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multi-sampled Hohner Clavinet instrument. Includes a collection of
Ableton Live Clips, Apple Loops and Beat Machine Loops for Kontakt.
A Clavinet is an electrophonic keyboard instrument manufactured by the
Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified
clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar. Its distinctive bright
staccato sound has appeared particularly in funk, disco, rock, and
reggae songs.
Each key uses a small rubber tip to perform a
"hammer on" (forcefully fret the string) to a guitar-type string when
it is pressed, as with a conventional clavichord. The end of each
string farthest from the pickups passes through a weave of yarn. When
the key is released, the yarn makes the string immediately stop
vibrating. This mechanism is completely different from the other Hohner
keyboard products, the Cembalet and Pianet, which use the principle of
plectra or sticky pads plucking metal reeds. Originally the
instrument was designed for home use and aimed at playing early
European classical and folk music. The Clavinet L, introduced in 1968
was a domestic model and featured a wood-veneered triangular body with
wooden legs, reverse-colour keys and an acrylic glass music stand. The
final E7 model saw the culmination of several engineering improvements
to make the instrument more suitable for use in live amplified rock
music, where its use had become commonplace.
Perhaps the most
notable use of the Clavinet model C in modern music is on Stevie
Wonder's "Superstition". Since then, the Clavinet C has been highly
revered for its unique tone, able to cut through a mix and deliver a
funky punch to any track. Puremagnetik has now captured this
unique instrument in over 250MB of sampled Clavinet content from the
original C model. Optimized for Ableton Live, Kontakt, Logic and
GarageBand, Model-C has been intricately programmed with easy edit
controls and integrated effects. Model-C comes as a self contained
instrument complete with multi-pickup selection and mechanical noise
controls. Also included are 50 high quality loops recorded by
professional New York studio keyboardists.
