Koron: Traditional Instruments of Persia
An authentic collection of 10 traditional Persian instruments, perfect for Middle Eastern music, cinematic scores, world fusion, and much more.
US$129
Hear Koron: Traditional Instruments of Persia In Action
- The Mountain Christian Yoder 2:37
- Caravan Groove (Naked with live bass) Henning Nugel 1:18
- The Unseen (Dressed) Ian Dorsch 1:31
- Diving Bell (feat. Jillian Aversa) Andrew Aversa 1:20
- The Forgotten Veil (Dressed) Luciano Storti 1:51
- Path to the Karahan Dmitry V. Silantyev 1:52
- Bazaar at Night Andrew Aversa 0:55
- Ascending Bird (Dressed) Ramiro N. Álvarez (mixed by Morfi) 1:52
- The Mountain (Naked) Christian Yoder 2:37
- The Forgotten Veil (Naked) Luciano Storti 1:46
- Ascending Bird (Naked) Ramiro N. Álvarez (mixed by Morfi) 1:52
Reviews
Simon Franglen
Titanic, Skyfall, Spectre, Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water
Impact Soundworks make detailed, emotive instruments. I’ve happily bought over two dozen of their libraries which should say everything. They get used every day.
Mark Portmann
Ariana Grande, Luis Fonsi, Celine Dion, Quincy Jones
"[ISW]'s instruments consistently deliver the sound, feel, and reliability I need to do my best work. Thank you for raising the bar and making tools that inspire."
Neal Acree
World of WarCraft, Diablo III, StarCraft II, Overwatch
"Impact Soundworks has some of the most creative and innovative libraries out there. From world instruments to the insanely deep sampled Shreddage guitar series the Impact catalog is full of must-haves and unexpected and inspiring surprises. Highly recommended!
Stewart Winter
Co-founder, VideoHelper
"I'm a keyboard player -- I can't even make a REAL guitar sound convincing. But Telos and Rosette are my go-to guitars because they sound incredible, sit well in a mix and are so easy to configure to my personal playing habits. I'm constantly discovering new ways to play them and they've saved my ass more times than I can count. And the pedal Steel is still my favorite library of its kind for Country, Folk and organic layering behind synths."
Brian Pickett
PAW Patrol, Lucas the Spider, Daniel Tiger
"I never would have thought that sampled guitars could sound as good as ISW's do. The fact that I can use them to lay down a realistic solo is unprecedented. They’ve pushed the boundaries of realism."
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"The sound of the library is very pleasing...the more I used the library the more I felt I was learning how to write idiomatically for the instrument." "Rosette Mandolin provides a good sound that could have many applications, with versatile input options that cater to writing realistic mandolin lines, impossible 5+ note chords and everything in between." Thomas Field, September 2024
Richard Jacques
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Mass Effect, Overwatch 2, James Bond 007: Blood Stone
"I'm a huge fan of the Ventus Winds series. They feature rare instruments deep-sampled to an incredibly high level of detail. It's so liberating to have such a wide range of articulations & phrases that perfectly capture the nuances and performance style of these instruments... from beautiful to haunting, celebratory to sorrowful. Each is expertly recorded and the sound quality is superb, sitting in the mix with ease. If you want to add authentic world winds to your palette, then look no further."
Kevin Manthei
Angry Birds Mystery Island, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Villainous, Neverwinter, Star Trek Online
"ISW creates some of the most inspiring & realistic guitar sample libraries. I had to write a bunch of really gritty, angry heavy metal & sports action rock cues. I used Shreddage 3 Serpent for leads and was blown away by its onboard processing, programming, and amazing live-sounding leads. I also created a signature sound based on the lead guitar in David Lynch's Twin Peaks series, originally played on baritone guitar. [Serpent] built a convincing replica of that sound just using on-board FX. It was so fun and easy to do!"
Audio Demos
- The Mountain Christian Yoder 2:37
- Caravan Groove (Naked with live bass) Henning Nugel 1:18
- The Unseen (Dressed) Ian Dorsch 1:31
- Diving Bell (feat. Jillian Aversa) Andrew Aversa 1:20
- The Forgotten Veil (Dressed) Luciano Storti 1:51
- Path to the Karahan Dmitry V. Silantyev 1:52
- Bazaar at Night Andrew Aversa 0:55
- Ascending Bird (Dressed) Ramiro N. Álvarez (mixed by Morfi) 1:52
- The Mountain (Naked) Christian Yoder 2:37
- The Forgotten Veil (Naked) Luciano Storti 1:46
- Ascending Bird (Naked) Ramiro N. Álvarez (mixed by Morfi) 1:52
Overview
An authentic collection of 10 traditional Persian instruments featuring over 17,000 samples, 1200+ performances, and detailed tools for editing, playback, and customization! Perfect for realistic Middle Eastern music, cinematic scores, world fusion, and much more.
Product Info
Over 17,000+ 24-bit samples
5 melodic and 5 percusive instruments
Kamanche, tar, tanbour, setar, santoor
Bendir, daf, kuzeh, tonbak, zarbe
Over 1,200 instrument performances
Key playing techniques including legato
Multiple RR and dynamics for all sounds
2 unique mic positions
Features
Beautiful UI for easy tweaking and playing
Detailed information on each instrument
Master percussion patch for all-in-one writing
Built-in performance phrase editor
Easy-to-use effects
Requirements
11GB disk space
7200 RPM hard drive or solid state drive recommended.
4GB RAM
Higher amounts of memory let you load more instruments.
2009 or later processor
A faster CPU with more cores will allow you to play more simultaneous voices.
Kontakt 5.5.2+ Full Version
This library is NOT compatible with the free Kontakt Player.
Kontakt Requirements - Mac OSX
Intel Macs (i5 or higher): macOS 10.14, 10.15, 11 or 12 (latest update).
Apple Silicon Macs (via Rosetta 2 & natively on ARM in Standalone or in hosts that support it): macOS 11 or 12 (latest update)
Kontakt Requirements - Windows
Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit). Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU. Graphics hardware support for OpenGL 2.1 or higher. Windows 10 strongly recommended.
Tutorials
Release Trailer
Walkthrough & Overview
Featured Artists & Composers
Lena Raine
Celeste, Chicory, Minecraft, Guild Wars 2, Deltarune
Instruments from ISW are a staple of my soundtrack work for games. Vocalisa has been a mainstay vocal aesthetic of nearly every game I’ve worked on including Celeste & Chicory: A Colorful Tale. Shreddage 3 has also given me the confidence to write some really fun guitar riffs & solos despite not being able to play a real one. I’ve started incorporating Tokyo Scoring Strings into the acoustic side of my scoring work, and can’t wait to try out more from ISW in the future!
Matthew Carl Earl
Overwatch 2, Rainbow Six Siege, Call of Duty Mobile, PUBG Mobile, Arknights
“Impact Soundworks creates easy-to-use, great-sounding virtual instruments right out of the box. Highland Harps, Emotional Mallets, and Shreddage 3 are in my daily toolkit.”
Kevin Manthei
Angry Birds Mystery Island, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Villainous, Neverwinter, Star Trek Online
“ISW creates some of the most inspiring & realistic guitar sample libraries. I had to write a bunch of really gritty, angry heavy metal & sports action rock cues. I used Shreddage 3 Serpent for leads and was blown away by its onboard processing, programming, and amazing live-sounding leads. I also created a signature sound based on the lead guitar in David Lynch’s Twin Peaks series, originally played on baritone guitar. [Serpent] built a convincing replica of that sound just using on-board FX. It was so fun and easy to do!”
“Koron” is a traditional Iranian musical term that refers to notes a quarter-step lower in pitch. Using these quarter tone intervals is a distinguishing feature of Iranian and other Eastern traditional music. This sample library pays tribute to that concept, and is designed to capture the essence of Iran’s rich musical forms and history, while also breaking the barriers between Eastern and Western music by giving composers new timbres and a new way to view music.
Koron began as the idea of Siavash Mozaffari, who raised funds for a ‘sonic journey’ to Iran. Sia’s goal was to share the sounds of Iran’s traditional instruments by turning them into virtual tools for any composer to use. We loved this idea and connected with Sia to expand the scope and depth of the project.
Two years of dedicated work later, our collaboration resulted in this world instrument library that was groundbreaking in its depth at the time and remains an impressively large collection today. Koron includes 10 instruments — 5 melodic, 5 percussive — with over 17,000 samples in total. We present both deep multisamples (including multiple dynamics, round robins, and legato transitions) as well as extensive percussive hits and techniques, plus over 1,200 performances and phrases.
Together with Sia, we’ve also included pictures and information about every instrument recorded, so you can learn more about their construction, history, and playing style.
One of our core goals at Impact Soundworks is to sample and develop virtual instruments outside the standard Western repertoire, and we are deeply proud of what we have achieved with Koron. We hope you will enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed creating it, and look forward to hearing what you write!
Reviews
Koron – Sample Library Review
“KORON was an immediate addition to my template as it filled a huge void. When it comes to authenticity, this library really shines at capturing the true character of these rare instruments. I love the performances, especially the percussion, as those just can’t be recreated with the multi-sampled libraries out there.”
Christopher Harris (Sample Library Review)
Koron: Traditional Instruments of Iran – Noizefield
“With KORON, Impact Soundworks has set up an elaborate production in the field of iranian traditional instruments. Quality instead of quantity would be a part of the conclusion. 10 traditional instruments from Iran expand the music production of world music, ambient and film score production. The simple but clear interface allows the user fast access and parameter setting. For music lovers who want to use traditional Iranian instruments, KORON is highly recommended as the recordings and instruments are elaborately and quality-produced.”
Noizefield (Noizefield)
Koron: Traditional Instruments of Iran – gearspace.com
“Koron is a very unique instrument library that will complement any existing library of world instruments that you may already have in your arsenal. It sounds spectacular and can be a great asset to have for use in film scores when the use of Middle Eastern instruments is desired. The performance patches coupled with any of the 17,000 available patches along with the striking sounds of the percussive instrument of Koron, are sure to make a powerful impact in your music scores and compositions. Highly recommended for sound designers, producers, and any musicians desiring to use high quality Middle Eastern instruments in their music.” (4.75/5)
Synth Guru (gearspace.com)