Hopkin Instrumentarium: Aquaalt by Soundiron is an experimental virtual instrument library for Kontakt, featuring a unique lute with a steel bowl resonator. Created by master instrument inventor Bart Hopkin, this handcrafted instrument produces unusual, dreamy sounds as water moves within the bowl. It captures a wide range of articulations, including plucks, bowing, and glissandos, with ever-changing resonances.

Key features:

• Water Lute with plucks, bowed, and gliss articulations
• Two stereo mic positions: Close and Direct line in
• 20 ambient pads and evolving drones created from the source content
• 21 powerful Kontakt .nki instrument presets
• 5,820 stereo samples in unlocked .WAV format
• 15 GB installed size
• Adaptable LFO system with selectable shapes and modulation targets
• Customizable arpeggiator with control over direction, timing, swing, randomization, and duration
• Modular FX rack with 27 DSP effect modules, including convolution reverb with 99 different rooms, halls, chambers, and outdoor environments, plus 40 custom FX impulses

The library provides extensive sound-shaping capabilities, making it suitable for both traditional and experimental compositions. It requires the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 6.2.2 or later and is not compatible with the free Kontakt Player.