SOUNDIRON Ancient Greek Strings｜Recreating the Ethereal String Sounds of Ancient Civilizations
An ancient Greek string instrument sound library designed for film scoring and world music.
SOUNDIRON Ancient Greek Strings is a deeply sampled **ancient Greek string instrument sound library**, featuring 7 authentically recreated historical instruments such as Barbiton, Cithara, Lyre, and more, including a total of 15,158 high-quality 24-bit/48kHz samples. This product, designed specifically for **Kontakt sound libraries**, aims to provide unprecedented realism and historical depth for modern **film scoring** and **world music production**.
Compared to the ornamental ethnic instruments found in general comprehensive sound sources, Ancient Greek Strings achieves unparalleled playing detail and humanized dynamics through up to 8 Round-Robin samples and 4 dynamic velocity layers, thoroughly capturing the unique timbre and soul of ancient instruments made of wood, gut strings, and animal hide.
Quick Facts Product Overview
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Brand: SOUNDIRON
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Model: Ancient Greek Strings
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Number of Instruments: 7 (Barbiton, Cithara, Lyre, etc.)
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Total Samples: 15,158
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Installation Size: 8.23 GB
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Sampling Specification: 24-bit / 48 kHz WAV
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Applicable Scenarios: Epic film scores, historical documentaries, world music, game background music, ambient music creation
Who is SOUNDIRON Ancient Greek Strings for?
SOUNDIRON Ancient Greek Strings Core Technologies & Features
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Deep Sampling of Seven Rare Ancient Instruments: Fully includes Barbiton, Cithara, Lyre, Goat Horn Lyre, Pandura, Phorminx, and Trigonon, hand-recreated by Athenian master craftsman Panagiotis Stefos, ensuring authentic timbre.
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Extremely Realistic Playing Details: Each string offers up to 8 Round-Robin samples and 4 dynamic velocity layers, effectively avoiding the "machine gun effect" and presenting natural, fluid playing dynamics.
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Independent Microphone Position Control: Provides two independent microphone positions, Close and Overhead, which can be freely mixed to adjust the directness and spatiality of the sound.
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Rich Articulations and Effects: Includes finger plucking, pick strumming, palm mute, staccato, and various special playing effects (FX) articulations, meeting diverse arrangement needs.
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Built-in Ambiences: In addition to the instruments themselves, 20 meticulously designed ambient sound pads created from original audio material are also provided, adding unique texture and atmosphere to the music.
Seven Ancient Greek String Instruments Included
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Barbiton: A low-pitched lyre with a deep sound, often used for accompaniment.
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Cithara: One of the most professional instruments of ancient Greece, featuring a sturdy wooden soundbox and a bright sound.
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Lyre: Apollo's instrument in mythology, with a clear and pleasant sound, the most representative ancient Greek instrument.
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Goat Horn Lyre: An ancient lyre variant made from a tortoise shell and goat horns.
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Pandura: A long-necked lute, considered one of the ancestors of the modern guitar.
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Phorminx: A lyre used by bards in Homeric epics, with an archaic sound.
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Trigonon: A small, angular harp with a light sound.
Flexible Kontakt Interface
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Sound Shaping Controls: Provides real-time control over core parameters such as Swell, Attack, Release, Offset, Vibrato, Filter, Pitch, and fully supports DAW automation.
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Adaptive LFO System: Built-in LFO allows selection of waveform, modulation target, rate, intensity, and supports Tempo-Syncing and fade-in time settings.
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Multi-functional Filters: Includes 12 types of low-pass, high-pass, and effect filters, dynamically controllable via velocity, modulation wheel, expression pedal, aftertouch, and other MIDI CCs.
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Customizable Arpeggiator: Offers velocity table, arpeggiation direction, timing, swing, randomization, and note length control, allowing for easy creation of complex melodic textures.
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Key/Scale Lock: Allows limiting played notes to specific scales and keys, ideal for quick melodic composition and live performance.
Modular FX Rack
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18 DSP Effect Modules: Includes classic effects such as Phaser, Flanger, Delay, Distortion, Amp/Cab Simulators, Compressor, EQ, Rotator, and more.
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10 Customizable Slots: You can freely assign the 18 effects to 10 available slots in any order to create your exclusive effect chain.
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High-Quality Convolution Reverb: Built-in 99 types of real-world space samples (rooms, concert halls, churches, etc.) and 40 types of creative effect Impulse Responses, providing ultimate realistic spatiality and endless sound design possibilities.
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Factory Effect Chain Presets: Provides various meticulously designed effect chain presets, allowing you to quickly get started and inspire creative ideas.
Technical Specifications (Tech Specs)
| Sound Source Type | Ancient Greek String Virtual Instrument Library |
| Host Format | Native Instruments Kontakt (NKI) |
| Sample Format | 24-bit / 48 kHz Uncompressed PCM WAV |
| Total Samples | 15,158 Stereo WAV Files |
| Installed Size | 8.23 GB |
| Included Content | 1 Main NKI Instrument Library, 7 String Instruments (multiple articulations), 20 Ambient Tones, 20 Effect Presets |
| Kontakt Version Requirement |
Full Version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.5 or higher (Free Kontakt Player not supported) |
| System Requirements (Mac) | Mac OSX 10.9 or higher |
| System Requirements (Windows) | Windows 7 or higher |
| Hardware Recommendation | Dual-core CPU, 2 GB System Memory, SATA or SSD hard drive recommended |
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