Udu is a Kontakt percussion instrument built from a sampled clay vessel, played by hand on its top and central openings. It is developed by Sounds of the Earth and requires the full version of Kontakt.
Udu is a Kontakt instrument from Sounds of the Earth that captures a clay percussion vessel with two openings, one on the top and one in the center. The instrument is played with the hands or fingers, and the sample library offers different execution techniques. The udu is an idiophone of Nigerian origin, named after the Ibo word for "vessel". Its recordings here use an example adapted with Chorotega designs, which reflects its popularity among Costa Rican ceramic luthiers.
The library contains 77 audio files and 1153 Kontakt sample files, totaling 267MB. Producers can choose among 8 Kontakt mic options, which lets you shape the recorded space and character of the clay tone to fit a mix.
Because the instrument is sampled across multiple playing techniques, you can move between open-top and center-opening strikes to build rhythmic patterns that stay close to the acoustic source.
Sounds of the Earth describes the udu as a clay idiophone of Nigerian origin, historically used to carry water. The developer notes that the example in these recordings was adapted with Chorotega designs and that the instrument has become popular with Costa Rican ceramic luthiers, though it is not a traditional instrument in Costa Rica.
The instrument is played with the hands or fingers, depending on the technique, so the sound suits organic, hand-played percussion parts in world, folk and acoustic-leaning productions.
Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.
| Developer | Sounds of the Earth |
|---|---|
| Type | Plugin |
| Category | Kontakt Instrument |
| Requires | Kontakt |
| Formats | Kontakt |
| Operating systems | Windows, macOS |
Udu requires the full version of Kontakt, version 7 or later. The free Kontakt Player will not work and runs the instrument in demo mode.
Udu is listed for Windows and macOS. The macOS requirement is OS X 10.10 or later, and Windows requires Windows 7, 8 or 10 on an Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 processor.
The developer notes that the udu is of Nigerian origin and is not a traditional instrument in Costa Rica, although ceramic luthiers there have popularized it.
The udu is played with the hands or fingers, using different execution techniques on its top and central openings.
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