Each instrument is provided with one preset faithful to the original instrument modelled and several variants.
Steel drums
Steel drums have their origins in Trinidad and are intimately connected with calypso music. The steel drum offered is a combination of the known types the "double second"
the "tenor"
the "double guitar"
and the "triple cello". Its range covers 4 octaves.
Spacedrum
The Spacedrum is a recent variant of the Hand Pan
and the first to be made available in a thirteen note chromatic model
opening new horizons to the musicians. The Spacedrum and Hand Pan instruments offer presets for both hand playing and mallet playing. They are extended to 4 octaves. One of the Spacedrum creators
Marc Guilliou from Metal Sounds
participated in the testing of the Pianoteq steelpans version to make sure it is as authentic as possible.
Tank drum
The Tank drum is made of thicker metal from a gas tank. In Pianoteq
the range is extended to 3Β½ octaves. The Pianoteq physical model has been enriched to produce the characteristic timbre of steelpans
with their "blooming" overtones that arise from the mechanical properties of thin steel sheets. Two unique parameters
blooming energy and blooming inertia
are especially interesting for adjusting the steelpans sound. Thanks to the physical model
the Steelpans collection offers an exceptional playability and versatility.