Hopkin Instrumentarium: Icicles & Pop Ice

About SOUNDIRON Hopkin Instrumentarium: Icicles & Pop Ice

SOUNDIRON's Hopkin Instrumentarium: Icicles & Pop Ice is a pair of unique string instruments delivering bright, crystalline tones through short, highly tensioned strings and a rigid stainless-steel sheet soundboard.

• Icicles features 26 short string segments vibrating in unison with the resonant stainless-steel sheet, producing a pure, shimmering sound.

• Pop Ice introduces a thin Styrofoam sheet in direct contact with the strings, creating a sharp, percussive pop followed by sustained resonance.

• Three main articulations: plucked-string sounds, percussive strikes, and glisses.

• Two microphone perspectives, up to 8x round robin, and 6 velocity layers per note.

• Includes 20 custom FX presets and atmospheric sound design content.

Designed for the full retail version of Kontakt (version 6.2.2+), this library offers complete control over tone shaping, making it ideal for creating ethereal plucks, percussive backdrops, and atmospheric soundscapes.

System Requirements for SOUNDIRON Hopkin Instrumentarium: Icicles & Pop Ice

Windows requirements

• Windows 7 or higher
• 64-bit
• Intel Core i5 or similar CPU
• RAM: 4GB (6GB recommended)
• Requires full retail version of Kontakt 6.2.2 or later

macOS requirements

• macOS 10.12 or higher
• 64-bit
• Intel Core i5 or Apple M1 (native)
• RAM: 4GB (6GB recommended)
• Requires full retail version of Kontakt 6.2.2 or later