Handmade Sounds is a development team set to use the latest sampling technology to bring a whole new level of realism and playability to underexposed musical instruments.Tumblr (3.0; @handmadesounds)http://www.handmadesounds.com/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/RHxwwk1VZlrkvk26yZwbEpe3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The Handmade Sounds Bouzouki is a sample library that brings for the first time a high level of realism and real-time playability to virtual bouzouki.</p> <p>Key features include:</p> <ul><li>All 4 double strings sampled on all 27 frets at various dynamic levels and with both up/down plectrum strokes.</li> <li>Monophonic playback for each of the 4 strings - 4 voices max - for absolute realism.</li> <li>Sustained, Hammer-On, Pull-Off, Tremolo and Glide articulations, all chromatically sampled.</li> <li>Automatic or manual control of string/fret position, articulation and up/down stroke.</li> <li>Real-time visual display of the fretboard.</li> <li>Added major/minor and diminished chords, with all customary inversions.</li> <li>Audio format is 44.1 kHz / 24 bits.</li> </ul><p>The Acoustic Edition of the 8-string Bouzouki is at final testing stage. 8-string Electric Edition will follow. 6-string Bouzouki, as well as Baglamas and Tzouras are in our future plans.</p> <p>The sample library requires <a title="Native Instruments Kontakt Sampler" target="_blank" href="http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=kontakt3&L=1">Native Instruments Kontakt</a> version 3 or higher installed. This is because of the extensive scripting that went into the instrument.</p> <p>More info coming soon. For any inquiries, please contact: <a href="mailto:info@handmadesounds.com" target="_blank">info@handmadesounds.com</a></p>http://www.handmadesounds.com/post/91890046http://www.handmadesounds.com/post/91890046Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:08:00 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/12681563541/tumblr_lujivybaQX1qzzjyu&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>Bouzouki 8-String Acoustic Sample Library - Audio Demo</p>http://www.handmadesounds.com/post/12681563541http://www.handmadesounds.com/post/12681563541Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:11:00 -0500