🔹 A Journey to the Origins of Music
Step into the ancient world of sound, where the instruments of antiquity come to life. Big Fish Audio and Funk/Soul Productions present Ancient World, a groundbreaking collection of historically accurate instruments, crafted and sampled with unparalleled depth.
At the heart of this collection is Master Luthier Nikolaos Brass' personal collection of reconstructed ancient Greek instruments, built using the same materials and techniques as their historical counterparts. This includes extremely rare instruments, such as the Syntonon and Copperphone, with only a handful of copies existing worldwide!
Beyond Greece, Ancient World expands its scope with Medieval, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern instruments, offering a rich variety of sounds perfect for historical, cinematic, and world music compositions.
Key Features
🎻 Authentic Ancient Instruments
✔ String Instruments – 11 unique ancient string instruments, including:
- Syntonon – Pythagoras' experimental ancestor of the cimbalom
- Phorminx – The sacred lyre played by the gods
- Pandoura – The earliest known fretted instrument
- Varvitos – A deep, bass-like lyre used in Dionysian feasts
- Samvyke – A large, "sensual" instrument played in symposiums
🎼 Wind Instruments – 8 ancient wind instruments, including:
- Ney – The oldest known Middle Eastern flute, used for 5,000 years
- Diaulos – A double-piped flute played with advanced circular breathing
- Flogera – A Greek folk bamboo flute
- Kavali – A chromatic shepherd’s flute from the Balkans and Turkey
🥁 Percussion Instruments – 13 ancient percussion instruments
🎛 Deep Sampling & Articulations
✔ Meticulous Multi-Sampling – Up to 30 samples per note for ultimate realism
✔ Extensive Articulations – Including plucks, tremolos, arpeggios, harmonics, slides, and more
✔ Looped Performances – Inspiring pre-recorded phrases and loops for immediate use
🎚 Advanced Sound Engine & Effects
✔ Komplete Kontrol & Maschine Integration – Full NKS compatibility
✔ Flexible Performance Controls – Customizable envelopes, filters, reverb, and more
Perfect For:
🎥 Film, TV & Game Composers – Add authentic ancient textures to historical and fantasy scores
🎼 World Music Producers – Incorporate rare Mediterranean & Middle Eastern sounds
🎭 Ethnomusicologists & Sound Designers – Explore unique, extinct instruments in detail
Technical Specifications
💾 System Requirements
- Mac: macOS 10.12+
- Windows: Windows 7+
- CPU: Dual Core processor
- RAM: 4GB recommended
- Storage: SSD recommended
🎛 Software Compatibility
- Komplete Kontrol & Maschine Compatible
- Works with all major DAWs
Ancient World: Instruments of Antiquity is a historic and groundbreaking library, featuring painstakingly recreated instruments from ancient Greece, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. Whether you’re crafting authentic period soundtracks, immersive game scores, or experimental world music, this collection delivers unmatched authenticity and depth.
🎼 Unlock the lost sounds of history with Ancient World!
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