[Note: This product requires a FULL version of Native Instruments' KONTAKT. The free Kontakt player is not sufficient
as it only runs the instrument in DEMO mode.]
Two string instruments that form the basis for Portuguese and Latin American music
the fado guitar and cavaquinho especially are also featured in styles across the world. They form a beautiful and compelling pair for the ORIGINS VOL. 8 traditional strings plugin. The cheerful strums of the cavaquinho make for the perfect bed upon which lie the soulful melodies of the fado guitar.
Fado Guitar
Traditionally performed in the dark city squares of Coimbra and Lisbon
fado is always accompanied by the metallic plucks and graceful slides of this special and timeless lute guitar. Also known as the Portuguese guitar
it has twelve steel strings set in pairs. With roots in old medieval music
it was played by troubadours and wandering musicians alike
spreading to the theater and taverns alike and now used not only in Portugal but across South America.
Cavaquinho
Cavaquinho is the mother of a whole family of smaller-sized strumming instruments. It brought to the world the ukulele
and still serves as the primary bringer of joy and rhythm in songs across Latin America
especially in Brazil and Venezuela and very important in samba and choro music. It was introduced to Brazil by the Portuguese
and from there reached across the world
becoming a treasure in island cultures from Cape Verde to Hawaii.
COLORS MENU
The 12 individual color-presets provide even more possibilities to sculpt your sound. All colors are radically different in character and incorporate various effect settings and multiple impulse responses. While each MAD-Preset has an assigned color
you can combine everything at will
resulting in over 1000 predefined combinations.
MULTI-ARPEGGIO-DESIGNER
The Multi-Arpeggio-Designer is the centerpiece of every ORIGINS instrument. Two fully customizable arpeggiators create interlocking patterns and broad soundscapes by combining the unique timbres of the two ethnic strings instruments. The engine is designed to convey a musically meaningful
human performance
instead of a computer randomly aligning notes.
Load up one of 80+ inspiring presets or create your own arpeggios in as much detail as you like. The MAD provides a variety of different features and controls to realize your musical vision.
COPY ARPEGGIO DESIGNS BETWEEN DIFFERENT ORIGINS INSTRUMENTS
Have you created your own ingenious arpeggio design and want to use it with another ORIGINS product? Simply copy and paste your design to use it on-the-fly in any other instrument of the ORIGINS series.