Muted Trumpet Harmon by Wavesfactory Kontakt trumpet instrument interface

Muted Trumpet Harmon: Kontakt Trumpet Instrument by Wavesfactory

Rated 4.0/5 on Plugin Boutique (31 ratings)

Muted Trumpet Harmon is a Kontakt instrument from Wavesfactory that recreates the tinny, shallow tone of a harmon-muted trumpet. It includes 731 samples across three articulations, and requires the full version of Kontakt 5.7.3 or later.

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01Overview

Muted Trumpet Harmon focuses on the harmon mute, a trumpet mute long associated with jazz. The library is built from samples of each note and transition, with no pitch shifting, and includes optional round-robin, staccato, polyphonic sustains and true legato articulations. Articulations are selected with key switches, and dynamics, expression, vibrato and reverb can be controlled through MIDI CCs. An effects script adds a chain of EQ, compression, modulation, distortion and reverb.

Best for

Jazz trumpet lines
Muted brass parts
Classic jazz arrangements
Film and TV brass
Harmon mute textures

Developer: Wavesfactory
Category: Kontakt Instruments
Requires: Kontakt
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Harmon mute trumpet sound sampled from each note and transition
731 samples across three articulations
Legato, staccato and polyphonic sustain articulations via key switches
Three velocity layers with one round-robin
Dynamics, expression, vibrato and reverb controllable via CCs
Built-in effect script for custom insert chains
Over 40 custom convolution impulse responses included
399 MB library size

03In depth

Harmon mute sound and playing character

Wavesfactory describes the harmon mute as producing a tinny, shallow sound. The developer notes that this tone can be varied by adjusting the mute and by changing finger position at the cup end of the horn.

The developer also points to the mute used without its stem, a setup associated with the classic jazz recordings of Miles Davis. The library is intended to capture that character for players who want an open, nasal trumpet tone for jazz and related styles.

Articulations, key switches and effects

The instrument offers three articulations: round-robin, staccato and legato, selectable through key switches. Its 731 samples are organized across three velocity layers.

The built-in effect script lets you insert your own chain of EQ, compression, chorus, flanger, phaser, distortion, saturation, tape emulation, convolution reverb with more than 40 impulse responses, and amp simulators.

04Specs

Will it run?

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

Developer	Wavesfactory
Type	Plugin
Category	Kontakt Instrument
Requires	Kontakt
Formats	Kontakt

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use Muted Trumpet Harmon?

The full version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.7.3 or later is required. The library will not run in full in the free Kontakt Player and will only work in demo mode there.