Hopkin Instrumentarium: Metaltines

Hopkin Instrumentarium: Metaltines by Soundiron brings four unconventional metal instruments designed by Bart Hopkin into your productions. Its sampled collection covers the Mallet K1 and K2 kalimbas, the bench-mounted steel tongue drums of Sit or Play, and the threaded-rod and spring-steel construction of T-Rod-on-Tine. Expect bright metallic attacks, clangorous overtones, punchy bass notes and lingering, complex resonance. Multiple playing techniques, including mallets, fingers and hand strikes, provide varied textures for melodic parts and percussion. Microphone options offer different perspectives, while the K2 also includes a direct pickup channel. Beyond the acoustic recordings, sound-designed pads, drones and custom FX presets extend the palette into atmospheric territory. It suits producers and composers looking for unusual tuned percussion, shimmering accents or evolving backgrounds for experimental tracks, ambient music and cinematic arrangements.