For those who purchased from Embertone (for example Joshua Bell Violin, Walker Piano), I received a general email from Alex Davis (co-founder). After leaving, started a new company in 2025, Tempest Instruments.
Tempest is where I get to follow my obsessions. Rare violins. Old instruments with stories worth telling. Forgotten musical treasures, dug up and made playable. And tools designed to fix age-old sample library problems.
Minimstrings “the first sample library built for expressive repetitive legato writing” “Crafted for silky smooth realistic performance”
Sona/Chroma a new kind of orchestral instrument blending. Perfect for creators seeking new sonic dimensions, Sona/Chroma empowers users to seamlessly merge 16 orchestral instruments and their groups, delivering an infinite array of unique timbres.
It says this one is free ![]()
Sigal Collection We teamed up with the Sigal Music Museum, a renowned institution in Greenville, South Carolina, celebrated for its remarkable collection of some of the world’s rarest and most cherished keyboard instruments.
Highlights include a Broadwood & Sons piano famously played by Frédéric Chopin and an ornate harpsichord once owned by Queen Charlotte, graced by the hands of Mozart himself.
The Stein piano delivers a captivating, subtly “almost piano” sound, while the 1815 Walter piano, equipped with four pedals, showcases remarkable versatility. Its rare bassoon pedal adds a buzzy, prepared-piano effect, while the moderator pedal introduces a felt layer over the strings, producing a warm, cinematic tone ideal for intimate passages.
More information on their website with newsletter sign up at the bottom for developments.
[I have no affiliation with them, just received the email which I presume some of you also did.]