The hulusi was originally used primarily in the Yunnan province by the Dai-along with other southern Chinese ethnic groups who called it "bilangdao". It has since gained nationwide popularity, similar to the harmonica in the West. "Improved" versions have been produced outside  of the indigenous realms. Like the related free reed pipe called bawu, the hulusi has a very pure, clarinet-like sound.

Although the hulusi is still predominantly performed in China, it has in recent years been adopted by European composers and performers. Rohan Leach from England, Rapheal De Cock from Belgium and Herman Witkam from the Netherlands have all taken the instrument in new directions.

Our hulusi library will allow you to imitate virtually anything that a real hulusi could play. We recorded intervals for up and down legato articulations in two variants: normal legato and glissando. We have provided the ability to vary the dynamics of the instrument to convey a wide, detailed range of expression from pp to ff. Natural vibrato may be added to the sound at any time. Staccato articulations provide added realism by means of a round-robin algorithm. Users can reassign keyswitches and midi-controllers, then save the changes to a user preset. Default settings are easily restored at any time.(See “Preset” section).

FEATURES
    250 Mb NCW converted format, 44,1 Hz \24 bit, stereo
    2 natural legato types: normal and glissando
    11 different articulations
    Realistic dynamic from p to f
    Two vibrato types
    Control of realistic vibrato
    Reassignable keyswitches and midi-controllers
    3 modes of legato performance
    Detune vibrato keys
    Drones tune and volume control

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