Nagoya Harp by UVI virtual harp instrument plugin interface

Nagoya Harp: Virtual Harp Instrument by UVI

Nagoya Harp is a virtual instrument plugin from UVI, based on the Taishōgoto harp design and built from over 20,000 samples for traditional and experimental music.

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01Overview

Nagoya Harp is a virtual instrument from UVI that draws on a Japanese harp design created in Nagoya in 1912. It combines a detailed sample library with performance scripts that reproduce strumming and harmonic movement. The instrument covers traditional acoustic tones as well as drones, ambient pads and more experimental textures, and it includes an effects section and a set of presets to start from.

Best for

Traditional harp melodies
Strummed arpeggios
Ambient drone pads
Guitar-like harp tones
Experimental sound design
World music production

Developer: UVI
Category: Virtual Instruments
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Over 20,000 samples of a classical harp-style instrument
Strumming, bowed, muted and stick playing techniques
Multiple microphones with discrete level control
Performance scripts for hammer-ons and pull-offs
Convolution and algorithmic reverb plus drive, chorus, phaser and delay
3-band EQ in the effects section
Two instruments: STRUM for traditional playing, KEYS for expanded techniques
Included presets and a user-designable interface

03In depth

Sound, Playing Styles and Effects in Nagoya Harp

The sample library was recorded with plectrum, bow, sticks, palm muting, hammer-ons and pull-offs, along with several una corda configurations and tunings. Multiple microphones were captured for each sample, including a Royer SF-24, Neumann U67 and Bruel & Kjaer 4006, and each one has its own level control.

The effects section includes convolution and algorithmic reverb, drive, chorus, phaser, delay and a 3-band EQ. These range from natural acoustic spaces to guitar-like tones and washed-out drones.

STRUM and KEYS: Two Ways to Play Nagoya Harp

STRUM is built for traditional playing, with a compact control set covering drone and open string tuning, a velocity sequencer, key noise amount and control over three microphones. Its scripting triggers hammer-on and pull-off samples for guitar-like expression and natural strumming.

KEYS extends the same base with extra techniques, including una corda high and low strings, palm muting, sticks and bowed playing. It adds a 4-stage amplitude envelope, a multimode filter, stereo unison, a mono/poly switch with pitch glide, and quick mappings for a controller keyboard's mod wheel.

04Specs

Will it run?

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

Developer	UVI
Type	Plugin
Category	Virtual Instruments
Operating systems	Windows, macOS
Architecture	64-bit

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What formats and operating systems does Nagoya Harp support?

Nagoya Harp runs on Windows and macOS as a 64-bit plugin. It runs inside UVI Workstation and requires a free Falcon iLok account, though a dongle is not needed. An internet connection is required for license activation.