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zircon · Post by **zircon** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:22 pm

Welcome to KORON: Traditional Instruments of Iran, our most extensive and largest world instrument library yet! Originally conceived by producer Siavash Mozaffari, this collection will take you on a journey through the rich musical heritage of Iran through 10 deep-sampled instruments (5 melodic, 5 percussive). In total, there are over 17,000 samples across two mic positions, including over 1,200 performances and phrases for your inspiration.

KORON includes the following instruments:

Kamanche: Four-stringed bowed instrument thought to be an ancestor of the Western violin
Santoor: A type of hammered dulcimer with a haunting and resonant tone
Setar: Four-stringed plucked and strummed instrument with a long neck and movable frets
Tanbour: An ancient fretted and strummed instrument with three sets of strings
Tar: A crucial instrument in Iranian classical music with three sets of two unison strings played by plucking and strumming
Bendir: Wooden frame drum with a skin membrane, played with fingers and brushes
Daf: Larger Persian frame drum reinforced with metal rings, thought to be a precursor to the tambourine
Kuzeh: Unique Iranian instrument constructed from clay with holes that can be opened or closed to create fascinating sounds when struck, similar in some ways to the tone of an Indian tabla
Tombak: Goblet-shaped hand drum that is foundational to Persian music with a wide top, great for both bassier tones and treble-heavy rim hits
Zarbe Zoorkhaneh: Over 2,000 years old and originally used by knights during fitness workouts, a larger version of the Tombak

Though KORON has more instruments than any world library we've released, it does not skimp on depth - we recorded multiple strings and frets, true legato and glissando articulations (where possible), dozens of drum techniques, etc.

The large pool of performances and phrases can also be used to augment your writing for each instrument, instantly adding character, and can be edited right in the KORON interface.

Whether you are seeking to write traditional and authentic Middle Eastern music OR you are looking to add unique non-Western sounds to your modern productions and scores, KORON will no doubt be a source of great inspiration and creativity.

KEY FEATURES

17,000+ samples / 10gb
10 instruments total
2 mic positions
Per-articulation envelope settings
All-in-one percussion patch
Microtuning support and native authentic scales
9 instruments worth of performances and phrases in multiple tempos, time signatures
Built-in easy FX rack
Total Articulation Control Technology - TACT
Performance patches with easy phrase editor

AUDIO DEMOS

https://soundcloud.com/isworks/sets/dem ... ts-of-iran

VIDEO WALKTHROUGH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd3YgaKSFhE

PRICING / AVAILABILITY

Koron: Traditional Instruments of Iran is available now for the introductory price of $179 (MSRP: $199) through March 31st. Kontakt 5.5.2 (full version) is required.

Let us know what you think!

Musical Gym · Post by **Musical Gym** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:36 pm

Would you consider selling instruments separately or in smaller packages?

zircon · Post by **zircon** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 3:31 am

If enough people request it, sure!

epiphaneia · Post by **epiphaneia** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 5:41 pm

zircon wrote:If enough people request it, sure!

Here

V0RT3X · Post by **V0RT3X** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 6:45 pm

What does Koron mean?

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 7:53 pm

It was just a Google away...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koron_(music)

ErikH · Post by **ErikH** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 9:59 pm

As a devote lover of Persian music, I am very interested.
Yet I do not see a ney.
This is not a very big problem - there is no singer like Mohamadreza Shajarian either, and I a neither Kayhan Kalhor nor Hamid Motebassem - but do you have plans to extend the library?

zircon · Post by **zircon** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 10:48 pm

ErikH wrote:As a devote lover of Persian music, I am very interested.
Yet I do not see a ney.
This is not a very big problem - there is no singer like Mohamadreza Shajarian either, and I a neither Kayhan Kalhor nor Hamid Motebassem - but do you have plans to extend the library?

World wind instruments are part of our Ventus series... a Ney is planned

woggle · Post by **woggle** » Sun Mar 26, 2017 2:43 am

zircon wrote:If enough people request it, sure!

me too

zircon · Post by **zircon** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:50 pm

Noted

BTW, new demos have been posted from Henning Nugel and Ian Dorsch! These are hugely creative and mix traditional with modern styles in totally new ways. Check 'em out:

https://soundcloud.com/isworks/koron-th ... ian-dorsch

https://soundcloud.com/isworks/koron-ca ... -live-bass

MoziMoozik · Post by **MoziMoozik** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 6:15 pm

ErikH wrote:As a devote lover of Persian music, I am very interested.
Yet I do not see a ney.
This is not a very big problem - there is no singer like Mohamadreza Shajarian either, and I a neither Kayhan Kalhor nor Hamid Motebassem - but do you have plans to extend the library?

Hi ErikH

Thanks for the comments. I did the recordings for Koron in Iran. I'm glad that you are a fan of Persian music and know these artists. As much as I would have loved to have Kayhan Kalhor play on this library, he's an international superstar with bigger and better things to do than coming to a studio and play his instrument note for note. It's like releasing a piano VST and having customers complain about why Herbie Hancock was not the one playing the keys for the library. I will assure you that I found the best players money could buy and some of them had played in concerts with the artists whom you mentioned. If there is a big enough demand for the library to expand I would love to expand it.

KORON: Traditional Instruments of Iran. 10gb / 10 Middle Eastern instruments, available now!