Leftist Zither Marxophone
A restored Marxophone sampled dry and through a wide variety of pedals...
BySam Ecoff
The story
Imagine my delight at finding a Marxophone “in good condition” for sale on the very first day of searching for only fifty-seven dollars! A week later when it arrived, I realized quickly exactly why everyone else had passed on this instrument. I had just bought an instrument in really bad condition. I had a decision to make: either return it, or accept a big project. Fortunately, I have a lot of patience and a well-equipped wood shop. For something different, I sampled this Marxophone post restoration through various chains of pedals in my collection. In addition to the dry sounds Kontakt only, there are 22 sounds processed through pedals for Kontakt and EXS.
Reviews
Absolute stunning!
Nothing to say........... a masterpiece.
Massive size, massive prize
Meticulous and fun -- I don't usually associate these things in my mind but that's exactly what happened here. My go to picks are usually always the dry sounds, here the MASTER and Hammers patches are fantastic. All the combination of effects are really awesome too, though I must say I almost have option paralysis trying to decide which to use, it's easier for me to pick my favorite dry patches and just go ham in the DAW. They sound great though and this library has no business being this good, thanks again Sam.
Very nice quality with analog flavor
I really love the library...! Amazing quality, nicely recorded samples. It has such a nice analog and warm acoustic sound, and with hammers you can get such a dynamic texture!