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Old World Instruments

Digital Sound Factory

 

Old World Instruments includes an array of strings, winds, and percussion instruments from around the globe. African melodic and percussion, Chinese and India winds, Russian strings, and steel percussion instruments will color musical compositions with old world harmonic textures. Sampling expert Ed Mann (percussionist - Frank Zappa) meticulously recorded these authentic instruments to preserve the unique sounds and to make them readily available for all to enjoy. This collection brings inspiring elements that weave the old world into the new world.

Old World Instruments Listing

African Melodic African Percussion Chinese Winds India Winds Ireland
         

Bass Bamboo Mar

 Tongue Drum 1 Dizi 1 Bansuri 1 CelticPercSet
Balafon Talking Drum Dizi 2 Bansuri 2 Irish Bazouki
Bass Kalimba Toke Bell Dizi 1+2 Bansuri 3 Penny Whistle
Kalimba Coarse Shekere Bon Di Bansuri 4 2 Bodhrans
Thumb Piano Gankokwe Bells Natural Range D1 Bansuri Combo Low Bodhran
Bass Marimba Djun Djun Drum Dizi 1 #2 Venu Flute High Bodhran
Bamboo Marimba Djembe Drum Dizi 1 #3 Bansuri Layers Bones Combo
AfricaTuning #'s 5 Bell Rattles Dizi 1 #4 Bonsuri Riff 1 Wood Bones
Bamboo Marimba 2 Ashiko Drum Dizi 1 #5 Bonsuri Riff 2 Bone Bones
Bamboo Marimba 3 Tongue Drum 2 Dizi 1 Vibrato Bonsuri Riff 3 Electro Bodhrans
Bamboo Marimba 4 Every Hit Dizi 1 Dos Huff 1 Creaky Bones
Bamboo Marimba 5 Tongue Filters 1 Dizi 1 Unisons Huff 2 Tuned Bodhran 1
Bamboo Marimba 6 Tongue Filters 2 Dizi 1 Section Huff 3 Tuned Bodhran 2
Bamboooo Marimba Tongue Filters 3 Dark Dizi 1 Bansuri 1 #2 Tuned Bodhran 3
Bass/Bamboo EQ 1 Chaos Bells Long Dizi 1 Bansuri 1 #3 Tuned Bodhran 4
Bass/Bamboo EQ 2 Stretch From G's Dizi 1 Pad B1 Stretched Irish Bazouki 2
Auto-Trance Unleashed Curse Drenched Dizi 1 Long Envelope B1 Irish Bazouki 3
Auto-Trance 2 Dynamic Ashiko Dizi 2 Drenched B1 Chiffless Irish Bazouki 4
Auto-Trance 3 Stretch Tongue 1 Natural Range D2 B1 Unison Duet Irish Bazouki 5
Bamboo Layers 1 Stretch Tongue 2 Dizi 2 #2 B1 Section Irish Bazouki 6
Bamboo Layers 2 Stretch Tongue 3 Dizi 2 #3 B1 SynPad Irish Bazouki 7
Bamboo Layers 3 Stretch Tongue 4 Dizi 2 #4 One B1 Sample Natural Range
Bamboo Layers 4 Stretch Tongue 5 Dizi 2 #5 B1 SynPad 2 Dulcimerouki
Bamboo Layers 5 Stretch Tongue 6 Dizi 2 Vibrato B1 Octaves Intervalouki
Big Bass Marimba Stretch Tongue 7 Dizi 2 Unisons B2 Octaves Intervalouki 2
Upright Bass Stretch Tongue 8 Dizi 2 Section Bansuri 2 #2 Intervalouki 3
Bass Layers 1 Stretch Tongue 9 Dizi 2 Dark Bansuri 2 #3 Dueling Bazoukis
Bass Layers 2 Stretch Tongue10 Dizi 2 Lead B2 No limits Bazouki Band
Bamboo 4ths Stretch Tongue11 Dizi 2 Pad B2 Long Envelope Dark Bazouki
Bamboo 5ths Stretch Tongue12 Natural Range B2 Chiffless Padouki
Bamboo 4ths Down Talking Drum 2 Bon Di 2 B2 Unison Duet Synthouki
Bamboo 5ths Down Talking Drum 3 Bon Di 3 Bansuri2 Section Swellouki
Balafon 2 Talking Drum 4 Bon Di 4 B2Bansynthi Pad Dynamouki 2
Balafon Soft Hit Talking Drum 5 Bon Di 5 B2 Stretch Irish Bazooka
Balafon Med. Hit Tuning Bon Dos B2BanSynth Pad 2 Natural Range PW
Balafon Hard Hit Talking Layers 1 Bon Tres Octave Bansuri 3 Penny Whistle 2
Balafon Soft/Hrd Talking Layers 2 Bon Dibrato Bansuri 3 #2 Penny Whistle 3
3 Balafons Punch Talk Bon Di Long Bansuri 3 #3 Penny Whistle 4
Western Balafon Walking Drum Bon Di Fifths B3 No Limit Penny Whistle 5
Balafon Rolls Toke Bell 2 Dark Bon Di B3 Long PW Unison
Western Rolls Toke Bell 3 Unisons B3 NoChiff PW Intervals
West Balafon Oct Toke Bell 4 Unison Stretch Bansuri 3 Duet Smooth Whistle
West.Balafon 5th Toke Bell 5 Unison Stretch 2 Bansuri3 Section Vibrato Whistle
Moldy Balafon Toke Bell Tuner Bon Di Pad Lead Bansuri 3 Whistle Layers
Crispy Balafon Velocity Bell   Bansuri 3 Synth Sad Whistler
Pressure Rolls Toke Bell Hit 1   Smooth Bansuri 3  
Pressure RollWest Toke Bell Hit 2   Bansuri 4 Octave  
Slow Rolls Toke Bell Hit 3   Bansuri 4 #2 Russian Strings
Fast Rolls Toke Bell Hit 4   Bansuri 4 #3 Balalaika
Big Phasor Rolls Toke Bell Hit 5   Bansuri 4 Full Prima Domra
Synthish Rolls Toke Bell Hit 6   Bansuri 4 Slow BalalaikaTremolo
BassKalimba Soft Toke Bell Hit 7   Bansuri4 NoChiff Pluck/Trem Layer
BassKalimba Hard Toke Bell Hit 8   Bansuri 4 Duet Balalaika Hard
Kalimba CoarseSft Toke Bell Hit 9   Bansuri4 Section Balalaika 2
Kalimba CoarseHrd Toke Bell Hit 10   Bansuri 4 Lead Balalaika 3
Thumb Piano Soft Toke Bell Hit 11   Bansuri 4 Synth Balalaika 4
Thumb Piano Hard Toke Bell Hit 12   Bansuri 4 Smooth Balalaika 5
B.Klmba ThumbPno Toke Bell Hit 13   Huff n'Puff Balalaikas
B.Klmba ThmbPno2 Toke Bell Hit 14   Spooky Wind BalalaiKoto
B.Klmba ThmbPno3 Toke Bell Hit 15   Nat.Venu Range BalaLikeIt
Bass/Coarse Little Carillon   Venu 2 Balalaika Mute
Kalimba Coarse 2 Shekere 2   Venu 3 Balalala
Kalimba Coarse 3 Shekere 3   Venu 4 Balalala 2
Phat Kalimbas Shekere 4   Venu 5 Wakalaika
Kalimba Reverb Shekere 5   Unison Venu Bog Monster
Kalimba Echo Shekere Tuner   Venu Intervals Fast Tremolo
Dynorimba Shekere Hit 1   Smooth Venu Too much coffee?
  Shekere Hit 2   Vibro Venu Tremolo Octaves
  Shekere Hit 3   Venu Layers Dark Tremolo
  Shekere Hit 4   Sad Venu Twomolos
  Shekere Hit 5   Venu Riff 1 Stackalaikas
  Shekere Hit 6   Venu Riff 2 Washomolo
  Shekere Hit 7   Venu Riff 3 Synthomolo
  Shekere Hit 8   Venu Riff 4 LaikaTrem Long
  Shekere Hit 9   Venu Riff 5 BendoTrem
  Shekere Hit 10   Venu Riff 6 Prima Domra Trem
  Shekere Hit 11   Venu Riff 7 Pluck/Trem Layer 2
  Shekere Hit 12   Huff 1 Natural Range PD
  Shekere Hit 13   Huff 2 Prima Domra 2
  Shekere Hit 14   Huff 3 Prima Domra 3
  Thunderstorm   2 Riffs Prima Domra 4
  Gankokwe Bells 2     Prima Domra 5
  Gankokwe Bells 3     Soft Pluck
  Gankokwe Bells 4   Steel Percussion Hard Pluck
  Gankokwe Bells 5   Brazil GM Soft/Hard Layer
  Gankokwe Tuner   Steel Lead Pan Long Release
  Rhythm Bell   Percussion Sect1 Trillo
  Gankokwe Hit 1   Percussion Sect2 Upright Bass
  Gankokwe Hit 2   Brazil Street Dr Plinker
  Gankokwe Hit 3   5 Drums Octaves SynthoTremo 2
  Gankokwe Hit 4   5 Snares Octaves Natural Range Tr
  Gankokwe Hit 5   Pandeiro Set Fast Tremolo 2
  Gankokwe Hit 6   Cabasa ShakerSet Slow Tremolo
  Gankokwe Hit 7   Cuica Set HyperTremolo
  Gankokwe Hit 8   Cuic-ha Velocity Slowest Tremolo
  Gankokwe Hit 9   RecoReco Octaves Dark Domra Trem
  Gankokwe Hit 10   RecoReco Velo. Long Domra Trem
  Gankokwe Hit 11   Port'Au Mento Two Domra Trems
  Gankokwe Hit 12   ChromaBlock ResoTrem
  Gankokwe Hit 13   Crickets TremoPhase
  Gankokwe Hit 14   Sweet Drum SynthoTremo
  Gankokwe Hit 15   Sweet Drum 2  
  Big Toy Piano   Soprano Drum  
  Djun Djun 2   ChromaPan  
  Djun Djun 3   ChromaBell 1  
  Djun Djun 4   ChromaBell 2  
  Djun Djun 5   ChromaBell 3  
  Two Djun Djuns   ChromaBell 4  
  Talking DjunDjun   ChromaBell 5  
  Dynamic DjunDjun   ChromaBell 6  
  Snappy DjunDjun   Big Bells  
  Two Djun Players   Whistlers's Mom  
  Djun Djun Hit 1   Amazon Spirits  
  Djun Djun Hit 2   War Zone  
  Djun Djun Hit 3   Steel Lead Pan 2  
  Djun Djun Hit 4   Steel Lead Pan 3  
  Djun Djun Hit 5   Steel Lead Pan 4  
  Djun Djun Hit 6   Steel Lead Pan 5  
  Djun Djun Hit 7   Steel Lead Pan 6  
  Djembe Drum 2   Steel Lead Pan 7  
  Djembe Drum 3   SteelDrums Chorus  
  Djembe Drum 4   Toy Pan  
  Djembe Drum 5   Tempered Steel  
  Two Djembe Drums   Stainless Steel  
  Talking Djembe   Polished Steel  
  Dynamic Djembe   Bright Pan  
  Snappy Djembe   Dark Pan  
  Two Players   Bent Pan  
  Stretched Roll   Filter Pan  
  2 Rolls   Breathy Pan  
  Roll'em   Swishy Pan  
  Roll'em 2   Bermuda Triangle  
  Bell Rattle 1      
  Bell Rattle 2      
  Bell Rattle 3      
  Bell Rattle 4      
  Bell Rattle 5      
  Haunted      
  Metal Texture      
  Metal Texture 2      
  Metal Texture 3      
  Ashiko Drum 2      
  Ashiko Drum 3      
  Ashiko Drum 4      
  Ashiko Drum 5      
  Two Ashiko Drums      
  Talking Ashiko      
  Extra Thwip      
  Two Players 2