What's that intrument?

[Vatt_ghern]

What's that intrument?

The one that features prominently on the soundtrack? Some kind of middle ages string instrument I guess?
You can hear it on this track 15 seconds in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8J9HXcOxrs

 

[tat2teel]

Violin?

 

[Vatt_ghern]

Sounds different than a Violin to me, plus there were no Violins in the middle ages so I suppose it's something else.

 

[tat2teel]

Not too sure then. It just sounded like the violin that lady played during the video game awards during the DA:I performance. As it was introduced in the early 1500's it's old, not sure when the middle ages were admittedly. Could it be a Viola?

 

[Datarecovery09]

I'd say Viola too. Two or more tracks of them, layered upon each other to create this special kind of sound.

 

[Vatt_ghern]

While you can digitally create and alter the sound of any instrument, I know that CDPR collaborated with the band Percival who I think use authentic medieval instruments. My money's on the Byzantine lyra, but I'd like to know for sure.

 

[Nechro]

Yeah, I can confirm that is the Byzantine lyra

Here is the original version of the song by Percival

PD: sorry for my bad english, I'm from Argentina.

 

[Vatt_ghern]

Yeah, I can confirm that is the Byzantine lyra

Here is the original version of the song by Percival
PD: sorry for my bad english, I'm from Argentina.

Very nice. Thanks for they heads-up. Didn't know they reused their old song like that.