An erhu resting on a pavilion terrace above a river valley at dawn

For the Comba Sampler

Erhu

A two-stringed Chinese fiddle, close-sampled with eight articulations.

Plays in the free Comba Sampler on Mac and Windows, as VST3 and AU.

The erhu upright on its stand, bow against the body

The erhu carries a melody the way a voice does, so it is built around the move between notes rather than the notes themselves. True legato joins one pitch to the next, and a second full sample set drops the vibrato when you want the line to sit still.

Erhu loaded in the Comba Sampler, showing its articulations and the keyswitch range on the keyboard

Every articulation sits on its own keyswitch. The Sampler marks the switch keys and the playable range on the keyboard.

Articulations 8

  • SustainC0
  • LegatoC#0
  • StaccatoD0
  • SpiccatoD#0
  • PizzicatoE0
  • TremoloF0
  • MarcatoF#0
  • HarmonicsG0

Playable range F#2 to A#4, with the switch keys below it.

Sample sets
Vibrato and Straight, each a full recording rather than a filter
Velocity
As played, Soft, Medium, Hard
Release
Full, or Cut at note-off
Per-articulation controls
Pitch, Sample start, Level
Licence
Bought once, no subscription, royalty-free in music, film, games and adverts
Installing
Press Add content in the Sampler, and the product downloads and installs itself

Erhu, $79.99

Pay once and it is yours. Sign in on each computer you use, then it also works offline.