Ancient Kingdom

Unleash the sounds of forgotten realms with Ancient Kingdom, a brand-new virtual instrument collection produced by Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix and featuring world-renowned recording artist Saulius Petreikis playing his rare selection of wind instruments from around the world. With four groundbreaking effects signal paths in addition to pristine multi-mic recordings, step into the unknown and let Ancient Kingdom transport your music into a dimension where the past meets the future and the spirits of lost worlds come to life with every note.

Ancient Kingdom’s intuitive user interface invites you to explore the primal essence of rare wind instruments while forging into transcendent sonic realms. Anchored by a vivid Center Display with striking 3D instrument models and immersive landscapes representing their origins, its interface offers effortless command over instrument libraries, articulations, multi-mic configurations, and more. The Left Panel empowers you to shape the sound with versatile Mood presets, powerful performance scripts, and precise MIDI controls, while the Right Panel transforms ancient tones into otherworldly textures through innovative FX mixes, convolution reverbs, and flexible channel routing.
In addition to the pristine surround sound recordings, this collection introduces four groundbreaking signal paths. These paths employ various innovative techniques, utilizing amplifiers, vibration enhancers, metallic surfaces, distortion amplifiers, megaphones, tubes, and rotating speakers to create a dynamic and immersive auditory experience. These signal paths take the sounds into an other-worldly dimension like you’ve never heard before. The alternate signal paths enhance the presence and capture the listener’s attention by emphasizing the instruments' attack characteristics, offering a bold and vivid listening experience. Whether used in traditional compositions or experimental soundscapes, Ancient Kingdom provides a rich palette of sounds inspired by the historical essence of these magnificent instruments.

Ancient Kingdom features 26 instrument categories, each with an array of highly detailed instrument articulations and combinations across a range of instrument type sub-categories that includes Long, Short, Effects, Legato, and Keyswitch.

Features

• Armenian duduk- AVAILABLE IN A, C, AND G
• Bansuri- traditional Indian bamboo flute, known for its warm, airy timbre
• Birbyne-(AVAILABLE IN A AND DB) a traditional Lithuanian woodwind instrument, typically made of wood, with a pure, nasal timbre
• Dambrelis- a traditional Lithuanian jaw harp made from metal or bamboo, which produces sound by plucking a flexible tongue while holding the frame against the teeth or lips
• Double shepherd flute- a traditional Slavic double flute, made from wood and consisting of two parallel pipes
• Flugelhorn- a brass instrument with origins in Germany, known for its smooth, lyrical sound and rich timbre
• Fujara (AVAILABLE IN HIGH AND LARGE) a large Slovakian overtone flute made from wood, producing a deep, resonant timbre with natural overtones
• Goat Horn- traditional Lithuanian wind instrument featuring a simple design with a few finger holes
• Goat Horn Ebony- a modern variation of the traditional goathorn, crafted from dense, dark ebony wood instead of animal horn.
• Hulushi (AVAILABLE IN HIGH AND LOW) a traditional Chinese free-reed wind instrument featuring a gourd wind chamber and bamboo pipes, including one main melody pipe
• Irish Whistle (AVAILABLE IN REGULAR AND HIGH) simple six-holed woodwind instrument that produces a bright, clear tone, capable of expressive ornamentation
• Labanoro duda- a unique and rare Lithuanian bagpipe traditionally associated with the Labanoras region.
• Native American Cedar Flute (AVAILABLE IN FLUTE AND PICCOLO) a traditional wind instrument used by Indigenous peoples of North America, known for its breathy, warm timbre and haunting, deeply emotive sound
• Persian ney - an ancient end-blown flute made from a hollow reed with six finger holes, producing a breathy, intimate timbre
• Shakuhachi is a traditional Japanese end-blown bamboo flute with five finger holes that creates a rich, breathy timbre, capable of producing a wide range of expressive sounds
• Skuduciai pipes are traditional Lithuanian panpipe-like instruments made from wood or reed, producing a delicate, airy quality with a woody timbre that adds subtle, organic textures.
• Viking lur is an ancient Scandinavian and Baltic wind instrument made from bronze or wood and shaped in a long, curved form resembling an animal horn
• Viking Voices- The vocal traditions of the Norse people during the Viking Age were often tied to storytelling, rituals, and communal gatherings. Viking voices produce a raw, guttural timbre with primal expressions, taking the form of chanting as part of rituals, rhythmic recitation, mythic storytelling, and melodic forms rooted in oral tradition
• Viking war horn- a traditional Nordic signaling instrument, typically carved from animal horn or wood, which produces a deep, commanding sound whose power belies its simple design