Currently all of the soundfiles in /sflib/japan are monophonic plucked chordophone samples extracted by Kevin Ernste from the Welcome to Japan compact disc. A DAT copy of this cd, available in the ECMC DAT Tape Library, contains many additional Japanese sound samples, although most of these are phrases rather than isolated single tones.
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Duration
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Soundfile
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Comments
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| GIDAYU: | ||
| 1.063 | gidayu.2tone | chordal strum, c4 - Bf3 |
| 4.485 | gidayu.chop | voice into g4 |
| 3.905 | gidayu.cresc | voice -> f3 |
| 3.457 | gidayu.g2 | buzzy |
| 3.202 | gidayu.g3 | buzzy |
| 5.219 | gidayu.gliss | c3 - d3 |
| 4.078 | gidayu.gliss2 | also c3 - d3 very similar |
| 4.88 | gidayu.pluck | g2 |
| 2.758 | gidayu.snap | f3, fast wide vibrato |
| 0.813 | gidayu.snap2 | f4 -> g4 |
| 3.807 | gidayu.tune | d4 -> c4 |
| 1.773 | gidayu.twang | (f4) -> g4 |
| JIUTA: | ||
| 3.496 | jiuta.d3 | buzzy |
| 3.474 | jiuta.d4 | sharp attack |
| 3.487 | jiuta.g3 | also d3 |
| 1.275 | jiuta.grace | bf3 -> c4 |
| 2.831 | jiuta.grace8va | bf4 -> c5 |
| 4.186 | jiuta.turn | c4 -> d4 |
| KOKYU: | ||
| 9.697 | kokyu.c5 | long, bowed, airy |
| 1.512 | kokyu.long | gliss down into long tremolo on ef5 |
| 1.068 | kokyu.pluck | c5 short |
| 5.713 | kokyu.slide | g4 -> a4 ponticello quality (almost sounds 8va) |
| KOTO: |
None of the koto soundfiles include pitch slides. | |
| 2.132 | koto.d3 | contains some clicks |
| 2.093 | koto.g3 | thin |
| 2.276 | koto.a3 | sharper attack than g3 |
| 2.263 | koto.bf3 | also sharp attack, quick decay |
| 2.105 | koto.d4 | ditto |
| 1.971 | koto.ef4 | ditto |
| 1.91 | koto.g4 | ditto |