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The project started off by acoustically recording 21 tine actuations from a disassembled music box mechanism placed on a wooden sounding board using both conventional condenser and contact microphones.
The sound of the clockwork motor and air brake mechanisms was also captured. A synthesized halo effect was created to blend with the tines by capturing several beating sine waves from a 1960’s tube-based dual tone generator which were fed through the filter stages of a Minimoog with the filter in near resonance.
Effects
A second page was developed to permit the user to dial in various effects such as chorus, phaser, delay and reverb…
A user interface was devised to implement a randomised delay feature between two groups of acoustic tine instruments to create a plink effect and to blend the halo and motor effects together to form The Cosmic Music Box…
Features
- 51 Samples
- Cosmic Music Box GUI
- 5 Example Instrument Patches
System Requirements
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- Full Kontakt 4.2.4 or above
Important Note: Full version of NI Kontakt 4.2.4 and above is required. Will not function with the free NI Kontakt Player.
Please Note:
- Pulse Downloader is used to download the software and must be installed.
- El Dorado: Legato Ambient Guitar is used as an example.
Mac
1. Visit the Pulse Downloader website by clicking the El Dorado: Legato Ambient Guitar 'Download' link in your Plugin Boutique User Account or by clicking HERE, and download the correct installer for your system (either 'OS X or later' or 'M1 System').

2. Open the downloaded file and run the installer 'Pulse-XX.X.X.dmg'.
3. Drag 'Pulse' to 'Applications'.
4. Log in to your Pulse account, or create a new account by clicking 'Register' at the bottom of the window.
5. If registering, input your email and password, agree to the terms of use and click 'Register'.
6. Click the '+ Add a Product' button located in the top right-hand corner of the window.
7. Copy and paste your serial number from your My Account page, click 'Install Now', then click 'Redeem'.
8. Select a location for Pulse to download the software by clicking the file icon on the right-hand side of the window.
9. Select the location you would like your software to download and install to.
10. Click 'Download and Install'.
11. The instrument is now downloading.
12. Once the instrument has finished downloading, open Kontakt, then open the 'Files' tab and navigate to the location that you downloaded the Kontakt Library to. Then click and drag the .nki file into the empty window.
Your Kontakt instrument is now installed and ready to use.

Windows
1. Visit the Pulse Downloader website by clicking the El Dorado: Legato Ambient Guitar 'Download' link in your Plugin Boutique User Account or by clicking HERE, and download using the 'Download for Windows' link.

2. Open the downloaded file and run the installer 'Pulse Web Setup X.X.X.exe'.
2. Log in to your Pulse account, or create a new account by clicking 'Register' at the bottom of the window.
3. If registering, input your email and password, agree to the terms of use and click 'Register'.
4. Click the '+ Add a Product' button located in the top right-hand corner of the window.
5. Copy and paste your serial number from your My Account page, click 'Install Now', then click 'Redeem'.
6. Select a location for Pulse to download the software by clicking the file icon on the right-hand side of the window.
7. Select the location you would like your software to download and install to.
8. Click 'Download and Install'.
9. The instrument is now downloading.
10. Once the instrument has finished downloading, open Kontakt, then open the 'Files' tab and navigate to the location that you downloaded the Kontakt Library to. Then click and drag the .nki file into the empty window.
Your Kontakt instrument is now installed and ready to use.

















