Hoher Concerto II Akkordeon
Posted: 03 Mar 2022, 11:00
Hello together,
I am a new user of a Nord Stage 3 after I sold my Nord Stage 2, and I find in general the Akkordeon section of the Nord Sound Library a little "underwhelming" - more quantity instead of quality. I play in a cover rock band in Franconia (in the south of Germany), and in typical beer festivals you need a decent Akkordeon sound for traditional Franconian or Bavarian folk music elements, best you have a real one with you. No Tango Akkordeon or French Musette, but the one you hear in "Alps style music" (Volksmusik), sometimes even with a Rocky Touch. The "Weltmeister" samples are too thin and uninspiring to me.
About two years ago, I took the Hoher Akkordeon that my father was given by his dad when he was little (in the 60s). It is a red, German Hohner Concerto II Key Akkordeon, which has survived the decades and even a basement flood in 2007. The most solid piece of instrument I've ever laid my hands on. As my father's family were rather poor farmers and it was basically the only thing of value that he possessed at the time, this has a very high idealistic value for me. Attached a YouTube video of an identical version of that instrument (similar one, I don't have it here):
I recorded the instrument at its full register setting for my Kurzweil PC3K about 3 years ago with a Shure SM7B and an Appolo Twin Audio Interface with a Neve Pre-Amp Simulation. I even samples some of the bass section for more authenticity:
I found that with an Accordion, there is no need to sample each individual key - like that, the file is just under 2 MB and if you tweak it with some decent reverb, I feel you get an authentic German folk music Akkordeon sound. Enjoy!
Edit of my Post: an Mp3 is attached! Merged both posts since cross-posting is making it hard to follow both threads
//Berretje
I am a new user of a Nord Stage 3 after I sold my Nord Stage 2, and I find in general the Akkordeon section of the Nord Sound Library a little "underwhelming" - more quantity instead of quality. I play in a cover rock band in Franconia (in the south of Germany), and in typical beer festivals you need a decent Akkordeon sound for traditional Franconian or Bavarian folk music elements, best you have a real one with you. No Tango Akkordeon or French Musette, but the one you hear in "Alps style music" (Volksmusik), sometimes even with a Rocky Touch. The "Weltmeister" samples are too thin and uninspiring to me.
About two years ago, I took the Hoher Akkordeon that my father was given by his dad when he was little (in the 60s). It is a red, German Hohner Concerto II Key Akkordeon, which has survived the decades and even a basement flood in 2007. The most solid piece of instrument I've ever laid my hands on. As my father's family were rather poor farmers and it was basically the only thing of value that he possessed at the time, this has a very high idealistic value for me. Attached a YouTube video of an identical version of that instrument (similar one, I don't have it here):
I recorded the instrument at its full register setting for my Kurzweil PC3K about 3 years ago with a Shure SM7B and an Appolo Twin Audio Interface with a Neve Pre-Amp Simulation. I even samples some of the bass section for more authenticity:
- I sampled the C and G bass and laid them out as the low part of the sample
- I sampled the major C and G chord, which are above the basses in the sample. Due to layout reasons, there was no real place for minor chords. Sorry.
- Then on top there are in total 2 full octaves sampled in a C-G-C interval.
I found that with an Accordion, there is no need to sample each individual key - like that, the file is just under 2 MB and if you tweak it with some decent reverb, I feel you get an authentic German folk music Akkordeon sound. Enjoy!
Edit of my Post: an Mp3 is attached! Merged both posts since cross-posting is making it hard to follow both threads
//Berretje
