Darbuka 1.0 review

Darbuka is a VI plug-in featuring a complete Arabic and Middle Eastern percussion group with a surround stage and unrivalled real-time control over arrangement and sound.

License: Comercialware OS: Mac OS X File size: 59K Developer: M-Audio Buy Now Price: $299.00 Updated: 22 Feb 2006

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Darbuka is a VI plug-in featuring a complete Arabic and Middle Eastern percussion group with a surround stage and unrivalled real-time control over arrangement and sound.

Darbuka is the most musical way to bring ethnic percussion from North Africa and the Middle East to your tracks.

Darbuka is neither a sample library nor another product based on a standard sample player. These are real performances played by world-renowned percussionists Suat Borazan and Mohamed Zaki.

Wizoo’s proprietary FlexGroove engine adds full real-time control over arrangement, performance, sound and integrated surround ambience. The integrated mixer includes independent EQ, punch, and ambience adjustment for each instrument.

Place instruments freely in one of 15 different surround stages and play patterns, fills, solos, variations and mutes via MIDI keys.

Here are some key features of "Darbuka":
2GB of high-quality original multitrack groove performances from Algeria, Arabian Gulf, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Nubia, Sudan, Tunisia and Turkey
instruments include darbuka, douhola, bendir, riqq, sagat, tura, bongos and shaker
styles include Ayoub/Zar, Baio, Chiftetelli, Churchuna, Dabkkah, Darig, Daza, Dishka, Fallahi, Fazani, Karachi, Jirk, Laz Havasi, Libi, Maghrebi, Maksum, Malfuf, Mambo Sudani, Masmoudy Kebir, Nubian Reggae, Nubian Samba, Rai, Roman Havasi, Rumba Khaligi, Rumba Masri, Saidi, Samai Thakil, Sufi, Sudasi, Tom Tom, Wahda, Wahrani, Wals, Zafa and Zorofat
real-time performance control over tempo, tempo scale, variance, timing effects (tight/loose, quantize, swing), instrument groups, pattern complexity, mute/solo, level, positioning and more
mixer features EQ and punch per instrument, master EQ and master dynamics
freely place instruments within 15 surround stage rooms with adjustable ambience
configurable instrument combinations (patterns) with 61 scene memories
outputs for main stereo/surround plus 14 individual instruments
compatible with Mac Audio Units, VST Win/Mac, Mac RTAS.

Requirements:
G3 500 MHz (G4 or faster recommended)
256 MB RAM
2 GB free hard disc space
OS X Version 10.3 or higher
VST 2.0-, AU- or RTAS-compatible host software
MIDI Interface
DVD-ROM drive for installation
Internet connection (on any computer) for software certification.







This software product was tested thoroughly and was found to contain some third-party components which prevent it from being marked as 100% CLEAN or 100% FREE. Details follow below.Commercialware Program.