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BALKAN TUBA is a raw, powerful and highly expressive playable tuba that captures the unmistakable energy and character of Balkan brass music and beyond. With its bold, gritty sound and infectious rhythmic drive, it's the perfect choice for traditional Balkan music, brass bands, jazz, world music and Bregović-inspired scores!
Superbly performed by Víctor Correa, Balkan Tuba comes with 11 exciting articulations, including sustained notes, punchy staccatos, expressive glissandos, breath and mechanical noises, and four characteristic tempo-synced Balkan comping loops that bring instant rhythm, movement and authenticity to your arrangements!
A must HAVE for composers and producers looking for a raw, powerful and authentic Balkan brass sound, with high realism and instant gratification!
Balkan Tuba comes with a highly intuitive, easy-to-use and ready-to-play interface featuring two top-class reverb algorithms, delay and a gritty pedal-like distortion.
Features
- Authentic jazz octave technique, carefully sampled
- Two playing styles: Thumb and Pick
- Blendable Amp + Acoustic (string detail) sound
- Streamlined PLAY version for fast workflow
- Built-in FX: Delay, Reverb, Chorus, Wah
- Multiple articulations with intuitive keyswitching
PLAY vs FULL Version
Each instrument comes in two versions:
- FULL → Complete set of articulations and keyswitches
- PLAY → Simplified version with the most essential articulations for quick and intuitive performance
Technical Specifications
4 NKI Instruments:
- Jazz Guitar Octaves – Thumb
- Jazz Guitar Octaves – Thumb PLAY
- Jazz Guitar Octaves – Pick
- Jazz Guitar Octaves – Pick PLAY
- Samples: 6,486 (NCW format)
- Library Size: 3.01 GB (uncompressed)
- 624 samples in NCW format
- Library size: 293.1 MB (uncompressed)
- 11 keyswitches / articulations
- 2 NKI instrument files:
- Balkan Tuba
- Balkan Tuba Time Machine
- Requires the full version of KONTAKT 6.6 (not compatible with the Free Kontakt Player)
- 8 GB of RAM or more highly recommended
