A Comparison of Digital & Sampled Harpsichords (Kram, Richard)
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Performances
Recordings
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Synthesized/MIDI
Scarlatti K96 - MIDI Control File
Scarlatti K96 - MIDI Control File
*#260085 - 0.02MB - ? - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 16x⇩
MID file (audio/video)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
Notion
Richard Kram
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Sampled Harpichord Comparisons (Plug-Ins and Sample Libraries)
K.96 - Finale Harpsichord
*#260171 - 2.39MB - 2:36 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 16x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Sibelius 8+4
*#260172 - 2.39MB - 2:36 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 11x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Sibelius 8+8
*#260173 - 2.39MB - 2:36 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 9x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Sibelius 8+8+4
*#260174 - 2.39MB - 2:36 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 7x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Sibelius Lute
*#260175 - 2.39MB - 2:36 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 7x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Notion 8' Long
*#260176 - 2.63MB - 2:52 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 11x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Notion 8' Lute
*#260177 - 2.62MB - 2:51 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 6x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Notion 8' Nazzard
*#260178 - 2.62MB - 2:51 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 8x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Notion 8' Short
*#260180 - 2.65MB - 2:53 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 5x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - EWSO Gold Stage mic
*#260181 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 14x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - EWSO Gold Close mic
*#260182 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 11x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - EWSO Gold Stage + Close mic mix (less close)
*#260183 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 8x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Halion Ambient
*#260185 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 4x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Halion Baroque
*#260186 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 10x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Halion Concert 8' A+4'
*#260187 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 8x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 Garritan Personal Orchestra (Plug-in Version)
*#260322 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 10x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Kontakt5 Harpsichord
*#260323 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 9x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Precision Sound Blanchet 1
*#260324 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 7x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Precision Sound Blanchet 2
*#260325 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 4x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Precision Sound Alternat
*#260326 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 4x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Precision Sound Uniti
*#260327 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 3x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Sonivox DVI Harpsichord
*#260328 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 7x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Sonivox DVI Lo Dulci
*#260329 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 4x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Sonivox DVI Compressed
*#260330 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 2x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Sonivox DVI Harpsichord Lite
*#260331 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 2x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Miroslav Orchestra Harpsichord 1
*#260332 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 8x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Miroslav Orchestra Harpsichord 2
*#260333 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 5x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - ERA Medieval Legends Virginal
*#260334 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 8x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Soni Musicae Blanchet Jeu 1 (Free - See comments)
*#260394 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 9x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Soni Musicae Blanchet Jeu 2 (Free - See comments)
*#260395 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 3x⇩
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Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
K.96 - Soni Musicae Blanchet Luth (Free - See comments)
*#260396 - 2.49MB - 2:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 3x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
Notion
Richard Kram
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Digital Harpsichord Comparisons (Synthesizers)
K.96 - Kurzweil PC3X Harpsichord
*#260398 - 2.47MB - 2:41 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 24x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/28)
K.96 - Kurzweil PC3X Brite Harpsichord
*#260399 - 2.47MB - 2:41 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 19x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/28)
K.96 - Yamaha Motif-Rack XS Hipsichord
*#260400 - 2.46MB - 2:41 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 12x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
Richard Kram (2012/11/28)
Richard Kram
Richard Kram
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Sheet Music
Scores
Scarlatti K96 - Embellished for MIDI Performance
*#260084 - 0.14MB, 6 pp. - (1) - !N/!N/!N - 92x⇩
PDF typeset by Richard Kram
Richard Kram (2012/11/26)
Richard Kram
Richard Kram
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Fully notated version of the Scarlatti control used in the comparison
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General Information
| Work Title | A Comparison of Digital & Sampled Harpsichords |
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| Composer | Kram, Richard |
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| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | Harpsichord |
| Related Works | Keyboard Sonata in D major, K.96, by Domenico Scarlatti |
Misc. Comments
The goal of this page is to present a comparison of a variety of digital and sampled harpsichords. All normalized to -6dB (I did not want to overly amplify as the levels between different sample sets vary widely so I chose a dynamic value that should not make the examples seem too loud in relation to normal recordings). Reverb varies as I can not totally control that to make it exactly the same. No other processing is used (compression, EQ, noise filtering, etc). VST settings for plug-ins were kept at their defaults instead of trying to tweak each for an optimal sound as there would be to much variance there. (See Discuss the Piece for more information)
Current Versions posted are:
- 1. Finale
- 2. Sibelius (8+4, 8+8, 8+8+4, Lute)
- 3. Notion (8' Long, 8' Lute, 8' Nazzard, 8' Short) Currently on iPad version only
- 4. East West/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Gold (16 bit) Stage, Close, & Stage/Close Mix
- 5. Steinberg Halion (Ambient, Baroque, 8'+4' [assumed Ambient])
- 6. Garritan Personal Orchestra (Plug-in Version, not from Finale or Sibelius)
- 7. Native Instruments (NI) Kontakt5 Harpsichord (uses "dry", reduced VSL samples)
- 8. Precision Sound Blanchet Harpsichord (Blanchet1, Blanchet2, Alternat and Uniti)
- 9. SoniVox DVI Harpsichord (Harpsichord, Lo Dulci, Compressed & Lite)
- 10. Miroslav Orchestra (Harpsichord 1 & Harpsichord 2)
- 11. ERA Medieval Legends Virginal (product also has an organetto and spinet)
- 12. Soni Musicae Le Blanchet 1720 (Jeu1, Jeu2, Luth) Free Kontakt Instrument available here.
- 13. Kurzweil PC3X Harpsichord & Brite Harpsichord Patches (Synthesizer)
- 14. Yamaha Motif Rack XS Module "Hipsichord" (Synthesizer)
