Mountain Dulcimer
For Kontakt (Full Version)
$30 USD
347 MB Download
Picked, fingerpicked, and strummed versions Create any strummable chords and automate them with StrumMaker.
The mountain dulcimer is a four-stringed instrument usually played on the lap, by strumming or picking with the right hand and fretting with the left. It is normally diatonic, with the frets creating a major (or itʼs relative minor) scale. The tuning is most often D-A-D, with the two highest strings close together and in unison. When the instrument is strummed, the high strings can be used to play the melody, while the low strings drone. Or, chords can be formed and strummed guitar style.
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This type of dulcimer originated with the settlers of the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States as far back as the 18th century. Itʼs cheerful sound and characteristic heart-shaped sound holes must have been a comfort in what was, for the most part, a hard life. The instrument has enjoyed a revival in recent decades and can have a Celtic, Middle Eastern, or Oriental sound. Our sampled Mountain Dulcimer is presented chromatically, and you will see the “in-between” notes on the fretboard of the Strummer
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Mountain Dulcimer has picked and fingerpicked instruments, sampled strums with melodic notes, and our Strummaker script for creating your own chords and strumming patterns!