Shakuhachi is a traditional Japanese longitudinal bamboo flute. The sonorous intonation of singing, deep yet delicate breathing, and Japanese sound aesthetics that reach the periphery: the shakuhachi. an instrument that symbolizes Japan. finally joins the Virtuoso family of Japanese TV series.
Accurately captures the sparkling sounds of a skilled shakuhachi player, covering every playing technique and recorded with meticulous attention to detail at every musical interval.
Features actuators developed specifically for this library to recreate the full dynamics of this wind instrument, from the softest note to the most expressive pitch.
A unique key trigger function allows the performer to move through a colorful set of articulations without ever breaking into sound.
Legato and grace note controls reproduce complex fingering techniques such as atari, uchi, and oshi.
A breath control function allows the performer to manipulate the duration from breath noise to actual tone with any controller.
The expression knob changes tone color in a natural, continuous manner, without gradation.
A hybrid combination of shakuhachi (1.8 shakuhachi) and shakuhachi 2.3 provides a wider register, including lower tones and more color variations.
Create traditional shakuhachi pitch scales as well as player-specific pitch scales with the scale tuning function, which provides individual note settings from G2 to B5.
Five phrase banks contain a wide range of basic shakuhachi phrases.
Lively, powerful sounds sampled in full 24-bit 96 kHz precision (the library itself contains 24-bit 44.1 kHz samples).
Create your own mixes with multi-mic samples and a dedicated mixer with individual controls for direct, overhead, room and stereo mixing.
Compatible with NKS ready and Kontakt Player.