The Bandoneon

The Bandoneon is a Kontakt instrument that brings the expressive voice of the Argentine bandoneón to your productions. Recorded in Buenos Aires by composer Guillermo Guareschi, this Premier bandoneón captures the sweet, soulful tone central to tango and orquesta típica. Each note was sampled at three velocity levels across nine articulations, with separate microphone setups for the left and right hands, including vintage Telefunken preamps for a clean, direct signal. You get independent control over air noise and keyclick volume, fine tuning, five convolution reverbs with a wet/dry mix, articulation toggles, and a stereo spread control. It suits composers and producers writing tango, Latin, folk, or cinematic music who want an authentic, playable bandoneón. Requires the full version of Kontakt.