GuZheng

ATMOSPHERIC CHINESE ZITHER

• 10 X 3 Velocity layers

• KSP Bend, Strum + Tremolo

• 2 GB Library

• Kontakt Player + NKS

The Guzheng, a traditional Chinese instrument that dates back to the Qin dynasty (c. 200), is the ancestor of the Japanese Koto and several other zither-like instruments found throughout East Asia.

Typically measuring about 1.7 meters long, a modern Guzheng features 21 strings stretched over movable bridges, mounted on a large resonant half-tube box made of wu-tong wood.

Players generally pluck the notes with their right hand, using tortoise-shell finger picks. Some virtuoso performers also use finger picks on both hands. Additional playing techniques include tremolo, harmonics, and sweeping glissandos.

THE KONTAKT INSTRUMENT

The Guzheng instrument page features 3 articulation switches, envelope and filter controls for shaping the sound, as well as Pitch Bend, Tremolo, Strum  modules. A completely user configurable FX chain: choose from 16 different effects in 6 insert slots - in any order you like. The Space processor offers everything from straight rooms and halls to ambient convolution effects.

Guzheng features a range of custom processors, to recreate the techniques and fluid expression of the Guzheng player.

LIBRARY SPECS

• 2.25 GB Library  - 24 bit Stereo 44.1 Khz Sampling
• 10 Velocity layers, 3 round robin layers
• Original and Chromatic tunings
• Reverse mode
• ARTICULATIONS: Right hand (picked), Left hand (finger) and harmonics (picked) - selectable on GUI or by keyswitch
• KSP Strum module - strum the guzheng in real-time using the mod-wheel or other MIDI controller
• KSP Tremolo module 
• KSP 'last note only ' pitch bend module - a more natural way of modulating only the last note played
• 50 presets, traditional and sound design

Requires KONTAKT 5 or KONTAKT 5 PLAYER version 5.6.8 or later.

This product requires the free Native Instruments Kontakt Player, the latest version can be downloaded through Native Access, Native Instrument’s download manager!

The minimum required Kontakt version for this product is stated in the product description or can be found on the manufacturers website.

System Requirements:

Mac:

• macOS 10.14 or higher
• 64 bit
• Intel Core i5 or Apple M1 (native)
• RAM: 4GB (6GB recommended)

Windows:

• Windows 10 or higher
• 64 bit
• Intel Core i5 or similar CPU
• RAM: 4GB (6GB recommended)

Supported Interfaces:

• Mac (64-bit only): Stand-alone, VST, VST3, AU, AAX
• Windows (64-bit): Stand-alone, VST, VST3, AAX

Legacy Versions:

If you require legacy installers of Kontakt Player please refer to this Knowledge Base Article.