Discovery Sound has released I Love Tibet, a sample CD containing 644 Mb of 16-bit/44.1kHz recordings in loops, one-shots and multi-samples made using a varied cross-section of instruments – indispensable sacred percussion, wind instruments and sutras to the Tibetan Buddhist music - together with some more traditional percussion, string and wind instruments and Tibetan Opera.
The instruments used for the Buddhist music are roughly divided into percussion and wind instruments. The percussion is consisted of drums such as NGA or DAMARU and metal percussion like cymbals called BOOK CHEN to keep rhythms. The wind instruments include Tibetan flute called GYALING, Tibetan horn called DHUNCHECN giving a signal at beginning of memorial services, Conch horn called DHUNG, and etc. Those sacred instruments are thoroughly represented here, and also the other essential emotional voices called MANTRA to admire God & Buddha and CHANT to recite with many Buddhist priests are supplied on the disc.
In addition, stringed instruments called DRANYEN and YANZIN are available in Kontakt format and Tibetan percussion such as cymbals or bells are presented in Battery format.
I Love Tibet costs $91 and includes:
- Acid Wav: 387 files
- Rex2: 174 files
- Kontakt: 2 programs
- Battery: 1 program
