MaTouQin(horse-headed fiddle)
The Mongolian Vibe from the Steppes
Matouqin (horse-headed
fiddle, aka morin khuur), as
one of the precious legacies
of the Mongolian people,
has been heartily embraced
by Chinese musicians today
as a vital musical element.
Its unique sound character
complements other
classical Chinese
instruments in a way like no
others.
Matouqin is believed to be
originated from the nomadic
people during the Tang
Dynasty (7th - 10th
centuries), and became
widely known circa Genghis Khan's reign. Nowadays, like
many other Mongolian legacies, Matouqin has become a
valuable part of Chinese culture.
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Besides the horse-headed
pegbox, Matouqin is very
recognizable for its unusual
playing techniques and styles.
Our production approached
Matouqin in pursuit of the
indigenous flavour instead of
the more Westernized style,
and by delivering that flavour,
all the composers and
musicians now have a chance
to explore and express in the
most authentic and original
Mongolian flavour easily.
HuGejiletu, a member of the
Hanggai band in China, is the
recording Matouqin musician of
this project.
Extraordinary Playability
Matouqin contains various
types of legato, tremolo, trills,
slaps, and staccato, as well as special techniques, phrases and
articulations.
With the extensive sampling, Modwheel triggered expressions, along
with the already established tradition of superior knowledge in the
instruments, the live playability of Matouqin is, like all the Kong Audio
plugins, unmatchable.
BaWu
BaWu is a free-reed Chinese instrument, orginally used by some
minority peoples in South China. It has become widely used through out
the modern day Chinese Mainland in all kinds of music.
HuLuSi(Bottled Gourd)
Riveting Sound from the South of Clouds
HuluSi is a free-reed wind instrument of China made of bottle gourd.
"Hulu" is the Chinese name for bottle gourd; "Si", silk, used here to
describe the unrelenting characteristic of HuluSi's vibrating tail tone.
The history of Hulusi is not well documented other than that it may have
been used by the ethnic minorities in the nowadays Yunnan (literally
means "South of Clouds") province for a very, very long time, maybe as
long as a thousand years. Yunnan is famous for its diversity of
landscapes and ethnic groups, its culture flavour is rather different from
other parts of China.
To-day, HuluSi is the most representative instrument of Yunnan, and in
recent years it has been improved, spread and promoted both at the
national and international levels, and received good recognitions.
HuluSi is especially known for its unrelenting, yet soft, moody tone.
About ChineeHuluSi
ChineeHuluSi contains the sampling of two HuluSi's: a big
HuluSi and a small one: a Big HuluSi in G (note range: B3-E5), a
Small HuluSi in C (note range: G4-A5), with various types of playing
techniques woven within.
System requirements and specs:
154 MB(MaTouQin) 325 MB(HuLuSii),196 MB(BaWu)meticulously produced sample sets.
Powered by brand-new QIN RV engine.
Windows XP/VISTA/Windows 7. 2GB RAM.
32/64 bit VST host sequencers compatible.
Compatible with FXpansion RTAS Adapter
All samples are recorded in 1-bit/5.6 MHz.
MaTouQin
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CHINEE HuLuSi
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