Wind percussion. Air by 9 Soundware is an instrument in EXS24 format. The concept behind the sound set was to use sounds generated by air to create a transparent-sounding percussive instrument. Functionally similar to a hi-hat, the instrument was designed to add rhythmic movement to arrangements, but in a subtler manner.

The samples are of quick blasts of air created with a gas duster, a flyswatter, and a clothesline. The wind sounds, which are delicate and difficult to control, were painstakingly recorded, edited, and programmed into an EXS24 instrument with a high level of sonic detail. While minimalist in approach, the sound set features a wide range of timbres, with many variations on simple bursts to complex sounds that capture the motion of the objects.

Air includes 84 sounds (sampled at 2-21 velocities for a total of 402 samples) that are mapped across a 7 octave range in an EXS24 instrument.

Sound design and programming by Daisuke Fuchigami.

THIS PRODUCT IS COMPATIBLE WITH LOGIC PRO 7, 8, AND 9. HOWEVER, THE 9.02 SOFTWARE UPDATE IS REQUIRED FOR USE UNDER VERSION 9.

While many samplers support the EXS24 format, those that support the “Amp: ADHSR Offset (for Groups)” feature of the EXS24 mkII is highly recommended when playing this instrument.

1 .EXS file
402 WAV files (24-bit/44.1 kHz)

28 MB

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