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14-day money back guarantee included if product is not activated
You can purchase from Gear4music with complete confidence and peace of mind. All of our digital products come with a 14-day money-back guarantee as standard.
If you decide you don't want your order, you can return it within 14 days of receiving it. Provided your product hasn't been activated in that time, you can exchange it for a different product, or get a refund.
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This does not affect your statutory rights.
For more information, please refer to our Returns and Refunds Information.
If you decide your order isn't suitable for any reason you can return it - just let us know within 30 days of receiving it. Please keep hold of all the original packaging until you're sure you want to keep the order.
Eligibility for Money Back Guarantee
For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered."
Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions.
Products include:
- Monitors and Headphones
- Earplugs and Ear Protection
- Reeds and mouthpieces for woodwind and brass instruments
- Mouth and Lip-Care Products
- CDs, DVDs and Software
We can collect your return for a small fee, or you can send it back to us yourself. The collection fee can be found in the returns information on each product's page on Gear4music.
In the unlikely event that any item in this order is faulty, damaged or incorrect on receipt, notify us within 14 days and we'll arrange a free collection.
When returning an order please ensure products are appropriately packaged and protected, to prevent them from getting damaged.
This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 30 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.
Key Features
The Spitfire Audio Originals Cimbalom is a compact scoring tool suited to composers needing metallic tension, delicate texture, or a clear melodic voice that cuts through dense arrangements. This hammered dulcimer brings a familiar shimmer with a slightly uneasy edge, making it a go-to for spy thrillers and atmospheric cues. You can move between five streamlined presets, mixing Close, Tree, and Pitched signals to tailor your tone quickly. The Pitched signal offers a deeper, frozen character, while the Tremolo preset taps into the cimbalom’s recognisable suspenseful motion. Captured at AIR Studios and performed by Greg Knowles, it provides a focused set of articulations in a clean interface that’s easy to work into any workflow.
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This library gives you the core tones you’ll reach for when you need a metallic line that holds its own in an orchestral mix. Each preset has been designed to cover a specific scoring need, whether you’re building tension, adding rhythmic motion, or introducing a colour that sits above strings and brass. Because it’s distilled into a small set of controls, you can shape expression and dynamics quickly without navigating menus, keeping your writing fluid.
Balancing Close, Tree, and Pitched signals lets you dial in exactly how present or atmospheric the cimbalom feels. The Close mic adds clarity and impact, the Tree array provides a natural, spacious image, and the Pitched signal shifts the instrument an octave down to open up darker sound design territory. It’s a simple way to move from tight scoring moments to broader, more immersive textures.
With performance, sustained, damped, tremolo, and warp options, you can switch between clean strikes, long evolving tones, or that instantly recognisable tremolo associated with high-stakes scenes. Each articulation is captured with enough nuance to sit naturally in orchestral writing, yet processed lightly enough that you can push it further with effects if you want a more experimental sound.
Originals is a collection of intuitive writing tools, meticulously recorded by Spitfire at renowned studios like AIR Studios, one of the most in-demand studios for producing blockbuster soundtracks. Designed to be user-friendly and streamlined, Originals offers a clean interface with sliders for controlling expression and dynamics, alongside a customizable digital mod wheel to fit any workflow. Each Originals library also includes a range of essential articulations, presets, and controls. For those looking to enhance their sound with Spitfire's signature quality at an affordable price, Originals will become your go-to solution.
