NI Kontakt Player 或 NI Kontakt FULL v6.7.1 或更高版本!
RARE INSTRUMENT COLLECTION
Glass Works is a set of Kontakt instruments which collects together 3 rare musical instruments which use glass to generate sound: Le Cristal Baschet, The Glass Armonica, and a set of Cloud Chamber Bowls. Soniccouture travelled to Paris to record with Thomas Bloch, a virtuoso musician who specialises in rare instruments, and Glass Works is the result.. cinematic, creepy and cool.
THE INSTRUMENTS
GLASS ARMONICA
The glass armonica, also known as the glass harmonica, bowl organ, hydrocrystalophone, or simply the armonica (derived from “harmonia”, the Greek word for harmony), is a type of musical instrument that uses a series of glass bowls or goblets graduated in size to produce musical tones by means of friction – rubbing a wet finger along the edge of the glass, as one might with a wine glass.
CRISTAL BASCHET
The Cristal Baschet or ‘Le Cristal’ was designed in 1952 by Bernard and François Baschet. It consists of about 4 octaves of chromatically tuned glass rods, which are rubbed with wet fingers. The vibration of the glass is passed to a heavy block of metal, which itself is tuned and in fact determines the final pitch. The entire mechanism is amplified by a large steel plate called the “flame”. There are also three small fiberglass cones that amplify the higher frequencies.
CLOUD CHAMBER BOWLS (BOWED)
The Cloud Chamber Bowls are Soniccoutures recreation of an instrument built in the 1950s by maverick American composer Harry Partch. It consists of hanging “bowls” which are sections of 12-gallon glass carboys. Both tops and bottoms of the carboys are used. Partch had 14 (later 13) bowls hanging from a large wooden frame he called a “tori”. The name “Cloud Chamber Bowls” arose from the fact that Partch found the original tops and bottoms at a Radiation Laboratory at UC Berkeley in 1950. The bowls were originally used for cloud chambers used in tracing paths of subatomic particles.
THE KONTAKT INSTRUMENTS
– The Soniccouture Glass Armonica instrument features 3 alternate round-robin layers with expressive key-off samples. Use either the mod-wheel or velocity to add the sound of natural pressure to the sound.
– The Soniccouture Cristal instrument uses 2.5GB of stereo samples spread over 4 octaves. 6 different articulations (with 3 alternate layers each) make the instrument burst with expression: sustain: soft & hard, Accent, percussion: hard & soft mallet, SFX. The ‘Flame’ – the steel sheet that amplifies the sound – is modelled using convolution technology, so you can add as much or little of the effect as required.
– The Cloud Chamber Bowls kontakt instrument contains 1.38 GB of stereo samples. 10 x 3 velocity layers ensure a seamless dynamic response. Switch between hard and soft mallets for a different timbre, and Bowed for a sustained pad-like sound. The tuning of the CCB can be switched from the original random tuning to a more usable chromatic (C1-C5) range.
Glass Works features a comprehensive effects page, with a configurable insert chain featuring Replika, Phasis and other cutting-edge NI effects. The Space Reverb module features Soniccouture’s custom impulse library built up over many years and recording sessions.
Weaver creates unique rhythmic patterns for each note you play. A bit like a delay effect but evolves differently according to what you play – strands of sound weave in and out of each other. Jammer is The latest evolution of our generative arpeggiator – Hold a chord, and let it evolve – or loop a section and jam between 12 sequences.
Requires free NI Kontakt Player or NI Kontakt FULL v6.7.1 or later!


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