Price reduction May 21 2023. Was 59.95, now 39.95.
The ultimate collection of hard to find ethnic percussion and instruments. Now available: version 1.2, which adds a new Djembe Hits bank, has more Tibetan Bowl Samples, and more creative Combinators (140 Combinators)
CONTENTS:
Accordion: In, Out, and In to Out velocity switched.
African Drums and Perc:
Calf Hide Drum, Lizard Skin Drum, High and Low Cup Gongs, Shekera shakers.
African Ivory Horn:
Ivory (elephant tusk) Horn from Monrovia, Liberia.
American Indian Drums and Perc:
Tom Drum hit and loops (Performance by David Beal), Cow Horn Rattles, Elm Bark Rattles, Yaqui metal Sistrum.
Appalachian Dulcimer:
Mountain (this is the hourglass shape) Dulcimer.
Asian Island Perc:
Tasha and Dhol from North India, Shark Calling coconut husk rattle from Papua New Guinea--this rattle was originally used on the water's surface for hunting sharks.
Cameroon Perc:
Clay frame drum, Buzzy cup gongs, husk shakers. Hits and BPM loops.
Chinese Cymbals:
Chung Ching Pa and Hsiao Ching Pa cymbals.
Chinese Sheng:
Mouth blown reed instrument.
Drums of India:
Ghatam (clay pot drum) , Khol, Madal, Mridangam, Pakhawaj, Tabla, and Banja.
Flamenco Guitar:
A 1904 Rodriguez (of Valencia) guitar. Picked, plucked, open strings, vibrato, small and large.
India Gobichan:
Single string Indian instrument-- struck and plucked, stretched up and down.
Greek Bouzouki:
Greek Bouzouki-- Small, Large, Tremelo, and Licks.
Hawaii Perc:
Ili Ili (two lava stones struck together) , Ipu Gourd drum, 2 Kae Keeke bamboo stamping tubes (hi and low) , Pu Il (cut bamboo) rattles, and rosewood Kalaaw Sticks.
Japan Drums and Perc:
Oke-Do and Okawa drums, Hyoshigi clappers (rose wood blocks) , Suzu bells (Shinto prayer bells)
Japan Taiko Drums:
Three Taiko Drums: No, Ko, and O.
Java Anklung:
Resonant shaken bamboo racks--up to six feet in height. Each note represents a different tuned bamboo rack--large (low range) to small (high).
Java Ketjer Cymbals:
Javanese Ketjer finger cymbals.
Kalimbas and M'Bira:
Two South American and one African (more buzzy) thumb pianos.
Korean Drums:
Chang Go, Koo Ku Mu, Pook, Samm Chu Li, and Tang Ku drums. Pan clappers, and Jabara cymbals.
Korean Gongs:
Chinj and Kwen Gwari gongs.
Middle East Daf and Darabuka:
Daf (mid east tamborine) shakes and hits, and Darabuka drum hits.
Norway Hardanger Fiddle:
Dragon's head fiddle. This old fiddle has 'sympathetic' (resonant) strings beneath the finger board for additional 'sympathetic' vibration. Licks.
Rainsticks:
One American Indian, one South American rainstick.
Sumatran Hasapi:
Horseheaded 'boat lute' this is a very unique hard to find stringed instrument.
Talking Drums:
African Talking drum hits and loops. Performances by David Beal.
Tibet Mediation Bowl:
200 year old 7 metal alloy meditation bowl from Tibet. Rubbed and struck with the palm.
Trinidad Steel Drums:
Low (called 'double second') and high (known as 'tenor') steel drums from Trinidad.
Udu Drums:
African clay pot drum hits and performances, by David Beal.
Wind Chimes:
Struck chimes, and wind blown chimes.
MP3 demos:
The New World Demo 1: The Old WorldAfrica Drum and Perc DemoAsia Pac Drum and Perc Demo