Sound From Different Types Of Harp Guitars: Tonedevil – The Freedom Harp, HarpLyre, Holloway, Mandolin, Chitarpa, Balalaika, Knutsen guitar, Harp-Lyres, Zither, Tamburica.
Wind Shades is a collection of beautifully imperfect articulations and improvisations, performed by a 14 piece chamber woodwind ensemble. This library features 50 Original NKIs & Snapshots designed to add a cinematic flair to the original samples.
Introducing ETHNO FURY – your gateway to an extraordinary palette of world instruments and vocals, sourced from cultures across the globe. This bold collection fuses traditional timbres with modern sound design, creating unique presets that inspire creativity. We’ve carefully curated an array of rare and captivating sounds, from spirited cultural phrases to deeply textured instruments, all brought to life through innovative effects processing. ETHNO FURY blurs the line between indigenous sounds and contemporary synthesis, delivering transformative, organically modulated world sounds. Inside, you’ll find 661 meticulously designed multi-sampled instruments and presets, each offering a dynamic starting point for your next musical adventure. Powered by the Kontakt engine, ETHNO FURY makes it easy to tweak, layer, and transform these sounds into completely new, unheard textures. Whether you’re working with traditional tones or experimenting with hybrid designs, ETHNO FURY gives you the tools to blend authentic performances with your own creative vision.
The long-awaited sampling collection of traditional Japanese instruments, folk songs, and chants has arrived. Discovery Japan delivers the true sound and feel of the traditional Japanese musical culture. The instrumentalists and vocalists have been recorded in isolation, not as ensembles, and the sound quality is excellent. Real Japanese folk vocal section includes male and female swoops, glides, and a variety of tonal color and format shifts. The instrumental tracks include two types of shamisen, plus shakuhachi, koto, and more. Many synths have patches with these instrument names, but no synth has captured the soul of these ethnic instruments the way Discovery Japan has. Discovery Japan is the real deal.
Its 13 strings bring elegant and spiritual sounds that mimic stillness and motion as does the 4 seasons of Japan. You will feel as if it is you who is playing these warm, dynamic tones. An ancient Japanese musical instrument comes into the spotlight again. The Koto is not only used in traditional music, but also modern day composers have also used the instrument in collaboration with orchestras since the early 1900Æs. Koto captures the pure sound of Japan and will flood your ears with various sounds. Koto was used in old Japanese court music to sooth the body. It has been said that this instrument could purify you mind, body, and soul. There is an opening in the bottom of the Koto which releases the sound that seems to penetrate your body. KONTAKT, REASON NN-XT.
Guzheng, as one of the most representative Chinese instruments, first appeared around the Warring States period (475 – 221 BC), then became extremely popular during the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907 AD) and spread to all neighboring areas ever since (e.g., Guzheng is the forefather of Japanese Koto). Guzheng was originally a rather simple instrument with only five strings. After all the years of evolution, today’s Guzheng has twenty-one strings and is still widely used in all kinds of Chinese music. Guzheng has a unique, rippling sound character. The playing techniques developed for Guzheng are also Extraordinary Live Performance Playability ChineeGuzheng II has an extensive sampleset which contains various types of tremolo, slide, glissando, and strumming. The note range is from A2 to G7 (for most patches).
SHIRE WINDS is an inspiring set of 6 folk woodwind instruments, played by the hand of the principle Piccolo & Folk Winds specialist Stewart Mcilwham. This deeply intuitive and creativity inspiring set of virtual instruments is powered by our most advanced scripting to date. With fully automated performance modes, your velocity input controls which articulation automatically gets played in real time, like having the instrument in your own hands. From spinning folklore tales of yesteryear, to being the driving force behind a breakneck speed jig – SHIRE WINDS can take you there.
