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Presenting Tambora by Wellencraft

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doctoremmet said:
That’s fantastic news! I’ve always admired your demos for among others VSL, and enjoyed your contributions on here. And yes I remember that chat! Congratulations on this new endeavour; your debut looks and sounds fan-tas-tic. I will head over to the website right now and hit the buy button.

Looking forward to what’s to come. Good luck chaps!
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Dear @doctoremmet we are speechless for your great support and for believing in Wellencraft. Thank you for your purchase and we hope you enjoy all the content that comes with Tambora. We are giving our best and the next part of the walkthrough is about to come out.
 
The third part of Tambora walkthrough is ready to watch! Here we explain in detail the functions of the Membrane Pitch, Patterns & Loops and Sound Design Elements sections.

Don't miss the loop section where there is a small footage with traditional musicians.



Tambora is still at 50% discount €29,95 (Reg. €59,90) until December 2.

For all of you who buy Tambora until Black Friday end we will give a 10% discount coupon for the next release.
 
Rony said:
Hello, Awesome sounding Tambora! I bought it,... where do I get the coupon you menioned?

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Dear @Rony thank you so much for your support! We have a new email configuration, thats why you didn't get it automatically. I will send you your coupon tomorrow (now am in Studio recording). Don't worry, next release will be soon, but your coupon will arrive tomorrow 🙂!
 
Rony said:
Sounds Good, any hints of new release:)
I hope it comes out before coupon expires!

Kepp up th great work
All the best!
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Rony said:
Hello, Awesome sounding Tambora! I bought it,... where do I get the coupon you menioned?

Thanks
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Dear @Rony thank you for your comment, we have sent your coupon.
It will be valid for the next release! We are glad you are enjoying Tambora.
 
The fourth part of Tambora walkthrough is uploaded! Here we explain in detail the functions of the Velocity Response, Convolution Reverb and Delay sections.

- See some pics of our own Wellencraft Convolution Impulse Responses!



Today is the last day of the introductory price!

Take advantage of an additional 10% discount on the next sample library release - get the coupon when you buy Tambora today!

Tambora is at 50% discount €29,95 (Reg. €59,90) until today!

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Tambora - Wellencraft

Tambora is a bass drum of the north coast of Colombia. Wellencraft Tambora is a virtual sampled instrument. Buy it and get this unique sound!
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One of our most powerful functions explained: THE SEQUENCER!
Now we have reached the final part of the Tambora sections. Here we reveal its functions, such as copy/paste, clear, save to user slot, MIDI drag & drop and customized MIDI export. Check out part 5 of the walkthrough:

 
Here is our Christmas special!

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If you couldn't take advantage of the launch price to buy Tambora, here you have our Christmas coupon, which will be available from tomorrow 16th until 31st of December.
 

Greetings everyone!​


We are in the last hours of the year and we want to thank you for joining us in the birth of Wellencraft and its first sample library launch. We hope you liked the freebie, there are still the last hours of the year to take advantage of our Christmas coupon and get your hands on the Tambora full version.

35% off couponWELLENCRAFT35

We hope you all have a happy end of the year and a prosperous new year 2023!
 
We present you a very special interview. Join us on this beautiful journey with percussionist Alexander Duque and Francisco AgustĂ­n Tenorio (founder of the "Tumac Foundation") about the instruments of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Colombia, their origin, their construction, their performance in music and dance, and a view at the ensembles of these instruments.

 
I finally purchased this library after Thanksgiving, and following a super intense end-of-year deadline crunch mode at work, got a chance to work with it tonight, on a jazz piece I wrote in a Cumbia-influenced style a number of years ago. Up to now, only Vir2's World Impact library had a tambora set, so it is nice to finally have a deeply sampled dedicated library.

There's a lot to this library, but my needs are simple, and I ultimately ended up using the Default B snapshot and sticking to the blue keys. I always like it when L/R octave-apart key mappings are present for this sort of stuff as it adds to the realism of phrasing.

Unless I am mistaken, there are two basic articulations mapped to C3/C4 and D3/D4, and two Llamador articulations mapped to E3/E4 and F3/F4 (a sort of double strike).

My understanding of Tambora is that there are often three players but two basic instruments, with the Llamador being a role that is assigned to one of the Tambora players and the Alegre (coming soon from Wellencraft) being a slightly different drum (though also similar in many ways). Of course, regional variants exist as well, along with semi-modern construction vs. strictly traditional.

I look forward to the academic literature and sheet music that the user manual says will come along for the ride. I always appreciate vendors who take an in-depth approach to their works vs. an "everything but the kitchen sink" library that is mostly meant for soundtrack composers to evoke a culture or setting. I know that's where the money is, but I appreciate it when a library comes along for those who are truly interested in exploring musical traditions from around the world.
 
Mark Schmieder said:
Unless I am mistaken, there are two basic articulations mapped to C3/C4 and D3/D4, and two Llamador articulations mapped to E3/E4 and F3/F4 (a sort of double strike).
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Sorry for the delayed response, we are working hard to release "Alegre" soon! :elephant:

The Wellencraft Tambora has all the articulations of the Tambora bassdrum:
  • C3/C4 = Open Membrane
  • D3/D4 = Muted Membrane
  • E3/E4 = Single Stick
  • F3/F4 = Double Sticks


Mark Schmieder said:
My understanding of Tambora is that there are often three players but two basic instruments, with the Llamador being a role that is assigned to one of the Tambora players and the Alegre (coming soon from Wellencraft) being a slightly different drum (though also similar in many ways). Of course, regional variants exist as well, along with semi-modern construction vs. strictly traditional.
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You are right, the instrumental ensembles of the north coast of Colombia vary in their composition: Sometimes it is as you say, often three players, but it can be more. Usually it depends on the availability of players, instruments, circumstances and needs.

A brief explanation:

Traditional ensembles
  • Tambora

    Voice and choir
    Tambor alegre(2)
    Tambora
    Palmas
    tablas (or “gallitos”)
    Maracas (eventually guacho)

  • Son de Negro

    Voice and choir
    Tambor Alegre
    Palmas
    Guacharaca

  • Baile Canta’o

    Voice and choir
    Tambor Alegre
    Tambora
    Maracas or Guacho

  • Millo

    Caña de millo or pito atravesa’o
    Tambor Llamador
    Tambor Alegre
    Tambora
    Maracas or Guacho
    Choir

  • Gaitas (conjunto de gaitas)

    Gaita hembra
    Gaita macho
    Maraca
    Tambor Llamador
    Tambor Alegre
    Tambora
Modern ensembles
Modern ensembles, hybrid or fusion, have electric instruments (electric guitar, electric bass), but also brass instruments such as trumpets, trombones, tubas (these last brass instruments also correspond to traditional ensembles with a European influence). Recent fusion developments have also included DJs and beats (artists such as "Bomba Estéreo").

Mark Schmieder said:
I look forward to the academic literature and sheet music that the user manual says will come along for the ride.
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We are also working on this educational content (a two-man show...). More soon!
 
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