Oud

Deep Strings with a flavour of the Orient

The Oud is a traditional Persian instrument which gained recognition during the 7th and 9th centuries. The word “Oud“ comes from the Arabic “ud”, which literally means “Wood“. However, nowadays, its translation is simply known as “String instrument“. The Oud is considered the most dynamic and most flexible instrument in the Middle East. It is also prevalent in folk music. The Oud is also known as “The Prince of Instruments”.

Cinematique Instruments succeeded in giving it a modern expression in addition to the organic sound and feel. The Oud has a brilliant oriental sound which they have enriched with many small features.

Overview

• 4 (+1) Articulations: Besides rischa (“stick”), “finger”, “mallet”, and “hammer”, also included is an extra slide modulation which gives the Oud an exceptional play style.

• Additional Fx: Rotary, cabinet, vivid MW, reverb, length and tone (EQ).

• 8 different reverb types: Room, wood, church 1, church 2, church 3, infinite, echo and ghost.

• Additional features. CI included additional features, like a tremolo engine, an arpeggiator and a step sequencer. You can also shape the envelope to create different sounds.

• Presets - Several presets allow you to play our favorite ways to tweak the Oud.

Requires full version of Kontakt 5.8.1. or higher