Charmer

The Charmer is a unique little instrument in our arsenal – a middle-eastern double reed shawm, with that distinctive nasal tone. Whether you’re creating a score with ethnic undertones, or wishing to evoke your inner snake charmer, this one’s sure to be a straightforward asset to your collection.

Charmer

We’ve been sampling these simple wind instruments for several years now, and we continue striving to make VI performance more intuitive. Here we’ve tried something new that we think helps expedite the process of getting your musical idea down: velocity-based legato control. Play overlapped notes at a low velocity, you’ll get an expressive slide between notes. Play at a normal velocity, the standard slur legato will result. If you play at a moderately high velocity, it will trigger tongued legato… and at the very highest level of velocity; ornaments!

Standout Features

True Legato Samples
We recorded every up-and-down note transition within an octave across the full range. The result is that you hear an actual performance when transitioning between connected notes.
Physically Modelled Vibrato
Vibrato was specifically modeled after real vibrato source-recordings. The result is an organic and fully controllable vibrato behavior that allows you to perform with emotion, without the limitations of pre-recorded samples.
Continuous Dynamics Control
No crossfading – no problem! Dynamics can seamlessly sweep between quiet and loud by controlling Expression (MIDI CC11), thanks to the modeled dynamics engine.

Features

  • Handcrafted, traditional Middle-Eastern shawm
  • True Legato samples
  • Adaptive Legato
  • Dynamics continuous control
  • Physically modeled vibrato

Content

  • 3 Legato Styles: Slide, Slur, Tongue
  • Normal ("drone") Sustains
  • Ornamental Sustains: Half-step, Whole-step
  • Staccatos with Round Robin variations
  • Natural Release samples

Specs

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EDU Discount Request

If you’re a currently enrolled student or an educator at an accredited school – whether it’s a university, high school, conservatory, or a structured online program – we’d love to offer you 20% off our instruments.

To apply, just send us a message including your school or program name, your role (like student or teacher), and any other relevant info – along with a quick proof of your academic status (like a scanned student or faculty ID). Once we’ve had a chance to review your info, we’ll send you a custom discount code to use at checkout.

A few things to note: This discount can’t be combined with other discount codes, sale pricing, or upgrade offers. Short-term courses, non-accredited programs, or quick certificate workshops don’t qualify.

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