Team R2R | 25 December 2024 | WiN: 127 MB | MAC: 374 MB
Suona is the Chinese variant of Surnay that originates from central Asia. It has a characteristic reed made of bulrush trunk, resulting in its featured metallic sound rich in high-frequency. Suona is highly expressive, especially for extreme delight or grief-stricken emotions. Thus, it is commonly used in both weddings and burials in Chinese tradition. Nowadays, it appears in maestoso or heroic topics in contemporary works more often. Also, Suona's expressiveness is reflected in its reproduction ability. It can mimic real-world sound with highly flexible performances, such as birds sing, monkey cry, and frog croak, and these are all included in our virtual instrument.
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