The largest collection of Chinese and Mongolian virtual instruments. A unique and exciting collection featuring the best Chinese musicians recorded in their country with modern equipment and deep sampling with 4 dynamic layers.
Ethnic Chinese orchestra, percussion section, two choirs and more in one package.
We learned so much about ethnic instruments when we sampled at the Balkan ethnic orchestra in 2017. After three years of improving the sampling process, Strezov Sampling finally offers you the next product from our Ethnic series.
Inspired by the special sound of Chinese instruments and Mongolian singers, we decided it was time to create an inspiring instrument in this area to fill a huge gap in today’s world of virtual instruments.
Consisting of more than 50 instruments distributed over more than 100 instrument patches, Jade Ethnic Orchestra gives you the opportunity to choose between several categories, such as ensembles of stringed strings, solo stringed bows, plucked strings, voices, woodwinds, percussion (based on our mechanism X3M)) and developed soundproof tablets created specifically for the library by Lyubomir Goshev. The library was co-produced by composer and multi-instrumentalist Seth Tsui, who conducted and recorded sessions in Beijing, China.
JADE Ethnic Orchestra is a huge collection of Asian ethnic instruments. Most of the instruments taken from the samples come from China, but along with them we included others, such as the Hoomai male choir, the Longsong Mongolian quartet, Moorin-Khuur, Shakuhachi and many others that Asia should be proud of. A detailed list of library contents, a detailed description of tools, and other technical information can be found at the end of this manual.
JADE is an absolute monster, and not only for composers who want to practice traditional Asian music. For those interested in modern hybrid, folk-punk-ethnic styles, JADE deserves serious consideration. The PADS instrument alone is an extremely deep collection of amazing textures that sound modern but with the texture of the old world. Amazing things.
• Uncompressed content 220 GB (compressed content size – TBA!)
• Instant ethnic sound inspired by Chinese music
• More than 50 instruments in the largest collection of samples of Chinese and Mongolian instruments
• All content is recorded with several Round-Robins and in several dynamic layers
• 3 microphone positions – Close & Decca (Tweak Tone Labs), Hall (“chamber” reverb tracked by Sofia Session Studio) + custom convolution reverb
• True legato selection for all instruments
• Powerful Syllabuilder engine with CONNECT and MORPH modes that allow you to create Kontakt’s own content samples, along with never-previously sampled sounds like Mongolian artists Hoomai and Longsong Quartet
• Ability to load and save your texts, built-in preset manager
• X3M engine equipped with a percussion section for maximum flexibility and customization options
• Integrated Help
• Additional features such as the Velocity Dynamic Influencer, polyphonic true-legato, known from the famous choirs of the Stresov sampling and Afflatus Series
BOWED STRINGS SOLO
INSTRUMENT NAME DYN RANGE RRs
Erhu 1 Soloist Legato + Trem 4 D3-D6 –
Erhu 1 Soloist Stacc 4 D3-D6 8
Erhu 1 Soloist Pizz 4 D3-D6 8
Expressive Erhu Legato 3 D3-E6 –
Expressive Erhu Stacc 3 D3 -D6 8
Expressive Erhu Pizz 3 D3-D6 8
Village Erhu Legato + Trem 1 D3-D6 –
Village Erhu Stacc 1 D3-D6 8
Village Erhu Pizz 1 D3-D6 8
Zhonghu Solo Legato + Trem 4 G2-G5 –
Zhonghu Solo Stacc 4 G2-G5 8
Zhonghu Solo Pizz 4 G2-G5 8
Morin Khuur Solo Legato + Trem 2 F2-F4 –
Morin Khuur Solo Stacc 2 F2-F4 8
Morin Khuur Solo Pizz 2 F2-F4 8
Bass Morin Khuur Solo Legato + Trem 3 Bb0-B2 –
Bass Morin Khuur Solo Stacc 3 Bb0-B2 8
Bass Morin Khuur Solo Pizz 3 Bb0-B2 8
Banhu Legato + Trem 3 F3-C6 –
Banhu Stacc 3 F3-C6 8
Banhu Pizz 3 F3-C6 8
Dan nh Sus + Trem 2 D3 -D6 –
Dan nh Stacc 2 D3-D6 8
Dan nh Pizz 2 D3-D6 8
Jinghu Legato + Trem 3 A3-A5 –
Jinghu Stacc 3 A3-A5 8
Jinghu Pizz 3 A3-A5 8
String Chuur Legato + Trem 2 F1- F3 –
String Chuur Stacc 2 F1-F3 8
String Chuur Pizz 2 F1-F3 8
BOWED STRINGS ENSEMBLES
INSTRUMENT NAME DYN RANGE RRs
Erhu 1 Ens Legato + Trem 4 D3-D6 –
Erhu 1 Ens Stacc 3 D3-D6 8
Erhu 1 Ens Pizz 3 D3-D6 8
Erhu 2 Ens Legato + Trem 4 D3-D6 –
Erhu 2 Ens Stacc 4 D3-D6 8
Erhu 2 Ens Pizz 4 D3-D6 8
Impressionist Erhu Ens 2 D3-D6 –
Zhonghu Ens Legato + Trem 3 G2-G5 –
Zhonghu Ens Stacc 3 G2-G5 8
Zhonghu Ens Pizz 3 G2- G5 8
Morin Khuur Ens Legato + Trem 3 F2-F4 –
Morin Khuur Ens Stacc 3 F2-F4 8
Morin Khuur Ens Pizz 3 F2-F4 8
Bass Morin Khuur Ens Sus + Trem 2 Bb0-B2 –
Bass Morin Khuur Ens Stacc 2 Bb0 -B2 8
Bass Morin Khuur Ens Pizz 2 Bb0-B2 8
PLUCKED STRINGS
INSTRUMENT NAME DYN RANGE RRs
Pipa Ens + Bends, Trem 4 A1-D5 8
Pipa Ens (Chords) 4 A1-D5 6
Pipa Solo + Bends, Trem 4 A1- D5 8
Pipa Solo (Chords) 4 A1-D5 6
Yangqin + Bounces, Trem 4 G1-G5 8
Guzheng Ens + Bends, Trem 4 D1-D5 7
Guzheng Solo + Trem 4 D1-D5 7
Zhongruan + Trem 4 G1-D5 8
Zhongruan (Chords) – using similar to Distort engine 4 G1 -D5 5
Sanxian + Bends, Trem 4 G1-G4 8
Sanxian (Chords) – using similar to Distort engine 4 G1-G4 6
Liuqin + Bends, Trem 4 G2-A6 8
Liuqin (Chords) – using similar to Distort engine 4 G2 -A6 6
Guqin + Harmonics, Trem 4 C1-C4 5
Daruan + Trem 4 C1-C4 5
Daruan (Chords) – using similar to Distort engine 4 same 5
VOICES
INSTRUMENT NAME DYN RANGE RRs
Mongolian Longsong Quartet Ah Legato 2 G2-E4 –
Mongolian Longsong Quartet Eh Legato 2 G2-E4 –
Mongolian Longsong Quartet Syllabuilder 2 G2-E4 2
Mongolian Longsong Solo Ah Legato 2 G2-E4 –
Mongolian Longsong Solo Eh Legato 2 G2-E4 –
Mongolian Longsong Solo Syllabuilder 2 G2-E4 2
Hoomai Men Legato (Experimental) 2 A1-G2 –
H Men Syllabuilder 1 A0-B2 1
Hoomai Men Solo Legato (Experimental) 2 A1-G2 –
Hoomai Men Solo Syllabuilder 1 A0-B2 1
WOODWINDS
INSTRUMENT NAME DYN RANGE RRs
Alto Dizi Legato 3 C3-G5 –
Alto Dizi Stacc 2 C3-G5 8
Soprano Dizi Legato 2 G4-D6 –
Soprano Dizi Stacc 2 G4-D6 8
Piccolo Dizi Legato 2 D5-G6 –
Piccolo Dizi Stacc 2 D5-G6 8
Xiao Legato 2 D3-D5 –
Xiao Stacc 2 D3-D5 8
Xun Legato 2 C3-D4 –
Xun Stacc 2 C3-D4 8
Sheng Legato + HuShe, Flutter 3 G2-G5 –
Sheng Stacc 3 G2-G5 8
Alto Suona Legato + Flutter 2 D3-D5 –
Alto Suona Stacc 2 D3-D5 8
Soprano Suona Legato + Flutter 2 A3-A5 –
Soprano Suona Stacc 2 A3-A5 8
Piccolo Suona Legato + Flutter 2 C4-C6 –
Piccolo Suona Stacc 2 C4-C6 8
Wind Chuur Legato + Drone 2 Bb2-G4 –
Wind Chuur Stacc 2 Bb2-G4 8
Alto Hulusi Legato 2 F3-G4 –
Alto Hulusi Stacc 2 F3-G4 8
Soprano Hulusi Legato 2 D4-E5 –
Soprano Hulusi Stacc 2 D4-E5 8
Tenor Hulusi Legato 2 F2-G3 –
Tenor Hulusi Stacc 2 F2- G3 8
Shakuhachi Legato 2 D3-D5 –
Shakuhachi Stacc 2 D3-D5 8
PERCUSSION
INSTRUMENT NAME DYN RRs
Percussion
Ensembles (Dagu, Xiaogu / Dagu, Bangu / Xiaugu)
Solo percussion (Dagu, Xaogu, Zhonggu, Shougu)
Bo Cymbals (Large, Medium, Small)
Cha Cymbals (Large, Medium)
Peking Gongs (3 types)
Tam-Tam
Mallets, Misc. (Bangu, Paiban, Muyu, Ranat Ek, Zhuban)
Traditional rolls Min 3 – Max 6 Min 2 – Max 15
PADS
INSTRUMENT NAME DYN RANGE RRs
Pads 1 Full keyboard 1
