QUETZAL

Quetzal – Between myth and reality

Fly with us on the back of the quetzal, a bird from the cloud and fog forests of Central America, and discover the mystical expanses of the Mesoamerican jungle. Quetzal by Eduardo Tarilonte captures the sounds of a sublime era of mystical civilizations that seemed lost in the mists of time.

Eduardo Tarilonte, creator of libraries such as NADA, Celtic ERA 2 and Dark ERA , has managed to capture the sounds of this time and bring them to the keyboards of computer-based composition studios. Discover a majestic collection of clay flutes, original replicas of the instruments of yesteryear and let yourself be inspired by ancient drums and over 80 special soundscapes.

Top Features at a glance:

• More than 7,000 individual samples
• Over 50 playable instruments
• A collection of flutes that whisper ancient secrets
• Ancient drums that follow the heartbeat of the earth
• 80 fascinating soundscapes
• Sounds of voices of ancient priests who carry with them the wisdom of the times
• Over 80 presets
• The majority of the instruments consist of complex multi-samples (24 bit/44.1 kHz) with numerous dynamic gradations, various articulations, round-robin, real legato and glissando samples
• Engine Player version 1.0.2 required

Quetzal is the perfect tool for composers and sound designers to compose music and atmospheric sounds for films, documentaries, video games or music of various genres.

The instruments of Quetzal

With over 7,000 individual samples, Quetzal contains a large number of sounds made up of over 50 playable instruments such as flutes, drums, vocals and 80 breathtaking soundscapes.

Quetzal contains a large selection of ancient Mesoamerican instruments - from clay flutes such as the Tlapitzalli (Flutes), Huilacapitzli (Ocarinas), Ehecalt (Wind Whistles), Water Flutes, Atecocolli or Incus to a selection of percussion instruments such as the Ayacachtli, Huehuetl, Panhuehuetl, clay drums, shakers and more.

Discover inspiring vocal effects and sounds that give your tracks a mystical touch. You can also access 80 dreamlike soundscapes that will transport you to a world of mysterious temples, ruins and deep jungles.

A large part of the instruments consists of complex multi-samples (24 bit/44.1 kHz) with numerous dynamic gradations, various articulations, round-robin and real legato samples as well as glissando samples.

Overview

• Winds: A large collection of multi-sampled wind instruments and phrases: Atecoccolli: Shell Horn, Incus: An instrument with a close resemblance to a didgeridoo

• Clay Flutes: Huilacapitzli (Ocarinas), Tlapitzalli (Flutes), Double and Triple Flutes, Other Flutes

• Flutes FX: Bird Whistles, Death Whistle, Ehecalt (Wind Whistles), Whistling Vessels (Water Flutes), Wild FX and Phrases

• Percussion: Ayacachtli: Rattle, Chicahuaztli: Rain Stick, Clay Drum, Huehuetl: Tubular Drum, Panhuehuetl: Frame Drum, Shaker Ambiences 1, Shaker Ambiences 2, Shakers, Teponaztli: Slit Drum, Teponaztli Low: Slit Drum

• Voices: In this section you will find a range of Vocal FX to give your music that certain something: Breaths, Ghostly Breaths, Ghostly Words, Nahual Howling Screams, Nahual Moving Drones, Nahual Phrases, Nahual Screams, Nahual Shouts 01, Nahual Shouts 02, Nahual Tuned Words, Nahual Words

• Soundscapes: Over 80 dreamlike soundscapes, divided into 10 ambiences: Abandoned Temples (8), Ancientwinds (8), Crystalskulls (4), Flutepads (29), Guardianspirits (5), Lost Cities (5), Rainforestmist (4), Sacred Places (10), Silent Forest (4), Xibalbá (4)

Easy to use user interface

With Quetzal, the sounds of ancient civilizations in the Mesoamerican jungle are transported into DAW-supported production environments. The carefully programmed user interface makes it easier for you to work with the library so that your creativity can fully develop. For example, you can use the Blow Intensity control to create realistic flute performances using the pitch bend wheel.

Most multi-sampled flutes have different velocity layers and attacks that are triggered by the velocity. The glissando legato is also triggered by the velocity. A low velocity triggers glissando, while a normal velocity makes normal legato available.

Do you already own Ancient ERA, Celtic ERA, Dark ERA, ERA (II) Medieval Legends or ERA II Vocal Codex? Then get the Quetzal Crossgrade now and expand your creative palette.

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