Norway-based developer Wrongtools have recently launched the Salmesykkel – a free pump organ instrument compatible with the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt.
The Wrongtools Salmesykkel is a sampled reed organ that comes with quite a few interesting features and sound design options. Those include mixable layers of sound, crossfading dynamics, an array of audio effects, factory presets, creative modes and more.
Behind the Salmesykkel
For general knowledge, in case you’ve wondered, the word “salmesykkel” is basically the Norwegian term for the harmonium instrument (the pedal harmonium). In English, it translates to “hymn bicycle” as a reference to the instrument’s pedaling mechanism.
Pump Organs: How Do They Work?
The foot pedals in reed organs are used to pump air to the bellows that are inside the instrument. Each time a key is pressed on the keyboard, it allows air to pass through and vibrate a thin strip of metal which produces a specific musical tone. These metal pieces are called reeds (and are also sometimes referred to as “tongues”, but this is more common when talking about the hand-pumped harmonium, like the Indian harmonium).
Download Instructions
To download the Wrongtools Salmesykkel for Kontakt, make sure to scroll down a bit on the landing page until you see a red clickable box that states “click here to download”.
By clicking it, a free product will be added to your virtual shopping cart – and from there you may proceed to checkout normally.
The free Wrongtools Salmesykkel pump organ sample library is available for the complete (bought) edition of NI Kontakt (6.4.2 and above). Kontakt comes as a stand-alone application for Windows 64-bit and Mac as well as in the form of VST (VST3), AU and AAX plugins.
