Impact Soundworks Ventus Series 1-5 Ethnic Winds Virtual Instrument Bundle, Download

Explore a collection of beautiful, deep-sampled solo woodwinds from around the world including an Irish tin whistle, Japanese shakuhachi, Indian bansuri, two pan flutes, and three ocarinas. All instruments use our unified Ventus interface for easy playability and lots of included phrases!

- Ventus Ethnic Winds - Shakuhachi -
The debut instrument in our VENTUS Ethnic Winds series of beautiful solo instruments. Includes 15 playing techniques and 600 pre-recorded phrases - 6,000 samples in total! An ornament system allows for unique, authentic performances and TACT (Total Articulation Control Technology) provides the ultimate solution for fully customizable mapping.

Ventus Series Concept
We started the Ventus Ethnic Winds series to take you on a journey all over the world, capturing the tones of beautifully performed solo woodwinds outside the Western repertoire. Along with that goal, we want you to be able to create authentic performances without technology getting in the way.

1. Traditional playable articulations alongside a large pool of pre-recorded phrases that you can quickly drop into a composition for instant color.

2. An innovative ornaments system designed to automagically createdecorative techniques in real time with no extra sequencing or tweaking needed.

3. Our unique Total Articulation Control Technology (TACT) to unify and simplify the process of creating your own personal mapping setup for every instrument.

The Shakuhachi
Our first foray into sampling traditional Japanese instruments was Koto Nation, released in 2008. Since then, we've received countless requests to explore the shakuhachi next, making it the perfect choice for the first volume of Ventus!

The shakuhachi is an ancient end-blown flute used in Japanese music for over 1,300 years. Performing the instrument and using techniques like vibrato is significantly different than Western flutes and recorders. Its five (pentatonic) holes can produce several octaves of pitches with breathy, serene, and emotional tones.

Content:
• Over 6,000 24-bit samples recorded through warm ribbon & room mics
• 6 types of sustain articulations
• True legato playing w/ adjustable settings
• 12 types of trills (fast, slow, multi intervals)
• 600+ phrases of multiple lengths and styles
• Phrases & breaths also provided as WAV

- Ventus Ethnic Winds - Tin Whistle -
The second instrument in our VENTUS Ethnic Winds series of beautiful solo instruments, featuring the enchanting sound of the Irish tin whistle. Includes 16 playing techniques and 450 pre-recorded phrases - 3,180 samples in total! An ornament system allows for unique, authentic performances and TACT (Total Articulation Control Technology) provides the ultimate solution for fully customizable mapping.

Ventus Series Concept
We started the Ventus Ethnic Winds series to take you on a journey all over the world, capturing the tones of beautifully performed solo woodwinds outside the Western repertoire. Along with that goal, we want you to be able to create authentic performances without technology getting in the way.

Each Ventus instrument shares several key features, along with a common user interface:

1. Traditional playable articulations alongside a large pool of pre-recorded phrases that you can quickly drop into a composition for instant color.

2. An innovative ornaments system designed to automagically createdecorative techniques in real time with no extra sequencing or tweaking needed.

3. Our unique Total Articulation Control Technology (TACT) to unify and simplify the process of creating your own personal mapping setup for every instrument.

The Tin Whistle
The tin whistle - or feadg (Gaelic) - is a humble yet versatile recorder-like instrument that is firmly established as a mainstay of traditional Celtic music. Though this instrument family is among the most ancient on Earth, the tin whistle itself found its popularity in the 19th century within the United Kingdom in particular.

We chose this instrument not just for its cultural significance, but also its pure tone and incredible versatility. It can perform soaring, agile parts with gorgeous rapid ornamentation as well as slow, emotional lines that tug at your heartstrings. This flexibility has led the tin whistle to prominence in film, TV & game scoring as well, most notably in Howard Shore's score to the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

Content:
• Over 3180 24-bit samples recorded through warm ribbon & room mics
• 8 types of sustain articulations
• True legato and portamento w/ adjustable settings
• 2 different release ornaments
• Classic strikes, cuts, crans & rolls
• 4 types of trills (major, minor, 2nds, 3rds)
• 450 phrases of multiple lengths and styles
• Phrases also provided as WAV

- Ventus Ethnic Winds - Bansuri -
The third instrument in our VENTUS Ethnic Winds series features the divine tone of the Indian bansuri. Includes 14 playing techniques, nearly 350 pre-recorded phrases, and bonus drones - 4,500+ samples in total! An ornament system allows for unique, authentic performances and TACT (Total Articulation Control Technology) provides the ultimate solution for fully customizable mapping.

The Bansuri
The bansuri is an ancient flute indigenous to India, known as the nadi or tunava in some texts. It has a special role in North Indian and Hindustani classical music and is often known as the "divine instrument", carrying with it the appropriate religious significance. Unlike many ancient flutes, the bansuri is tranverse (side-blown).

Ventus Series Concept
We started the Ventus Ethnic Winds series to take you on a journey all over the world, capturing the tones of beautifully performed solo woodwinds outside the Western repertoire. Along with that goal, we want you to be able to create authentic performances without technology getting in the way.

Content:
• Over 4,500 24-bit samples recorded through warm ribbon & room mics
• 7 types of sustain articulations
• True legato and portamento, tweakable settings
• 3 different release ornaments
• Staccato, bends, vibrato
• Nearly 350 phrases. multiple lengths & styles
• Phrases also provided as WAV
• Bonus tambura and sitar drones patch

- Ventus Ethnic Winds - Pan Flutes -
The fourth entry in our VENTUS Ethnic Winds series features two instruments in one: the versatile nai pan flute, and the powerful toyo bass pan flute. Includes 15+ playing techniques per instrument and over 650 pre-recorded phrases! An ornament system allows for unique, authentic performances and TACT (Total Articulation Control Technology) provides the ultimate solution for fully customizable mapping.

The Pan Flutes
Pan flutes (or pan pipes) are instruments that developed independently all over the world, featuring tuned pipes or tubes created from various kinds of wood or reed. For our library, we sampled the versatile Romanian nai, whose beautiful and breathy tone is instantly recognizable from countless film scores and albums. The nai offers a fairly large pitch range compared to many pan flutes, making it ideal as both a melodic and accompanying instrument for many styles.

Ventus Series Concept
We started the Ventus Ethnic Winds series to take you on a journey all over the world, capturing the tones of beautifully performed solo woodwinds outside the Western repertoire. Along with that goal, we want you to be able to create authentic performances without technology getting in the way.

Content:
• Over 6,200 24-bit samples recorded through warm ribbon & room mics
• 6 types of sustain articulations
• 3 types of staccatos
• 3 different release ornaments
• Bends, vibrato, extended techniques
• Over 650 phrases. multiple lengths & styles
• Phrases also provided as WAV

- Ventus Ethnic Winds - Ocarinas -
The fifth entry in our VENTUS Ethnic Winds series features three ocarinas with unique timbres, ranges, and styles. Includes 12+ playing techniques per instrument and over 900 pre-recorded phrases! An ornament system allows for unique, authentic performances and TACT (Total Articulation Control Technology) provides the ultimate solution for fully customizable mapping.

The Ocarinas
We are pleased to present to you the most deeply-sampled trio of ocarinas ever released - a Costa Rican Pendant Ocarina, a Triple Ocarina and a Chinese Xun - the fifth entry into our Ventus series of solo ethnic woodwind instruments.

Pendant Ocarinas date from the time of the Incas and were used as instruments for festivals, rituals and ceremonies. They usually have 8-9 holes and are often shaped like animals (ours is a toad). The Triple Ocarina is a multi-chambered ocarina with a broad range of about two octaves plus a fifth. The Chinese Xun is an ancient eggshaped aerophone that dates back 7,000 years and was been used primarily in the performance of palace music.

Ventus Series Concept
We started the Ventus Ethnic Winds series to take you on a journey all over the world, capturing the tones of beautifully performed solo woodwinds outside the Western repertoire. Along with that goal, we want you to be able to create authentic performances without technology getting in the way.

Content:
• Over 5,500 24-bit samples recorded through warm ribbon & room mics
• Three unique ocarinas
• Up to 12 articulations
• Bends, vibrato, extended techniques
• Over 890 phrases. multiple lengths & styles