Glasis Kontakt instrument by Dream Date Designs glass xylophone interface

Glasis: Glass Xylophone Kontakt Instrument by Dream Date Designs

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Glasis is a Kontakt instrument by Dream Date Designs built from samples of a 1950s glass xylophone. It offers three voices: Normal, Stretch and Broken, for ethereal and lo-fi textures.

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01Overview

Glasis is based on a vintage glass xylophone from the 1950s, found in a rural antiques shop and sampled by Dream Date Designs. The developer describes the result as a three-voice instrument with celestial, glassy tones. It runs inside Kontakt on Windows and macOS and is built for producers who want tuned glass percussion with an otherworldly character.

Best for

Ambient glass textures
Cinematic tuned percussion
Lo-fi nostalgic pads
Sustained ethereal drones
Experimental sound design

Developer: Dream Date Designs
Category: Kontakt Instruments
Requires: Kontakt
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Sampled from a 1950s R.D. Russell glass xylophone
Normal voice with round robin samples of each note
Stretch voice with long, unnatural sustain
Broken voice with lo-fi, tape-style character
Recorded with vintage ribbon and tube microphones
Runs in Kontakt 8 Full or Kontakt Player
64-bit, supported on Windows and macOS

03In depth

Three Voices for Glass Textures

The Normal voice uses round robin samples of each note, recorded with a set of vintage ribbon and tube microphones. This keeps the attack and detail of the original bars intact.

The Stretch voice uses a combination of hardware and software time-stretching to create long, unnatural sustain on the glass bars. It suits pads and drone-like layers that evolve slowly.

The Broken voice combines two partially working Walkmans, a broken space echo and lo-fi effects pedals. The result is nostalgic and unsettling, with a lo-fi edge.

Requirements and Compatibility

Glasis is a Kontakt instrument and requires Kontakt 8 Full or the Kontakt Player to run. It is supported on Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) and macOS 12, 13 or 14, with the latest updates installed. Producers working in ambient, cinematic or experimental styles will find it fits best in music that calls for tuned percussion with heavy processing.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Dream Date Designs
Type	Plugin
Category	Kontakt Instrument
Requires	Kontakt
Formats	Kontakt
Operating systems	Windows, macOS
Architecture	64-bit

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What is Glasis?

Glasis is a Kontakt instrument by Dream Date Designs, built from samples of a 1950s glass xylophone. It is organized into three voices: Normal, Stretch and Broken.

What do I need to use Glasis?

Glasis requires Kontakt 8 Full or the free Kontakt Player to run. It is supported on Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) and macOS 12, 13 or 14.

What is the difference between the Normal, Stretch and Broken voices?

Normal plays the recorded glass xylophone samples with round robin variation. Stretch extends the sustain of the bars using time-stretching, and Broken adds a lo-fi, degraded character.