Strezov Sampling Sambhala Textural Orchestra

 In today’s stressed and overwhelming environment, more and more of us find ourselves in dire need of tranquility, clarity, and a general state of “flow”.
This  not  so  recent  observation  of  ours  led  us to  create  something that  aims  at  helping more people in their pursuits. Sambhala Textural Orchestra draws from all 5 elements of life – earth, fire, water, air, and ether – thus getting you as close to the ancients’ wisdom as possible.

Now, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and let us take you on a journey of discovery
and inspiration!

In Sambhala Textural Orchestra there are a number of “textural” patches, which contain pre-recorded phrases/improvisations, tonal or timbral movements on the named instruments, giving you the option to ascend to the spiritual kingdom, just by clicking one single key. All of these can be easily combined with all the other instruments, making fast and easy use of all the content in the library. These are signified by the word “Textural” in the name of each patch of this kind.

One interesting new feature in “Sambhala Textural Orchestra” is the new “Elements” section. We’ve added a couple of ambient sound effects which you can blend within any sound from the library, giving you the opportunity to truly create amazing and unique sounds. The sounds or “elements” at your disposal are “Ether”, “Air”, “Fire”, “Water” and “Earth”. You can switch any of  those  on  or  off  by  clicking  the  symbol  on  the  left  of  each  element;  you  can  adjust  the volume of each, solo or mute them, respectively. You are also able to reverse the ambience effect by clicking the circular “reverse” button, right next to the “mute” button.

OVERVIEW

• Textural Scoring Toolkit -  Create atmospheric out of this world soundscapes in seconds
• Bowed Strings, Plucked Strings, Woodwinds, Textural Percussion, Sparks and Voices
• Over 30 playable instruments from musical cultures all over the world
• Over 60 Sparks - Powerful pre-arranged Cue-Starters with seperate available stems
• All content recorded with multiple Round-Robins and within multiple dynamic layers
• 3 mic positions – Close, Decca and Hall + custom convolution reverb
• The X3M Engine powering the percussion section for maximum flexibility and customization options

Patch List

BOWED INSTRUMENTS

• Sambhala Cello - sustain (2 dynamic layers + 1 movement layer)
• Sambhala String Ensembles - sustain (1 textural dynamic layer)
• Sambhala Viola - sustain (2 dynamic layers + 1 movement layer)
• Sambhala Violin - sustain (2 dynamic layers + 1 movement layer)

PERCUSSION

• Drumkit - normal hit (4 dynamic layers, 6-9 RR)
• Gongs - normal hit, brush hit, tremolo (9 dynamic layers, 3 RR)
• Mouth Harps - normal hit/pluck (5 RR)
• Temple Bowls - empty bowl, bowl with water, bowl with stick, bowl tremolo (3-4 dynamic layers, 3 RR)
• Textural Crotales - pre-recorded phrases/improvisations
• Textural Percussion - pre-recorded phrases/improvisations
• Textural Tuned Metals - pre-recorded phrases/improvisations
• Textural Tuned Small Metals - pre-recorded phrases/improvisations
• Tibetian Bells - shorts, tremolo (5 RR)

PLUCKED STRINGS

• Dulcimer - normal pluck, slow strum, fast strum (2 dynamic layers, 3-5 RR)
• Koto - normal pluck, slow strum, medium strum, fast strum, free strum (3 dynamic layers, 3 RR)
• Lyra 1 - normal pluck, fast strum up, fast strum down, slow strum up, slow strum down (2 dynamic layers, 3-5 RR)
• Lyra 2 - normal pluck, fast strum up, fast strum down, slow strum up, slow strum down (2 dynamic layers, 3-5 RR)
• Lyra 3 - normal pluck, fast strum up, fast strum down, slow strum up, slow strum down (2 dynamic layers, 3-5 RR)
• Monochord - normal pluck, slow strum, medium strum, fast strum, free strum (3 dynamic layers, 3 RR)
• Monolini - normal pluck, slow strum, medium strum, fast strum, free strum (3 dynamic layers, 3 RR)
• Psaltery - normal pluck, fast strum up, fast strum down, slow strum up, slow strum down (3-5 RR)
• Sitar - normal pluck, strum (3 dynamic layers, 3 RR)
• Textural Guitars - pre-recorded phrases/improvisations

SPARKS

• Sparks - pads

VOICES

• Female Solo Voice - sustains (2 dynamic layers)
• Textural Voices - sustains (1 dynamic layer)
• Textural Male Vocal - sustains (1 dynamic layer)

WOODWINDS

• Bansuri - sustain/legato (2 dynamic layers)
• Irish Whistle - sustain/legato (2 dynamic layers)
• Kaval - sustain/legato (2 dynamic layers)
• Low Irish Flute - sustain/legato (2 dynamic layers)
• Native American Flute - sustain/legato (2 dynamic layers)
• Textural Bass Duduk - pre-recorded phrases/improvisations
• Textural Irish Low Flute - pre-recorded phrases/improvisations