East Asia: Kontakt Instrument of Chinese, Japanese and Korean Sounds

East Asia includes 14 string and wind instruments, ranging from blown flutes and oboes to plucked lutes and hammered dulcimers. Native Instruments describes the melodic instruments as recorded with authentic timbres and playing techniques.

A library of customizable phrases helps you build distinctive parts quickly. The built-in traditional scales and tunings make it easier to write melodies that stay true to the regional sound while still fitting into a modern arrangement.

The percussion section offers 24 instruments, including drums, gongs, cymbals and woodblocks. You can play them individually or combine them into ensembles.

Each instrument and ensemble comes with preset grooves. Intuitive macro controls let you shape these grooves further, which suits both regional-flavored soundscapes and contemporary electronic productions.

On a KOMPLETE KONTROL keyboard, presets can be browsed at a glance, and mixer and effect parameters are mapped to the control surface automatically. The Light Guide color-codes harmonics, playing styles, patterns and percussion fills so they are easy to find while playing.