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The Solo Duduk Black Friday deal is 50% off, bringing Soundiron's Armenian duduk library for Kontakt to $24.50 until Dec 6, 2026.
Solo Duduk is a Kontakt instrument built around the duduk, a double reed wind instrument made from aged apricot wood. It is indigenous to Armenia and counts among the oldest double reed woodwinds.
John Valasis and Konstantinos Sakkas did the sampling for Soundiron.
The library holds 2,545 stereo samples and 19 key-switchable articulations. Soundiron says the set covers what you need to build an authentic performance.
You get clean and vibrato sustains, true legato, staccato, expressions, effects and phrases.
Sessions were captured inside a spacious venue, and you can choose between Close, Mid and Far mic perspectives.
Its tone recalls the cor anglais, and the instrument is built around a wide double reed that is left unpressed, attached to a tall straight tube. The reed is wide compared with other double-reed woodwinds, which gives the duduk its robust, haunting tone.
The apricot wood is traditionally chosen for a rich, warm resonance. That suits mournful timbres and expressive dynamics that subtly mimic a wailing voice.
The duduk is commonly played in pairs. One player takes the melody while the second holds a steady drone called dum.
Film composers have brought the instrument to wide audiences, with the duduk heard in scores such as Gladiator, Avatar, Dune and Blood Diamond.
The library runs on Windows 7 or higher and Mac OSX 10.12 or higher. Soundiron recommends a dual core CPU, 2GB of system RAM and a SATA or SSD hard drive.
The full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 6.2.2 or newer is required to load the.nki presets. The free Kontakt Player and the Add Library import process do not support this open-format library.
Yes. The Solo Duduk Black Friday deal takes 50% off, so Soundiron's Kontakt duduk library costs $24.50 until Dec 6, 2026.
You get 2,545 stereo samples at 24 bit / 48 kHz, 24 Kontakt.nki presets and 20 sound-designed FX and ambient presets. It installs at 4.2 GB, with a multi-layer interface and an FX rack with convolution reverb.
No. The library needs the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 6.2.2 or newer for its.nki presets. The free Kontakt Player and the Add Library import process do not support this open-format library.
There are 19 key-switchable articulations, including clean and vibrato sustains, true legato, staccato, expressions, effects and phrases. It was recorded in a large hall with Close, Mid and Far microphone positions.
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