Tag Archives: Shamisen

Sonica Instruments TSUGARU SHAMISEN (KONTAKT)

By | May 10, 2017

Tsugaru Shamisen, the second release in the Virtuoso Japanese Series, is now available as a Kontakt instrument library. Sonica Instruments has painstakingly recreated every aspect of the revered tsugaru shamisen — the stirring percussive sounds, the powerful playing techniques, and the blazing speed of hajiki picking — in a Kontakt instrument library. The Virtuoso Japanese Series’ Tsugaru Shamisen… Read More »

Discovery Firm – SHAMISEN (Kontakt, Nki, Rex2, Wav)

By | April 4, 2017

This painstaking work faithfully reproduces the shamisen’s unique tones, from delicate reverberations to impassioned, soul-stirring phrases. There is a historical “period drama” boom among the younger generation, fueled by the film and music industry. One theory holds that the driving forces behind this boom are director Hayao Miyazaki’s most recent works. These animated features feature historical “old Japan”… Read More »