Embertone releases Chang Erhu - Virtual Chinese fiddle for Kontakt

Embertone has released Chang Erhu, a deeply-sampled authentic Chinese fiddle for Kontakt.

The erhu is a two-stringed, bowed musical instrument. It is used in small ensembles and large orchestras, and is the most popular of the huqin family of traditional bowed string instruments. A very versatile instrument, the erhu is used in both traditional and contemporary music arrangements, such as in pop, rock, jazz, etc.

Features:

• Authentic, fully playable Chinese fiddle.
• Round Robin bowed, slurred, gliss legato.
• Bow/Slur/Gliss Legato, Pizz, Trem, Shorts.
• Fully controllable, rebuilt vibrato.
• Watermarked individually.
• Custom-scripted Ensemble mode.

The Chang Erhu is designed to be flexible, expressive and versatile, offering users full control over vibrato intensity/speed, dynamics, portamento speeds AND staccato length. It features 2X round-robin bowed/slurred/portamento legato, 4X sustains, 4X "same-note" transitions, 8X shorts and 12X pizzicato.

Price: $80. Users can obtain the 24-bit sample bundle for $5 more. It is compatible with Kontakt 4/5 Full (Not Kontakt Player).