I love the sampled instrument industry. There’s so much vigorous competition, development of new techniques and technologies is happening all the time–it seems like “revolutionary” and “game-changing” new libraries come out every year. Well, there’s a new sample developer on the block: Embertone, the brainchild of composers Alex Davis and Jonathan Churchill. This last week I wrote up a couple instrument demos for some of their new instruments: “Jubal flute”, a simple reed flute, and “Ivory Wind”, a tenor recorder. Check it out!
Benjamin Botkin – “Gift of a Whistle” – Jubal Flute by Embertone
Benjamin Botkin – “Antique Dealer” – Ivory Wind by Embertone
Their instruments are very playable and incredibly low-priced. I’m very curious to see what comes out of this brand in the future, as I’ll probably be picking a lot of it up to use in my music.
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Very nice pieces, Ben. I especially enjoyed the first one. And even more especially enjoyed the title of the first one.
Thanks for the plug! We love your demos and are grateful to have your help. Look forward to getting your help with future instruments…
Thanks, Gabriel! Yeah, it was sounding a little Braveheart-y, so I figured I’d give it a tongue-in-cheek name to make people think I copied on purpose.
Alex, my pleasure! The instruments are great and I’m looking forward to seeing what you guys have up your sleeves in the future.