SONUSCORE Origins Volume 3: 12-String & Balalaika from boom Library is a KONTAKT-powered plucked-string instrument library that consists of a bright modern-sounding 12-string acoustic guitar and a delicate 3-string balalaika from the regions of Central Asia and Russia. When combined in the Multi-Arpeggio Designer (MAD), the instruments produce ethereal textures, ethnic trills, and mystic shimmers, great for scoring gentle accompaniments and melodies on the fly.
The instruments can be played as single notes or as rhythmical patterns generated by the Multi-Arpeggio Designer. Each instrument has its own independent, fully controllable arpeggiating system that lets them react to each other, with a human feel. The library comes with over 100 MAD arpeggio presets, which combine both instruments to help you quickly create harmonic patterns, interlocking rhythms, and cinematic soundscapes.
The Instruments
The 12-String acoustic guitar offers a fresh, bright sound for a modern and familiar feel, and at the same time can be used to emphasize ethnic, far-away nuances in your music. Add the Balalaika for rich, more delicate and traditionally rooted textures. Originally from the regions of Central Asia and Russia, the Balalaika feels right at home in any ethnic, cinematic or contemporary setting, suited for gentle accompaniment as well as characteristic melodies.
Color Page
For more possibilities to sculpt the tonal character of your sound, Origins Volume 3 comes with 12 Color presets, all radically different in character and with settings ranging from synthetic leads to ambient sounds. MAD presets and Color presets can be combined, resulting in 1200 predefined combinations.