Named after the Greek god of dreams, the Morpheus is an aluminum percussion instrument made by the US company Freenotes.
The instrument is modular; the keys can be rearranged in any order you like, as each metal bar is attached to its own tuned resonator.
The aluminium gives Morpheus one of the purest percussion sounds you will hear - add tremolo and it sounds very much like a vibraphone, but with an extra 'glass-like' quality.
The Morpheus instrument page features envelope and filter controls for shaping the sound, as well as Tremolo, Strum and Ensemble modules.
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A completely user configurable FX chain: choose from 16 different effects in 6 insert slots - in any order you like. The Space processor offers everything from straight rooms and halls to ambient convolution effects.
Morpheus features a range of custom processors, sequencers and generators to create floating musical soundscapes and textures.
The instrument we sampled is two and a half octaves, with the optional 'bass Wing' extension which offers six notes ranging another octave below that of the main unit. The keys are struck with custom mallets, also built by Freenotes, and ring freely afterwards. There is no damping mechanism.
Recording the Morpheus at Raven Street Studios, Canada
Overhead mic positioning.
This is a Kontakt Player instrument. This means that you do not need to own the full version of NI Kontakt to use it. It will run as a plug-in instrument in any VST/AU/RTAS/AAX/WASAPI,compatible host program or DAW eg: Cubase, Logic, Ableton Live, DP, Reaper, Pro-Tools. No extra purchase necessary.
System Requirements:
Windows 7 or higher (latest Service Pack, 32/64 Bit), Intel Core Duo or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2, 4 GB RAM (6 GB RAM recommended)
Mac: OS X 10.9 or higher, Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM
Requires KONTAKT 5 or KONTAKT 5 PLAYER version 5.6.8 or later
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