Ample Sound releases Ample China Konghou and Sampling Engine 4

Ample Sound has announced the release of the Ample China Konghou(ACKH), based on the new Ample Sound 4.0 sampling engine, sampled on a Peacock type 76-string Konghou.

The Konghou is an ancient harp-like picked string instrument that was introduced to East Asia from Persia over 2000 years ago.

Unlike a harp, the Konghou has 76 strings in two rows. Each pair of strings connected to a bottom lever. Picking a string and pressing the corresponding string can produce articulations such as vibrato and bends.

The Konghou has a soft tone and a wide range (G0 – B5), making it suitable for various musical styles including film scores, game music, easy listening, new age, and pop etc.

Performer: Ye Lin.

Sampling:

• The ACKH offers 8 articulations including Sustain, Nature Harmonic, Expressive Tremolo, Straight Tremolo, Short Tremolo, Ascending Arpeggio, Descending Arpeggio, and Pre-Vibrato 8 articulations, totaling 7.5 GB of samples.
• Recorded using 5 microphones positioned left, right, center, and stereo ambience, each with individual channel EQ. 4 microphone modes are provided – AB1, AB2, MS1 and MS2.
• Includes various Konghou Glissando samples.

Key Features:

• Ample Sound 4.0 sampling engine
  • Developed on the latest Juce 7.
  • Featuring a completely redrawn UI, supporting 5K HD resolution.
  • A brand-new version of the Riffer editor.
• New built-in Piano roll – Riffer Piano version
  • Allows easy marking of articulations and expressions without the keyswitches.
  • Fully compatible with standard MIDI for lossless import and export.
  • Includes MIDI algorithm tools like Quantize, Velocity Rounding, Timing Rounding, Legato, and Restrict etc.
  • Each preset comes with a riff for a quick demonstration of the ACKH's playing and tonal characteristics.
• ACKH Glissando Mode:
  • By pressing the begin and end notes, the system automatically generates a pentatonic, heptatonic, or Persian scale sequence in between (according to the Key setting);
  • The time interval between the begin and end notes controls the duration of each note in the sequence, thus determines the speed of the glissando.
  • The velocity of begin and end notes controls the variation in intensity, allowing for different variations from soft to hard or vice versa.
• Voice independent SAHDS Modulation System.
• Special Konghou bend system.
• Tremolo system: Velocity controls the Start position of tremolo sample.

System Requirements:

• Windows: Windows 7/8/10, 64-bit only (32-bit not supported).
• Mac: 10.13 or newer versions.
• VST2, VST3, AU, AAX and Standalone host.
• Intel i5 or higher.
• iLok Anti-Piracy system, which requires a free iLok account. The license can be stored on the local machine without an iLok dongle, or on 2nd/3rd generation iLok dongle.

ACKH is available now with an introductory price of $112 (Reg. $149) until June 10, 2024.

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Rainy Night

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Legend of the Wind

Demo Song