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Mongolian Voices Ancient Phrases

THE SPIRITUAL SOUNDS OF THE VOICESonuscore
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Sonuscore · Ancient Phrases

Mongolian Voices

Long Song · Khoomei · Steppe

Urtiin duu sung from the mountaintops, and the guttural harmonics of Mongol Khoomei — recorded live with three Mongolian vocalists.

621Phrases stated
17Themes stated
3Categories
3Singers named
+And more

Female Long Song●Male Long Song●Male Throat●Urtiin duu●Mongol Khoomei●Circular Breathing●EQ●Delay●Reverb●MIDI Mapping●& more

Live-recorded phrasesFull Kontakt 6.7.1+ or HALion Sonic 7All controls MIDI map-able

Mongolian Voices – Ancient Phrases is a live-recorded vocal instrument built on traditional Mongolian singing, divided into three categories: Female, Male and Male Throat.

The Female and Male parts are Urtiin duu — the long song, which the field describes as a 2,000-year-old form sung at festivals and events. The third category is Mongol Khoomei, the throat singing that relies on guttural vibrations and circular breathing and can sound 2 or 3 notes at the same time.

At a Glance

  • 621 phrases in 17 themes as the field states it, alongside a separate figure of 51 samples per theme
  • Three categories Female, Male and Male Throat — the opening paragraph calls the third one simply Throat
  • Three vocalists Ashit Nergui, Erdenetsetseg Khenmedekh and Munkhbaatar Bat-Ulzii, all three named in the field
  • Four microphones named Neumann M149, U87 and KM184, and a Sennheiser MD421
  • Three effects on the FX page EQ, delay and reverb
  • Outside Western theory the field says the vocals sit technically in a major key but do not feel that way, and that they work with other modes as well

Content & Detail

01The Voices and the Singingthree categories▾
FemaleUrtiin duu, the long song. Erdenetsetseg Khenmedekh sang this part; the field says she took first prize in a competition in Ulan-Ude and has performed Mongolian traditional singing since
MaleUrtiin duu as well, sung by Munkhbaatar Bat-Ulzii, who the field says performs regularly with the Ulan Bator Morin Khuur Ensembles
Male ThroatMongol Khoomei — guttural vibrations and circular breathing, producing resonant harmonies from 2 or 3 notes sung at once. Sung by Ashit Nergui
Ashit Nergui’s trainingThe field says he studied under the singers D. Sundui and D. Ganbold, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Music from the Cultural Institute of Mongolia and a Master’s in Mongolian Music from the National University of Mongolia
What it was recorded withA positional array of Neumann M149, U87 and KM184 microphones, plus a Sennheiser MD421 — four models, and the field names no others
The two figures621 different live-recorded phrases in 17 themes, and 51 samples per theme. The field states both and does not say how the two relate
A naming differenceThe opening paragraph lists the categories as Female, Male and Throat; the feature list and the section heading call the third one Male Throat
02Host, System and Papersas the shop states them▾
Host applicationA FULL VERSION of Native Instruments’ KONTAKT 6.7.1 or higher, or Steinberg’s free HALion Sonic 7
The HALion footnoteCarried by the shop itself: HALion Sonic 7 is currently not compatible with Notion by Presonus
MacMac OSX 10.14 or higher, Intel Core i5
WindowsWindows 7 or higher, Intel Core i5
Memory and diskAt least 4 GB RAM and at least 4.5 GB of free disc space
ControlsAll controls are fully MIDI map-able
In DownloadsOne document: the Mongolian Voices – Ancient Phrases KONTAKT manual in English

A long song is built to be held, not cut. That is why this library is a roster before it is a sample count: three named singers, four named microphones, and phrases left at the length the tradition gives them. The 621 is inventory; the three names are the instrument.

Product Information

Supported Host Application
FULL VERSION of Native Instruments’ KONTAKT Version 6.7.1 or higher or Steinberg’s free HALion Sonic 7*
*HALion Sonic 7 is currently not compatible with Notion by Presonus
Features
621 different live-recorded phrases in 17 themes
51 samples per Theme
Unique singing compatible with most modes
3 Categories: Female, Male, and Male Throat
Mystical and profound sound
All controls fully MIDI map-able