The Melancholic Sound from China

Nanxiao (Southern Xiao) is a bamboo flute of the Xiao family. Unlike Dizi, Xiao has no membrane. Nanxiao is mostly popular in the Fujian area of southern China. Like the Japanese Shakuhachi, NanXiao is the offspring of ChiBa and DongXiao from the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 AD).

Contrary to the upbeat, happy-trigger sound of Dizi, NanXiao has a more solid yet soothing tone that blends into modern music easily. For any composer who needs something different yet not really digging ethnic music, NanXiao is a welcome addition to the sound palette.

The sound character of Xiao is of something more saddened, battered, and is filled with a melancholic mood. It represents a lesser-known spirit in Chinese music, and that is why we bring out ChineeNanXiao as a featured product. The role of NanXiao will no doubt be elevated in the music world once it is properly introduced to the composers in the whole world.

Extraordinary Playability

ChineeNanxiao contains various types of legato, tremolo, slide, trill, and staccato. The note range is from C3 to G5 (for most patches).

With the extensive sampling and keyswitching, plus Aftertouch and Modwheel triggering, the live playability of ChineeNanxiao is, again, unmatched in the Chinese instrument libraries.


System requirements and specs:

Powered by the all-new Windows native QIN engine.
Windows XP/VISTA/Windows 7. 1GB RAM.
Works in VSTi compatible hosts (See the compatibility table below.)
All samples are recorded in 24 bit 96 kHz.

Host Compatibility Table:

Special Offer:

Get the ESSENTIAL CHINA or the INSTANT CHINA pack for the 20%-off discount! All our registered users will benefit from discount of future products as well.

"Der Vorteil von Spezialisten-Plug-Ins gegenuber uppigen Ethno-Playern liegt in der groseren Ausdrucksstarke. Steht man vor der Aufgabe, ein authentisches Fernost-Feeling zu erzeugen, sei es fur einen New-Age-Track,eine Szenenuntermalung oder eine TV-Dokumentation, so ist man mit den Kong-Audio-PlugIns gut gerustet." - KEYS, September 2006

"pros:
‧ Authentic Chinese instruments played by
talented Chinese performers.
‧ Superb playability with real-time switching
between up to four sample sets in real time.
‧ Incredible value for money! " - SOS