Orchestral Tools has announced a curated collection of over 70 playable Southeast Asian instruments drawn from the region’s rich musical landscape.
Many of the included instruments are appearing in a sample library for the very first time. Sångara is OT’s latest collaboration with the celebrated composer and multi-instrumentalist Richard Harvey, and provides a dazzling array of new sonic colors and timbres ideal for cinematic scoring.
Sångara brings together a rich array of percussion, wind, and stringed instruments hand-picked by Harvey. The instrument selection represents musical traditions from across the geographic region of Southeast Asia.
Most of the recordings took place at Karma Studios in Thailand, overseen by Harvey personally and performed by an expert group of local musicians renowned for their skill and experience with the instruments.
Sångara features
- Includes instruments never sampled before.
- Up to 6 mixable mic positions, including vintage spot mics.
- Instruments recorded chromatically for maximum versatility.
- Plucked strings, bowed strings, winds, and percussion.
- Features a one of a kind, custom-made kong wong yai.
- Authentic representation of the instruments in their natural ranges.
Sångara by Richard Harvey is available now at an introductory price of 249 EUR until November 8th, 2023 (regular 399 EUR).
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