I Love Tibet Review by: Music Tech Magazine

2009/05/20｜review
DFSD700_Tibet_hirez.jpgReviewed by: Music Tech Magazine

Manufacturer: Discovery Sound

Website:  http://www.discoverysound.com

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We always enjoy reviewing ethnic sample libraries from Discovery Sound because, quite frankly, they never disappoint Interesting content and immaculately produced recordings are the norm.


I Love Tibet focuses mainly on Buddhist music and chanting - sacred percussion, wind instruments and sutras -together with the more traditional percussion, winds and strings associated with Tibetan opera. Because of the occupation of Tibet by China, the location recordings took place in Dharamsala, India, home of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in Exile.  As a consequence of the occupation, Tibetan culture is constantly under threat, but the refugees living in India faithfully preserve their traditional music, both religious and secular.

As usual, the entire album appears to have been well planned from the outset and adheres mainly to a simple ACID/WAV/REX2 format for the three main instrument categories: wind, strings and percussion.  That goes for the vocal samples too: a rich variety of spoken words, phrases and songs by men, women and children, plus solo mantras and group chanting by Buddhist monks. In addition, a couple of the stringed instruments are available in Kontakt format and the wonderful Tibetan percussion, bells and cymbals are also presented in Battery format.


All in all, this is a delightful collection, and considering the cost of the location recording, it's good value for money. We recommend a visit to the Discovery Sound website, where you can preview the samples and see movie demos of the instruments and performers. KG






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