Welcome to Mark Deutsch's Bazantar. The Bazantar is a custom five-string acoustic bass,
fitted with an additional twenty-nine sympathetic strings and four drone strings. The
instrument possesses a melodic range of over five octaves, while its sympathetic range
spans four octaves. This results in an interplay between melodic, sympathetic, and drone
strings which weaves an unexpected landscape of resonance that is remarkably rich in
texture.

The 8DIO Bazantar is a deep-sampled virtual instrument containing over 2.700 samples
divided into two main categories: Multi-samples and phrase-samples. The multi-samples
consists of both plucked and bowed representations of the instrument. We recorded
traditional plucked bass with 8 round robins pr. note, a highly versatile amount of
tapped samples at 10 round robins, regular sustains with and without vibrato, several
dynamic sustains/swells. In addition we phrase-sampled Mark Deutsch playing the bass in
a variety of ways from traditional plucked and bowed bass to solo's played with
backside of the bow (con legno). We also did deep-sampling of the drone strings, so you
have a highly versatile instrument. In addition the instrument was recorded in a rich
church environment with two sets of microphones (close/internal) and (ambient/player),
so users can adjust the sound to their liking ranging from recordings from player
perspective to more far, hall based microphones.. We also added a variety of controls
(ex. pedal volume, release volume, noise reduction, EQ etc) and a visual velocity editor,
so you can fully sculpt the piano to your liking. The Bazantar also includes a great
selection of convolution reverbs and convolution effects.

Core Specifications:

- Plucked and Tapped Multi-Samples (x6-8RR)
- Bowed Sustains and Swells Multi-Samples
- Deep-Phrase Samples
- 2 Microphone. Close and Hall Position.
- Deep controls and Convolution Reverb(s)

Core Requirements:

- NI (retail) Kontakt +4.2 or later
- PC 2.4GZ+, 4GB ram
- MAC 2.6Ghz, 4GB ram

Download File Size:3.42 GB

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