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Just inked a deal with a Major Worldwide Library thanks to Taxi! (previous post re:Collab with Bill Hewett)
The library wants more... (Middle Eastern Rock)
I need to add some Middle Eastern depth to my sample library...
What would you recommend these days?
Much appreciated...
Cass

cassmcentee wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:45 am

Just inked a deal with a Major Worldwide Library thanks to Taxi! (previous post re:Collab with Bill Hewett)
The library wants more... (Middle Eastern Rock)
I need to add some Middle Eastern depth to my sample library...
What would you recommend these days?
Much appreciated...
Cass

Hi Cass,
This is the one I used on a number of middle eastern tracks I signed with what I believe is the same library mentioned in your post: https://www.native-instruments.com/de/p ... ddle-east/ It is a smaller ensemble so not ideal for 'bigger' stuff but the instruments have quite a lot of expression and IMO sound really good. There is some free stuff from a company called https://taqs.im/downloads/kontakt-free/ but not all of the instruments are of great quality (that's why I never bought the paid one) but in a mix you can get away with some of them. Sonokinetic makes a few middle eastern instruments but I don't own any of them (they look good though) https://www.sonokinetic.net. There are also a couple of arabic string libraries out there (e.g. https://www.aviramdayan-dreamelodic.com ... ic-strings). They are on my list but I have not tried them yet.
Hope this helps. Please let me know in case you come across something interesting in that genre.
Cheers,
Matt

Cool Matt!
I'll dig through your list and report back...
Cheers!

+1 on the Native Instruments Middle East
Thinking that this will be a great "multiple use" one as well: http://www.soundsonline.com/voices-of-passion

cassmcentee wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 04, 2020 12:42 pm

+1 on the Native Instruments Middle East
Thinking that this will be a great "multiple use" one as well: http://www.soundsonline.com/voices-of-passion

Thanks! I forgot to mention this one (which I own and used on one track which got signed): https://rastsound.com/downloads/mideast ... ollection/
Cheers
Matt

I make use of EastWest RA (http://www.soundsonline.com/ra) and Eduardo Tarilonte's Desert Winds (https://www.bestservice.com/desert_winds.html). Another library from Eduardo is Ancient ERA Persia (https://www.bestservice.com/ancient_era_persia.html).
Of the three, RA is the one that needs a bit more of "massaging"

Thank you Superkons!
Ancient Era Persia looks like my favorite of those three

Sounds great, Cass!
I will have to grab it myself, after inking a deal with a library that mainly does Middle East and Balkan (I already got asked for more, after giving them 3 tunes!)

Spitfire Labs has a dulcimer and some other instruments that could achieve that vibe.

This is a free Dudek, of somewhat limited range, but I've used it and I like it

https://www.strezov-sampling.com/produc ... eebie.html