Nov 25, 2015  Virtual Bouzouki is a Greek bouzouki sample library that with it’s realistic sound and it’s many functions will spread the Greek spirit around the world! Virtual Bouzouki is a Kontakt Player instrument based on advanced script programming and has different playing styles and techniques which gives you a brilliant sound.

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Handmade Sounds has released Bouzouki 8-string Acoustic, a Greek bouzouki sample library for Kontakt which captures the unique sound of the bouzouki and simulates a realistic playing technique.
The library is comprised of 1500+ 24-bit samples and a single Kontakt instrument patch. Note-on and release samples were recorded chromatically, at soft, medium and hard velocities, down and up strokes, hammer-on, pull-off, slide and tremolo articulations. There are also multiple takes for customary major, minor and diminished chords and multiple noise samples including body resonance, fret and pick noises.
Extensive scripting has gone into the patch. This script simulates real playing by processing the velocity, speed and legato of the played notes and applying a number of rules that affect the final sound, e.g. appropriately positioning the notes on the correct fret and course, muting strings where needed, pitching and fading sample attacks, adjusting slide speed, and more. Additionally there are 12 keyswitches that allow full manual control of course/fret positioning and articulation.
Bouzouki 8-string Acoustic features

• 1547 24-bit/44.1-kHz, full-length samples.
• Chromatically sampled; all 27 fret positions, all 4 courses.
• Soft, medium, hard velocity levels for each note.
• Alternating down/up strokes for each velocity level.
• Sustained, Hammer-On, Pull-Off, Tremolo and Slide articulations, all chromatically sampled.
• 1, 2 and 3 semitone Hammer-On and Pull-Off samples per note.
• Sampled major, minor and diminished chords, with all customary inversions.
• Realistic playing noises layered at adjustable levels.
• Automatic or manual control of course/fret positioning, articulation and up/down stroke.
• Adjustable thresholds for fast/slow auto-positioning, fast/slow picking, forced down-stroke.
• Mono/Poly voice modes, for solo or polyphonic playing (4-voice max, one per course).
• Real-time fretboard display of the note position/articulation for precise control.
• Pitch-bend wheel triggered slides.
• Velocity controlled slide duration.
• Basic effects suite (EQ, Compressor, Reverb, Limiter) in user interface.

Requirements
Kontakt v4.1.1 or higher is required (full-retail version).
Price
Bouzouki 8-String Acoustic costs 49 EUR. It is available for download at www.handmadesounds.com
More demos
http://youtu.be/5saQjP9h0Nk
http://vimeo.com/40145642