misty mandolin

my first VST instrument! i'm so proud of this thing!!

add organic texture and melodic character to your productions with the misty mandolin, designed to bring human warmth to your digital music.

every note was carefully recorded from a Dean Tennessee Acoustic Electric Mandolin using both pickup and stereo microphones, giving you full control over tone and space.

whether you’re making indie, folk, cinematic, lo-fi, or ambient tracks, this instrument is for you. 

• sustain mode: delivers a bright, true mandolin tone
  
• muted mode: offers an intimate, plucked sound
• chord mode: lets you play along with your chord progressions, featuring major and minor strums in every key

runs in the free Decent Sampler plugin and works with any DAW or as a standalone instrument.

✧ features ✧

the misty mandolin  ❀

• 224 total recordings
  
  • sustain mode: 84 long notes
  • muted mode: 56 muted pluck notes
  • chord mode: 84 chord strums
  • round-robin sampling adds natural variation to every note
• dual mic control
  • blend between pickup and stereo mics
• built-in effects
  • attack
  • EQ
  • chorus
  • reverb (mix, decay)
  • delay (mix, time, feedback)
• easy to use
  • works with the free Decent Sample
  • compatible with all major DAWs
  • also available as a standalone instrument

*check out the recent and future updates in ✧ updates ✧*

✧ extra info ✧

~ your purchase includes every future update for free, forever 
~ i am a one-man-band. so let me know if you have any feedback
~ ~ feedback or questions → xolemusic.sup@gmail.com

✧ give it a listen ✧

watch xole walkthrough the instrument:

✧ updates ✧

NEXT UPDATE: i will make changes if i receive any feedback from y'all! record higher pitched strums for chord mode.

 

VERSION 1.0: created custom sliders, finalized artwork (2/12/26)

BETA 0.2: added muted and chord version, adjusted tuning of all notes, colored the keyboard (RELEASED ON PATREON 2/2/26)

BETA 0.1: created sustained version, coded layout and effects (RELEASED ON PATREON 10/14/25)

BETA 0.01: started sampling the mandolin (09/04/26)