Native Instruments Service Center India

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Eine tolle Sammlung gut aufgenommener Instrumente und Stimmen aus aller Welt. Die Soundqualitt ist absolut berzeugend. Das neue Userinterface ermglicht es, die Sounds zgig und einfach zu bearbeiten und an die eigenen Bedrfnisse anzupassen.

ETHNO WORLD 6 Voices is the summit of a library that has continuously been growing and improving for over 16 years. Never before was there such a comprehensive and high-quality library of ethnic voice recordings. ETHNO WORLD 6 Voices sets new standards for the musical use of ethnic voices. Never before, was there a library that was comprehensive, of perfect sound and yet innovative to play.

Award-winning film composer Marcel Barsotti (e. g. Pope Joan, The Miracle of Bern) has gathered a gigantic selection of solo-voices, phrases and choirs from all over the word and widely varying cultures.

ETHNO WORLD 6 Voices consists of approximately 177 patches with solo-voices, phrases and choirs. The library consists of 8,68 gigabytes (uncompressed) of sample data and 5,230 samples. All recordings come in 24 bit and 44.1 kHz.

Singers from all over world were involved in the recording process, conducted by music-producer Andreas Hofner. The recordings took place in different local studios with the use of first-class gear such as microphones by Neumann and Brauner, SPL preamplifiers and converters by RME.

ETHNO WORLD 6 Voices comprises an incredible spectrum of voices from the most diverse regions of the world. Here, you will find the fitting voice-recordings for folkloric, ethnic as well as for modern music. The library offers extensive solo-voices, phrases and choirs from Cameroon, Guinea, China, Iran, Turkey, Bulgaria, Northern Africa, Spain and Ukraine. The voices and choirs have been expanded by new contributions from Africa, Arabia, Jamaica and India. For example, the Houari Algerian rai singer is not only perfect for creating authentic atmospheres but also for EDM and Hip-Hop.

Equally extraordinary are the Balinese and Mongolian overtone singings, the voices of the Chinese opera, Arabian, Indian and African choirs and solo-voices as well as the chants of American natives. Thus, there is a versatile choice of voices for the wide range of film-scoring, ethnic- or traditional music and also for modern music productions.

With its selection of voice-recordings, ETHNO WORLD 6 Voices is the perfect library for film- and television productions that demand authentic sounds from specific regions of the world. Naturally, these voices will work in music productions of diverse genres that embrace these specific sonic elements - from pop to ambient to dance.

ETHNO WORLD 6 Voices uses the free Kontakt 5 Player by Native Instruments as its sample-engine and can of course be used with the full version of Kontakt 5, too. For the new version, the user-interface's graphic has been completely redesigned and optimized for ultra fast access. There are numerous editing possibilities as well as innovative functions. ETHNO WORLD 6 Voices supports the Native Kontrol Standard (NKS), which allows tagging and interaction with the NI Komplete Kontrol keyboards and NI Maschine.

Further additions are a new waveform display, visualization of the sample-start-offset as well as a clearer use of the effects where, among other features, delay times are now displayed in tempo-related note values and milliseconds. The Timemachine (TM PRO) delivers significantly improved audio results with tempo adapted material, especially for polyphonic licks and loops.

And this is not only a benefit for the latest sounds of ETHNO WORLD 6 Voices but also for all sounds of ETHNO WORLD 5 which were completely revised in this regard. At the same time, the number of patches has been reduced, leading to a clearer menu structure.

Thanks to the integrated convolution reverb, all voices sound exceptionally realistic and natural. By using top-quality filters, LFOs, tune, automation, harmonizer and further effects, all instruments and voices can be efficiently edited and manipulated if needed - allowing to create new sonic worlds equally suited for modern music genres and film productions.

ETHNO WORLD 6 Voices is the perfect choice whenever voices with a specific cultural coloring are needed for your productions. The solo-voices, phrases and choirs can be combined with almost any musical genre. If you aim for fully authentic productions of folkloric or traditional music, ETHNO WORLD 6 Instruments with its gigantic pool of string, wind, drum and percussion instruments is the perfect extension to ETHNO WORLD 6 Voices.

Quick service, download and installation went well (winzip 7 to unpack the rar files is crucial).The samples sound great and have extensive options to vary them. The only drawback is that the preview sound in Komplete Kontrol does not work for me for any reason (I use it with Cubase Pro 12 and M Audio Oxygen Pro 49). This would be very helpful to improve. However, a great purchase that offers a lot of new creativity ?

Older American Indians and Alaska Natives live throughout the country, but are concentrated in certain geographic areas. More than a third (35%) of all American Indians or Alaska Natives age 65 and older live in four states (California, Oklahoma, Texas and Arizona), and about half live in 8 states (Figure 1) (Appendix Tables 1-2). States with the highest concentration of American Indians and Alaska Natives among their 65 and older population are: Alaska, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. While about 40 percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives live in rural areas, only 22 percent currently live on reservations or land trusts.3 The remaining share lives in metropolitan or rural areas that are located outside of reservations or Land Trusts.4 The proportion of American Indians and Alaska Natives living away from reservations has grown steadily over time and this demographic shift is expected to continue.5 (Data specific to the share of elderly American Indians and Alaska Natives living on reservations are difficult to verify, but as described later in this paper, about a third of Medicare beneficiaries report IHS as a source of health coverage, which may reflect their proximity to reservations and land trusts.) When American Indians and Alaska Natives live far from reservations, they may have little to no access to IHS-funded services, given the comparatively small scope of the Urban Indian Health Program described later in this issue brief.

Compared to the overall U.S. population age 65 and older, American Indians and Alaska Natives in this age group have higher rates of poverty and lower educational levels. Analysis of the ACS shows that, among people age 65 and over, 16 percent of American Indians and Alaska Natives report incomes that are at or below the federal poverty level, compared with 10 percent overall.9 Among younger American Indians and Alaska Native adults who qualify for Medicare because of a disability or other health condition, such as end stage renal disease, an even higher share (35%) report living in poverty. With regard to educational attainment, nearly three in ten (27%) American Indians and Alaska Natives age 65 and older did not complete high school, compared to about two in ten (19%) in the overall U.S. population age 65 and older.

The IHS funds and provides health care and disease prevention services to American Indians and Alaska Natives, including those who may also be covered by Medicare, through a network of hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and contractors. Patients at I/T/Us are generally not charged or billed for any portion of the services they receive, regardless of their insurance status. IHS funds 632 health care facilities, which are operated by either tribes or IHS. These facilities are located mostly on or near reservations.14 In addition, the IHS funds 35 Urban Indian Health Organizations in 57 sites located in cities throughout the U.S.15 Almost half (45%) of all Urban Indian Organizations are Federally Qualified Health Centers, serving other underserved populations as well.16

When IHS- or tribally-operated facilities are unable to provide needed care, the IHS has a limited budget to contract with outside providers to furnish health care services through the Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) Program, formerly called the Contract Health Services program, subject to available funding. Urban Indian Health Organizations are not provided funding to participate in the PRC program.

Overall, health care services provided through the IHS consist largely of primary care (mostly in the form of general outpatient and ambulatory care), but in some instances include ancillary and specialty services.17 Only a small subset of IHS facilities has surgeons or anesthesiologists to provide surgical services. The availability of IHS-provided skilled nursing care, home health services and hospice care, especially on or near the reservations, is also very limited.18 Lack of ready access to these services is particularly problematic for elderly American Indians and Alaska Natives as many of these services also tend not to be available through contract providers due to funding constraints. In cases where American Indians and Alaska Natives require specialty care that is not offered in an IHS or tribal facility, patients may be directed to PRC providers, but as described later in this brief, access to these providers is often limited to urgent medical conditions.

IHS funding is limited and must be appropriated by Congress each fiscal year. Federal funds are distributed through the Congressional appropriations process to IHS and tribal facilities across the country and provide the majority of their annual budgets. When service demands exceed available funds, services are prioritized or rationed, as described later in this brief. For 2014, Congress funded a total of $4.6 billion to IHS, with most ($3.4 billion) going towards clinical and preventive services (Figure 6). The remaining IHS funding was allocated for administrative and facility-management related activities such as equipment and maintenance, and 1 percent ($41 million) was allocated for Urban Indian Health programs.19

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