✨ ‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ 是全球民族乐器与人声的终极 Kontakt 扩展库。
该库包含 33.4 GB（未压缩）的采样数据，共 28,789 个采样。这个庞大的 33.4GB 库涵盖了来自亚洲、非洲、欧洲以及北美和南美的乐器与人声。所有乐器均以 24 位、44.1kHz 的分辨率呈现。
✨ ‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ 是一个历经 16 年不断成长和完善的巅峰之作。在这第六版中，新增了 80 种乐器与人声，容量达 13 GB。获奖电影作曲家 Marcel Barsotti（作品包括《女教皇》、《伯尔尼的奇迹》）收集了来自世界各地的海量乐器，并额外录制了来自多种不同文化的独唱人声与合唱。
✨ ‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ 现在由 320 种乐器与人声组成，汇总于约 800 个预置中。为了获得最真实的声音，乐器采用了不同的演奏技巧进行录制，这些技巧可以通过键位开关从预置中轻松精准地调用。该库包含 33.4 GB（未压缩）的采样数据，共 28,789 个采样。所有乐器均以 24 位、44.1kHz 的分辨率交付。
✨ 在制作人 Andreas Hofner 的指导下进行的录音，邀请了来自全球超过 70 位音乐家和歌手参与。录音在不同本地工作室进行，使用了顶级设备，如 Neumann 和 Brauner 的麦克风、SPL 前置放大器以及 RME 的转换器。
✨ 这个庞大的库囊括了来自亚洲、非洲、欧洲以及北美和南美最多样化地区的令人难以置信的乐器与人声频谱。在这里，您能为民谣、民族乃至现代音乐找到合适的乐器和人声录音。
✨ 乐器部分：
该库包含大量的弦乐器，既有拨弦也有弓弦录音，以及各种木管乐器（包括众多长笛），还有大量的鼓和打击乐器。
除了经电影配乐验证的太鼓和大型民族通鼓外，还有数百个鼓舞人心的循环，甚至有一个完整的类别专门献给”锣、钟与金属类乐器”，范围从大型风锣到精致闪亮的风铃。’Ethno World 6 Complete’ 的新增内容包括一些独特的声音，例如 Paiste 的两米跨度大锣、几种新的打击乐器和一个水琴。
前作几乎所有部分都已再次扩充。此外，’Ethno World 5′ 的一些乐器已被重新录制，其中包括一把新的曼陀林和一把音色极佳的班卓琴，由德国最佳班卓琴演奏者之一 Rüdiger Helbig 演奏，并编程了无数发音技巧和乐句。
此外，您现在还可以找到六角手风琴、自动竖琴、日本筝、前述具有多种演奏风格的新型曼陀林、南美恰兰戈琴、班苏里笛、低音克纳笛、印度长笛，以及为 Launeddas、Mancosedda、Dvojacka 和爱尔兰横笛等乐器增加的额外演奏风格。
✨ 人声部分：
‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ 提供了来自喀麦隆、几内亚、中国、伊朗、土耳其、保加利亚、北非、西班牙和乌克兰的丰富独唱人声、乐句和合唱。人声和合唱通过来自非洲、阿拉伯、牙买加和印度的新素材得到了扩充。例如，Houari 阿尔及利亚 Rai 歌手不仅非常适合营造真实氛围，也同样适用于电子舞曲和嘻哈音乐。
同样非凡的是蒙古呼麦、中国戏曲唱腔、阿拉伯、印度和非洲的合唱与独唱人声，以及美洲原住民的吟唱。因此，这里有多样化的人声选择，可用于广泛的电影配乐、民族或传统音乐，同时也适合现代音乐制作。
凭借其乐器与人声的选择，’Ethno World 6 Complete’ 是影视制作的完美库，能满足对特定地区真实声音的需求。自然，这些乐器与人声也适用于融合了这些特定声音元素的各类音乐流派，从流行或氛围音乐到舞曲等等。
✨ 内容分类：
‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ 包含之前所有版本的全部声音，按以下类别排序：
- ‘弓弦乐器’ (Bowed Instruments)
- ‘弹拨乐器’ (Stringed Instruments)
- ‘木管与铜管’ (Woodwind & Brass)
- ‘键盘乐器’ (Key Instruments)
- ‘世界鼓’ (World Drums)
- ‘世界打击乐’ (World Percussion)
- ‘锣、钟与金属’ (Gongs, Bells & Metals)
- ‘人声’ (Voices)
此外，为第六版新录制了不少特殊乐器。其中包括新的 ‘甘美兰’ (Gamelan) 类别，包含来自巴厘岛和爪哇的两个不同甘美兰乐团，提供斯兰德罗、佩洛格和国际调律，在慕尼黑城市博物馆录制。
这里您可以找到超过 25 种乐器，如 Kempli、Kendhang 鼓、Cheng Cheng、钟、Kecer 钹、Kethuk 和 Kempiang。这些乐器辅以一位和声完美匹配的巴厘岛女歌手、典型的 Suling 笛和 Siter 竖琴。因此，’Ethno World 6 Complete’ 提供了来自印度尼西亚的最大的甘美兰乐器管弦乐队配置。
‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ 还解锁了一个全新的区域，提供了一个完整的阿尔卑斯民间音乐合奏，包括拨弦乐器、铜管乐器以及男女声约德尔唱法。可以找到诸如施蒂里亚手风琴、尼龙弦音乐会吉他、齐特琴、Raffele、扬琴、阿尔卑斯号角、短号、小号、长号、大号、民间小提琴和两支单簧管等乐器。当然，原声贝司也不会缺席。
对于历史背景，如历史剧和奇幻电影，’Ethno World 6 Complete’ 提供了大量中世纪乐器，其中包括手摇风琴、文艺复兴鲁特琴、横笛、杜凯恩双簧管、肖姆双簧管、Psalterium、泵风琴和 Shruti 盒。简而言之，所有关于冰与火的歌曲所需的乐器一应俱全。
✨ 界面部分：
‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ 使用 Native Instruments 免费的 Kontakt 5 Player 作为其采样引擎，当然也可以与完整版的 Kontakt 5 一起使用。在新版本中，用户界面经过了完全的图形重新设计，并针对超快速访问进行了优化。拥有众多的编辑可能性以及创新功能。’Ethno World 6 Complete’ 支持 Native Kontrol Standard (NKS)，允许标记并与 NI Komplete Kontrol 键盘和 NI Maschine 互动。
其他新增功能包括新的波形显示、采样起始偏移的可视化，以及更清晰的效果器使用方式，其中延迟时间现在以速度相关的音符值和毫秒显示。Timemachine (TM PRO) 在处理速度适配素材时提供了显著改善的音频效果，尤其适用于复音乐句和循环。
这不仅对 ‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ 中新录制的声音有益，也对 ‘Ethno World 5’ 的所有声音有益，后者在这方面已完全重制。同时，预置的数量有所减少，从而带来更清晰的菜单结构。
得益于集成的卷积混响，所有乐器与人声听起来都异常真实和自然。独奏乐器还额外提供了高品质的连奏模式。此外，人性化模式将为每个新音符赋予略微变化的音色。微调功能允许使用多种民族调音法和音阶。通过使用顶级的滤波器、低频振荡器、调音、自动化、和声器以及其他效果器，所有乐器与人声都可以根据需要高效地进行编辑和处理，从而创造出同样适用于现代音乐流派和电影制作的全新声音世界。
‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ is the ultimate Kontakt Expansion for Ethnic instruments and voices from all over the world. The library consists of 33.4 GB (uncompressed) of sample data and 28,789 samples. This huge 33.4GB library comprises instruments and voices from Asia, Africa, Europe and North and South America. All instruments are delivered in a resolution of 24-Bit and 44.1kHz.
‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ is the summit of a library that has continuously grown and been improved over a period of 16 years. In this sixth edition, 80 new instruments and voices with a volume of 13 GB have been added to the library. Awarded film-composer Marcel Barsotti (Pope Joan, The Miracle of Bern) has gathered a gigantic selection of instruments from all over the word and has additionally recorded a wide choice of solo-voices and choirs from widely varying cultures.
‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ now consists of 320 instruments and voices being summarised in approximately 800 patches. For the most authentic sound, the instruments have been recorded with different play techniques that can be easily and precisely accessed from the patches by key-switches. The library consists of 33.4 GB (uncompressed) of sample data and 28,789 samples. All instruments are delivered in a resolution of 24-Bit and 44.1kHz.
For the recordings that have been carried out under the direction of producer Andreas Hofner, over 70 musicians and singers from all over the world were involved. Recordings took place in different local studios with the use of first-class gear such as microphones by Neumann and Brauner, SPL preamplifiers and converters by RME.
This huge library comprises an incredible spectrum of instruments and voices from the most diverse regions of Asia, Africa, Europe and North and South America. Here, you will find the fitting instruments and voice-recordings for folkloric, ethnic as well as for modern music.
Instruments:
The library contains an extensive selection of stringed instruments, plucked and bowed for the recordings, as well as the most different woodwinds including numerous flutes, and a large selection of drums and percussion.
Beside the film-score-proven taikos and big ethnic tom drums, there are hundreds of inspiring loops and even a complete category which is dedicated to ‘gongs, bells & metal type instruments’, ranging from the large big feng gong to delicately sparkling wind chimes. New in ‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ are some unique sounds such as the two meter spanning gong by Paiste, several new percussion instruments and a waterphone.
Almost all sections of the predecessor have been expanded once again. In addition, a couple of instruments of ‘Ethno World 5’ have been re-recorded, among then a new mandolin and a great sounding banjo programmed with countless articulations and licks, being played by one of Germany’s best banjo-players, Rüdiger Helbig.
Furthermore, you will now find a concertina, an autoharp, a Japanese koto, the aforementioned new mandolin with multiple play styles, a South American charango, a bansuri, bass quena and an Indian flute plus additional play styles for the instruments launeddas, mancosedda, dvojacka and the Irish traverse flute.
Voices:
‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ offers extensive solo-voices, phrases and choirs from Cameroon, Guinea, China, Iran, Turkey, Bulgaria, Northern Africa, Spain and Ukraine. The voices and choirs have been expanded by new contributions from Africa, Arabia, Jamaica and India. For example, the Houari Algerian rai singer is not only perfectly predestined to create an authentic atmosphere but equally suited to be used in EDM and Hip Hop.
Equally extraordinary are the Mongolian overtone singings, the voices of the Chinese opera, Arabian, Indian and African choirs and solo voices, as well as the chants of American natives. Thus, there is a versatile choice of voices being usable in the wide range of film-scoring, for ethnic or traditional music but also suited for modern music productions.
With its choice of instruments and voices, ‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ is the perfect library for film and television productions that demand authentic sounds from specific regions of the world. Naturally, the instruments and voices also lend themselves to be used in music productions of diverse genres that embrace these specific sonic elements, from Pop or Ambient to Dance and more.
Content:
‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ contains all sounds of the previous versions, being sorted into categories named as follows:
• ‘Bowed Instruments’
• ‘Stringed Instruments’
• ‘Woodwind & Brass’
• ‘Key Instruments’
• ‘World Drums’
• ‘World Percussion’
• ‘Gongs, Bells & Metals’
• ‘Voices’
In addition, a good number of special instruments have been newly recorded for version six. Among these is the new ‘Gamelan’ category, containing two different gamelan orchestras from Bali and Java, available in slendro, pelog and international tunings, being recorded in Munich’s Stadtmuseum.
Here you will find more than 25 instruments such as kempli, kendhang drums, cheng cheng, bells, kecer cymbals, kethuk and kempiang. These instruments are complemented by a harmonically ideal matching Balinese female singer, the typical suling flute and the siter harp. ‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ therefore offers the largest orchestral setup of gamelan instruments from Indonesia.
‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ also unlocks an entire new region by offering a complete ensemble of alpine folk music including plucking instruments, brass as well as female and male yodelers. Find instruments like the Styrian harmonica, a nylon stringed concert guitar, zither, raffele, dulcimer, alpenhorn, flugelhorn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, folk-violin and two clarinets. And of course, an acoustic bass is not missing.
For historical contexts, such as historic drams and fantasy movies, ‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ offers a large selection of medieval instruments, among them a hurdy gurdy, renaissance lute, fife, doucaine, shawm, pasalterium, pump organ and a shruti box. In short, all instruments needed for songs about fire and ice.
Interface:
‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ uses the free Kontakt 5 Player by Native Instruments as its sample-engine and can of course be used with the full version of Kontakt 5, too. For the new version, the user-interface has been completely redesigned graphically and optimised for ultra fast access. There are numerous editing possibilities as well as innovative functions. ‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ supports the Native Kontrol Standard (NKS), which allows tagging and interaction with the NI Komplete Kontrol keyboards and NI Maschine.
Further additions are a new waveform display, visualisation of the sample-start-offset as well as a clearer use of the effects where, among other features, delay times are now displayed in tempo-related note values and milliseconds. The Timemachine (TM PRO) delivers significantly improved audio results with tempo adapted material, especially for polyphonic licks and loops.
And this is not only a benefit for the newly recorded sounds of ‘Ethno World 6 Complete’, but also for all sounds of ‘Ethno World 5’ which have been completely reworked in this regard. At the same time, the number of patches has been reduced leading to a clearer menu structure.
Thanks to the integrated convolution reverb, all instruments and voices sound exceptionally realistic and natural. Solo instruments additionally offer a high-quality legato mode. Plus, the humanise mode will lend each new note as slightly changed timbre. The micro-tuning allows the use of multiple ethnical tunings and scales. By using top-quality filters, LFOs, tune, automation, harmoniser and further effects, all instruments and voices can be efficiently edited and manipulated if needed, allowing to create new sonic worlds equally suited for modern music genres and film productions.
A unique feature of ‘Ethno World 6 Complete’ is the integrated IDB-INFO (Information Database) being directly addressable from every instrument and voice. Via the menu entry ‘IDB-INFO’, you can access photos of the instruments as well as many details about their original play techniques and tunings, origin and variations. Also, you will find notes how play the corresponding instrument with realistic results using the key-switches.