The Gong

A walkthrough video on how I created a new Kontakt 7+ instrument out of the amazing tones of a beautiful gong, which is my first attempt at creating a multi selectable group / patch instrument. It has been a BIG exploration in scripting but got there in the end, even if it is a little crude! After a recording session with one of my talented students and her Gong and playing style it was abundantly clear that this could be a great first multi-patch instrument, and here we are…

Using various ‘Flumies’ (beaters to you and I), Cassy performed lots of drones and crescendos, plus some strikes (hits).. I have edited, noise reduced and processed the best ones and also ran a select few through some of my modular synths and effects, so there is a collection of original sounds and processed new experiments. I have also added 6 voices to all but the crescendos as it soon transpired that these make wonderful harmonic texture too! There are however no velocity layers but using some clever envelope (A/R) settings on the interface you can get som e fantastic results. I have also included my obligatory additional effects on the front panel for even more sound design…. enjoy! : 😉

Walkthrough Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StmyR2Bt2eI