Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Lyra is available on SINE now: orchestraltools.com/lyra
Join Richard Harvey for an official guide through our new collaborative collection, exploring 11 unique and wonderful plucked string instruments.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
04:02 Triple Harp
07:00 Hammered Dulcimer
09:05 Celtic Harp
10:54 Mic positions
12:39 Gothic Psaltery
14:59 Gothic Harp
15:54 Psalterion
16:59 Hammered psalterion
17:31 Auto Harp
20:17 Folk Zither
21:56 Lyre Harp
23:37 Tambour de bearn
25:39 Outro
Explore the magical resonance of the open string, from harp to zither—Lyra offers a carefully curated history of plucked string instruments for contemporary composition. With 8 instruments from Western European music traditions, you have an array of character soloists at your fingertips.
Perfect for evocative leads, shimmering, magical accompaniments, or punctuating detail—like its sister collection Cetra, Lyra gives you spirit, nuance, and detail for your songs, stories, scores, and productions.
And to celebrate the release of Lyra, we're offering the collection at a special introductory price of €119, only until May 6.
orchestraltools.com/lyra
💡 Perfect For
Film composers · TV and game scorers · Classical composers · Sample library enthusiasts · Orchestral Tools users · Music producers · Sound designers
👉 Visit Orchestral Tools – Lyra: orchestraltools.com/lyra
👉 Discover more Orchestral Tools collections: orchestraltools.com
#samplelibrary #orchestraltools #composer #musiccomposition #sounddesign #musicproduction
Lyra is available on SINE now: orchestraltools.com/lyra
Join Richard Harvey for an official guide through our new collaborative collection, exploring 11 unique and wonderful plucked string instruments.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
04:02 Triple Harp
07:00 Hammered Dulcimer
09:05 Celtic Harp
10:54 Mic positions
12:39 Gothic Psaltery
14:59 Gothic Harp
15:54 Psalterion
16:59 Hammered psalterion
17:31 Auto Harp
20:17 Folk Zither
21:56 Lyre Harp
23:37 Tambour de bearn
25:39 Outro
Explore the magical resonance of the open string, from harp to zither—Lyra offers a carefully curated history of plucked string instruments for contemporary composition. With 8 instruments from Western European music traditions, you have an array of character soloists at your fingertips.
Perfect for evocative leads, shimmering, magical accompaniments, or punctuating detail—like its sister collection Cetra, Lyra gives you spirit, nuance, and detail for your songs, stories, scores, and productions.
And to celebrate the release of Lyra, we're offering the collection at a special introductory price of €119, only until May 6.
orchestraltools.com/lyra
💡 Perfect For
Film composers · TV and game scorers · Classical composers · Sample library enthusiasts · Orchestral Tools users · Music producers · Sound designers
👉 Visit Orchestral Tools – Lyra: orchestraltools.com/lyra
👉 Discover more Orchestral Tools collections: orchestraltools.com
#samplelibrary #orchestraltools #composer #musiccomposition #sounddesign #musicproduction
