Electric Saz by Soundiron is a deeply sampled electric Turkish 5-string Saz Baglama library for Kontakt. This library offers a wide range of playing techniques and features, including open notes, palm mutes, string chokes, and various percussive effects. The instrument is meticulously recorded with multiple velocity layers and round-robin sampling, capturing the soulful essence of the Saz with stunning clarity and depth.

Key features:

• Open notes covering 1½ octaves per string (12x round-robin)
• Note releases covering 1½ octaves per string (12x round-robin)
• Palm mute notes covering 1½ octaves per string (12x round-robin)
• Choked notes per string (12x round-robin)
• True legato "slide" samples covering over an octave per string (4x round-robin)
• 5 different body impacts (12x round-robin)
• Each pick-up (bridge and neck) sampled separately
• A variety of string scrape effects and finger slide sound effects
• 22 sound design ambient pads and leads built from bowing, eBowing, and other methods

The library includes an innovative interface for extensive control, featuring:

• Performance controls simulating real-world Saz functionality
• Tuned percussion presets with dual-layer control
• 70 custom environmental, room, and FX reverbs
• Uberpeggiator meta-arp system with velocity step sequencer, humanization, adaptive modes, roll simulation, chord and scale control, and custom pattern loading
• Strumulator strumming system for easy 1-key strums based on 12 different chords using multi-samples
• Glissatron arpeggiation system for easy 1-key glisses and arpeggios
• Powerful FX rack with 8 fully-automatable FX modules including chorus, flanger, phaser, dynamics, drive, amp sims, EQ, filter, delay, and convolution reverb

This library is designed for the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 4.2 or later and is not compatible with the free KONTAKT Player.