AmpleSound, thus far mainly associated with fine virtual plucked string instruments, have released an entirely different product: the Ample China Qudi (a Chinese flute), which uses AmpleSound’s brand new Woodwind Engine. I’m guessing this Woodwind Engine wasn’t developed for the Qudi alone, so there must be more woodwind releases to follow.
About the Qudi:
▪ Recorded with 5 mics (Front, Middle, Back, Stereo Ambient). Each mic volume is adjustable and equipped with channel EQ.
▪ 2 Mic modes: Modern and Traditional, capable of colorful sound designs.
▪ There are 3 kinds of articulations in Elegant Wind – Head Group (blue keyswitches), Body Group (yellow keyswitches) and Special Effect Group (red keyswitches). Each group occupies one octave.
▪ The head group is used to perform grace notes at head. Articulations with more grace notes are assigned to higher keyswitches; Ascending and descending articulations are close together.
▪ The body group can not only perform grace notes at head, but also can be used for articulation legatos to express changes of the sound body.
▪ The Dizi has great dynamic range and timbre variation. The sample library provides 5 velocity layers, with sound from mildly soft to bright and strong.
▪ There are 4 velocity layers for Expression articulation, 2 velocity layers for Vibrato articulation, and real samples of Trill sounds. Together with SAHDS virtual modulation system, they can create vivid and realistic notes. Note velocity is used to control the start time of Expression and Vibrato articulations, to generate slowly developing notes or strong notes.
▪ The sample length of the Elegant Wind is about 8 seconds on average. In most cases, it can meet the requirements of a Dizi note. If user need longer notes, he can turn on the Sample Loop.
New Original Features:
▪ Intelligent Legato System: The Auto Legato System detects the duration of each note. For legatos whose duration is less than this value, only the straight legato will be triggered to ensure that no unwanted grace notes during fast performance.
Intro Price: $109 until April 27, 2021 (Reg. $149).
Ample Sound is also running a Chinese instrument promotion,: 3 Chinese instruments and related bundles 25% off until April 27. A further 10% off for the loyal users.
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