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AMERICAN CD DESCRIPTION |
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Sounds of American History for Your Kurzweil! From Sweetwater's renowned soundware library! The Americana CD is the quintessential sample library representing America's musical heritage: Hammond B-3s, Gibson and Fender guitars, electric basses, big band brass, tons of percussion and more. Stratus Sounds - Realism for Your Kurzweil! This volume is the second in a series of libraries derived from the critically acclaimed Stratus Sounds library for the Kurzeil K2000/K2500. All libraries exhibit the same all-digital editing and mastering techniques as well as the same attention to artistry in the beautiful detail and realism of each instrument. These qualities are what made Sweetwater Stratus Sounds such a phenomenal success with performance artists and production engineers around the world. American Jazz The American Standard Collection focuses on the sounds native to American culture in the past century. The library begins with the bygone days of those tiny smoke-filled jazz clubs where music lovers would crowd around a makeshift stage, listening to the melancholy sound of Cajun greats. Warm Jazz Trumpet captures the dark and forlorn spirit of the mellowest of horn players, with an honest understated tone providing plenty of inspiration to draw you into your music. Then, for a nice complimentary texture, try the Breathy Tenor Sax. The absence of a clear attack in this style seemed to transcend time signatures, free from the divisions of each bar. This combined with the breathy timbral presence made the instrument come to life with the very soul of the performer. Add an Upright Bass, Concert Grand One, and the Jazz Set for a nuts-and-bolts rhythm section to shape and define the characteristic sound of an early American jazz ensemble. American Rock Fast forward a few decades and find yourself in front of a camera on American Bandstand with a '72 Stratocaster strapped over your shoulder. Flip the pickup s with into the out-of-phase position between the bridge and middle pickups while listening to the anticipation of hundreds of screaming teenagers. Strum a few chords for introduction, and then feel the Steinberger Bass drop the foundation as you kick in some light distortion and chorusing. WHAM! Now your drummer's in with a couple hits on a wood shell Rogers snare drum, a tom flam, and then the crisp, transparent explosion of a 16" Sabian crash. Heavier rock productions will ignite with energy when you punch in the Gibson Les Paul with DiMarzio pickups played through a Mesa/Boogie amplifier. Country? Check out the Martin acoustic 6-string played with a metal side. The advanced architecture of the Kurzweil has enabled Stratus Sounds to corral all of these classics into one amazing library of American musical heritage. Extraordinary Value Consider the value of such a collection! What would it take to find, purchase, and learn how to play each one of these instruments well enough to incorporate into a production? Now, thanks to the Kurzweil and Stratus Sounds, it's not only possible - it's affordable! Certainly some of us may not find a use for the "Chet Atkins" model Gretsch Tennessean today, but the few dollars that were paid for it as part of this collection may prove well worth it when a fresh, new guitar sound will be just the thing needed to revitalize a mix. KEYBOARDS:
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