Handmade Sounds Bouzouki 8-string Acoustic

Handmade Sounds has released Bouzouki 8-string Acoustic, a Greek bouzouki sample library for Kontakt.

This library is designed to capture the sound of the bouzouki and simulate 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—that is, every fret of every course, sampled 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.

Features

1547 24-bit/44.1-kHz, full-length samples (no loops other than tremolo articulation).
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.