Standard ROM players often give you a few substandard "ethnic" samples as an afterthought, EMM Knagalis goes much further, taking you to the four corners of the globe. The smart architecture and the unlimited ethnic scale modes of this VST synthesizer will open you the door to the amazing sound of ethnic instruments.

Extended information

EMM Knagalis is a specialized and multi featured VSTi sample player, modeled around the structural elements of Sitar, the famous Indian lute . But its sound set also includes many other ethnic stringed instruments, as well as percussive and melodic instruments from the world stage. Instruments like Turkish Lute, Mbira (thumb piano), Santur, Shamishen.

There is even a bagpipe, a wind instrument, an instrument for which EMM Knagalis is ideal, with its legato playing style and drone accompaniment. EMM Knagalis brings these instruments to life.

The EMM Knagalis structure includes three sample layers:
* Lead sound (monophonic)
* Sympathetic emulation sound (polyphonic)
* Drone sound (monophonic)

We have taken advantage of the advanced Drone and Sympathetic layers in EMM to provide many acoustic functions including extra noise attack. Such characteristic details essence these strange beautiful instruments. With systemethnic flavored hybrid instruments are possible too. Knagalis library is always growing new samples from original Upgrades will be available at dashsignature.com But doesn't stop sounds.

Its "Root and Scale" feature allows the easiest implementation of ethnic scales and micro tuning ever seen in a VSTi, You choose the key you are going to play, choose a typical intonation (such as raga, African, bagpipe and more), and you are ready for a new exotic sonic adventure.

Technical specifications

* Choose between sound sets for Melodic Lead, Sympathetic Resonance, Drone sound, with custom Dash sample bank.
* Three types of Mono performance with Legato, pitch envelope and portamento.
* Stereo Flanger and Stereo Reverb effects.
* Micro Tuning features an easy "one click" menu to access all the original ethnic tunings you wish.
* 99 selected ethnic scale intonations + unlimited user ones.

Features:
* Changeable sound set for Melodic Lead, Sympathetic Resonance, Drone sound, with custom Dash sample bank.
* Three types of Mono performance with pitch envelope and portamento.
* Stereo Flanger and Stereo Reverb effects.
* Micro Tuning by easy "one click" menu to get all original ethnic tunings you wish.

Melodic Lead:
* One Voice Multisampled player
* Mono Mode: Legato, Retrigger, Alternate, 3 ways to match the playing style of many different instruments
* Pitch Envelope: Offset, Time, Velocity Sensitivity
* Pitch Controls: PitchBend range, Glide Time (Portamento), SemiTone (-+12), FineTune (-+100 Cents), Scale (micro tuning)
* Release Time
* Velocity Sensitivity
* Volume

Sympathetic Resonance (Polyphonic Layer):
* 12 Voices Multisampled player - Pitch Controls: SemiTone (-+12), FineTune (-+100 Cents), Scale (micro tuning)
* Velocity controlled Release Time
* Velocity Sensitivity
* Volume

Drone (Fixed Voice Layer):
* One Voice Multisampled player
* Play Mode: Free, Sync to Note, E2 Split,
* Pitch Controls: SemiTone (-+5), FineTune (-+100 Cents), Scale (micro tuning)

Effects:
* Tone (Shaping Subtractive Filter): Frequency, Band Width, Off Switch
* Stereo Flanger: Mix, Depth, Off Switch
* Stereo Reverb: Mix, Space, Off Switch
* Random Pitch Deviation per Note (by Options Menu)
* Random Tone Frequency Deviation per Note (by Options Menu)

Others:
* Midi Learn for every knobs.
* Default output level adjustable.
* 19 SoundSets in both CD and Downloadable version. Total of 22 Meg Compressed (40 uncompressed). The DEMO version has only a few presets.
* 100 Presets Bank on board.
* 99 selected ethnic scale intonations + unlimited user ones.
* 3D Ethnic "Wood&Bronze" Interface.
* SSE, MMX, SSE2, optimizations. (plus 32 bits support)