chinese pipa plucked string instrument

vapor · Post by **vapor** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:53 am

anyone have a good preset for a chinese Pipa plucked string instrument - preferably for Tension?

SimonPHC · Post by **SimonPHC** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:19 pm

I looked it up because I didn't have a clue what a pipa was.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipa

no I have not preset.

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:20 pm

How about this one?
I quite like the sound of it, although the pipa on a synth will always sound like the pipa on a synth

Loads of manual pitchbending neccesary for proper emulation.

husker · Post by **husker** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:39 pm

Not a preset, but the ultimate in chinese instruments:

http://www.chineekong.com/vstmain.htm

Meef Chaloin · Post by **Meef Chaloin** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:50 pm

is this the instrument you mean?
http://www.sendspace.com/file/z0wlcg

Lazos · Post by **Lazos** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:31 am

Meef Chaloin wrote:is this the instrument you mean?
http://www.sendspace.com/file/z0wlcg

A kanun (plucked zither) is a totally different instrument from Turkey and other parts of the Middle East. The pipa is a Chinese lute.

sosayweall · Post by **sosayweall** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:33 pm

Hi guys, thanks for mentioning our Chinee Pipa plugin. Apologies for the following shameless self promo here in advance.

Have a listen to the audio demos on the page:

http://www.chineekong.com/chineepipa.htm

Some film composers within/without China have been using Chinee Pipa in their final production work already. They usually would have opted for a real Pipa player, but our plugin actually saved them from the trouble.

Windows only, unfortunately.