ANATOLIAN PERCUSSION Rastsound ABOUT ANATOLIAN PERCUSSION

ANATOLIAN PERCUSSION rastsound ABOUT ANATOLIAN PERCUSSION

Among the middle east percussion instruments, Anatolian Percussions are widely known/learned by percussionists all around the world.

Percussion instrument set in this package contains two types of Bendir, two types of Kudum and a Darbouka. These are the core elements of Anatolian Percussion culture.

Bendir is a special rhythm instrument which various forms have been used in sacred & tribal ceremonies for long years. Today you may hear it almost in every ethnomusical context. The instrument can be made of natural leather or stretched plastic. The diameter is generally 52 cm which adds a powerful low end to the sound it produces.

Kudum is widely used in Mevlevi rituals and sacred drumming sessions along with Ney. The instrument has a copper body with a half spherical shape to it. The surface of the instrument is generally leather but plastic material might be used as well. Two 15 cm diametered instruments are played together like a bongo.

The darbouka (goblet drum) is first seen in Babylonia and Sumeria. It has a goblet shaped body and a membrane surface. The instrument name comes from the darba word which means strike in arabic.

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CONTENT

This is a session recording package of Anatolian Percussion instruments. The recorded content is edited and produced to this final product by Rast Sound. There are total of 453 mb of 24 bit wav files and 251 samples of 5 different percussion instruments. Package contains such samples:

Loops Every percussion instrument folder contains a loops folder. The loops are bpm matched. There are total of 185 loops in this package.

Phrases & Oneshots Percussion instruments have hits & phrases according to their usage in the context. These are be complementary to the loops folder.

Processed Taster We love to add a few processed samples to session packs. These are generally created for our processed packs from the material this session provided.

rastsound RECORDING & PRODUCTION

The recording session is performed at Babajim Studios which is the leading recording environment in Turkey & lovely friends of ours. You may find detailed information about the place through the links provided at the end of this booklet.

5 microphones are used for this recording session to capture the maximum sound possibilities. These are,

Neumann U87 for mono top close miking. SM 57 for mono bottom close miking. AKG C414's for stereo blumlein miking. DPA's for stereo room miking.

For variety, the musician is let to free improvise and play along with different material provided by the producer. The producer selected material from different cultural backgrounds and genres to inspire the performer.

After a long session, these recorded files are edited, mixed, mastered and turned into ready to go samples by the producer.

rastsound PRODUCER'S NOTE

Thank you for purchasing this package and supporting our work. We put a lot of effort into this for you to get the most out of it.

Anatolian percussion instruments has a deep relation with sacred drumming. Bendir and Kudum are widely used in rituals, the content collected is mostly tribal in a middle eastern way. Five instruments sound spectrums are properly selected for you to add them up and make a complete set. I should say that the texture of these instruments suit the cinematic music perfectly, you may check out Ethnocinematic package for this.

There are a total of 185 loops with additional one shots & phrases. You may create long patterns just with these material without much of a chopping.

Thanks to Alperen Alkan (performer) and all the Rast Sound crew for making this possible.

Ozgur Kusakoglu

rastsound LINKS & CONTACT

Websites www.rastsound.com www.babajim.com

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