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KABAK KEMANE
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ABOUT KABAK KEMANE
Kabak kemane is a classical Turkish instrument with roots in
Central Asia.
It is widely used in the Aegean region of Turkey within folk
music. The name is also known as Kabak, Rebap & Rubaba.
It shares the same roots with the Gijek instrument of the
Turcomans in Central Asia and Kamancha in Azerbaijan.
The body of the instrument is made of pumpkin or coconut,
the face is made of leather and it usually has two or three strings.
The bow is usually made of horse hair. Kabak Kemane has
different shapes in different regions of Turkey.
As the instrument dont have any frets, any chromatic intervals
or comas can be produced. The range of the instrument is
2.5 octave.
For long years this string instrument preserved its authenticity
and vibrated its sound within different environments.
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CONTENT
This is a session recording package of Kabak Kemane. The
recorded content is edited and produced to this final product by
Rast Sound. There are total of 507 mb of 24 bit wav files and 111
samples.
Package contains such samples:
Longer Walks
Longer takes of improvisation, generally more than a minute
long. Kabak Kemane package contains 9 of these tonally and
soundfully variable Longer Walks.
Loops
The loops are bpm matched and the names imply the tonal center
of the material. There are total of 81 loops in this package.
Phrases & Oneshots
These additional material will support the LW and the crafted
loops.
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.
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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 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.
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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.
Kabak kemane is a rarely known instrument that has a
mesmerizing texture. This was the starting point of this
production idea. Long walks are designed to be used either as full
tracks or bits & pieces. If you are a sampling shepherd like me or
Amon Tobin, a true treasure is waiting for you.
The loops are bpm matched and key signatured to speed up your
workflow. With additional content this package is constructed to
be an all in one instrument experience.
Thanks to Salih Kartal (performer) and all the Rast Sound crew for
making this possible.
Ozgur Kusakoglu
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LINKS & CONTACT
Contact us for your questions, suggestions and ideas.
[email protected]
Websites
www.rastsound.com
www.babajim.com
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