Sample CDs & Sound Libraries: April 2009

Monday, April 6, 2009

Okinawan Tradition

History and culture...this collection features the traditional instruments of Okinawa, including its folk songs and Hayashi (shouts).

The island of traditional music, Okinawa, is the focus of this new library. The disc is packed with the sounds of traditional Okinawan instruments, folk songs, and ‘Hayashi’ (shouts).

A symbol of Okinawan tradition, the “Sanshin,” is an instrument used to create mystical sounds. The “Sanba,” known as Ryukyu castanet, punctuates the rhythms, while the Fue (flute), Yubi Fue (flute), and Taiko (drum), and vocals complete the complex, rich texture of the genre. Get it all on this outstanding sample CD.

Performances

ASADOYA YUNTA

Samples

TUVA: Khoomei Sample CD

KHOOMEI - A present from the magnificent ground TUVA

From the Asian republic of TUVA, the amazing style of overtone singing has finally been properly captured as a mystical and marvelous sample library, along with the traditional Tuvan stringed instruments ‹Igil› and ‹Doshpuluur›.

photo by Andreass Laercher

In the Republic of TUVA, the mountain basin is populated with lakes and rivers. The inspiring landscape is home to the powerful and beautiful voices of ‹Khoomei›.

A long-awaited ‹Khoomei› samples have finally arrived, encompassing 154 files in ACID|WAV and REX2 formats.

This collection features samples of ‹Khoomei› , male and female throat singers, and two types of stringed instruments: ‹Doshpuluur› and ‹Igil›. All sound files are presented in both 44.1 kHz/16-bit and 96 kHz/24-bit formats.

Tuvan Sounds on the disc:

KHOOMEI :
A type of throat singing with a distinct fundamental and an overtone melody, used in folk music from Tuva.

DOSHPULUUR :
A three-stringed instrument with fretless similar to a banjo, but with the warm, organic sound of wood and goat skin.

IGIL :
A two-stringed, bowed and fretless instrument. Deeply connected with the mythology of the horse, the most important animal in Tuvan culture. The Igil sounds like a cross between violin and cello, and is often used to imitate the sound and rhythms of the horse.

The Republic of TUVA:

It is a member of the Russian Federation, located in the Tannu Mountains on the Siberian border in northwestern Mongolia. The capital is Kyzyl. The population of 308,000 lives in the area of 170,500 square kilometers. The area is a mountain basin with numerous lakes and rivers. Many of Tuvans are still cattle-breeding nomads.

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SHAMISEN Sample Cd

This painstaking work faithfully reproduces the shamisen's unique tones, from delicate reverberations
to impassioned, soul-stirring phrases.

There is a historical “period drama” boom among the younger generation, fueled by the film and music industry. One theory holds that the driving forces behind this boom are director Hayao Miyazaki's most recent works. These animated features feature historical “old Japan” as their setting, and have been record-setting national hits within Japanese audiences. These successful films have granted us a fresh opportunity to see our country in a different light.

The instrument known as the shamisen can be traced back to the biwaand other similar instruments derived from China; there is arguably no sound to which the Japanese ear is more accustomed. The shakuhachi has little intonation, and the koto, while gorgeous, has no lightness. A mere three strings of the Shamisen spun of silken threads express a vast range of human emotion with rich feeling.

Demo Track Featuring Shamisen Samples:
Far away from here

Other Sample Sounds & Loops:

DIDGERIDOO- Australian Native Music

Australia's native inhabitants, the Aborigines, converse with the spirits through this sacred, unique instrument.This library will imbue your music with a sound that’s undeniably Australian.

The 2000 Olypmic Games in Sydney made a vivid and lasting impression of aboriginal culture on the world. Then came the record-breaking television series Survivor, the Australian Outback. These global broadcasts brought the rich sound of the Australian Aborigines to the mainstream.

The didgeridoo is made from cutting a 1-2 meter section of a eucalyptus tree that has been hollowed out by hungry termites. Its performance consists of vibrating the lips while employing a circular breathing technique that causes the inside of the performer's mouth, as well as the inside of the instrument, to resonate. This dual sound is incredibly mysterious, and is captured perfectly on this popular collection.

Didgeridoo Dreaming: (Demo)
Didgeridoo Dreaming

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REGGAE ONE WAY

Heat up your music, Jamaican style!
It’s reggae for new generation.

The legendary Bob Marley put reggae on the global map, and the popularity of this ethnic has never waned. Its hypnotic rhythms and grooves are captured on this sampling library, which includes 662 files in duplicate Acidized Wav and Rex2 format. You will get drum loops
(54-149BPM), guitars, keyboards, percussion loops, and sound effects for building complete tracks.

Very nice sampling CD and very hard to find anything similar and as authentic as Reggae One Way. No elevator music here people.

Performances using Reggae One Way:

Other Samples:

Saturday, April 4, 2009

India Surprise- Indian Ethnic Music and Sound

India Surprise brings you all the best authentic recordings from the Indian subcontinent directly into your mix!

Featuring an exhaustive selection of Indian percussion and instrument samples played by some of the most consummate and decorated Indian musicians, India Surprise delivers a superb and exhaustive selection of Indian loops and samples to you, without even leaving your studio!

With a total of over 1500 individual samples presented at 24 bit/96Khz and in popular formats such as Wav, Acid, Kontakt and Battery - India Surprise is a truly unique sample cd that is unsurpassed in quality and authenticity.
If you want the sound of India - then sample India Surprise from Discovery today!

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Indonesia the Magic Sampling CD

Dazzling, exotic Indonesian sounds and samples that will cast magic over your music. Produced and supervised by Asian music master Makoto Kubota, “INDONESIA - THE MAGIC” is a collection that will amaze you with its uniqueness and beauty.

Jakarta, Java, Bali, New Guinea, and Sumatra
The Republic of Indonesia is located in the Malay Archipelago, the world's largest archipelago, between Indochina and Australia, and between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Under the supervision of master sound producer Makoto Kubota, this special collection captures the musical magic of Java and Bali.

The most well known Indonesian music, ‹Gamelan› is an ensemble of instruments indigenous to the islands of Bali or Java (gamelan means orchestra). An ensemble is composed of small bronze metallophones tuned to a four or five - note scale, various gongs, flutes, drums and other percussion. Thanks to Makoto, valuable ‹Sundanese Gamelan› having the strong local color is offered in ACID format on the disc. Enjoy the comfortable and powerful samples. ‹Gamelan› is supplied both as ensemble and solo on the disc.

‹Jegog› is also a world-famous Indonesian instrument. ‹Jegog› plays very low tone, and the ensemble is more powerful than ever before. The music is very fast, loud, rhythmic and precise. On this library, the music is offered as multi-samples so that both solo and ensemble are available.

Set of drums as Tabla is called ‹Gendang› in Indonesia. This library supplies a unique ‹Gendang› remodeled by the musician. The biggest attraction is the rich sounds and the way of playing created just by his two hands. The disc offers useful rhythm patterns and single shots.

In addition, ‹Kecak› known as Indonesian voice percussion is highly dynamic, rhythmically chant. This library offers the casual version ‹Senggak› sung by fewer people than ‹Kecak›, that was taken over in Sunda Islands.

Including further greatest instruments, the samples are covered in ACID/WAV/REX2/KONTAKT/BATTERY/ MACHFIVE formats on the disc. Dazzling, exotic Indonesian sounds and samples that will cast magic over your music.

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