Gentle Vibes
A marching vibraphone played with soft, medium and hard mallets
ByJon Meyer
The story
For years I’ve had this marching vibraphone on permanent loan from an old roommate. Not sure exactly where it came from but it’s probably best not to ask. I performed the vibes as quietly as possible with 3 different mallets (soft, medium and hard) and included multiple round robins.
The Soft sounds have a noticeable thump and flutter, perfect for percussive arpeggiation. The Medium sounds offer a nice blend of attack and sustain. The Hard samples are more focused and aggressive. When used sparingly they provide definition and clarity, helping the vibes cut through the mix.
My U47 clone was placed inches from the vibes for an up close, immediate sound. I blended in a small amount of my x/y configured KM84’s for depth and stereo imaging.
Reviews
Great job, Thank you for your effforts
Great job, Thank you for your efforts.
Helped me a lot.Lovely straightforward vibes
Jon's Gentle Vibes are surprisingly versatile with the ability to mix between the three sounds to get the exact mix you need. The recording is great, the sound is rich and there is a splendidly long tail to all the notes (beware the max-voices setting of Kontact though, I was quickly hitting the max when playing something quickly).
Soft, mellow pad - user friendly
Nicely organic sound. Very warm and comfortable. I think I will use this one for my healing music composition. You can also adjust the dynamics soft/med/hard so very customizable as well!