Ethnaudio Percussion | Of Anatolia Extra Quality
Ethnaudio's Percussion of Anatolia is widely considered one of the most advanced and "extra quality" ethnic percussion libraries for Native Instruments Kontakt. It bridges the gap between ancient Anatolian/Arabic traditions and modern production styles like Trap, HipHop, and Techno. Why It’s Considered "Extra Quality"
Hand Percussion: Darbuka (including 14 clay types), Talking Drum, and Riq. ethnaudio percussion of anatolia extra quality
Key Features:
4. The Kös (Ottoman Timpani)
For scoring dramatic history documentaries or epic battle scenes, the Kös is irreplaceable. These giant kettledrums strapped to camels or horses produced the low-frequency shockwave that directed Ottoman armies. The Extra Quality low-end capture (recorded with a Sony C-100 and a subkick) provides a 30Hz rumble that subwoofers will love, without muddying the mid-range. Ethnaudio's Percussion of Anatolia is widely considered one
Quick Production Tips
- Use close mic for attack and punch; blend room mics for ambience.
- Apply transient shaping lightly to preserve natural attack.
- For cinematic low end, layer davul with sub-kick samples but EQ to avoid phase issues.
- Humanize MIDI with slight timing/performance variations (±8–20 ms) and dynamic CC modulation.
- Use convolution reverb with impulse responses similar to the recorded room if only close mics are available.
Perfect for: Epic trailer music, Psychedelic Anatolian Rock, Middle Eastern Pop, and Ambient World Fusion. Use close mic for attack and punch; blend
5. The Interface (Function over Form)
The GUI is simple and unobtrusive. You aren't paying for flashy 3D graphics; you are paying for the sound mapping. It loads quickly and is light on RAM, making it easy to load multiple instances for different ensemble layers.
Percussion of Anatolia by Ethnaudio is a virtual instrument library for Kontakt that features 10 different percussion groups and over 60 individual high-quality recorded instruments from Anatolian and Arabic cultures. Key Features
6 Comments
It‘s a shame that Phonegap Build is closed at the top of the corona crisis and at the top of the mobile age!
Being a PhoneGap refugees we spent a lot of time looking at alternatives. On the development side, we made the jump to Ionic Capacitor which is logical upgrade from Cordova but young enough that build flows are few and far between.
The logical choice here would have been AppFlow which looks really nice. The deal-killer for use was pricing – it was simply cost-prohibitive for our small operation. After much searching, we found a great solution in CodeMagic (formerly Nevercode) – it’s a really nice CI/CD flow with a modest learning curve. It had a magic combination of true Ionic Capacitor support, ease-of-use and a free pricing tier that is full-featured. If you’re in a crunch the upgraded plans are pay-as-you-go which is also a plus.
Amazing it has not got as much attention as it deserves…
Like everyone else, phonegap left a huge hole when it shut down. We looked at every alternative out there and eventually settled on volt.build for two reasons, 1) the company behind it has been around a long time and 2) it’s the closest we could find to building locally. It’s 100% cordova and they keep up with the latest.
volt build not support any plugins, like sqlite, file transfer, etc
“volt build not support any plugins, like sqlite, file transfer, etc”
Sorry – I just saw this comment. It’s not true at all. Here’s a list of over 1000 plugins which have been checked out for use.
https://volt.build/docs/approved_plugins/
I’m on the VoltBuilder team. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have questions – [email protected]
For me, best way not is with GitHub actions, super cheap and easy to set up:
https://capgo.app/blog/automatic-capacitor-ios-build-github-action/