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Spitfire Audio Hearth and Hollow: Plucked Folk Ensemble

Original price was: $99.00.Current price is: $84.15.

Hearth and Hollow: Plucked Folk Ensemble by Spitfire Audio is an intimate acoustic library co-created with songwriter Hunter Rogerson, featuring Seven Handcrafted Instruments, Dynamic Articulations, and Room-Based Spatial Control. Recorded vulnerably in an old studio, it’s designed for authentic folk storytelling, indie scoring, and organic sound design.

Description

Hunter Rogerson’s Folk Alchemy
Seven Handcrafted Instruments, Room-Mixed Recording, and Dynamic Articulations for Intimate Storytelling and Organic Texture

Hearth and Hollow: Plucked Folk Ensemble channels Hunter Rogerson’s songwriting ethos, capturing seven acoustic instruments—guitar, cello, banjo, oud, mandolin, violin, and dulcimer—played with raw, human imperfection. Each instrument was recorded in a different corner of a resonant room, allowing you to adjust mic bleed and spatial placement for natural ensemble interaction. With articulations like *Note Blossoms*, *Brushed Plucks*, and tempo-synced *Grooves* (90/120 BPM), it bridges folk tradition and modern scoring, perfect for indie games, pastoral soundtracks, or introspective songwriting.

Written and created
by Hunter Rogerson

Seven deeply sampled acoustic folk instruments assembled as a fully arrange-able ensemble.

"Songwriting means everything to me and I’ve spent a lot of my living and learning in that world. Even when its tenets are taken from their original context and employed in movies or video games it tends to stir the quiet and honest parts of us. When I sat behind the mics to start making this library I played the instruments the way I do when I’m writing and producing folk music: very vulnerably and not too seriously.

Each instrument was played in a different part of an old room; this is another important pillar in the library. You now have the ability to move the instruments around the room and listen as the room and the instruments react to each-other as well as the final say on just how much mic bleed there is."

What's included

Presets

Plucked Folk Ensemble
Solo Guitar
Solo Cello
Solo Banjo
Solo Oud
Solo Mandolin
Solo Violin
Solo Dulcimer
Instrument Percussion

Articulations

Plucked
Brushed
Tremolo
Note Blossoms
Grove 1 (90 BPM)
Grove 2 (90 BPM)
Eights (90 BPM)
Triplets (90 BPM)
Grove 1 (120 BPM)
Grove 2 (120 BPM)
Eights (120 BPM)
Triplets (120 BPM)
All Pluck
All Brush
All Trem
All Blossom
Brush/ Pluck Combo
Steady Chug
Low Rhythm/ Hi Lead

Controls

Expression
Volume
Pan
Plate Volume
Bleed
Noises
Releases
Round Start

Mics & mixes

Focused
Assigned Seats
Hard LR
Explore the Space
Pop Folk
Fret-Centric

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PRODUCT SUMMARY

Seven Solo Instruments: Guitar, Cello, Banjo, Oud, Mandolin, Violin, Dulcimer + Ensemble Presets.
Dynamic Articulations: Plucks, Brushes, Tremolo, Note Blossoms, Tempo-Synced Grooves (90/120 BPM).
Room-Based Mixing: Adjust mic bleed, panning, and spatial presets (“Explore the Space,” “Fret-Centric”).
Expressive Controls: Plate reverb, noise textures, releases, and “Steady Chug” rhythmic patterns.
Kontakt Player Ready: Requires Kontakt 6.7+ (Full version not needed).
Organic Imperfections: Recorded with intentional rawness for lifelike performances.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Formats: VST, AU, AAX
(via Kontakt 6.7+ Player).
OS: macOS 10.15+ / Windows 10 (64-bit only).
RAM: 4GB minimum (8GB+ recommended).
Storage: 8.63GB download size.
DAWs: Logic Pro, Cubase, Ableton Live, etc. (32-bit unsupported).
Spitfire Audio App required
Compatible with NKS