Ample Sound releases Ample Ethno Banjo with Ethno Instrument Promotion

[Ample Sound]

Ample Sound has announced the release of Ample Ethno Banjo(AEBJ), a new sampled virtual instrument based on a Deering Sierra Banjo. It's a 3.9 GB sample library with 9 articulations.


Sampling:

• 4 Mic Modes: Mono, Bridge Stereo, Body Stereo and Neck Stereo.
• Sustain, Palm Mute, Natural Harmonic, Slide in & out, Legato Slide, Hammer On & Pull Off, Pop, Strum, 9 articulations. Legato at random length & pitch, with support for multiple strings.

New Features:

• SAHDS Modulation System:

Each voice has its on SAHDS modulation envelope.
You can get natural and realistic vibratos while keeping the Mod wheel in one position.
The mod speed, gain, and pitch can also be adjusted.

• Advance Bend:

Each string can be bent individually, while other strings are generating normal notes.
When a string is bent, the status will be kept so it can be released when it is played again.
The Advance Bend system simulates real instrument by modeling the change of sound such as timbre and velocity.

• Capo logic system specially designed for the 5-string Banjo.
• Banjo Strummer.
• Banjo Tab Reader.

Ample Sound also updated Ample Ethno Ukulele to v3.4:

• SAHDS Modulation System.
• Advance Bend system.
• New keyboard skin – Dark Keys.
• Improved IR related algorithm with higher efficiency.
• Some changes in Strummer.
• Updated the old standalone host (ASHost) to the Rectangles.
• Fixed VST3 parameter issue in some DAWs.
• Fixed some bugs that caused crashes in Riffer and Strummer.
• Fixed some bugs in exported chords in Strummer's chord detection mode.
• Fixed a problem that caused the Uninstaller unable to run on latest versions of MacOS.

Demo Video




Ethno Instrument promotion:
Intro Price: $89 until July 4, 2021 (Reg. $119).
Ample Sound is running an Ethno Instrument promotion, Banjo, Ukulele and related bundle 25% off until July 4. A further 10% off for the loyal users.

[starflakeprj]

Thank you for this, Ample sound. Have already purchased it

[TobyB]

Interested in this ... but ... unsure from the review (which was OK, but he's obviously a keyboard player interested in banjo sounds) whether the "strummer" will allow something approximating clawhammer-style? It's clearly very capable of Scruggs-style rolls and finger-picked riffs ... but can it do the "bum-ditty"?

[Sunnysideup]

Excellent product with new SAHDS feature and advanced bend system that I hope will reach existing VSTIs soon.
A request: the GUI on your products are massive. A smaller iteration would be beneficial for workspace.
For example:
- Show the neck of the instrument only;
- hide parameters;
- hide keyboard or smaller keyboard.
Actually, many VSTis have smaller keyboard representations. It saves space.

[starflakeprj]

Excellent product with new SAHDS feature and advanced bend system that I hope will reach existing VSTIs soon.
A request: the GUI on your products are massive. A smaller iteration would be beneficial for workspace.
For example:
- Show the neck of the instrument only;
- hide parameters;
- hide keyboard or smaller keyboard.
Actually, many VSTis have smaller keyboard representations. It saves space.

Smaller? What resolution are you on, I would like a bigger interface myself?

[Sunnysideup]

2560x1440.

[starflakeprj]

I'm not far off then, I use 3840x1600...maybe my eyesight is getting worse (I know it is)

[Ample Sound]

Interested in this ... but ... unsure from the review (which was OK, but he's obviously a keyboard player interested in banjo sounds) whether the "strummer" will allow something approximating clawhammer-style? It's clearly very capable of Scruggs-style rolls and finger-picked riffs ... but can it do the "bum-ditty"?

Thanks for your inquiry.

The Banjo library is sampled with finger-picks, it can not do clawhammer style.

[mountainmaster]

I am not sure if it is a bug in your installer or a recent bug in Windows 10, but when I started the library installer Windows did not show the elevation prompt. Since I put your libraries at a location that needs special access rights nothing was installed, even though the installer said the installation was a success.
I do have admin rights and so I ran the library installer again as administrator. This time everything went fine.

I have most of your instruments and this is the first time I have encountered this issue.

[Ample Sound]

Thanks for your report Mountainmaster.