World/ethnic instruments, loops and phrases in a unified window

The MOTU Ethno World Sound Virtual Instrument delivers expressive ethnic instrument sounds combined with authentic world music loops and phrases in one easy-to-use window. From solo instruments to full ensembles, the Ethno Instrument delivers all of the exotic textures you need to take your recordings to the four corners of the globe.

Start with a massive 4GB library of instrument samples from all over the world, recorded with pristine audio fidelity and careful attention to detail. Now add another 4GB of authentic loops and phrases, instantly tempo-locked to your host software time line. Slice loops with one click to trigger each beat from your keyboard, or drag & drop them into your host software tracks. Adjust your sounds quickly with the Ethno Instrument's intuitive controls.

Place your recordings in real acoustic spaces, from primordial caves to towering forests to remote canyons, all faithfully reproduced with stunning realism by the Ethno Instrument's built-in convolution reverb processor.

Supplied both as a stand-alone application and as a universally compatible plug-in (available in all major plug-in formats for Mac OS X and Windows XP), the Ethno Instrument can operate by itself to turn your computer into a world instrument powerhouse with disk streaming and multiple outputs. Or load it as a plug-in that saves all settings with your host software documents for instant recall.

MOTU Ethno World Sound Virtual Instrument Features:

• Instant access to 8GB of world instrument sounds, loops and phrases together in one window
• Browse sounds by category or by region of the world
• Create layered stacks in seconds
• Tempo-sync features let you browse & play loops in tempo with your music
• Sliced loops let you rearrange beats or play them via your MIDI controller
• Drag & drop audio phrases and loops directly into your host software, tempo-locked to your project time line
• Unique "Slice" button instantly divides loop into slices that you can play individually from your MIDI keyboard, drum pad or other MIDI controller
• Drag & drop sliced loops as MIDI data into MIDI tracks in your host software for unlimited reprogramming using the MIDI sequencing features of your host software
• Very high-quality loop and phrase time-stretching, even at extremely slow or fast tempos
• Convolution reverb provides authentic acoustic spaces, from natural settings like caves and forests to spacious concert halls and soaring cathedrals
• Advanced programming for live performance, including key switching, velocity crossfades and zone splits
• Play up to 64 parts simultaneously via 64 MIDI channels
• Unlimited polyphony and ultra-low software latency
• Submix to 17 stereo output pairs
• Plug-in formats
• MAS
• VST (Mac & PC)
• RTAS (Mac & PC)
• HTDM (Mac & PC)
• Audio Units
• DXi
• Disk streaming (per part) conserves RAM resources and quickens load times
• Supports all major Mac/PC plug-in formats. Stand-alone version included
• Superb sound quality with the 32-bit UVI Engine — acclaimed worldwide for its lush and powerful sound
• Fast operation — instant access to all parameters in one window
• Multitimbral — create stacks and layers in seconds
• Expert mode — add, remove and layer instruments on the fly, as you play

Bringing you a world of ethnic instruments

MOTU Ethno World Sound Virtual Instrument Specifications:

• MOTU Ethno Instrument has the following system requirements:
• A minimum of 512 MB of RAM is required. However, since Ethno Instrument loads samples (or a portion of the samples) into the computer's RAM add as much RAM as possible to your computer; at least 1024 MB (1 GB) is highly recommended. Ethno also allows samples to be streamed directly from disk thus freeing up RAM
• A large hard drive (preferably at least 40 GB). See below for Mac and Windows specific hard drive requirements
• A free USB port for the iLok USB key. Note that if you have multiple products which use iLoks for authorization you can consolidate multiple authorizations onto a single iLok
• A CD/DVD disk drive for installation
• For Macintosh:
• A G4 500 MHz Power Macintosh or faster; a G5 or Intel-based Mac is recommended. Dual-processor machines are also highly recommended
• OS 10.3.9 or higher. Version 10.4 or higher is recommended
• A hard drive with enough space to hold the 8 GB sound files. The drive must be formatted as Mac OS Extended (also known as HFS+). Journalling can be on or off
• An audio sequencer software package that hosts MAS, AU, VST, or RTAS/HTDM instrument plug-ins. As MSI has 34 outputs (stereo main outs + 16 stereo aux outputs), the host needs to support instruments with greater than 32 outputs. Alternately, Ethno Instrument can be used as a standalone application
• For Windows:
• An 800MHz Pentium III-based PC compatible or faster. Dual-processor machines are also highly recommended
• Windows XP
• An Open GL-compatible video card with the latest graphics drivers
• A hard drive with enough space to hold the 8 GB sound files. The drive must be formatted as NTFS
• An audio sequencer package that hosts DXi, VST, or RTAS/HTDM instrument plug-ins. As MSI has 34 outputs (stereo main outs + 16 stereo aux outputs), the host needs to support instruments with greater than 32 outputs. Alternately, Ethno Instrument can be used as a standalone application

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Posted by Gypsy from Ottawa on Mar 21, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Balcan Fusion

I was wrong about this product. It took me some time to get it and now I like it very much. Gypsy Ottawa

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Posted by Johann from San Jose, CA on Nov 7, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Professional (35 yrs) and Engineer/Producer

Reviewer's Play Style: Retro Hard Rock, Some Country/Bluegrass

I bought the unit mainly for the Celtic patches. I found them to be very limited and not very authentic. The pipes are especially limited. I contacted tech service and their reply was that all notes sampled fall withing the limitations of the actual instrument. Somehow I can't believe that a set of bagpipes only has a 1 octave range. I will experiment with some of the other regions, but this unit is incapable of rendering the sounds for which I bought it.

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Waste of money

Posted by Gypsy from Ottawa, Canada on Jun 7, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyst

Reviewer's Play Style: Ethnic

Good ideas badly executed. Interesting choices of instruments, however, poorly selected loops. Far too expensive for what it offers.

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