Samulnori is a type of Korean percussion music that has been gaining widespread popularity over the past few decades, both in Korea and abroad. The term “samulnori” can be divided into two parts “samul” – means “4 things”, and “nori” – to play, ie play 4 instruments.
Usually the Samulnori ensemble consists of 4 main instruments – Puk, Janngu, Jing and K’Kwaenggwari, but there is also a small ensemble consisting of one such instrument, and large ones of more than 4 instruments. Each of the instruments in the ensemble is an element of nature, Jing – wind, Janggu – rain, Puk – clouds, and K’kwaenggwari – lightning.
PUK – a low-frequency drum in the form of a barrel with a diameter of about 30 cm, having a hollow wooden case with skin stretched on each side, which is played with one beater. It carries the main bass boost.
JING is a gong made of iron. Sometimes a tool is hung in a holding frame, or held in a hand, and hit on it with a large, soft mallet
JANNGU is an hourglass-shaped drum, each side of which is covered with a different kind of skin. One of the sides produces a high-frequency sound, which is struck by bamboo cane, the other side produces a deeper sound by hitting with a mallet.
K’KWAENGGWARI is a small manual gong held in the left hand and beaten with a small, hard mallet. A tool about 25 cm across, made of brass. Leads a group, signals transitions in music.
• 24 bit 44.1khz stereo sampling
• 14 velocity layers, 10 alternate round robin layers per hit
• 4 Samulnori instruments
• Euclidean Beats Sequencer
• KSP Humanise controls – create organic variations in playing
• Modular effects section with custom convolution reverb IRs
• 20 preset grooves
