Thanks to the expertise of renowned multi-instrumentalist Bassam Ayoub, Best Service Qanun Wooden Psaltery Virtual Instrument Downloadbrings the sound of a historical wooden psaltery to your computer-based music productions. Whether used as a standalone software sound module, a library in Engine Player, or a plug-in running inside your preferred DAW, this virtual instrument puts 990MB of specialized sample content at your fingertips. Loaded with 22 articulations, up to 16 round-robins, and multiple velocity layers, Qanun delivers a detailed, realistic, and organic sound. Plus, there are four microtunings with two variations per microtuning and keyswitches for fast play mode changes, so you can have the ideal playing style and tonality.

Historical Plucked Stringed Instrument    Sounds of Middle East, Africa, and Asia    Recorded by Renowned Instrumentalist    22 Articulations and 16 Round-Robins    Microtunings & Multiple Velocity Layers    Keyswitches for Fast Play Mode Changes    990MB of Sample Content    Works Standalone or in Engine Player    AAX, Audio Units & VST Plug-In Formats    macOS and Windows Compatible

Designed as a wooden psaltery and strung with 63 to 84 strings, the qanun has influenced music in the Middle East and parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe for ages. In fact, the first illustrations in the Syrian lexicon by Hassan Bar Bahlul circa the 10th century. Today, the characteristic sound of the qanun still plays an important role in traditional and modern regional music.

Syrian-born multi-instrumentalist Bassam Ayoub has succeeded to make the qanun playable in the virtual world. His extensive experience in recording historical instruments coupled with a deep understanding of their past and playability has already been proven with libraries such as Arabic Oud and Arabic E-Oud.

Qanun impresses with an outstanding authenticity in terms of playability and realism. With a total of 22 articulations, multiple velocity layers, and up to 16 round-robins, this virtual replica of the traditional psaltery includes all the major timbres that have made this wonderful instrument one of the most famous plucked instruments in the world.

The main goal was to achieve an authentic sound with the best possible playability, therefore the articulations are divided into recorded performances and are freely playable articulations. The integrated microtunings make the heart of every professional Maqam artist beat faster.

The virtual Qanun brings the beautiful sounds of the Middle East right into the DAW-based production environment. The clean and well-programmed interface of the Engine Player makes it intuitive and easy for you to work with the library. Qanun works with Engine Version 2.7.2.43 or later.

The user interface gives you access to the most important and most frequently used microtunings: Bayati, Rast, Saba, and Seka. Each tuning offers two variants (Normal and Syriac Church) and the free keynote selection.

Keyswitches allow you to change between playing modes to create incredibly realistic performances. A differentiation must be made between latch and hold keyswitches. While latch keyswitches remain activated after the key is released, hold keyswitches remain activated only as long as they are pressed and held by the player. After release, the playing style changes to the last selected latch keyswitch. The green MIDI song keys above the playing area play short MIDI Sequences that showcase the Qanun's numerous playing possibilities.

Use Qanun as a standalone virtual instrument, a library loaded into Engine Player, or as a plug-in (AAX, Audio Units, or VST) in your favorite DAW on a Mac or Windows computer.

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