Three-Body Technology Phoenix Scream

Product Description

The Three-Body Technology Phoenix Scream is the Chinese variant of the surnay, originally coming from Central Asia. It has a tube made from the stem of the bulrush, which gives it its characteristic metallic, high-frequency sound. The suona is very expressive, especially to represent feelings of extreme joy or sadness. For this reason, it is often used in Chinese tradition at both weddings and funerals. Nowadays, it appears more frequently in contemporary works in maestoso or heroic themes. The expressiveness of the suona is also reflected in its ability to reproduce real sounds. It can imitate sounds such as the singing of birds, the screaming of monkeys and the croaking of frogs, all of which are included in this virtual instrument.

DESIGN

When Third-Body began initial design for Raindrop & Blade, what they had in mind was not only recording the actual Yangqin, but also presenting a more artistic sound through Third-Body's work in recording, mixing and adjusting. Third-Body also want its tone to be more flexible, adapting various genres, so you can use it in video games, films, pop music, or traditional Chinese music, even EDM. So Third-Body decided to record using multiple microphones and keep it that way in the actual software, in order to provide users more customization.

RECORDING

Third-Body used two parallel microphones, known as “A-B technique”, for near-field recording. For mid-field, the distance between the two microphones is nearly 8 meters (26 feet). It’s a bold move for an instrument has the size like Yangqin, but this is the only option for Third-Body to get the sound they prefer. These two microphones are in the actual software. By adjusting their distance and proportion, you’ll get the diverse sound they talked about. 20 different microphones have been tried during recording sessions. Third-Body choose a pair of Chinese brand microphone among all the classic brands! Yes, they’re shocked as you are. But the performance was so awesome as it highlights the “taste” of bamboo and wood from Chinese Yangqin. The feel of Chinese is amazing!

ADJUSTABLE SOUND FIELD

In order to retain greater adjustability, Third-Body designed three tones of Yin, Yang and stereo before the recording stage; in the recording stage, this design is achieved by choosing different microphones and positions; finally, Third-Body fully reserve these four channels (yin and yang are mono) to the sound source. Compared with simple EQ adjustment, this design brings more complex changes and adjustability

SAMPLING ENGINE

Third-Body Thechnoligy developed sampling engine with new fusion technology and designed specifially for their virtual instruments. Offering better sound quality and more powerful disk buffer streaming/sampling compression.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

• Intel or AMD CPU with SSE 4.1 instruction set, or Apple chip
• World in Gourd has two installers:: program installer includes the independent program, plug-ins and patterns and the sample installer includes audio samples
• ThreeBodyTech account for serial number binding and activation required
• Automatic activation with WiFi access available
• Manual activation for offline devices also available

Windows

• Windows 7 and higher
• 4 GB RAM
• 2 GB disk space
• Format: 32/64-bit VST2，64-bit AAX

Mac

• OS X 10.9 and higher
• 4 GB RAM
• 2 GB disk space
• Format: 64-bit VST2，Audio Unit and AAX

Extra Requirements on Specific Hosts

• Logic Pro X or Higher (Logic 9 is not supported)
• VST 32bit on Cakewalk Sonar 8.5