Kong Audio has released ChineeGuanZi, a virtual GuanZi, a one-of-a-kind double-reed instrument from China.
ChineeGuanzi is arguably the most expressive plugin in the whole Chinee Series so far, due to the innovative combination of pitch-envelopes with keyswitching in the patch programming, all of which blend seamlessly together with the priceless actual knowledge about the instrument itself.
ChineeGuanZi features
- 9th installment of the accalimed Chinee Series.
- 260 MB elaborately crafted sample sets.
- Trademark in-depth programming.
- Innovative blending of pitch envelopes with keyswitching.
ChineeGuanZi is available as a VST instrument for Windows PC (32bit only) for $60 USD.
Kong Audio has also announced the release of Instant China, a new package offer which contains ChineeWinds, ChineeKong V2+ and ChineeErhu, as an easy toolpack with the most recognizable Chinese classical instruments for all musicians and composers in the flat world.
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Kong Audio has released new updates for all its plug-ins.
Changes in new updates
- Fixed the keyswitching triggering issue on some plugins.
- Polyphonies adjusted on some plugins.
- Changes made to Guzheng’s preset.
- Various minor adjustments.
Note: This update may cause incompatibility issues with your previously saved projects. Please be sure to finish your current project before applying the update.
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Kong Audio has released updated versions of all Chinee Series plug-ins.
Changes in Kong Audio plug-ins
- New 12-note Keyswitching Patches. All plugins (except for Chineekong V2+) now come with new presets utilizing 12-note (C1-B1) keyswitching, giving users a vastly improved live playability. Also added is a more detailedly mapped basic patch to each of the 7 plugins. The new patches breath a new life to the plugins.
- No more abrupt notes cutting off during the keyswitching process.
- Pitch Envelope is now added to ChineeWinds and ChineeNanxiao besides Guzheng.
- Changes are made to keyswitching in Chineekong V2+ under the hood. Now keyswitching must be confined to MIDI channel 1, but no more abrupt notes cutting-off during the keyswitching process. It’s now practical to set up keyswitching in Chineekong V2+ and use it either for live performance or sequencing.
- Updated Guzheng soundbank. (Installing this updated soundbank to be used with the new plugin dll is mandatory.)
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Kong Audio has released Chineekong V2+, an updated version of Chineekong V2, featuring an additional 170 MB content of new gongs, cymbals, drums and other Chinese percussion instruments.
ChineeKong V2+ features
- 850 MB of professionally recorded sample content.
- Six main categories: Luo (Gongs), NaoBo (Cymbals), GuZu (Drum sets), BanBang (Wood Percussion), ZhongLing (Bells), and QiTa (MISC), divided into a total number of 50 subsets.
- 10 channel multitimbrality.
- 10 independent outputs.
- Master effects (bypass-able).
Chineekong V2+ is available as a VST plug-in for Windows for $88 USD (the update is free for existing ChineeKong V2 customers).
A free Kong loop pack is available here (Note: ChineeKong itself is NOT a loop collection).
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Kong Audio has released updated versions of the Chinee Series plug-ins.
Changes in these updates
- Fixed some minor glitches introduced in the revamped Guzheng soundbank.
- New Octave switcher in Chineekong v2.
- Improved clickless key-switching with less CPU usage in Chineekong v2.
- Fine-tunings to various parameters of Pipa, Matouqin, Guzheng, Suona.
- Various minor tweaks.
There’s also a new video tutorial for Chineekong v2 at YouTube.
This video demo explains about the advanced use of keyswitching which can make Chineekong v2 much more playable and flexible.
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Kong Audio has released version 1.5 of ChineeGuzheng, a sampled Chinese zither instrument plug-in for Windows PC.
Changes in ChineeGuzheng v1.5
- Vastly revamped sound bank.
- Various tweaks to the parameters.
- Tremolo and Length expressions enhanced.
ChineeGuzheng is available for $60 USD.
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