Waterphone
Welcome to the Tonehammer Waterphone. We decided to sample this instrument deeper and more creatively then ever done before in the history of sampling. The biggest current Waterphone libraries contains approximately 180-200 samples, which is less then 1/15 of the new Tonehammer library, Ours contains 2,903 samples and 59 different articulations, divided into two main categories: Bowed & Mallets.
The articulations include a variety of bows, a huge set of different mallets, metal devices, hands and other contraptions. The library also contains a variety of more experimental patches, including boiled water at four different temperature levels, hydrophone recordings (underwater microphones in the waterphone), magnets on waterphone tines and filling waterphone with metal screws and other goodies. This sample library pretty much covers just about every thinkable and unthinkable way you'd want to use/abuse a waterphone. We can proudly state we sampled the living soul out of the waterphone. All playable mallet programs contain between 5-10 velocity layers – and 6-10 round robin variations for maximum playability. In addition Waterphone contains a bonus set of waterphone ambiences, including a large collection of unique patches (Kontakt 3 only) made by Steven Tavaglione (Instrumentalist and Sound Designer; Wall-E, American Beauty, CSI, Supernatural and 100s other movies/shows/games).
- $69
- Bowing (no water) Slow, Medium, Fast FX
- Bowing sweep (water) Slow, Medium, Fast FX
- Bowing 2-note legato
- Bowing Sustain (with and without water)
- Bowing Staccato
- Bowing FX grinding w/ tine buzz (with and without water)
- Bowing FX w/ magnets
- Bowing FX w/ hydrophone (underwater mic)
- Bowing FX w/vocals
- Bowing FX boiling at four different temperature levels
- Mallet Rubber (6-7 velocity layers – 6 round robin) at +16 tines
- Mallet Metal (6-7 velocity layers – 6 round robin) at +8 tines
- Hand Played "Metal Tabla" (10 velocity layers – 10 round robin) bottom and top
- Wooden Mallet (6-7 velocity layers – 6 round robin) at +20 tines
- Hydro Mallets (6 round robin) at +20 tines
- Rubber, Metal and Wooden Mallet Sweeps (Slow, Medium, Fast)
- Waterphone Ambiences (Kontakt 3 only) by Steven Tavaglione
- Hydro-Vocal drones, phrases and more…
- Recorded with custom Neumann in studio (excluding wild FX)
- Extensive read me install, patch and hint documentation (.pdf) (download here)
- Listen exclusive Waterphone interview w/ Mike Peaslee & Troels Folmann (mp3 interview)
- 57 instrument patches, 2.903 samples, 4.3 GB installed, 1.25 GB .rar download
- 22 Ambient Patches by Steven Tavaglione (Ambient music on Wall-E, American Beauty etc)
- Sample resolution: 44.1Khz/16Bit .wav format
- Format(s): Kontakt and .wav (note: Kontakt 2 not supported for bonus content)
- Note: Native Instruments Kontakt 2 / 3 / 4 full retail versions required.
- Note: Free Kontakt Player will only work for 30 minutes with this product. Full version required to remove this restriction.
Tonehammer Waterphone Demo 1
Featuring: Tonehammer Waterphone (including ambiences/percussion)
Download Waterphone Demo 1 mp3 demo
Demo by Troels Folmann and vocal ambiences by: Steven Tavaglione
Tonehammer Waterphone Demo 2
Featuring: Tonehammer Waterphone (including ambiences/percussion)
Download Waterphone Demo 2 mp3 demo
Demo by Mike Peaslee
Tonehammer Waterphone Demo 3
Featuring: Tonehammer Waterphone (including ambiences/percussion) and strings
Download Waterphone Demo 3 mp3 demo
Demo by Rhian Sheehan
Tonehammer Waterphone Demo 4 (as in video)
Featuring: Tonehammer Waterphone (including ambiences/percussion)
Download Waterphone Demo 4 mp3 demo
Demo by Troels Folmann and vocal ambiences by: Steven Tavaglione
My room mate said he had nightmares all night long after hearing it
In a way …i bet he was inspired (lol)….wonderful instrument
Special atmosphere.
Good!
gaetano
Wow!
Great job on this guys! I was just turned on to your site and I have to say there are many great collections here,this being one of them. I have heard a few other waterphone samples but they were all bowed (great idea using mallets,brushes and nails).
BTW Love the slippers in the video!
Thanks,
Mark
Well, this is getting even better!!
Been after these kinda samples for eons.
In fact, ever since I saw the bridge scene at the end of Convoy!!!LOL
Thanks guys.
I will be spreading the word on how great these sounds are.
Truely inspiring.
Sean.
Wondrous! Can’t wait to get this. Heroic guys.
Hi, Im browsing some hours this site and needed to say that Im amazed about the interesting libraries developed by you. Really inspiring.
Now I need to decide what to get, waterphone is one of my prefered atm…
Incredibly comprehensive library, just staggering in it’s sheer size and depth of samples. Aside from purchasing an actual Waterphone and recording it yourself, this is all you’ll ever, ever, need. Ever.
Just going through the library and toying with it took the entire night. What’s so stunning is the amount of sounds Tonehammer gets out of it. Beyond the typical Star Trek intrigue sound, or horror soundtrack sounds, or sloshing you might expect, there’s a LOT of percussive sounds from various mallets, tapping and plucking like sounds, even beautifully acoustic drones and sustains that are stunning, plus some unique human voices thrown in as well.
These demos sound amazing. Just what I’ve been looking for.
Absolutely stunning. I have waited years for a comprehensive Waterphone library like this one. Thanks!