Origins Vol.10: Contrabass Panduri & Tanbur Kontakt Instrument by Sonuscore

The Multi-Arpeggio-Designer is the centerpiece of the instrument. Two fully customizable arpeggiators combine the timbres of the Contrabass Panduri and the Tanbur into interlocking patterns and broad soundscapes. Sonuscore says the engine is built to convey a musically meaningful, human performance rather than randomly aligned notes.

The library includes 80 rhythm presets, split into Normal presets with 4/4 arpeggios and Odd presets that explore time signatures such as 5/8, 7/8 and 3/4. Twelve color settings each carry different effect settings and impulse responses, and you can combine them freely for more variation.

Arpeggio designs can be copied and pasted between other instruments in the Origins series.

Sonuscore suggests transposing the Contrabass Panduri down 12 semitones to use it like a standard contrabass, with long, low plucks that carry the progression. The Tanbur works well higher on the fretboard, where its twangy drones can sparkle.

A practical approach is to hold a Tanbur note as a drone while playing melodic lines with the Contrabass Panduri and the other Tanbur notes. All controls, including the arpeggiators and effects grids, can be customized.