Waterharp: Kontakt Waterphone Instrument by Soundiron

Waterharp covers a wide set of articulations. Bowing options include slow, medium and fast FX, sustains with and without water, staccato and two-note legato. Bowed sweeps can be played with water in the chamber or without it.

The mallet articulations use different materials and tine positions. Rubber mallets are sampled at +16 tines, metal mallets at +8 tines and wooden mallets at +20 tines. Hydro mallets, also at +20 tines, are included with six round robin samples. Hand-played metal tabla sounds are available at the bottom and top of the instrument.

The library also includes effects recorded with magnets, a hydrophone (underwater microphone), vocals and boiling water at four temperature levels.

Waterharp ships with 21 Kontakt presets and 15 Decent Sampler presets. Soundiron describes the interface as organized so each category is easy to reach, with articulation menus for quick loading.

The ambient section includes more than 100 pads, soundscapes and atmospheres, along with custom patches by Steven Tavaglione. The developer notes that the waterphone is most often used in suspense and horror soundtracks and sound design, and the library suits that kind of scoring and sound design work.