Heart of Asia from Spectrasonics and distributed by Ilio is a three disc CD ROM set containing a comprehensive collection of Asian instruments and vocal phrases. Digitally recorded throughout Asia and the Far East, this library includes over a 1GB of sample material.

Instruments are available with both traditional and Western tunings and all samples from this collection are completely authentic, 100% copyright clean, royalty free and record-ready for inclusion in a film score, album or remix project.

This library has been compiled to work with Akai hardware samplers and any other hardware or software samplers that conform to the Akai format.

Angklung phrases and samples

Indian, Javanese and Thai percussion and ensemble grooves

Nepalese, Malaysian and Indonesian percussion ensembles

Complete Javanese Gamelan orchestra

Chinese, Malay, Nepalese and Indian flute phrases

Indian Tambouras

Tibetan wool bow

Chinese and Malay temple flutes

Indian bamboo bass flute phrases

Dragon drums

Tibetan parade band with horses

Chinese cymbals and gongs

Sitar phrases and samples

Veena, Pipa, Erhu, San Xuan, Luan and Yang Chin

Thai and Malay orchestra phrases and samples

Guzhen - Chinese koto instruments, glissandos and phrases

Tibetan children singing

Chinese and Thai opera divas - vocal phrases

Sanskrit, Hindi, Malay, Javanese, Thai and Mandarin vocal phrases, chants, poetry and speech

Three hundred Tibetan monks singing and drumming in a cave

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. How many screws should be included? My package came with 8, but there are 6 holes on each hook requiring 12 screws.

A: According to the spare parts list for this product, it would only include a set of 4 screws and 4 wall anchors.

Q: 2. can I install this directly on a crossbar? (the images shows installed vertically, but I want to place the clamp on a crossbar)

A: No, the Manfrotto 044 Background Holder Hooks and Super Clamps for 3 Backgrounds is designed to work on autopoles not a cross bar.

Q: 3. Are the background holders removable from the super clamps?

A: Yes. The Manfrotto 044 Background Holder Hooks and Super Clamps come detached as 2 Cast Hooks and 2 Super Clamps.

Q: 4. A few Questions: 1.) Do I have to buy the poles separate? 2.) Do I have to buy the expan drive set seperate and is that the thing that allows me to raisw and lower the paper? 3.) Do you sell a kit with everything you need?

A: You can buy it as a kit ready to go https://bhpho.to/2yNURCQ. This is a easy kit for raising and lowering up to three backgrounds.

Q: 5. How big are the opening slots that hold the bar?

A: The opening is about 1".

Q: 6. can I use ten foot backdrops with this? Or what is the longest length that can be used?

A: Yes you can use these hooks safely to a maximum of 12 ft wide.

Q: 7. What else would I need to purchase to make this a fully operating system?

A: (6) Manfrotto 046MC Expan Drive Sets with Chain (they have three different colors)If your background doesn't come with an inner tube (like cardboard tube), then you will have to tape or attach it to tube. Cheap and easy way to do this is PVC pipe.

Q: 8. What are the dimensions of the Manfrotto 044 Background Holder Hooks?

A: The Manfrotto 044 Background Holder Hooks are approximately, Hook Length: 8" (20.3 cm) 6.5" (16.5 cm) 5.2" (13.3 cm) And overall Height is Overall: 12.6" (32 cm).

Q: 9. what about canvas backdrops? Will these hold three?

A: By mounting these Manfrotto 045 Background Triple Hooks for Three Backgrounds (Box of 2) to a wall stud, it will make them very secure and will easily hold 3 backdrops. However, do note you will need either the Manfrotto Expan Drive Set or the Impact Varidrive, along with a crossbar such as the Manfrotto 047-3 Alu-Core for Uncored Paper or Cloth - 12' (3.6 m), B&H # MA0473, or the Impact Cross Pole for Uncored Paper or Fabric Backgrounds (106.3"), B&H # IMVPC5, to support a canvas backdrop with the above background hooks.

Q: 10. Can this be used with 3 vinyl backdrops instead of paper backdrops? I think the vinyl ones are heavier than paper so concerned that the brackets won't hold up.

A: No , vinyl is too heavy