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The Ancient Kingdom Black Friday deal takes 55% off this EastWest Sounds virtual instrument, so it comes to $89 until Jan 17, 2027.
Ancient Kingdom is a virtual instrument collection built around rare wind instruments from around the world. Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix produced it, and recording artist Saulius Petreikis plays the instruments.
It holds 26 instrument categories. Each has detailed articulations and combinations, sorted into Long, Short, Effects, Legato and Keyswitch sub-categories.
The samples are multi-mic recordings, and the maker describes them as pristine surround sound. On top of that, the collection adds four effects signal paths.
Signal can travel through gear such as guitar amps, shakers, sheet metal, overdrive units, bullhorns, pipes and spinning Leslie cabinets. The maker says the alternate paths stress each instrument's attack for a bolder, more present sound.
The Center Display shows 3D instrument models and landscapes that represent where each instrument comes from. From there you handle instrument libraries, articulations and multi-mic configurations.
The Left Panel holds Mood presets, performance scripts and MIDI controls. The Right Panel covers FX mixes, convolution reverbs and channel routing.
The lineup ranges across several regions and traditions:
Viking Voices covers raw, guttural chanting, rhythmic recitation and mythic storytelling rooted in oral tradition. The war horn is a deep Nordic signaling instrument, and the lur is a long, curved horn of bronze or wood.
If you write for film, games or experimental soundscapes, the maker pitches it for both traditional compositions and experimental ones.
Yes. The Ancient Kingdom Black Friday deal is 55% off, which brings the EastWest Sounds collection to $89 until Jan 17, 2027.
Ancient Kingdom has 26 instrument categories played by Saulius Petreikis, from the Armenian duduk and Indian bansuri to the Fujara, Irish Whistle, Viking lur and Viking Voices. Each has articulations across Long, Short, Effects, Legato and Keyswitch.
Each one routes the signal through a different chain of physical gear, from guitar amps and resonating plates to bullhorns, pipes and spinning Leslie-style cabinets. The maker says they emphasise each instrument's attack and give a bolder, more present sound than the standard recordings.
Saulius Petreikis plays his rare selection of wind instruments from around the world. Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix produced the collection, which features multi-mic surround recordings of each instrument.
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