Angklung: Tuned Bamboo Percussion Library for Kontakt

The angklung is best thought of as a set of single-note instruments, each made from a pair of bamboo tubes in a higher and lower octave, sounded by a loose rattle. The result is a full, clear note with a short sustain.

The library offers two main sound sets. The dry multisamples were recorded up close in a studio. The hall multisamples were recorded in a large open room, with close, mid and far mic positions that you can blend. Hall presets also include looping sustains with adjustable release samples.

Attack, offset, release, swell and micro-tuning controls let you tighten the sound or shape it into pad-like textures. A width control adjusts the stereo spread of the individual angklungs relative to one another.

The library is designed for Soundiron's Uberpeggiator meta-arpeggiation system. Its EZ-Roll mode is the primary target for creating realistic sustaining angklung rolls. The developer also states the instrument works well in the other Uber modes.

The Uberpeggiator offers real-time speed and intensity controls, optional host tempo syncing and velocity graphing. With the arpeggiator turned off, the instrument plays as a single-strike tuned bamboo percussion instrument.

The library also includes a 3-band parametric EQ and custom convolution reverb room and FX impulse selectors, so you can place the sound in a mix without leaving the instrument.