
The instrument was recorded in Metropolis Studio A, with assistance from Liam Nolan, through a stereo pair of Neumann TLM 170 microphones placed about three feet above the balafon and a further spaced pair of Neumann M 49 room mics. We’re going to use a sample library we’ve recorded ourselves to build a sample-based instrument from scratch.įor this sample instrument, we’re going to use samples of a 16-key Malian balafon, purchased at the Maison des Artisans in Bamako, Mali, while fortunate enough to be visiting the country for the Festival Au Désert back in 2010. Here, we’re going to delve a little deeper into the instrument.


We took a basic look through the features of what is a very deep and powerful workstation, capable of complex synthesis and sampling techniques.

Last time, we looked at Pro Tools 2018’s recently added virtual instrument, the UVI Falcon.
