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🎶 Soundiron – Hopkin Instrumentarium: The U 🎶

The U is a glissy steel lamellophone crafted by experimental instrument genius Bart Hopkin. With its 14 closely spaced tines per note, tuned in octaves and fifths, The U delivers a mesmerizing liquid-metal timbre perfect for cinematic scoring, ambient music, avant-garde compositions, and sound design projects. 🌌

Instead of just one tine per note, The U gives you richly layered harmonic textures that shimmer and glide with a single stroke of a plectrum. Recorded in two mic positions – wide stereo and immersive binaural – this library puts you directly inside the sound, offering both clarity and intimacy. 🎧

🔥 Why You’ll Love The U:

• 🎵 Unique Steel Lamellophone – Hand-crafted, experimental instrument with liquid, metallic resonance.

• 🎼 Expressive Articulations – Plucks, bowed sustains, glisses, percussive knocks & creative FX.

• 🎤 2 Mic Positions – Wide stereo & binaural recording for immersive depth.

• 🎛️ Deep Sound Design Tools – Layer mixing, filters, LFO, arpeggiator & full FX rack.

• 🌟 20 Custom FX & Ambient Presets – Transform raw tones into lush pads, drones & textures.

👨‍🎨 About Bart Hopkin
A pioneer in experimental acoustic instrument design, Bart Hopkin has created over 110 unique instruments since 1974. The U is one of his most innovative creations, now faithfully captured and expanded by Soundiron into a playable, inspiring Kontakt instrument.

📦 Library Highlights:

• 2 Master Presets + 20 Custom FX & Ambient Presets 🎛️

• 1 Hand-Crafted Steel Lamellophone

• 7,694 Stereo Samples (24-bit / 48 kHz NCW)

• Flexible performance tools: LFO, arpeggiator, key/scale lock, FX rack

• 18 DSP effects + convolution reverb with 99 spaces & 40 creative IRs

• Made for Kontakt Player 6.1+, NKS-ready & Komplete Kontrol compatible 🎹