Ethno World 4 User Guide

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INTRODUCTION

ETHNO WORLD 4 PROFESSIONAL has been

produced by award-winning lm composer Marcel

Barsotti (Das Wunder von Bern, Deutschland.

Ein Sommermrchen, Rennschwein Rudi Rssel

2, Kebab Connection, Wo ist Fred?, Grne

Wste, Dolphins, Sirga the Lioness and The

Poet). He has composed music for more than

80 cinema movies, television lms and advertise-

ments, and his musicians have been placed in the

charts several times.

ETHNO WORLD 4 PROFESSIONAL containsmore than 200 professionally recorded ethnic

instruments and more than 14.000 high quality

samples in the following categories: Bowed ins-

truments, stringed instruments, woodwinds and

brass, key instruments, bell type instruments, me-

tal type instruments, , world percussion, gongs and

bowls, and the new category of voices. Therefore,

ETHNO WORLD 4 PROFESSIONAL with its 9.5

giga-bytes of samples is one of the most extensive

ethnic library in the world.

New in ETHNO WORLD 4 PROFESSIONAL is

for for example a complete Morin Khuur string

ensemble (Mongolia). It is now possible to create

a whole string arrangement with up to 9 key swit-

ches, similar to large orchestra libraries.

Many instruments from all continents can be

played, for example Saron, Tibetan Bells, Saz,

Kantele, Irish Flutes, Military Cassa, Angklung,

Egyptian Fiddle, Erhu, Gaohu, Scale Changer Har-

monium, Bouzouki, Santoor, Hulusi, Dung DkarHorns, Cajon, Balafon, Western Fiddle, Monochord,

Irish Flutes and the new Duduk, Dvojacka, Hotchi-

ku, Shakuhachi, Fujara, Ciaramella, Mankosedda,

Jews Harp and Launeddas. Also included are the well

known Indian string Instruments Dilruba and Esraj.

Unique and for the rst time for EW4 are a Mongo-

lian choir, Overtone Singing, and individual female

and male voices. Altogether, there are 1400 licks and

loops of outstanding quality and playability.

All ETHNO WORLD 4 PROFESSIONAL instru-

ments and voices are played by renowned musi-

cians under the direction of Andreas Hofner and

Marcel Barsotti - Egschiglen Ensemble, Sandro

Friedrich, Sandro Hussel, Enrique Ugarte, Raoul

Alvarellos, Seref Dalyanoglu, Fabian Roemer,

Tom Hake and many more.

ETHNO WORLD 4 PROFESSIONAL, along with

the new Kontakt 2 Player, are entering a new dimen-

sion with their progressive programming: with EW4

it is now possible for the rst time to transpose all in-

strument licks and playing styles into any chosen keyusing the Elastic Audio Engine Time Machine II.

All drum and percussion loops can be played in all

tempi with the beat machine II and each individual

loop is completely free to be programmed in all para-

meters. Using the sample start offset it is possible

to select the point when a lick starts playing. A Lega-

to Modus is now available for solo instruments - very

effective for instance with woodwind. With the Hu-

manize Modus each new note can be given a slightly

altered timbre. makes the greatest diversity of ethnic

tunings and scales possible. With ETHNO WORLD4 PROFESSIONAL it is now possible to program in

an entire orchestra.

Just listen to the Demo!

I hope users all over the world will find

much enjoyment, plenty of inspiration and

musical creativity in the musical transfor-

mation of ethnic and other styles.

Marcel Barsotti

WELCOMETOTHEKONTAKT-INSTRUMENT

ETHNOWORLD4 PROFESSIONAL produced by Marcel Barsotti

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THE NEW

INSTRUMENTS

FROM ETHNO WORLD 4

BOWEDINSTRUMENTS:Morin Khuur Violin, Morin Khuur Strings Ensem-ble, Ih Khuur Bass, Esray, Dilruba.

STRINGEDINSTRUMENTS:

Joochin (Dulzimer)

WOODWINDS& BRASS:

Various Ocarinas, Tin Whistle and Low Whistle

Licks, Shakuhachi, Pinkillo, Mancosedda, Lau-

neddas, Crumhorn, Hotchiku, Fujara OvertoneFlute, Irish Traverse Flute, Dvojacka Double Flute,

Duduk, Didgeridoo, Ciaramella.

VOICES

Mongolian Vocal Ensemble, Male Subtone Vocals,

Male Solo Vocals, Male Khoomii Overtone Vocals,

Female Solo Vocals.

WORLDPERCUSSION:

Mongolian Jews Harp, Mongolian Gong, Mongoli-

an Framedrum, Hengereg Drum, Mongolian Bones

Shaker, Jews Harp.

THE SOUND CONCEPT

Almost all instruments were recorded in stereo with

various tempos. For sound reasons, several utes

were sampled in mono. Very often utes do sound

smoother and richer in mono. All instruments have

been recorded with the nest state-of-the-art tube

technology and then mastered with professionalhigh quality plug-ins. Great care has been exercis-

ed to transmit the authenticity of the instruments.

This sometimes means that original melodies are

sampled with some unavoidable sounds and noises.

The reference tuning is set at 440 Hz.

HOW TO USE THE

INSTRUMENTS

The instruments can be used as they would be in a

normal orchestra.

For this reason there are different groups such as

bell type instruments, bowed instruments, cons-

truction sets, gongs and bowls, key instruments,

voices, construction sets, metal type instruments,

stringed instruments, woodwinds and brass, world

drums and world percussion. The instruments

sound extremely dynamic and natural. You willhear the swish of vibrating strings and in addition

there is an effects bank that lets you combine the

specic noises of an instrument with the basic in-

strument sound.

In the main program many instruments are equip-

ped with dimension keys. Via keys they let you

select the different playing styles of the instrument.

Some of the instruments are programmed with up

to 14 dimension keys and playing styles. For a cer-

tain instrument, the dimension keys allow you to

change the playing styles like piano/forte, marcato,pizzicato, tremolo, glissandi, slides, mordent, trills

and many more. With precise programming, one

will no longer be able to differentiate between the

Ethno World instruments and real instruments.

In addition, there are many different loops, licks

and effects in all tempos. Ethno World 4 Profes-

sional can be used within many different stylistic

contexts.

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ABBREVIATIONS

BM Beatmachine

TM Timemachine

CH Chords

DT Double Tone

ESP Espressivo

F Forte

FG Fingerstyle

FX Effect

GL Glissando

LK Lick

LP Looped Programs

NV Non Vibrato

ORIG Original Tune

P Piano

PL played with PlectrumPLF Plectrum Forte

PLP Plectrum Piano

PS Playing Styles

PT Pitched Version

PZ Pizzicato

S Solo

SD Slide Down

SL Slides

SP Slaps

STAC Staccato

STF Staccato Forte

STK played with Sticks

STP Staccato Piano

SU Slide up

TR Tremolo

TRL Trill

VIB Vibrato

VEL Velocity Switch

MOD Modulation Wheel

BELL & METAL TYPE

INSTRUMENTS

Here are some very unusual instruments from

around the world. They all have varying dynamics,

playing styles and loops.

Hugh Tracey Kalimba

Kalimba Kibirizi Tuning Plates

New in Ethno World 4: The MONGOLIAN JEWS

HARP and the Hungarian Jews Harp played by

Sandro Friedrich, with unique loops.

THESARON

The Saron is a Gamelan Glockenspiel from Lom-

bok (1 octave).

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Gamelan Crash Bells (Lombok) & Saron (Gamelan

Glockenspiel (Lombok) & Gamelan Wood Cowbell

(Indonesia)

KALIMBAS

The Kalimbas (African plucked instruments, here

with 5 and 15 small metal rods) include program-

mes in the original tuning and in the European half

tone tuning.

Kalimba & Tamborc & Gopichand

MOREBELLINSTRUMENTS

A selection of ethnic bell instruments is available

as well as Tibetan singing bells, which are played

with a rubber-coated stick. There are temple cym-bals from China and Tibet and bells from Burma.

You will nd European instruments, such as a Me-

tallophone, a chromatic 2 octave Glockenspiel,

and small tubular bells. These too have varying

dynamics. A few more unusual instruments are the

Shanghai baby piano (its little wooden clappers

fall on to longer metal rods), a bamboo vibraphone

with synthetically produced tremolo.

Shanghai Baby Piano (China)

Also included are a Gamelan crashbell, where

four rmly xed cymbals are hit by two cymbals,

and the Dreamcatchers, which are very much likewindchimes.

Gamelan Crash Bells (Lombok)

Here are some very unusual instruments from

around the world. They all have varying dynamics,

playing styles, loops and pitch programmes.

Tibetan Temple Cymbals

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Tibetan Singing Bells

Military Cymbals

Metallophon (Germany) & Chromatic Glockenspiel (Germa-

ny) & Small Bamboo Vibraphon (Synth. Tremolo.

GONGS & BOWLS

From the instrument family of the Gongs, there

are instruments such as the Wuhan Tam Tam from

China, the Java Gong with a diameter of 80 Cen-

timeters (approx. 31 inches) and the Tam Tam Be-

sar from Indonesia. New in Ethno World 4 is the

MONGOLIAN GONG.

TamTam Besar & Wuhan am Tam & Java Gong

Gong Besar 18

There is also a large collection of Singing Bowls at

your disposal: Big Rako Bowls, Big Tibetan Sin-

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ging Bowls from Tibet and Rin Bowls from Japan

in different playing styles and sizes. From Indonesia is

the Gong Besar with a deep curve at the back.

Rin Bowls

Big Tibetan Singing Bowls

BigRako Singing Bowls,

BOWED INSTRUMENTS

ERHU

Small Erhu Plectrum Violin & Erhu Plectrum Violin &

Ceylon Guitar.

In China the Erhu, Gaohu and Jinghu (Chinese

opera violin) are traditional bowed instruments.

The Erhu is a two-string violin tuned in fths. It

has no frets and no ngerboard and is being played

with a xed bow stick.

JINGHUOPERAVIOLIN

The little Jinghu is a Chinese soprano violin which

is used in Beijing opera music.

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GAOHU

Erhu & Gaohu

The Gaohu is an Erhu which plays in a higher key.

MORINKHUURVIOLIN

Dra-Ngen (left) & Morin Khuur (right)

The morin khuur sounds like a violin, but it has a

trapezoidal body, a fretless neck and is strung with

two horsehair strings. It was already being played

in imperial palaces in the 12th century. The instru-

ment is played with the ngernails or ngertips. It

sounds a bit like a viola or a cello, but it can also be

played in the higher violin ranges.

IHKHUURBASS

The bass morin khur is a bigger version of the mo-

rin khuur and plays in range and in sound like a

traditional double bass.

DILRUBA

The dilruba is similar to the esraj, but has a larger

resonance box, an angular body and is strung with

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20 instead of 15 resonance strings. This gives it

a louder and fuller sound. (Ist hier Dilruba oder

Esraj gemeint?) As with the esraj, the (ground base

tone?) is tuned in between C and D.

ESRAJ

The Esraj (also known as israj or dilruba) is a string

instrument found in two forms in India. Esraj and

Dilruba have a very similar structure. Each has a si-

tar-like neck with 20 metal frets, and the neck holdsa wooden rack with 12-15 sympathetic strings. The

dilruba has more sympathetic strings and a diffe-

rently shaped body than the esraj, but they both

have four main strings which are bowed. All strings

are metal, and the soundboard is a stretched piece

of goatskin. The neck is played with a bow, with

the other hand moving along the strings above the

frets. The player may slide the note up or down to

achieve the portamento, or meend, characteristic of

Indian music.

EGYPTIANFIDDLE

The Egyptian Fiddle does have a ngerboard and

two strings but no frets. It has a high pitched sound

and tends towards a hollow, nasal sound.

WESTERNFIDDLEThe Western Fiddle is a bowed instrument very

similar to the Violin. The Fiddle differs from the

classical Violin in the way that it is played and in

the musical style in which it is played.

STRINGED

INSTRUMENTS

Contra Guitar F-Bass

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JOOCHIN(DULCIMER)The Joochin is a larger string instrument, similar

to the European zither. It is played with different

hammers, which gives it the typical choral sound.

CHINESEERHU

Chinese Erhu & Gaohu

The Chinese Erhu violin (2 strings) was played with

a plectrum and is played in two different ways: on

the left half of the keyboard (E1 to C3) you can hear

the rst string with varying dynamics and the drone

can be played from C1 to D1; on the right half of the

keyboard (D3 to A4) you can play the melody line on

the second string.

SMALLERHUPLECTRUMVIOLIN&CEYLONESEGUITAR

The Small Erhu plectrum violin and the Ceyloneseguitar (2 strings with ngerboard) behave similar-

ly, but they are more suited to an Arabian style.

KANTELE

Kantele & Small-Kantele

The Kantele (developed from the dulcimer) has

15 strings, and it has an F tuning. It is played by

plucking or tapping with sticks (as is the small

Kantele).

BANJO& TRUXAMANDOLIN

Banjo Framus & Saz Seven Strings

There is also a banjo and a Truxa mandolin, which

can be used for East Asian, European and Arabian

styles.

BOUZOUKIThe Bouzouk from Greece is a guitar-like instru-ment with 4 double courses, which is well known

for its use of tremolo-style in Greek folk music

(Alexis Zorbas).

Bouzouki & Zsoura

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ZHENGHARP

The Zheng Harp (Chinese curved base Zither) is

similar to the Japanese Koto. It is a harp with a size

of approximately 2 Meters and its 21 strings are

tuned diatonically. The Zhengs particular vibrato

is produced with the left hand close to the bridge.

SIX-STRINGEDSTEELGUITARThere is a six-stringed steel guitar with slide notesand Effects

ZSOURAThe Zsoura is a small three voice Bouzouki which

is very well suited as a solo instrument because of

its higher pitch.

SITAR& TAMPURA

Sitar (left) & Taboura (right)

The Sitar and the Tampura are the most famous

stringed instruments from India. The standard Sitar

has 7 main strings and 11 freely vibrating sympa-

thetic strings for harmonics. The Tampura, used as

an accompaniment instrument for Raga singing or

together with Sitar, consists of 5 strings without a

ngerboard. It is played with a glissando chord and

tuned to keynote and fth (fourth).

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DRA-NGEN

The Dra-Ngen is a 7 string kerb lute with matching

half octave string originating from Bhutan.

BALALAIKA& DOMRAThe Balalaika and the Domra are both from Rus-

sia. The Balalaika is tuned in E-E-A and is mostly

played with a tremolo. The accompaniment, the

Domra, originally comes from Mongolia. It is asmall plucked guitar tuned in fths. It can be built

in several different styles.

Timple & Domra

TIMPLEThe Timple is the traditional 5 string guitar from

Lanzarote. It is similar to the Ukulele.

OUD

The Oud originally comes from the geographical

area of Persia and is a short-necked lute with up to

6 double courses. Due to its fretless ngerboard it

can be played in micro-intervals.

UKULELEThe Ukulele from Hawaii is a small 4 string guitar

tuned to A-D-F#-B (a soprano version is featured

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BANJOLINThe Banjolin has existed since 1885 and is also

known as the Banjo Mandolin. It is mandolin with

4 double courses tuned to G-D-A- E. It is played

with a banjo corpus.

SANTOOR

Santoor Saberi

The 72 string Santoor is a 4-voice zither from Per-

sia which is played with two hammers over a tonal

range of 3 octaves.

CORA

The Cora, a harp-like stringed instrument from

West Africa, features 8 to 16 strings that can be tu-

ned over a bridge. The strings are xed without a

ngerboard, and are plucked with several ngers.

VESTERACOUSTICBASS

The Vester Acousticbass is an acoustic 4-string

bass guitar which is tuned to E-A-D-G.

CONTINENTALRESONATORGUITAR

This resonator guitar made by Continental from

Germany is a tin guitar which is brought to re-

sonance with the resonator cone. Its sound is

slightly tinny and aggressive. The instrument often

is played with the slide technique.

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CMBS

The Cmbs is a Turkish long-neck lute with a cir-

cular metal bowl resonator covered with a screw-

tensioned hide sound table. It resembles a Banjo,

only with a deeper bowl resonator and a wider un-

fretted neck; its sound is deeper. It has six double

courses (pairs) of metal strings attached to metal

machine tuning heads. It is tuned (and played) witha quill or a plectrum, like the oud.

TANBUR

Tanbour & Oud

The Tanbur, a long-neck lute from the Middle East,

is played with a pick (plectrum) just like a Man-dolin.

SAZ

The Saz or Baglama is a Turkish long-neck lute

with seven strings and frets. Despite its shape

which is similar to the Greek Bouzouki, it is dif-

ferent in construction, size and sound. The Saz is

the most popular string instrument in Turkey. The

word Saz originates in the Persian language and

simply means musical instrument. It is the tradi-

tional accompanying instrument of the bards who

are called Asik in Anatolia and the Caucasian re-

gionand is played in an open tuning. Slaps is afurther playing style available here.

GRANDMONOCHORD

The sound bench on this recording is being used in

the Contexts of relaxation and wellness, birth pre-

paration, in kindergartens and in schools. The 50

strings running over two well rounded frets found

their way from the cembalo to this instrument; they

guarantee a very warm, pleasant and deep sound

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WOODWIND AND BRASS

Top to bottom: Bamboo Flute. Irish Low Whistle. Re-

corder Alto F. Dagoba Flute. Susato Tin Whistle

FUJARA

The Slovakian Fujara - like many utes an instru-

ment of the cattle drovers - is made from elder. Af-

ter removing the soft pulp, the two elder tubes (one

up to 170 cm/67 inches long, the other signicantly

shorter) are attached to each other. The long tube is

tted with a labium and three gripholes, the shorter

tube gets a mouthpiece which is used to blow theute.

DVOJACKAThe dvojacka is a double ute / overtone ute from

Slovakia. It has a quarter of the length of the fuja-

ra and therefore these instruments can be played

together. The musical possibilities include double-

ute-melodies and overtone ute techniques simi-

lar to the ones used on the fujara.

IRISHTRAVERSEFLUTE

A keyless Irish ute with an ebony body and a silver

head with an ebonite lip plate, made in County Clare.

This style of ute has become popular in Ireland in the

last 50 years, but was originally based on the German

reform ute. Its rich sound has become an unmista-

keable part of traditional Irish music.

PINKILLO

The pinkillo is a pple ute from the South American

Andes. It is typically 30 - 40cm in length and made from

bamboo or reed. The range is usually two octaves.

DIDGERIDOOThe didgeridoo is a wind instrument from the

Australian Aborigines. By slightly changing the

position of the mouth, the player can inuence the

overtone spectrum of the sound. The instrument is

mostly played with circular breathing, a technique

which enables continuous sound.

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OCARINAS

Ocarinas are pple utes made from clay with a

non-cylindrical hollow which enables various n-

gering techniques. They originate in Italy, wheretraditional instrument makers construct them in

many different sizes. The range is usually one oc-

tave and three tones.

DUDUK

The duduk is a double-reed instrument from Arme-nia. Its huge reed which gives the instrument its

voice-like, mournful sound, is made from an indi-

genous reed. The body of the instrument is usually

made from aged apricot wood. The range is one

octave.

SHAKUHACHI

The shakuhachi is a Japanese end notch ute, usu-

ally made from bamboo. The open notch makes it

more difcult to play but more versatile in sound

variations. It was originally used by the members

of a sect of Zen Buddhism as a part of their medita-

tion. The range is two octaves and three tones.

HOTCHIKU

This is the big brother of the shakuhachi. It requires

the same playing techniques and has similar sound

characteristics as the shakuhachi, but it is about 2.3

feet in length and therefore lower in pitch.

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CIARAMELLA

The ciaramella is a shawm from the Abbruzze

mountains of Italy. It is a double- reed instrument

of about 1 foot of length with an unmistakable loud

nasal sound and a range of one octave. Traditio-

nally it is played around Christmas time together

with the Italian zampogna (bagpipes).

LAUNEDDAS

The Sardinian launeddas consist of three single pipes

made of reed: two ve-holed chanters and a drone.

They are played with circular breathing and are still

used for religious ceremonies and dances. The range is

one octave.

MANCOSEDDALike the launeddas, its origins lie in Sardinia. It is

a single-reed instrument with similar sound cha-

racteristics, but unlike the launeddas it has up to

seven holes which makes it more useful for com-

plex melodies and gives it an extended range of one

octave.

CRUMHORN

The Crumhorn with its rather duck-like sound qua-

lity is a double-reed instrument from the European

Renaissance, where such instruments were often

played in groups of different sizes. The doublereed

itself is hidden in a closed cap.

TINWHISTLE

The tin whistle is an Irish pple ute made of metal

which usually has a range of two octaves and four

tones. The particular decoration techniques and

slurs make its sound unmistakeable.

LOWWHISTLEThe low whistle might be encountered a bit less

often than the tin whistle in traditional Irish music,

but it has a richer sound. It is often used in slow

airs.

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BAWU

The Bawu is a smooth and mellow sounding Chi-

nese bamboo ute with 5 holes. Its sound is produ-

ced by a copper reed.

QUENA& MOCENOFLUTE

The Quena and the Moceno Flute both are South

American end notch utes from Bolivia. Their

characteristically powerful and airy sound is a bit

similar to the Shakuhachi.

SHENG

The Sheng also known as mouth organ, comes

from China as well, and its sound is similar to a

blow organ. The sound is produced by 30 bamboo

tubes with valves. The Sheng covers a tonal range

of approx. 3 octaves.

HULUSI

The Chinese Hulusi (pic2 Chinese Hulusi) is a 6

hole double tube ute with a bamboo body in the

shape of a pumpkin. Its sound is warm and clear.

SHIVAFLUTEThe Shiva Flute is played by Indian preachers. This

brass ute has a very transparent and high pitch

sound.

EUROPEANTENORRECORDERThe European Tenor Recorder starts at C minor and

belongs to the instrument family of recorders.

HAWAIIANSHELLHORNThe Hawaiian Shellhorn is a shell-like horn ute

from Hawaii.

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PERUVIANOCARINAS

The Peruvian Ocarinas are made from clay and are, as

their name implies, from Peru.

RAGDUNHORN

The Rag Dun Horn is often played at ceremonies.

It comes from the Himalayas and shows similari-

ties with the European Alphorn, but it sounds much

louder and more metallic than its European coun-

terpart. There are Rag Dun Horn versions of up to

3 Meters (approx. 9 ft.) length.

DUNGDKARCONCHTRUMPET

The Dung Dkar Conch Trumpet from the Himalayas

is a shell-like trumpet with rich ornamentation.

INDIANSHENAIThe Indian Shenai is a double reed ute and it is

very similar to the Schalmei from Morocco. It

starts at G# and sounds very loud and harsh.

ZUKRABAGPIPE

The Zukra Bagpipe, a Tunisian bagpipe, is a dou-

ble reed ute with a kid-leather body. By power-

fully blowing into the instrument it works like a

bagpipe.

UILLEANNPIPES

Uilleann Pipes Irish & Overton Whistles

Uilleann Pipes is the name for the Irish bagpipe.

Uilleann is the gaelic word for elbow. The name

came from the fact that the Uillean Pipes get sup-

plied with air not with the mouth, but by a bellow

which is compressed with the elbow.

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PANFLUTE

The Pan Flute - named after Pan, god of the she-

perds. The sound of this instrument originates froman airstream which is directed to a sharp edge that

cuts this airstream (on its cutting edge). All over

the world Pan Flutes developed in different cul-

tures more than 6000 years ago. Today the very

airy sounding Pan Flutes from South America are

famous, especially the ones from the Andes with

their tubes aligned in one row.

OVERTONIRISHWHISTLES

Overton Whistles are handmade Irish aluminiumwhistles. Three whistles are combined to one inst-

rument to achieve a greater range.

VARIOUSWOODWINDSAll the woodwind instruments have tapered notes,

some with and some without vibrato. The following

instruments are included: an Indian and a Ceylone-

se snake charmer and a double neck recorder made

from a pumpkin, which always plays two notes at

once like a bagpipe. There is, however, a program-

me that lets you play on just one recorder neck ata time. With its loop version you can imitate Irish

pipes. There is a big bamboo ute from Indonesia

for warm sounds and for a strong ethnic ute cha-

racter, a Mexican piccolo, a clay ocarina

from Peru, a Dagoba (temple) ute from Sri Lan-

ka and an alto recorder in F. In addition, there is a

good selection of ute phrases and effects for the

musical regions of East Asia and South America.

WORLD DRUMS

All drums have two or more dynamics on each

key and all loops are in beatmachine-mode. Many

programs contain single samples in addition to the

loops to imitate a phrase realistically.

Derbuka & Small Derbuka & Iran Bongos

Talking Drum & Dolek & Fujara Flute

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MONGOLIANHENGEREGDRUMANDMONGOLIANFRAMEDRUM

Mongolian Hengereg Drum

Mongolian Framedrum

These traditional drums stem from the classic inst-rument collections of Mongolian folk groups. The

Mongolian Hengereg Drum, often sparkling with

colour, is a bass drum played with wooden drum-

sticks.

AFRICANDONNDONNThe African Donn Donn is a tin drum with a cow

hide skin and is especially recommended for Afri-

can and Indian grooves.

Big African Donn Donn Drum & Madal Drum & Ce-remony Drum

MADALDRUMThe Madal drum originally comes from Nepal. It

has different sized drum skins on each side and can

be tuned with wooden keys on interlaced skins.

GRANMILITARYCASSA

BALICEREMONIALDRUMThis ceremonial drum comes from Bali

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Water Drums

IRANIANBONGOSIranian bongos are very small and made from so-

lid wood. Their sound is loud and high pitched and

they are played with sticks.

METALDARABUKA/ DARABUKAFor typical ethnic grooves there is a metal Darabu-

ka from Turkey, not to be mistaken for Derbukas,

which are from Morocco and have a clay body (ge-

nerally higher pitched).

TUNISCEREMONYDRUM

& TUNISTAMBURINAlso from Tunisia are the Tunis Ceremony Drumand the Tunis Tamburin.

Tunis Ceremony Drum & Tunis Tamburin & Bendir

BENDIRThe Bendir from Tunisia is similar to the Irish

Bodhran. Its characteristic sound is produced by

two cords inside the drum.

BASSCAJON& YAMBU

Bass Cajon

The Bass Cajon and the Yambu are two large drums

from Peru and Cuba which both have a wooden

head. They were used to urge slaves to work.

DJEMBE

Moroccon Conga & Djembe & TDrum

The Djembe is a drum originating from Moroccon

Guinea and Mali. It has a batter head made from

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goat skin and it offers a rich sound palette.

SMALLCASSAThe Small Cassa has a very low and mighty sound,

well suited to produce big drum grooves of all

styles. There is also the big hand drum for all play-

ing styles, a tambourine drum and a headless tam-

bourine with rolls and crescendi, brass tablas fromIndia, low pitched timbales and grooves, etc.

KANJIRA

Kanjira - a simple South Indian frame drum which

is hit only with the right hand. Nevertheless it pro-

vides an astounding variety of sounds. By keeping

the skin moist one gets a remarkable bass sound.

SURDO

This big Samba drum from Brazil is played

with heavy sticks. It provides the basic rhythm for

the Samba and is constructed from a large alumini-

um kettle, strung with two plastic skins.

WORLD PERCUSSION

Here are some very unusual instruments such as

the Angklung from Indonesia. Varying woods in

diatonic tuning are shaken to achieve a kind of tre-

molo sound. This instrument can sound quite East

Asian, but can also be used as a kind of Russian

balalaika.

Rainmakers, Chicken Eggs, Afuche Cabasa,

Various Maracas

Furthermore there is the wide selection of playing

techniques and loops of shaker-like percussion in-

struments such as the African rice shaker (a rice

lled rectangular bamboo board), an Afuche Caba-sa with metal chains, South American rainmakers

in varying sizes, chicken eggs and maracas from

Africa and America, Jews Harps and many more.

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Baobab Shaker & Cola Shaker & Rattle Shakers & Eggs

& Wood Shaker & Small Maracas & Metal Guiro Shaker

GOPICHAND

The Gopichand is a plucked drum from Bengal. Itis made of two longitudinal wooden sticks and a

body which changes its pitch whenever an internal

string is being compressed.

CHIGONGBALLSChi Gong balls from China, which are traditionally

used for hand meditation, a Gamelan wooden bell,

two hand cymbals from Europe and many other

percussion instruments from around the world.

BALAFON& AFRICANXYLOPHONE

The Balafon and the African Xylophone both are

from Senegal, they are the counterpart to the Euro-

pean Xylophone. The Balafon exists in versions of

different size. The resonance of the sound boards is

transmitted over pumpkins cut in half.

MONGOLIANBONESSHAKER

New in Ethno World 4.

KEY INSTRUMENTS

SCALECHANGERHARMONIUM

The Scale Changer Harmonium was rst introdu-

ced to India by the missionaries. It is brought to

resonance with a stream of air. The whole keyboard

can be shifted, and thereby the key note is adjus-

table from G# to E. An organ sound can also be

added.

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DALLAPEACCORDION

The Dallape Accordion from Italy is a 3 octave

wide accordion with keys.

HOHNERMELODICA

The Hohner Melodica is a keyboard-like reed in-

strument from Germany and features a scale of 2

octaves.

VOICESBesides the Khoomii overtone singing, Ethno

World 4 also includes various male and female solo

voices from Mongolia and a Mongolian Choir.

KHOOMIIOVERTONESINGINGKhoomii singing is the typical Mongolian overto-

ne singing. This unique, ethnic sounding way of

singing is created by combining abdominal, dia-

phragm and chest breathing. By varying the re-

sonance of the mouth cavity and with stronger air

compression it is possible to create melodies. The

three basic Khoomii techniques are chest khoomii,

throat khoomii and kharkhira khoomii.

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BIOGRAPHIES

MARCELBARSOTTITHEPRODUCER

Marcel Barsotti has been one of the most suc-

cessful lm composers in Germany for over 10

years. Many of his by now more than 60 lm

compositions have become popular cinema mu-

sic hits Das Wunder von Bern, Deutschland.

Ein Sommermarchen, Rennschwein Rudi Russel

2, Kebab Connection, Wo ist Fred?, Gruene

Wuste and Dolphins. On the international sce-

ne, he composed music for the award-winning lm

productions Sirga the Lioness and The Poet.

Barsotti has worked together with Luc BessonProduction, Carl Schenkel, Caroline Link, Sonke

Wortmann, Gunter Rohrbach, Josee Dayan, Paul

Hills, Hark Bohm, Gus Trikonis and Harold Falter-

meyer, among others.

Marcel Barsotti is also responsible for many ad-

vertising tunes and world wide corporate signature

tunes, such as RTL2, SOS Childrens Villages

and Concorde Film Distribution.

Michael Barsotti holds lm music workshops in

Europe, and he is a member of the German com-posers association, the Composer Club, and a

member of the German Film Academy jury. He

gained two nominations for the German Television

Awards in 2004, and in 2005 the Designer Award

for best advertising music.

In 2005, he founded the lm music label THE

SCORE Record Company with Stefan Broedner.

Besides his lm composing activities, he publis-

hed his rst library for ethnic instruments, Ethno

World, in 2000. Together with Ethno World Volu-

me 4, this has become one of the most successful

ethnic DVD Libraries in the world

.

MARCEL BARSOTTI

Filmmusic Composer

THE SCORE Record CompanyBAM Music Publishing

Germany

[email protected]

www.marcelbarsotti.com

ANDREASHOFNER

Andreas Hofner has been working as an indepen-

dent composer and music producer in Munich for

more than 20 years. After having piano, guitar and

saxophone lessons, he acquired his own music and

studio know how.

He has written several radio jingles, music for

many commercial lms and advertising spots, and

also title music and scores for several television

productions. In the pop sphere he has worked suc-

cessfully with THE LES HUMPHRIES SINGERS,JURGEN DREWS and PETER SCHILLING,

participating successfully in the 1986 Eurovision

Song Contest.

ARTMAN MUSIC

Andreas Hofner

www.artman-music.de

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SANDROHUSSEL

As a musician, producer and luthier, Sandro Hus-

sel has always had a special interest in string and

percussion instruments from the Far East, Africa

and Eastern Europe. It is these instruments which

serve him as a source of inspiration, and meet his

requirements for authenticity, originality and inten-

sity. Sandro Hussels main workshop is Woodstage

Studio in Zurich, an insider-tip for creative sound

production, which brings natural sound resources

and digital technology together in perfect harmony.Aside from his own projects, he also works with

artists such as Lee Scratch Perry and Betty Leg-

ler, and is also available for commercial and lm-

music projects.

Woodstage sound studio Sandro Hussel

Baslerstrasse 51

8048 Zrich

Mobile 0041 (0)78 912 45 79

0049 44 731 11 18

0049 44 492 95 19

Email . [email protected]

SANDROFRIEDRICH

Sandro Friedrich started his education with ear-

ly music. For over 20 years he has been working

with instruments and music of many cultures. His

skills have grown to include an astonishing spec-

trum of over 120 different wind instruments. His

musical styles vary from world music, rock, folk,

and pop, to techno/trance, from chill-out to lm

music. For over 10 years he performed with his

own band ACANTO (3CDs, awards, concerts,

festivals, radio and TV appearances). As a studio

musician he has recorded with well-known Swiss

musicians such as Andreas Vollenweider and Dodo

Hug. He has recorded lm music with composers

such as Enjott Schneider (Die Flucht), Andre

Matthias (The Drummer), Sebastian Pille, And-

reas Weidinger (Rosamunde Pilcher: Wiedersehen

am Shannon River) and others. A wide spectrumof studio jobs on over 20 international CDs, and

recording sessions with Rue du Soleil (Caf del

Mar) and Uffe Savery from Safri Duo complete his

studio experience. He also performs live in various

bands and combinations. As musician and compo-

ser his strength lies in the originality of his melodic

lines, the power of his rhythmic grooves and his

ability to competently and exibly support diver-

se musical atmospheres. His technical knowledge

also enables recording jobs via internet in addition

to traditional studio work. Please visit him at www.powerute.ch for further information.

Im Bueeli 6

8864 Reichenburg

Switzerland

Tel. & Fax: 0041 / 55 - 444 30 43

[email protected]

www.powerute.ch

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EGSCHIGLENENSEMBLE

Contemporary and traditional music and dance from

Mongolia. The ensemble EGSCHIGLEN (beauti-

ful melody) was founded in 1991 in Mongolia by

master-class students at the Ulan Bator Conservatory.

The core of the ensemble still consists of four of its

founder members. From the outset these artists have

placed their countrys contemporary music at the fo-

refront and have systematically explored the sound

dimensions of this repertoire with traditional instru-

ments from Mongolia and with Central Asian song

techniques. The name EGSCHIGLEN means good

sound or beautiful melody. Tume (Tumenbayar

Migdorj) and Tumru (Tumursaihan Yanlav) sing

and play the horse head violin, the morin khuur, a

string instrument with two horse hair strings whichis played like a cello. Uugan (Uuganbaatar Tsend-

Ochir) bows and plucks the bass. Solo singer Amra

(Amartuwshin Baasandorj) sings in the khoomii style

and plays the swan neck lute, the tobshuur. Khoomii

is a specic kind of overtone singing, where lower

tones and overtones are simultaneously modulated

into a melody. Sara (Sarangel Tserevsamba) plays

virtuoso dulcimer and is the female voice in the en-

semble. EGSCHIGLENs music impresses with its

variety and delicacy of expression. Khoomii singing,

especially, is unbelievably amazing. Do these lowand high notes really come from the throat at the

same time? (indeed, they do!). The EGSCHIGLEN

musicians transport us far away into the fascinating

culture of their remote homeland, and at the same

time into the common centre of human existence

beyond all cultural differences.

Ariunaa Tserendavaa: Tanz

Taivan Chimeddoo: Moderation

Egschiglen Ensemble Management: Birgit Ellinghaus

Heaven and Earth - Label & Publishing

Zwirnerstr. 26

D - 50678 Cologne

FON:0049.221.813211

FAX:0049.221.811053

EMAIL:[email protected]

[email protected]

www.albakultur.de

CREDITS

Produced by

MARCELBARSOTTIANDREASHOFNER

Photos by

BAM MUSIC& RICHARDAICHER

Recorded and mastered at

BAM MUSIC& ARTMANMUSIC

NI Kontakt Script programming by

JOSEFNATTERER

Additional Recording

ENRICOCOROMINES

Design & graphic realisation by

MARCELBARSOTTI& RICHARDAICHER

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THE MUSICIANS

FROM ETHNO WORLD

MARCELBARSOTTIStringed instruments, drums & percussion, utes

and key instruments

ANDREASHOFNERStringed instruments, drums & percussion, utes

and key instruments

SANDROFRIEDRICH(www.powerute.ch)

Various Ocarinas, Tin & Low Whistle Licks,

Shakuhachi, Pinkillo, Mancosedda, Launeddas,

Crumhorn, Hotchiku, Fujara Overtone Flute, IrishTraverse Flute, Dvojacka, Double Flute, Duduk,

Didgeridoo, Ciaramella

SANDROHUSSELESRAJ, DILRUBA

TUMENBAYARMIGDORJ(from the Egschiglen Ensemble)

morin khuur, Vocals

TUMURSAIHANYANLAV(from the Egschiglen Ensemble)

morin khuur, Vocals

UUGANBAATARTSEND-OCHIR(from the Egschiglen Ensemble)

ih khuur bass

AMARTUWSHINBAASANDORJ(from the Egschiglen Ensemble)

khoomii Vocals, morin khuur

SARANGELTSEREVSAMBA

(from the Egschiglen Ensemble)

joochin (Dulzimer), Vocals

XIZHINIE

Erhu, Gaohu, Jinghu, Bawu, Sheng, Hulusi, Melodica

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ENRIQUEUGARTE

Accordion, Shenai

RAOULALVARELLOS

Shiva ute, Tenor Recorder

DAVIDJUNIOR

World percussion and drums

FABIANROEMER

Moorin Khur Effects, Egyptian violin

RECORDINGSESSION

Enrico Coromines (Additional Recording),

Andreas Hofner

and members of Egschiglen

PEPEROCHASKena, Mocno Bassute

ANDREASZOELLNERRag Dun horns, Hawaiian Shell horn

WOLFGANGLOHMEIERDrums, Percussion, Monochord

ANDREASWEIDINGERVarious Bamboo- and European Flutes

TOMHAKE

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Overtone Whistles and Uilleann Pipes

SEREFDALYANOGLUSaz, Oud, Cmbs & Tanbur

CLAUSGSTATTERWestern Fiddle

WOLFGANGKOTZOWILISMilitary Drums

BERNHARDZELLERAdditional Didgeridoo

SPECIALTHANKSTO:

KLAUSKANDLER, GUNDI,REGINA, ALEX, ROLAND, RICHARD,

THEMUSICSHOPCREW, ANDI,CHRISTOF, JOSEF, FELI, FRANZANDALLTHEGREATMUSICIANS!

LICENSE AGREEMENTThe samples and software contained in this library

are licensed to you for use in music, multimedia

and lm productions only. Only the purchaser of

this CD is authorized to use the sounds. Unautho-rized copying, reproduction (including conversion

and reproduction in other data formats) hire, rental,

public performance, broadcasting and distribution

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and copyright violations to the fullest extent of the

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DVD CONTENT 32

BELL TYPE INSTRUMENTS

Instrument EW-Vol.

Belltree 3

Bhutan Bells 2

China Finger Cymbals 1Chromatic Glockenspiel 1

Gamelan Crash Bells 1

Iran Fingercymbals 3

Metallophon 1

Mini Bells 2

Saron Gamelan 1

Shanghai Baby Piano 1

Small Bamboo Vibraphon 1

Small Burma Bells 1

Small Tubular Bells 1

Tibetan Singing Bells 1

Tibetan Temple Cymbals 1

Vietnam bells 2

Windbells 3

BOWED INSTRUMENTS

Instrument EW-Vol.

Dilruba 4

Egyptian Fiddle 2

Erhu 2

Esraj 4

Gaohu 2

Ih Khuur Bass 4

Jinghu 2

Moorin Khur 2

Morin Khuur Strings Ensemble 4

Morin Khurr Violin 4Western Fiddle Licks 3

CONSTRUCTION SETS

Instrument EW-Vol.

China Set 100 3

China Set 120 3

China Set 140 3

Mid East Set 100 3

Mid East Set 120 3

Mid East Set 140 3

Mid East Set 80 3

GONGS & BOWLS

Instrument EW-Vol.

Big Rako Bowls 2

Big Tibetan Singing Bowls 2

Gong Besar 18 1

Java Gong 2

Mongolian Gong 4

Rin Bowls 2

Tam Tam Besar 2

Thai Gong 14 1

Wuhan Tam Tam 2

KEY INSTRUMENT

Instrument EW-Vol.

Dallape Accordion 2Melodica 2

Scale Changer Harmonium India 2

METAL TYPE INSTRUMENTS

Instrument EW-Vol.

Bass Kalimba 2

Cymbals 2

Hand Cymbals 1Hugh Tracey Kalimba 3

JEWS HARP 4

Kalimba Kibirizi 15 tuning Plates 1

Kalimba Kibirizi 5 tuning Plates 1

Metal Squares 1

Mongolian Jews Harp 4

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33 DVD CONTENT

STRINGED

INSTRUMENTS

Instrument EW-Vol.

Balalaika 2

Banjo Framus 1

Banjolin 2

Bouzouki 2

Ceylon Guitar 1

Contra Guitar F - Bass 1

Cora 2

Cmbs 3

Domra 2

Dra-Ngen 2

Erhu Plectrum Violin 1

Grand Monochord 3

Kantele 1Mandolin Truxa 1

Oud 2

Oud Licks 3

Resonator Guitar 2

Santoor 2

Saz Licks 3

Saz Seven Strings 1

Sitar 2

Small Erhu Plectrum Violin 1

Small Kantele 1

Steel String Guitar Falcon 1

Tampura 2

Tanbur 3

Timple 2

Ukulele 2

Vester Acousticbass 2

Zheng 2

Zsoura 2

VOICES

Instrument EW-Vol.

Female Solo Vocals 4

Male Khoomii Overtone Vocals 4

Male Solo Vocals 4

Male Subtone Vocals 4

Mongolian Vocal Ensemble 4

WOODWINDS & BRASS

Instrument EW-Vol.

Bamboo Flute 1

Bawu 2

Ceylon Snake Charmer 1

Ciaramella 4

Dagoba Flute 1Didgeridoo 4

Duduk 4

Dung Dkar Conch Trumpets 2

Dvojacka Double Flute 4

Fujara 3

Fujara Overtone Flute 4

Hotchiku 4

Hulusi 2

Indian Snake Charmer 1

Irish Low Whistle 1

Kena 2

Crumhorn 4

Launeddas 4

Mancosedda 4

Mexican Piccolo Flute 1

Moceno 2

Ocarina 1

Overton Irish Whistle 3

Overton Irish Whistle Licks 3Panute 3

Peruvian Ocarinas 2

Pinkillo 4

Rag Dun Horn 2

Recorder Alto F 1

Shakuhachi 4

Shellhorn 2

Shenai 2

Sheng 2

Shiva Flute 2Susato Tin Whistle D 1

Tenor Recorder 2

Tin Whistle & Low Whistle LIcks 4

Uilleann Pipes 3

Various Ocarinas 4

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WORLD DRUMS

Instrument EW-Vol.

Bass Cajon 2

Bass Skin Udu 2

Bendir 2

Big African Donn Donn Drum 1

Big hand Drum 1

Ceremony Drum 1

Darabuka 1

Derbuka 1

Djembe 2

Dolek 3

Dream Catcher 1

Flat Udu 3

Indian Tablas 1

Iran Bongos 1

Kanjira 3

Madal Drum 1

Military Cassa 2

Military Snaredrum 1

Mongolian Framedrum 4

Moroccon Conga 2

Piccolo Military Snaredrum 1

Pitched Timbales 1

Small Cassa 1

Small Derbuka 1Surdo 3

Talking Drum 3

Tambourine Drum 1

Traditional Bongos 1

Tunis Ceremony Drum 2

Waterdrums 3

Yambu 2

WORLD PERCUSSION

Instrument EW-Vol.

African Xylophone 2

Afuche Cabasa 1

American Woodblocks 1

Angklung Gamelan 1

Balafon 2

Bamboo Windchimes 1

Baobab Shaker 3

Big African Rice Shaker 1

Castanets 1

Chi Gong Balls 1

Chicken Eggs 1

Cola Shaker 3

Drum Pots 1

Gamelan Wooden Cowbell 1

Gon Bops Cuica 2

Gopichand 2

Headless Tambourine 1

Log drum 2

Maracas 1

Metal Guiro Shaker 3

Mixed Wood Percussion 3

Mongolian Bones Shaker 4

Nut Shaker 3

Oceandrum 2Rainmakers 1

Rattle Shaker 3

Schellenkranz 2

Shaker Set 100 3

Shaker Set 120 3

Shaker Set 140 3

Shaker Set 80 3

Shell Shekere 2

Small Chickeneggs 3

Small Maracas 3

Traditional Cowbells 1

Tunis Tambourine 2

Wood Shaker 3

Wooden Bells 2

World Glasses 1

Wrist Jingles 2


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