Publisher: Rast Sound
Website: rastsound
Format: KONTAKT 5.6.5+, WAV
Quality: 24 bit 44.1 kHz stereo
Description : Kemenche String is a sampled instrument and recorded performances that aims to provide you with both realistic strings and a tool for layering other string sounds thanks to the deep and expressive sound it generates.
As usual, we recorded long improvisations, phrases, natural and processed loops, but this time we focused more on the sampled instrument than usual.
Kemenche or kemençe is the name used for various types of stringed bowed musical instruments originating from the Eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East, especially in Turkey, Iran, Armenia, Greece and the regions adjacent to the Black Sea.
We present to you what is called the classic kemenche, which has a softer and more sophisticated sound compared to the rather simple, danceable, harder sounding versions.
What is very interesting about this instrument is that it is played with the fingernail lightly touching the side of the string (rather than pressing it down or against the fret), which, combined with its small, resonant, roomy body and curve, gives the instrument a uniquely mesmerizing tonal character.
The library covers all the typical and some unusual articulations that can be immediately used when switching keyboards while playing, combined into one rich instrument. In addition to articulating the sustain, we also sampled the recorded vibrato for a very authentic sound.
Characteristics :
280 samples
550+ mb 24 Bit WAV (unzipped)
Solo Instrument w. All Main Articulations (Up to 4 layers)
42 Loops & Phrases
8 Long Improvisations (Up to 20 min.)
Kontakt full version 5.6.5 required for instruments
