Product Detail
This remarkable bundle offers a grand collection of Ancient Greek musical instruments. It includes Ancient Greek Percussion, Strings, and Winds, allowing you to explore the ancient roots of Western music that date back thousands of years, possibly even predating recorded history. These classic instruments, crafted from wood, gut, and goat skins, capture the essence of the peak of classical Greek civilization. Each instrument was meticulously hand - made by the Athens - based historical research group LyrΑvlos, led by Panagiotis Stefos, using period - accurate methods, materials, and tools. Producer John Valasis recorded each instrument with exquisite detail. The Strings category features instruments like Barbiton, Cithara, Lyre, and more. The Winds section has single and double - reeded aulos flutes, conch shell horns, and others. The Percussion includes Crotalum, Kymbalon, and different sizes of Tympanon. The samples have a unique and rich tone. The Kontakt interface comes with a suite of sound - shaping controls for total creative freedom. You can adjust swell, attack, release, and many other parameters. There's an adaptable LFO system, a choice of 12 filters, a customizable arpeggiator, and a key and scale lock system. The modular FX rack panel offers 27 DSP effect modules, including classic effects and a great reverb with various impulse responses. This library is designed for Native Instruments Kontakt 6.2.2 or later. It's a standard Kontakt open - format library, and while the free Kontakt Player has limited support, you can use the sample directories in other wav - compatible software. Features include deeply sampled instruments, a wide variety of articulations, 84 powerful presets, 24 bit/48 kHz uncompressed samples, 60 ambient pads, 22,773 stereo samples, and it takes up 15.5 GB when installed. The user interface is flexible and intuitive with LFO, filter, glide, and arpeggiator controls, along with a full FX rack.
To use this Ancient Greek Instrument Compendium, first make sure you have Native Instruments Kontakt 6.2.2 or later installed. If you're using the free Kontakt Player, be aware it can only run the library in limited 'demo mode'. You can import the library into the Kontakt Quickload window via the standard File browser tab for easy access. Once loaded, you can start exploring the different instruments in the bundle. Use the Kontakt interface's sound - shaping controls to adjust the sound according to your needs. For example, you can change the swell, attack, and release of the notes. Experiment with the LFO system to add modulation effects, and use the filters to shape the tone. When it comes to the arpeggiator, play around with its settings to create interesting rhythmic patterns. The key and scale lock system is great for composing melodies easily. Regarding the FX rack, you can assign different DSP effect modules in any order you like to add unique sounds to your music. Keep in mind that this library takes up 15.5 GB of space, so make sure you have enough storage on your device. Also, since it's an open - format Kontakt library, you can use the sample directories in other wav - compatible software, but the special Libraries tab in Kontakt doesn't support it. As for maintenance, keep your Kontakt software up - to - date to ensure smooth operation of the library. If you encounter any issues, check the official Kontakt documentation or contact the support team.
