PASSIONATE AND SPIRITED
Esraj & Erhu - Ethnic String Phrases continues our journey deep within the cultures of India and China. It is a toolbox for composers, invented to capture the exceptional magic of live performed instruments. Esraj & Erhu phrases embody the honest emotional expression being the core of music. Providing the enormous vitality of two traditional string instruments. Both Esraj and Erhu create an unbelievably sincere feeling, enabling it to enliven every musical setting. The outcome is a versatile and easy-to-use instrument with a huge variety of overwhelming string phrases.
THE INSTRUMENTS
The Esraj is a North Indian stringed instrument known for its extremely soft and smooth tones. Within the last 300 years it has often been used as an accompanying instrument for voices. Enrichening them with the incredible warm and full sound, the variety of its resonance strings provide.
The Erhu is a chinese spike fiddle with two strings. It is known for its strength of character in spite of being so versatile in both traditional and contemporary music arrangements.
United they form the next chapter of our Ethnic Series, melting together to an unbelievable expressive and varied dream couple - unfolding their magic just at your fingertips.
INSPIRED, LIVE RECORDED PHRASES & TECHNIQUES
The two string instruments cover a huge variety of different styles and techniques: From very simple and touching phrases, all the way to extremely virtuous and stirring ones. All of them can be adjusted in key, speed, length, succession and connection. This guarantees the perfect fit for its human touch in all styles and moods.
CLEAN AND INTUITIVE INTERFACE
Inspired by our Lyrical Series, we created the same intuitive and easy to use interface that gives you instant access to the most essential features as well as the freedom to dive deeper to shape your sound as you wish.
Features
ETHNIC STRING PHRASES
670+ matchless and live perfomed phrases
19 themes
2 Ethnic String Instruments
Erhu legato und Esraj sustain instruments included
CUSTOMIZABLE SPEED & LENGTH
With short endings, you can conclude and switch between passages easily. The speed knob at the center allows precise timing control. All phrases were recorded to fit multiple tempi and remain expressive without a set meter.
LEGATO/SUSTAIN INSTRUMENTS INCLUDED
To merge the powers of both traditional and phrase-based sampling, Erhu legato und Esraj sustain instruments have been included. They can be used to either to connect or to advance existing phrases, or even to craft your own ones. Be prepared to implement your creative vision with ease into your scores.
STARTING, MIDDLE & END PHRASES
Each theme comes with 15 different phrases (starting, middle and end phrases). They are designed to perfectly fit your track. In addition, there are two short endings per theme to quickly end a phrase. This setup gives you the freedom to conveniently combine different phrases the way you want.
System Requirements:
Full version of Native Instrument’s KONTAKT 5 (version 5.8.1 or higher) – NOTE: The free KONTAKT PLAYER is NOT sufficient.
Intel Core 2 Duo processor recommended
Mac OSX.10.11 or higher
Windows 7 or higher
4GB RAM
at least 2.5GB of free hard disc space
Download Sizes
| Version | Compressed Download Size |
| Kontakt 5/Plug-in Download includes | |
| Full Product: 2.47 GB | |
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License Agreement
The Following End User License Agreement is included with Esraj & Erhu - Ethnic String Phrases. This License is only valid for the individual who has purchased an unopened, new and lawfully made copy of Esraj & Erhu - Ethnic String Phrases from a dealer or distributor authorized by Big Fish Audio.
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"This SONUSCORE End-User License Agreement (or “EULA”) is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity) and SONUSCORE, label of Dynamedion GbR, a partnership company based in Germany (“SONUSCORE”), for the SONUSCORE Audio Content you have licensed which includes the following: (i) virtual sampler instruments, (ii) source sound files and (iii) any printed, “online” or electronic documentation (altogether: “CONTENT”). By licensing, copying or otherwise using the CONTENT, you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA. If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA, do not use the CONTENT. Copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties protect the CONTENT. The rights granted herein are non-transferable and have to be validated by proof of purchase. All rights not expressly granted to you hereunder are reserved by SONUSCORE. GRANT OF LICENSE: In consideration of the license fee you paid, SONUSCORE grants a “MEDIA LICENSE” to you and your assigns (subject to the transfer limitations herein). The MEDIA LICENSE for this product is granted only to a single user. If you want to purchase a multiuser license, please contact us directly. All CONTENT in this product is licensed, but not sold, to you by SONUSCORE. for commercial and non-commercial use in music, sound-effect, audio/video post-production, performance, broadcast or similar finished content-creation and production use. The MEDIA LICENSE includes the non-exclusive right to combine the CONTENT you’ve purchased for commercial recordings without paying any additional license fees or providing source attribution to SONUSCORE. The MEDIA LICENSE includes: 1. Mechanical rights The right to re-record, duplicate and release the CONTENT as part of your product/production in whatever medium you choose (i.e. video tape, film, CD ROM, DVD, digital formats). 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The MEDIA LICENSE also forbids any re-distribution method of the CONTENT, through any means, including but not limited to, re-selling, trading, sharing, resampling, mixing, processing, isolating, or embedding into software or hardware of any kind, for the purpose of re-recording or reproduction as part of any free or commercial library of musical and/or sound effect samples and/or articulations, or any form of musical sample or sound effect sample playback system or device. REPRESENTATION: SONUSCORE owns and controls the rights represented herein with respect to the CONTENT that are subject to this Agreement. SONUSCORE has and will hold throughout the Territory and during the Term the above listed rights to exploit the CONTENT as set forth herein. SONUSCORE shall indemnify and hold you harmless from any and all claims, liabilities and costs, losses, damages or expenses (excluding attorney’s fees) arising out of any breach of these representations. 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