Japanese folk instrument Sonica Instruments Tsugaru Shamisen v2.0.0 KONTAKT

Sonica Instruments has painstakingly recreated every aspect of the revered Tsugaru shamisen in its Kontakt instrument library – the thrilling percussive sounds, powerful playing techniques and breakneck speed of hajiki picking.

The superb Japanese collection's Tsugaru Shamisen library is sure to enliven nearly every genre of music, from Japanese folk to hard rock, jazz, contemporary classical, and film scores.

Key Features
-The sound of the Tsugaru Shamisen has been perfectly reproduced using the best recording and programming technology.
- Completely natural picking thanks to up to five velocity layers and up to 12 round robins.
- Covers more than 20 Tsugaru Shamisen playing techniques, all key switches controllable.
- Five keyswitch-controllable phrase banks containing a variety of essential Tsugaru Shamisen phrases.
-The newly developed String Mode mechanism (which lets you choose which string to play) provides rich expression and realism, with the same feel as a real shamisen.
-Reproduces the resonant buzzing sound of azuma sawari inherent to the Tsugaru shamisen, and operates in the same way as the real thing.
-Three selectable tuning modes of ni-agari, honchoshi and san-sagari tuning.
- Open string notes, Savary effects, and resonances automatically adjust to match all tunings and key transpositions.
- Alternating pick-up function reproduces the sequence of downstroke and upstroke.
-Hajiki-Legato function allows you to play Hajiki sounds instantly using Legato.
- Hair plucking controls provide realistic attack nuances.
- Built-in instrument editor provides per-string tuning and volume adjustment.
- Lively, powerful sounds sampled in full 24-bit 96 kHz fidelity (library contains 24-bit 44.1 kHz samples).
- Create your own mixes using multi-mic samples and a dedicated mixer with separate controls for direct mix, overhead mix, room mix, and stereo mix.

• NKS-ready and Kontakt player compatible.

The resonance mechanism and resonance sound effect of Shavari
The Tsugaru shamisen provides azuma sawari with a separate sound source and resonant tone, which is crucial to creating the Tsugaru shamisen sound.

Just like a real instrument, the resonances respond to the specific intervals played. Furthermore, they automatically adjust to match different tunings and key transpositions, ensuring accurate reproduction of the instrument's sound. The volume of each resonant component is adjustable.

Covers over 20 Tsugaru Shamisen playing techniques, all key-switch controllable. Five key-switch controllable phrase banks containing a range of important Tsugaru Shamisen phrases.