"World Traveler" Sample CD Announced at NAMM

ILIO Entertainments was displaying Sonic Reality's new "World Traveler" CD-ROM library of ethnic instrument samples from around the world at Winter NAMM.

"World Traveler" consists of rare playable multi-sampled instruments that can be used in many different styles of music. You'll get a lot of instruments not available together on any other world instrument library, such as sounds from the Middle East, the Mediterranean, Africa, East Asia, Australia, Native America and Northern Europe.

The "World Traveler" library features ethnic stringed instruments like a Greek Bouzouki, Turkish Saz, Indian Sitar and Tambura, Spanish Nylon Guitars, Russian Balalaika, Mariachi Bass, Finnish Kantele, Zither, Psaltry, Hurdy-Gurdy and Hammered Dulcimers, including an Indian Santoor. And that's just scratching the surface! "World Traveler" also features African, Latin and Exotic percussion maps, Accordions, Harmoniums and wind instruments like Nay Flute, Australian Didjeridoo, Native American Wood Flute, Pan Flutes, Japanese Shakuhachi, Scottish Bag Pipes and more. "World Traveler" is ideal for adding exotic textures and ethnic flavor to Western music, or for playing in authentic styles of music from around the world.

The "World Traveler" CD-ROM is available for $199 and in the Akai Universal format (Giga, E-mu, Software Sampler compatible).

For more information, visit their web site at www.sonicreality.com.