Ethnic Phrases Toolkit: Xiao
Ethnic Phrases Toolkit: Xiao is a Kontakt library that features a collection of Chinese xiao phrases recorded by the renowned flute and xiao virtuoso, Xiaokui Ding. This toolkit is specifically designed for composers working in film, media, or video games, allowing you to seamlessly incorporate xiao and East Asian folk music elements into your compositions. It provides unique sounds and sources of inspiration for your music.
The deep, resonant sound of the Xiao narrates your musical story.
Xiao is a powerful ethnic flute that evokes oriental atmospheres, martial arts styles, and cultural scenes. Whether used to convey emotional nuances in film and television or to enhance immersive gaming experiences, the sound of the xiao can add depth and memorable moments to your composition.
This library offers a wide range of themes, from heroic to lyrical and even creepy and mysterious. It includes many unique articulations that have never been sampled before, which can greatly enhance your compositions!
*Please note that this product is compatible with the Full version of Kontakt 6.8.0 or above, it does not support the free version of Kontakt Player.
3 adjustable microphone positions: Close, Mid, Far
Contains 6 categories of phrase themes, each category is divided into 2 types of long and short (except single-note phrases), a total of more than 300 phrases, distributed across all 12 keys
Adjust the speed, length, playback position, pitch, and other elements of the phrase to adapt it flexibly to your creative needs
Composers often seek vibrant phrases or timbres to enhance the expressiveness of their works. The Ethnic Phrases Toolkit: Xiao has been created for this purpose.
It features phrases of various styles and lengths, along with a simple and clear interface. Without time-consuming editing or switching techniques, it can quickly add a unique touch to your composition. This is certainly an ideal scoring tool for composers.
Xiaokui Ding is an award-winning flute and xiao player who is dedicated to cross-border performances of diverse musical cultures. As a performer and musician, he has participated in the music recordings of many films, games, and variety shows.
In this library, we use a variety of different types of xiao (the picture shows a horizontal xiao), and you can enjoy the authentic and diverse styles of Chinese xiao phrases brought by Xiaokui Ding.
Ethnic Phrases Toolkit: Xiao adopts a fast and intuitive design:
Step 1: Select the themes you want
Step 2: Select the tonality via keyswitch
Step 3: Explore the phrases and select one
Step 4: Adjust the speed, playback position and other parameters if necessary
Everything is designed to achieve the most convenient and fastest results, and it can be seamlessly integrated into your workflow!
Ethnic Phrases Toolset: Xiao is a Kontakt library featuring Chinese xiao phrases. You can use it in any key and adjust parameters like playback speed, position, pitch, and envelope.
Phrases recorded by performers offer distinct advantages compared to other libraries:
No, the Ethnic Phrases Toolkit: Xiao is a phrase-based library, which means you cannot use it to write your own melodies.
No, these phrases have a base tempo, but it is flexible. Recording them this way preserves musicality and helps the performer focus on their performance.
Our collaborating musicians have extensive recording experience, ensuring tempo stability. If necessary, you can adjust the playback speed using the Speed knob or export it for further processing.
In addition to regular melodic phrases, we have also recorded many special techniques and atonal phrases that you will definitely not find on the market.
Product Type: Kontakt Instrument
Platform: KONTAKT FULL 6.8.0 or above
File size: 1.69GB
Number of NKI files: 11
Audio format: 24-bit 48kHz
Total phrases: 331
Instrument: Xiao