The fujara is an overtone flute from central Slovakia originally played by shepherds. Their tradition and very special form of shepherd’s music was handed down through generations for hundreds of years. The specific construction of the fujara enables the player to create various overtones by altering the blowing pressure, and to play notes using the three tone holes. The sound of the fujara ranges from low, soft bass tones through sharp, high-intensity notes in the upper register.
Maple fujara built by Milan Koristek
Extensive set of various articulations including unique effect techniques
Multiple microphone positions for stereo and surround output
1.3 GB FREE sample content (download size: 0.7 GB)
Living in mountain huts in remote regions far from human settlements south of the Low Tatras, the shepherds played these instruments to cope with their solitude, to guide and signal their sheep, and to communicate with each other across the alpine slopes. Over the centuries, the fujara grew in length, with the sound becoming richer and deeper. In the 17th and 18th century the fujara and its sound became a symbol of resistance against the foreign rule of the nobility.
Short notes
Sustained with and without vibrato, normal and with marcato option
Crescendo short and long
Flutter tonguing, normal and with marcato option
Trills, half and whole
Vibrato trills
Fast repetitions, 120/130/140/160 BPM
Staccato effects
Tremolo effects, crescendo and decrescendo
This Library supports Native Instruments’ NKS format and is compatible with Komplete Kontrol keyboards and Maschine. Use the Light Guide to quickly identify key switches and play ranges of your instruments, browse and preview sounds, and quickly adapt them using pre-configured control knobs.
Windows 10 (latest update, 64-bit), Intel Core i3 or AMD Athlon 64 X2
macOS 10.14 Mojave (latest update), Intel Core i3
7200 rpm hard drive (HFS+, APFS or NTFS formatted)
8 GB RAM
iLok Account and iLok License Manager for 2 license activations on a physical iLok 2/iLok 3 key or on a computer (machine-based)
Free storage space: 2 GB
Windows 11 (latest update), Intel Core i5/i7/i9/Xeon
macOS 13 Ventura (or higher), Intel Core i5/i7/i9/Xeon/M1/M2
16 GB RAM
SSD (M2, SATA 6 or USB3/3.1, UASP Support - HFS+, APFS or NTFS formatted)
AU/VST/VST3/AAX Native compatible host
88 key master keyboard