[Update: Vintage Shakuhachi Instruments Sound Source] Sonica Instruments Shakuhachi v2.0.0 [KONTAKT] (5.33GB)

P2P | 31 December 2024 | 5.33 GB

Powerful vocals, deep and delicate breathing, and a Japanese sound aesthetic that spills over into the periphery: the shakuhachi - the emblematic instrument of Japan - has finally joined the Virtuoso Japanese family.

Main features

- Accurately capturing the shimmering sound of veteran shakuhachi players, covering every technique and recorded with great attention to detail at every musical interval.
- Featuring a performance mechanism designed specifically for this library, it reproduces the full dynamics of this wind instrument, from the softest sounds to the most emphasized pitches.
- The unique Key Trigger Connection feature allows performers to go through a variety of colorful articulations without interrupting the sound.
- Legato and ornamentation controls reproduce complex fingering techniques such as atari, uchi and oshi.
- The Blow Control feature allows the performer to use the controller to manipulate the duration from breath noise to actual tone.
- Emotion control changes the tone color naturally and continuously, with no gradient.
- The hybrid combination of shakuhachi (1.8 shakuhachi) and 2.3 shakuhachi provides a wider tonal range, including lower tones and more tonal color variation.
- Create traditional shakuhachi pitch scales, as well as performer-specific pitch scales, using the Scale Tuning feature, which provides individual note adjustments from G2 to B5.
- The five phrase banks contain a variety of basic Shakuhachi phrases.
- Lively, powerful sounds sampled at full 24-bit 96 kHz fidelity (the library itself contains 24-bit 44.1 kHz samples).
- Create your own mixes with multi-mic samples and a dedicated mixer with separate controls for Direct, Overhead, Room, and Stereo Mix.
- NKS Ready and Compatible Kontakt Player.

Singing in resonant tones, deep and delicate breathing.
Rei Jin played the shakuhachi during the sampling session. He provided us with a whole kaleidoscope of sounds from the bamboo instrument - from soft, sweet long tones to the most exaggerated explosions - that only the most skilled players can produce.

This library contains almost every possible shakuhachi pronunciation, including vertical yuri, horizontal yuri and other trill techniques, sforzando,
Many muraiki breath expressions, tamae vibrato, korokoro, karakara, and other sound effects techniques, as well as improvisation based on short scales.

The five phrase banks contain a variety of basic Shakuhachi phrases.

The key-trigger connection allows performers to instantly switch between playing techniques without interrupting the sound as theA wind instrument, the shakuhachi is played through a different technique every moment while maintaining a single sound: for example, from a straight tone to a yuri (vibrato), and then from a yuri to a violent and loud burst of air.
We designed the Key Trigger Connection mechanism from scratch to reproduce this typical Shakuhachi performance method.

The Key Trigger Connection lets you smoothly string together dribbling techniques by simply hitting the assigned keys as you play. Connectable joints include a variety of uke techniques, sforzando, muraiki (breathing) effects, uchi & oshi fingerings, and tamae (tongue trills). You can connect any number of articulations while holding down the base note to get the feel of a live instrument.

This mechanism allows the performer to use the controller to manipulate the duration from the initial breath noise until any sound is produced until the full power of the note is reached.The Blow control makes playing the keyboard feel like a tube controller, albeit sample-based, giving you access to smooth, dynamic breathing expressions.

This library contains almost every possible shakuhachi pronunciation, including vertical yuri, horizontal yuri and other trill techniques, sforzando,
Many muraiki breath expressions, tamae vibrato, korokoro, karakara, and other sound effects techniques, as well as improvisation based on short scales.

tuning of musical scales
Each chromatic pitch of the entire range can be individually fine-tuned. This allows you to access traditional scale pitches from Japanese music and produce a pitch "feel" unique to a particular performer.

Of course, pitch settings can be saved and recalled.

Multi-microphone samples
In the studio, we used meticulous microphone setups as well as dye-free, high-end microphone preamps to make sure we captured the true sound of the instruments.

Samples are recorded in three stereo mic positions (Direct, Overhead, Room, and Stereo Mix) as well as Stereo Mix. Providing complete mix control, each channel has individual Volume, Vocal, Reverb send and EQ adjustments. shakuhachi also features a high-quality convolution reverb for excellent in-instrument sound creation. A parallel output bus sends the microphone channels to separate DAW tracks for even finer mixing sessions.

Using the Load Manager, the player can load only the desired patterns. Skipping unnecessary samples results in better performance from the Kontakt engine.

MIDI Slot Browser
SHAKUHACHI has an extremely useful Groove Browser that allows you to quickly find MIDI grooves and drag and drop grooves directly into your DAW.

You can adjust the strength, swing, playback speed and other parameters of the rhythm directly from KONTAKT / KOMPLETE KONTROL.

The library comes standard with 20 MIDI rhythms, including traditional songs and phrases that showcase the instrument's capabilities. When used in conjunction with the soon-to-be-released Groove Inspirations MIDI package, the Groove Browser gives you access to an extensive library of phrases.

For NI Kontakt Player v6.6 and higher!

Singing sonorous intonation, deep yet delicate breathing, and a Japanese sound aesthetic spilling into the periphery: The shakuhachi - an instrument symbolic of Japan - finally joins the Virtuoso Japanese Series family. instrument symbolic of Japan - finally joins the Virtuoso Japanese Series family.

Main Features
- Precisely captures the scintillating sounds of a veteran shakuhachi player, covering every playing technique and recorded with Precisely captures the scintillating sounds of a veteran shakuhachi player, covering every playing technique and recorded with exacting attention to detail at every musical interval.
- Features performance mechanisms designed specifically for this library to recreate the full dynamics of this wind instrument, from the softest sound to the most emphatic pitch.
- The unique Key Trigger Connection function lets the performer move through a colorful assortment of articulations without ever interrupting the sound. interrupting the sound.
- Legato and grace note controls reproduce complex fingering techniques such as atari, uchi, and oshi.
- The blow control function lets the performer manipulate the duration from the breath noise to the actual tone with either a controller.
- The expression control varies the tone color naturally and continuously without gradations.
- A hybrid combination of the shakuhachi (1.8 shakuhachi) and the 2.3 shakuhachi provides a wider register, including lower tones, and more tone color variations.
- Create traditional shakuhachi pitch scales, as well as performer-specific pitch scales, with the Scale Tuning function, which provides individual note adjustment over G2 to B5.
- Five phrase banks contain a wide array of essential shakuhachi phrases.
- Lively powerful sounds sampled in full 24-bit 96 kHz fidelity (the library itself contains 24-bit 44.1 kHz samples).
- Create your own mixes with the multi-microphone samples and a dedicated mixer with individual controls for Direct, Overhead, Room, and Stereo Mix.
- NKS ready and Kontakt Player compatible.

Singing sonorous intonation, deep yet delicate breathing.
Rei Jin played the shakuhachi for the sampling sessions. He gave us an entire kaleidoscope of sounds from the bamboo instrument - from soft, sweet long tones to the most bombastic blasts - that only the most skilled player can produce. He gave us an entire kaleidoscope of sounds from the bamboo instrument - from soft, sweet long tones to the most bombastic blasts - that only the most skilled player can produce.

The library contains nearly every possible shakuhachi articulation, including vertical yuri, horizontal yuri, and other vibrato techniques, sforzando, sfogliato, and other vibrato techniques. sforzando.
many muraiki breath expressions, tamae trills, korokoro, karakara, and other sound-effect techniques, and short scale-based improvisations.

Five phrase banks contain a wide array of essential shakuhachi phrases.

Key Trigger Connection lets the performer switch playing techniques on the fly without ever interrupting the sound.
Being a wind instrument, the shakuhachi is played by varying techniques from moment to moment while maintaining a single sound: for example, from a Being a wind instrument, the shakuhachi is played by varying techniques from moment to moment while maintaining a single sound: for example, from a straight tone to yuri (vibrato) and then from yuri to a violent and loud burst of air. reproduce this quintessential shakuhachi performing approach.

Key Trigger Connection lets you string articulations together smoothly just by hitting the assigned keys while playing. Connectable articulations include various yuri techniques, sforzando, muraiki (breath) effects, uchi & oshi fingering, and tamae (tongue trill). You can connect as many articulations as you like while holding down the base note, for the feel of a live instrument.

This mechanism lets the performer, using a controller, manipulate the duration from the initial breath noise before any sound is produced until the note This mechanism lets the performer, using a controller, manipulate the duration from the initial breath noise before any sound is produced until the note 's full power is reached. expressions despite being sample based.

The library contains nearly every possible shakuhachi articulation, including vertical yuri, horizontal yuri, and other vibrato techniques, sforzando, sfogliato, and other vibrato techniques. sforzando.
many muraiki breath expressions, tamae trills, korokoro, karakara, and other sound-effect techniques, and short scale-based improvisations.

Scale Tuning
Each chromatic pitch across the whole register can be individually fine-tuned. This lets you access traditional scale pitches from Japanese music and pitch "feels" unique to a particular performer. This lets you access traditional scale pitches from Japanese music and pitch "feels" unique to a particular performer.

And of course, pitch settings can be saved and recalled.

Multi-microphone samples
In the studio, we used a meticulous microphone setup together with high-end microphone preamps with no coloration to ensure we captured the true voice of the instrument.

Samples were recorded in three stereo microphone positions - Direct, Overhead, and Room - plus a Stereo Mix. Full mixing control is available, with individual Volume, Pan, Reverb Send, and EQ adjustments for each channel. Full mixing control is available, with individual Volume, Pan, Reverb Send, and EQ adjustments for each channel. SHAKUHACHI also comes with a quality convolution reverb for excellent in- instrument sound creation. The parallel output bus sends the microphone channels to individual DAW tracks for finer mixing sessions. The parallel output bus sends the microphone channels to individual DAW tracks for finer mixing sessions.

With the load manager, the performer can load just the desired articulations. Skipping unnecessary samples can obtain better performance from the Kontakt engine.

MIDI Groove Browser
SHAKUHACHI features the incredibly useful Groove Browser, that lets you quickly find MIDI grooves and drag & drop grooves directly into your DAW.

You can adjust the grooves' velocity, swing, playback tempo, and other parameters directly from KONTAKT / KOMPLETE KONTROL.

The library comes standard with 20 MIDI grooves, including traditional songs and short phrases that showcase what the instrument is capable of. combined with the soon-to-be-released Groove Inspirations MIDI pack, the Groove Browser gives you access to an extensive phrase bank.

Works with NI Kontakt Player v6.6 and higher!

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