MOTU Ethno Instrument 2 - Virtual Instrument

Instrument browsing and searching can be invoked by category or geographic region. Additionally, hundreds of authentic loops and phrases are available, instantly tempo-locked to your host software s time line. Slice loops with one click to trigger each beat from your keyboard, or drag and drop them directly into your host software tracks.

The included convolution reverb allows you to place your music in real acoustic spaces, from primordial caves, to towering forests, to remote canyons. Create entire songs with unlimited parts and mix them in Ethno or your host software via multiple outputs. Or run Ethno stand-alone to turn your computer into a world instrument powerhouse with disk streaming and multiple outputs.

Software authorized via included iLok.

Overview

New for Version 2

Detailed Features 1

Detailed Features 2

• Drag and Drop

  1. When you want to do more with a loop or phrase, Ethno Instrument lets you drag and drop it directly into the audio tracks of your host audio software (if it supports standard Windows or Mac OS X drag and drop functionality)
  2. Loops and phrases drag and drop as standard audio clips (regions) in your host software, where they can be freely handled as normal audio
  3. You can drag and drop from the plug-in version or the stand-alone version
  4. You can drag and drop sliced loops as MIDI data into MIDI tracks in your host software for unlimited reprogramming using the MIDI sequencing features of your host software

• Tempo, Transports and Time Stretching

  1. Ethno provides a wide range of features, independently for each loop, to handle all of the scenarios encountered when synching or time stretching using an easy, flexible and capable playback engine
  2. The software employs a combination of beat slicing and very high-quality time-stretching technology to play loops at an extremely wide range of tempos without sacrificing sound quality or rhythmic accuracy
  3. Time-stretching presets are provided for various types of material (vocals, percussive, etc.) to further maintain excellent sound quality at all tempos

• Convolution Reverb

  1. Convolution is a process where the characteristics of a real acoustic space are directly sampled, such as a cave, forest, canyon, theater, cathedral or concert hall - the resulting impulse response (IR) consists of an audio file that holds the actual sound decay characteristics of the acoustic space
  2. By sophisticated signal processing, that impulse response can then be applied to the loops, phrases and instrument presets in Ethno Instrument, making them sound exactly as if it were being heard in the acoustic environment captured by the impulse response
  3. A wide variety of convolution reverb spaces are included, plus fast reverbs that work well on slower computers

• Dynamic Performance with Expert Mode

  1. Expert mode lets you dynamically add, remove and stack (layer) multiple instruments, loops and phrases as you play them from your MIDI controller
  2. Bring instruments in and out, on the fly, using key switches, velocity ranges or note ranges - you can even cross-fade between instruments by sending continuous MIDI data (expression controllers) from a mod wheel or other device
  3. Achieve incredibly realistic, dynamic performances from Ethno Instrument using MIDI continuous controller data from your mod wheel, foot pedal, automated fader control surface or other MIDI control source
  4. Most of Ethno Instrument s parameters can be mapped to external control, giving you hands-on, real-time expressive control over your sounds
  5. You can even assign MIDI modulation to crucial individual parameters such as filter cutoff frequency for even deeper expressiveness
  6. Supports the scroll wheel on your mouse to quickly adjust settings or choose an instrument