01 / TECHNIQUES
13 techniques
Sustain, finger, staccato, two mutes, two vibratos, and three upward and three downward bends. Switch with the keyswitches on C1–C2.
GEN SERIES / 05 / THREE-STRING LUTE三味線
A2–D6 range, 13 techniques.
Bends that glide in a length set from the BPM.
SHAMISEN / FEATURES
From sustain to bends,
13 techniques
Switch between 13 shamisen techniques with keyswitches or on-screen buttons. There are two vibratos, three upward and three downward bends, and a 16-pad Phrase & FX bank.
02 / BPM-SYNCED BEND
BPM-synced bends
With SYNC on, the six bends glide to pitch in the note length you choose, from 1/16 to 1/1 including triplets and dotted values. The default is 1/4. With SYNC off, they play as recorded.
03 / PHRASE & FX
A 16-pad Phrase & FX bank
One-shots that play on their own voices, so long phrases never take voices from your melody. GATE and STOP ALL are included.
ARTICULATIONS / KEYSWITCH
Techniques
Switch with the keyswitches on the keyboard or the on-screen buttons.
- C1Sustain
- C#1Finger
- D1Staccato
- D#1Mute Hard
- E1Mute Soft
- F1Vibrato Soft
- F#1Vibrato Hard
- G1Bend Up Small
- G#1Bend Up Medium
- A1Bend Up Octave
- A#1Bend Down Small
- B1Bend Down Medium
- C2Bend Down Octave
KEYBOARD MAP / C1–C8
Keyboard layout
The playable range and keyswitch positions on the keyboard. Keys outside the range are dimmed.
- KEYSWITCHC1–C2
- PLAYA2–D6
- PHRASE / FXC7–D#8
THE INTERFACE
Interface
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DETAILS / SPECIFICATIONS
SHAMISEN
Specifications
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- TYPE
- Shamisen sample instrument
- RANGE
- A2–D6
- TECHNIQUES
- 13
- KEYSWITCH
- C1–C2
- PHRASE / FX
- 16 pads (one-shot)
- BEND SYNC
- 1/16–1/1
- CONTROL
- GAIN / ATTACK / RELEASE / TUNE / PB RANGE / VEL TONE / HUMANIZE
- PLATFORM
- macOS 11+ (Apple Silicon / Intel)
- FORMAT
- VST3 / AU / AAX (macOS only) / Standalone
- VENDOR
- AOINIA
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