Name: SPOTLIGHT COLLECTION: MIDDLE EAST
SKU: KIMiddleEast

PLAYABLE PERCUSSIVE AND MELODIC INSTRUMENTS

Extensive instrument and pattern library drawn from Arabic, Turkish, and Persian music
25 authentic instruments, captured in superb quality
Easily accessible sounds, scales, and phrases

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MIDDLE EAST Audio Demos

A MODERN APPROACH TO TRADITIONAL SOUNDS

Access a rich tradition of Arabic, Turkish, and Persian music, and enrich your productions with a fascinating musical heritage. Create authentic-sounding traditional soundscapes or add unique textures to contemporary tracks.

Choose from customizable percussion patterns, then dial in groove, feel, and dynamic intensity.

Melodic instruments let you select an editable phrase and a variety of scales.

Load an instrument ensemble to quickly access a full range of sounds.

Quickly visualize instrument mapping and key switches across your keyboard.

Drag patterns and phrases to your host DAW as MIDI files to bring Middle Eastern character to your compositions.

Mix instrument ensembles using familiar controls and polish sounds with EQ, width, and compression.

All instruments were painstakingly recorded in multiple individual sessions.

The recorded single notes were arranged into phrases typical for that instrument, provided as MIDI sequences.

All the musicians recorded are renowned players of their particular instruments.

DISTINCTIVE MIDDLE EASTERN INSTRUMENTS

Add authentic Middle Eastern flavor to your compositions by drawing from a wide range of meticulously captured percussive, melodic, and string instruments.

MIDDLE EAST Medleys Audio Demos

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PERCUSSION

From goblet and frame drums to miniature kettle drums and finger cymbals, this collection offers an array of 15 percussion instruments. Play them individually or as part of well-balanced ensembles. Tap into the advanced groove player to quickly produce a track using editable patterns and fills, then dial in groove, feel, and intensity. Create an instantly recognizable environment or build modern beats with a touch of the Middle East.

MELODIC

Immediately transport your listeners to the lands that straddle East and West with authentic melodic instruments. Select from nine wind and string instruments. Produce a distinctive Middle Eastern sound by using quarter-tone scales and traditional tunings. Quickly construct tracks by drawing from a variety of customizable phrases suitable for traditional or contemporary genres.

STRINGS

Expand your sonic spectrum. The string group includes two violins, viola, and cello recorded by a renowned ensemble from Istanbul. Select a phrase to start assembling a track or to spark inspiration for your own playing. Customize the phrase as required. Choose an alternate scale to give your composition a traditional character. Fine-tune the group mix to achieve the right balance for your production.

PLAY IT ON KOMPLETE KONTROL

SPOTLIGHT COLLECTION: MIDDLE EAST performance features come alive on a KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series keyboard. See presets at a glance and preview sounds from the Native Browser. Instantly access instrument parameters from display knobs. The Light Guide displays melodic ornamentation keys for the left hand and illuminates the selected scale for the right.

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AT A GLANCE: MIDDLE EAST

Product type:	KOMPLETE Instrument
For use with:	Free KONTAKT PLAYER or KONTAKT
Number of instruments:	27 NKIs (3 ensembles, 15 percussion instruments, 9 melodic instruments)
Number of snapshots:	248
Number of sequences:	1,488 MIDI files, grouped in 248 pattern sets (6 MIDI files per pattern set)
Number of scales:	36
Sound categories:	World instruments and percussion
Download size:	23 GB uncompressed, 10 GB compressed
System requirements:	Free KONTAKT PLAYER or KONTAKT. Please also see the KONTAKT PLAYER system requirements and the KONTAKT PLAYER FAQ.
User manual:	DOWNLOAD MANUAL

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