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Silk.

Sampled instruments from China, India and Persia.

£149
EastWest Silk
Compatibility
VST2 · VST3 · AU · AAX · Standalone
Formats
EastWest
Developer

Overview

Played in the scales they were built for.

Silk brings bowed, plucked and wind instruments from China, India and Persia into EastWest's Opus player, from erhu and pipa to bansuri, duduk and qanun. Microtuning shaped to each instrument steers melodies towards their own traditions, while recorded legato intervals and phrase performances let lines flow with little controller work. A script varies repeated notes by borrowing a neighbouring sample, nudging the start or detuning by a few cents. It suits composers whose scores and mock-ups need an authentic world colour.

Highlights

Chinese instruments form the largest section, from erhu to yangqin
Microtuning and scales set to each instrument's tradition
Recorded legato intervals for the bowed instruments, duduk and bansuri
30-piece string section with Middle Eastern tuning and ornaments
Automatable portamento time for finer control of each line
504 Opus instrument patches; 25 GB including 5 GB of phrases
Recorded at EastWest Studios through vintage Neumann microphones
Included Opus player adds custom keyswitches, MIDI Tools and 46 effects

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Compatibility

Specs and requirements.

Licence and delivery

Formats
VST2VST3AUAAXStandalone
Licence
Perpetual licence
Delivery
Instant download
Type
Orchestral & Cinematic
SKU
1181-30

macOS

OS
10.15 or later (Opus 1.5 or later)
Minimum
Quad-core 2.7 GHz CPU, 16 GB RAM, 7200 rpm drive, 25 GB library

Windows

OS
10, with ASIO sound drivers
Minimum
Quad-core 2.7 GHz CPU, 16 GB RAM, 7200 rpm drive, 25 GB library
EastWest

About the maker

Meet EastWest.

EastWest builds professional audio software for producers, engineers, and creators.

EastWest Silk

£149