Kemene

Middle Eastern Violin

Classical Kemene

Sonokinetic BV 2012

Kemene
Originating from the vast area between the black sea and Persia this instrument
comes in several forms, sizes and sounds. Mediterranean and Eurasian mixed with
Persian and Middle Eastern musical heritage come together in the sound and deep
musical ethnic presence of these instruments.
Sonokinetic decided to capture the enchanting sound of the classical Kemene and
sample this instrument in high fidelity audio quality. This instrument ships with a built
in musical heritage. A supreme performed and recorded cinematic approach of
several ethnic musical styles. The instrument is a perfect match with the styles and
flavors in other Sonokinetic ethnical sampled instrument and vocals.
The classical Kemene is a pear shaped 40cm in height, bowed string instrument
that has a distinctive sound to it. Its recognized immediately especially when set in
a microtonal setting.
This Kemene sample library is based on musical structures similar to the ones
found in other Ethnic sampled instruments by Sonokinetic, making this a valuable
addition to and perfect match with your Sonokinetic sampling products. Based on
more than 10 different styles these performances are divided in traditionals and
improvisations. Where the traditionals focus more on melodies within a particularly
Middle Eastern tone scale, improvisations use this tone material focus on a more
cinematical melodic approach.
This instrument ships with an intelligent legato scripted instrument, giving you an
opportunity to play this instrument in real time and create your own melody lines.
Complete with transition notes and bowed sustains.
Recorded at Sonokinetic Studios in Istanbul with our renowned and awarded sound
team and Kemene master Mahinur Sezener, were very proud to release this
unique instrument. We hope it will give you as much inspiration as it gave us and will
suit your scoring template with elegance.
Sticking to our award-winning multi sampling / performance capturing concepts and
teaming up with the worlds greatest musicians, recording artists, programmers,
designers and scripters we are proud to present to you:
Kemene
We wish you the best inspiration and creativity.
With warm regards,
The Sonokinetic Kemene Production Team

Content
- Core samples: Classical Kemene
- 1 instrument for Kontakt 4.2.4 and Kontakt 5.0.3
- Temposynced Phrases featuring Intelligent Time Machine (ITM)
- Phrasing available pitched to key
- 4800+ samples. (8,4+ GB sample content)
- Authentic Legato samples and scripting
-Traditionals & Improvisation phrases
-Auto ending to phrases
-xfade modwheel dynamics for legato patches
-Modwheel phrase start control
-GUI harmonic key display
-Full tempo sync control.
-Kontat 5 optimized Time machine Pro programming
- 1 impulse response: 24 bit wave format
- Real-time sample content purging and loading
- End Users Agreement
- Kemene Reference document (PDF)
- Artwork : Kemene DVD cover. Designed by Pavel Fuksa
- Watermarked Kontakt patches
Format:
All files in 44.1 kHz , 24 Bit AIF format.
Programmed for Native Instruments Kontakt (Full versions!)
Kemene Origins:
Classical Kemene, aka Armudi aka Fasil
Turkey Black sea region

KEMENE INTERFACE

The main UI for Kemene consists of several controls including Legato / Phrase
selection, Impulse Response (reverb) control, Tempo Sync, Intelligent Time
Machine and root BPM (tempo) selectors.

Phrases and Legato

Choose either performance-sampled Phrases that
are divided in two sub groups (Improvisations &
Traditionals) or playable Legato by clicking either
button.

Phrases & Performances

Kemene has up to 10 different styles included.
Each style has been selected to fix a specific key
and tempo. Slower tempo are set in Kurdi, where
Hicaz is performed in mid tempo bpm. For the
faster tempi Kemene uses a selection of tempi
in styles of Rast and Nihavend.

Tempo Sync
Click the button to activate tempo syncing of the
performance sampled phrases. Kemene features
adaptive tempo syncing which will lock the phrase
playback to tempo even if the host tempo is changing
during playback.
In the full version of Kontakt 4 and 5 you will have
alternative options for increasing the efficiency and quality of the timestretching. Be
aware that this can come at the expense of system resources. For the best time
stretching results we strongly advise to load the Kontakt 5 TMP patches which use
the Time machine Pro settings.
Intelligent Time Machine (ITM)
The ITM function syncs samples to half-time or
double-time when extreme tempo values are
used. This can also be turned off. Click the button
to enable / disable this feature. You may prefer to
have the ITM function turned off when using
adaptive temposyncing functions previously
mentioned, so that the samples do not suddenly
switch to half/double-time when manipulating
large tempo changes.
Phrase Indicator
We found it particularly intuitive, when
composing to see what length a phrase would
be. Since not all phrases are cut out with
computer science in mind, they are more
focused on musical and artistic expression,
theres a lot of variety in length and duration of
a phrase. Hence the Phrase Indicator that
shows you the remaining length by steadily
following the phrase progression, filling the
sphere with a transparent hour glass like
substance.

Impulse Response (IR)

Kemene comes preloaded with a convolution
reverb sampled from an actual space to simulate a
realistic playing environment. Adjust the amount of
reverb added to the instrument by click-dragging on
the Kemene instrument in the glass orb and slide
up or downward to adjust the reverb levels.

From the Kontakt configuration window you can

adjust many aspects of the reverb including wet/dry
levels, pre delay, dampening and width.

Mic positioning
For each articulation available in this instrument
there are three mic positions available.
Mono: close mic recorded version
Stereo: overhead placed stereo version with more
ambience.
Mixed: a close and overhead mixed stereo channel.
Preconfigured mixed version.
By sliding the slider or by clicking on the symbols
above the slide, the position is changed.
Auto Ending
These trigger random endings for your phrases. When
activated it will play an ending to your phrase in the
corresponding key

PLAYING KEMENE
Legato
Kemene has a 1,5 octave keyrange for the legato instrument. Sustains have a bow
looping. This is activated and deactivated with the same tempo sync controls as
mentioned above. All samples loop indefinitely.
Legato transitions will trigger automatically as long as the second note is played
before the first is released. Trills can also be played easily by holding one note
whilst repeatedly triggering another. All legato patches are velocity sensitive to allow
a full range of expression. Blue keys mark the position of the playable zones in the
legato instrument. The extra blue keyswitch on C1 switches between mezzo forte
legato and forte legatos.
Phrases
With the performance sampled phrases, Kemene provides red colored key
switches from A0 to G#1 which will become yellow when selected:
Mapping Improvisations:

Mapping Traditionals: (the blue/cyan keyswitch switches between range extensions)

Harmonic Key Display

Use the red keyswitches to set the pitch of the phrases then use the
upper white keys to trigger them. The Key is displayed in the top right
corner of the instrument. This harmonic key displayer changes
according to the harmonic key that is selected by the red key switches
on your keyboard. Phrases will change pitch, depending on the
keyswitch selected.
The Tempo Sync and ITM buttons explained above will ensure that
the phrases sync to your host tempo. Bear in mind some phrases do
not begin on bar 1 but half a beat beforehand.
Purging and Disc Usage
To save on system resources and RAM, Kemene loads each set of phrases as
they are needed. Depending on your disc speed you may need to allow a few
seconds for these to load once you select a new set of phrases or select a new root
pitch.
Modwheel functions
Legato samples: xfade velocity function. To have full control over
dynamic behavior of your composition.
Traditionals & Improvisations: Controls the sample starting point

Installation help
Use our Payloader app to
download your instrument
After the download has been
finished Payloader will
automatically extract all the parts
and install it in the folder you
assigned it to when loading the app.
In case you run into unexpected
errors when loading the instrument
for the first time please verify your
library folder structure according to
this graphic:

Mahinur Sezener (Ozustun)

She Was Born In Istanbul. She Studied And Gradutated From Classical
Kemence And Composition In Itu (Istanbul Turkish Music Conservatory.
During Her Education She Studied Kemence With Ihsan
Ozgen , Harmony And Makam Analysis With Yavuz
Ozustun , Compostion With Mutlu Torun , Religious
Music With Bekir Sitki Sezgin And Reportoire With
Tahmi Sonmezocak.
Between 1986-1989 She Played In Ayangil Tukish Music
Orchestra.
Played Percussion In Bezmera Band And Choir.
During Her Musical Life She Played Lots Of Concerts In And Out
Of Turket And Participated Tv Programs.
Since 1989 Mahinur Is Working As A Kemence Player In Cultural
Government Ministry Turkish Music Orchestra

Recorded at Sonokinetic Studios JW productions Istanbul with Ceyda Pirali

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