World Music Jam Pack

[ifingers]

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Apple introduced the World Music Jam Pack today (as predicted by Bill J - <a href="http://www.macidol.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4645">New Jam Pack</a> )

"Let your musical wanderings take you to more exotic places with World Music. Recorded over the course of a worldwide expedition and featuring an unprecedented collection of world loops, ethnic percussion, exotic strings, and regional wood instruments, World Music captures the most authentic performances in dozens of countries, genres, and playing styles."

[billj]

Here's the description of this new Jam Pack from Apple's online store:

A world of music in your hands
Enjoy over 12GB of sounds and music performed by top musicians and meticulously recorded to capture the nuances and spirit of these incredible instruments.

Over 3,000 Apple Loops
Assemble intriguing musical compositions using a collection of over 3000 Apple Loops from nearly every corner of the globe. Rare and exotic instruments from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, India, Europe, the United Kingdom, South and Central America, Cuba and Jamaica.

More than 40 Software Instruments
With over 40 new software instruments, you can create your own songs and soundtracks that sound as if they were composed with authentic world instruments. These new instruments have extensive layers and articulations to re-create the realistic performances when played from a standard midi keyboard. Among the instruments now available:

Exotic Strings: Ultra-realistic stringed instruments in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and flavors, including Indian Sitar, Japanese Koto, Persian Santoor, Russian Balailaka, Spanish Flamenco Guitar and more.

Drum & Percussion Instruments: Five authentic world drum kits that incorporate the most relevant, interesting percussion from Asia, India/Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and European Folk.

Ethnic Wind Instruments: Chinese, Japanese, Native American flutes, Highlands Bagpipes, Celtic Tin Whistle, Indian Shehhai Oboe, Peruvian Panpipes and much more.

Other spectacular instruments include Afro-Cuban Upright Piano, Latin and Tango Accordions, South African Choirs, and Tibetan Singing Bowls.

[ifingers]

Nice one Bill,
Tibetan Singing Bowls but no Tibetan Monk chants listed...

[macattack]

niiiiiice bagpipes

[cStu]

South African Choirs!!

[billj]

There may even be a whip amongst the percussion in the Latin America drum kit. I'm thinking gaucho here...

[davajonah]

But no kora or is there?

[finer]

I was hoping for the following (correct me if its already available)...

Squeezebox
Harpsicord
Accordion

Please tell me I've missed something and they are already available!

[billj]

Harpsichord is in Jam Pack 4 (Symphony Orchestra) and is excellent.

Jam Pack 5 includes "Latin and Tango accordions".

[finer]

Harpsichord is in Jam Pack 4 (Symphony Orchestra) and is excellent.

Jam Pack 5 includes "Latin and Tango accordions".

I've got Jampack 4! Man! I am stupid for missing that one!

[billj]

Here's the World Jam Pack instrument list:

Bass:
Latin Baby Bass
Mexican Guitarron
Russian Balalaika

Choir:
South African Singers
South African Voice Effects

Mallets:
African Kalimba
African Marimba
Indonesian Gamelan
Tibetan Singing Bowls

Pianos and Keyboards:
Afro-Cuban Upright Piano
Polka Accordion
Tango Accordion

Strings:
Celtic Hammered Dulcimer
Celtic Harp
Chinese Erhu Violin
Chinese Guzheng Zither
Indian Sitar
Irish Fiddle
Japanese Koto
Persian Santoor

Woodwinds:
Celtic Tin Whistle
Chinese Di Zi Flute
Chinese Xiao Flute
Highland Bagpipes
Indian Bansuri Flute
Indian Shehnai Oboe
Japanese Shakuhachi Flute
Medieval Recorder
Native American Flute
Peruvian Panpipes

Drum Kits (with various sizes for many instruments, e.g., small, medium, large, and low, medium, and high):

African Kit:
FronTonFrom
Djembe
Berkete
Sabar
Afro Conga
African Metal Shaker
Talking Drum
Y-Rattle
Oghene
African Wooden Shaker
Alo
Gankoqui
African Bongo
Afro Cajon
Sakara
Shekere
Ekpiri
African Small Shaker
Udu
African Bombshell
Log Drum

Asian Kit:
Taiko Tom
Large Taiko
Shimi Daiko
Ensemble Claps
Chinese Cymbals Hi Hats
Chinese Wind Gong
Medium Gong
Chang Chang
Chinese Temple Block
Cymbals
Chinese Tam-Tams
Chinese Gong
KenDang
Indonesian Tuned Gong
Wood Frog
Indonesian Small Gong
Chinese Hard Gong
Ensemble Snaps

European Folk Kit:
Waterphone
Concert Bass Drum
Concert Snare Drum
Concert Tenor Drum
Timpani
Power Toms
Bodhran
Tapan
Bendir
Mediterranean Tambourine
German Tambourine
Concert Tom
Concert Cymbal
Suspended Cymbal
Thunder Sheet
Darbuka
Brake Drum
Egg Shaker
Ratchet
Whiny Tube
Bones
Boom Whacker
Italian Tambourine
Air Tank
Sleigh Bells
Large Frame Drum
Wind Chimes
Wind Singer

Latin Kit:
Repique De Mao
Repinique
Zambumba
Surdo
Snare Cajon
Latin Roto Tom
Recko Recko
Flextone
Pandeiro
Tambourine
Cowbell
Vibraslap
Bongo
Conga
Afro Conga
Timbale
Agogo
Cabasa
Maracas
Brazilian Whistle
Guiro
Claves
Afro-Latin Woodblock
Cuica
Triange
Caxixi
Rebolo
Berimbau

Indian and Middle Eastern Kit:
Tar
Tablas
Tonbek
Udu
Gaval
Daf
Tala
Indian Ankle Bells
Elephant Bell
Riq
Kanjira
Dumbek
Pakawaj

[ifingers]

Superb, thanks Bill.

Wood Frog... What is that?

[toots]

And what's Boom Whacker?

Sounds like a band name!

[billj]

Just had to google these crazy percussion instruments...

Apparently, a boom whacker is a "tuned percussion tube" instrument played with mallets, and is similar to a hand-held version of a xylophone or marimba.

A wood frog appears to be a piece of wood carved into the shape of a frog and hollowed out. It has a series of ridges on its "back" that are played by rubbing a stick across the ridges. The sound it makes is that of a... frog!

Strange stuff!

[toots]

My son Maurice got a wood frog for a Choliday present! I guess I could have answered that question!