Kong Audio has announced the release of ChineeLiuQin, "The Willow Mandolin from China", the 14th title in Kong Audio's Chinee Series.

LiuQin is a grassroots folk instrument which was originally popular in some provinces of China for the last two centuries. LiuQin was a simple and rough instrument at the beginning, and it was once referred to as "the plebs' Pipa" due to its lack of refinement - yet it is much closer to the true rural life. The structure of today's LiuQin has been redesigned in the mid-20th century. With the improved physical form, plus its higher pitch scale and its Western Mandolin-like acoustic effect, LiuQin has become a prominent instrument in today's Chinese classical circle.

Pricing & Availability

ChineeLiuQin is powered by Kong Audio's new Windows native QIN engine. It's available as a VST instrument plug-in and costs $60.

New customers (who have never bought any plug-in from Kong Audio previously) can get ChineeLiuQin with 20% off, for just $48. This time-limited introductory discount offer will expire on December 1st, 2010. Existing customers are entitled to an additional discount.