{"product_id":"kemenche-string-samples-instrument","title":"Kemenche Strings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRast Sound and Prime Loops are proud to present Kemenche Strings!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKemenche Strings\u003c\/span\u003e is mainly a sampler instrument aiming to bring you both a seriously playable solo \u003cspan\u003eauthentic world string\u003c\/span\u003e and an invaluable spicer for layering with your other strings due to the \u003cspan\u003ehumanly, deep and expressive sound\u003c\/span\u003e it generates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs usual we included recorded\u003cspan\u003e long improvs, phrases, processed loops\u003c\/span\u003e etc. for the wave heads but we maintained a higher than usual focus on the sampler instrument this time; as this most of all is an instrument we truly love and admire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKemenche or kemençe is a name used for various types of stringed bowed musical instruments having their origin in the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle Eastern particularly in Turkey, Iran, Armenia, Greece and regions adjacent to the Black Sea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe bring you what is called the\u003cspan\u003e classical kemenche\u003c\/span\u003e, which has \u003cspan\u003ea softer and more sophisticated sound\u003c\/span\u003e when compared to rather primitive, dancey, harder sounding versions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuite interesting to this instrument is that it is played\u003cspan\u003e by touching the strings gently with the nail from the side\u003c\/span\u003e (rather then pressing them down or against a fret) which, combined with it’s small, resonant roomy body and bowing, gives the instrument it’s unique \u003cspan\u003emesmerising sound character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe library covers \u003cspan\u003eall typical and some atypical articulations\u003c\/span\u003e, immediately usable trough\u003cspan\u003ekeyboard switching\u003c\/span\u003e while playing, combined into one rich instrument. In addition to straight sustain articulation, we sampled recorded vibrato too for a highly authentic sound for the sampler enthusiast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"embed-container\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BcVzLzAbupM\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rast Sound","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54782967578966,"sku":"RAST016","price":32.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/3452\/8086\/files\/kemenche_filter.png?v=1785942351","url":"https:\/\/primeloops.com\/products\/kemenche-string-samples-instrument","provider":"Prime Loops Sound Nation Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}