Ample China Qudi - ACQD

Ample China Qudi – Bright, Clear Flute Tones with Traditional Character

Ample China Qudi (ACQD) brings the bright, rounded and transparent sound of a traditional Chinese Qudi into your studio. The Qudi is one of the most distinctive forms of Chinese bamboo flute and was traditionally used to accompany Kunqu opera.

For this library, an Elegant Wind Series Qudi in D by Jianhong Wang was recorded and performed by Xiaokui Ding, wind instrumentalist of the China National Traditional Orchestra. In total, the library includes 4.4 GB of high-quality sample content with a wide range of articulations, legato transitions and expressive playing techniques.

Brilliant, Agile and Versatile

Ample China Qudi provides extensive Head, Body and Special Effects Groups. The Head Group includes 10 articulations such as Sustain, Tonguing, Grace Notes, Arpeggios, Mordent, Pre-Trill and Glissando. The Body Group offers 12 additional playing techniques, including Espressivo, Vibrato, Trill, Flutter, Slides, Slide Turn and Repeated-Note Legato.

The articulations can be used both as ornaments and as fluid transitions between individual notes. The intelligent legato system automatically detects suitable connections based on timing and uses up to five velocity layers for naturally responsive phrases.

Flexible Microphone Control and Riffer 4

The instrument was recorded with five microphones, including Front, Mid, Rear and stereo Distant positions. Three microphone modes provide different tonal and spatial characteristics. Individual samples average around eight seconds in length, allowing most notes to decay naturally without looping, while looping can be enabled when longer sustained notes are required.

Riffer 4 is specifically designed around monophonic wind instruments and legato playing styles. Unnatural polyphony is automatically prevented, while Auto Expression and Auto Vibrato can generate suitable dynamic curves. Articulations, legato, expression, MIDI CCs and velocity can all be edited directly without relying on constant keyswitching or complex MIDI programming.

Features at a Glance:

• 4.4 GB of high-quality Qudi sample content
• Elegant Wind Series Qudi in D by Jianhong Wang
• Performed by Xiaokui Ding of the China National Traditional Orchestra
• 10 articulations in the Head Group
• 12 articulations in the Body Group including Vibrato, Trill, Flutter, Slides and Legato
• Intelligent legato system with up to 5 velocity layers
• 5 microphones and 3 microphone modes
• Samples averaging around 8 seconds in length with optional looping
• Riffer 4 with Auto Expression and Auto Vibrato
• Direct editing of articulations, legato, expression, MIDI CC and velocity
• MIDI import and export plus Quantize, Swing, Legato and Monophonic tools
• Studio FX: 8-band EQ, Compressor, Delay and Convolution Reverb

Ample China Qudi combines the brilliant, lively sound of this traditional bamboo flute with modern sampling and performance technology, making it an excellent choice for film, games, world music, expressive solo passages and detailed acoustic arrangements.

Mac:

• macOS 10.15 or later
• 64-bit
• Intel Core i5, Apple Silicon M1 or higher

Windows:

• Windows 8–11
• 64-bit
• Intel Core i5, AMD Ryzen 5 or higher