Designed for composers chasing the gritty organic sounds of Medieval worlds, Nordic themes and all kinds of dark fantasy worlds. From unsettling low drones to primal percussive strikes, this library captures the raw, the imperfect, the handmade, and the unmistakably human.
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approx. 150GB free space (~75GB free space for the library and ~75GB for the archive files)
min. of 16GB RAM
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INTRO PRICE (249.00 EUR excl. VAT) ENDS JANUARY 19 2026 Normal Retail Price 349.00 EUR
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Raw Organic Power
Primal Ethnic Orchestra delivers never before sampled instruments, custom-designed acoustic instruments and creative ensembles all tailored towards a gritty, nordic, medieval sound. From unsettling low drones to primal percussive strikes, this library captures the raw, the imperfect, the handmade, and the unmistakably human.
Downtuned Scordatura String Sections and Solos
A no compromise approach towards one of the most aggressive, but still highly applicable playing methods for orchestral strings. We recorded all sections with multiple articulations, Round Robins and dynamics. After that we went back and did the same thing again for the first chairs. This allows you to scale the amount of grittiness you want to have either in a full section or in a detailed soloist.
Bass Talharpa & Custom Acoustic Instruments
Talharpas have been sampled before, so we wanted to go beyond that and asked our collaborator Bastian Kieslinger to record his mighty “Trollharpa” for us. Special attention was given to this instrument, since it really captures the feeling of the entire collection.
Furthermore, our collaborator John Vallasis recorded many of his own custom acoustic instruments for us like “The Shell”, “Rusty Saw”, “Aeolian Fan Harp”, “Arrow Monochord” and “Bell Guitar”. The result is a true treasure chest of virtual instruments, which are able to make any soundtrack stand out immediately.
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Playable Melodic and Strummed Rhythms
Since many of the included instruments would not get justice by sampling them the traditional way, we applied the techniques from String Contours 1 and 2, which allow you to play and perform our recorded melodic rhythms on these unique instruments unlike any other virtual instrument collection out there.
Expressive Primal Woodwinds & Sparks
Bass Block Flute, Kaval and Didgeridoo were deeply sampled with different vibrato amounts, up to 5 short articulations focusing on repeating note phrases and instrument-specific performances like bends for the Kaval or Wobble for the Didgeridoo.
Primal would not belong into the Ethnic Orchestra line if it didn’t include the beloved Sparks section again. 25 custom tailored pads with controllable elements, which can do wonders for underscore or as cue starters.
Earthshaking Percussion, Shouts, Stomps and Vocal Performances
Fully produced rhythms and multisampled percussion to get instant results put together in our X3M engine. The rhythms/loops are recorded in 2 dynamic layers and split into high, mid and low elements for maximum flexibility. Single instruments follow the layout of our recent X3M products, which allow you to program complex rhythms in no time. In line with the name of this Ethnic Orchestra, we also added Stomping, Shouts and Vocal Rhythms to transport you back to the Stone Age.
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RAW
Designed for composers chasing the gritty organic sounds of Medieval worlds, Nordic themes and all kinds of dark fantasy worlds. From unsettling low drones to primal percussive strikes, this library captures the raw, the imperfect, the handmade, and the unmistakably human.
ORGANIC
Primal Ethnic Orchestra has custom-crafted acoustic instruments, downtuned "scordatura" string ensembles and solos, world instruments and curated percussion ensembles - highlighting the true strength of acoustic instruments.
POWER
We pushed all instruments and voices to their limits so that you can tap directly into the raw power of Primal. 45 unique earth-shattering curated percussion ensembles that blend extremely well with the scordatura strings - where you can actually hear how close to breaking down their instruments actually are!
PLAYABLE PERFORMANCES
Primal Ethnic Orchestra has a specific set of performances that you can actually perform yourself! Moreover most of the instruments have rhythmic drones that could hold the pulsation of your music!
MULTIPLE LIBRARIES IN A SINGLE PRODUCT
Primal Ethnic Orchestra gives you access to our renowned X3M engine for all the percussion patches, you can also enjoy our polyphonic true legato for all string instruments along with our custom microtuning script, tuning humanize option, velocity dynamic influencer and all the tools we created to make composing a seamless process!
SONIC ADVENTURES
Travel far with a curated set of soundscapes - or SPARKS - created by our sound designer Lyubomir Goshev.
Tech Specs
STRING ENSEMBLES 4
- Violins - Sustain/Legato, Marcato, Staccato, Staccatissimo, Pizzicato; drone loops - one string or two strings
- Violas - Sustain/Legato, Marcato, Staccato, Staccatissimo, Pizzicato; drone loops - one string or two strings
- Cellos - Sustain/Legato, Marcato, Staccato, Staccatissimo, Pizzicato; drone loops - one string or two strings
- Basses - Sustain/Legato, Marcato, Staccato, Staccatissimo, Pizzicato; drone loops - one string or two strings
STRING SOLOS 5
- Solo Violin - Sustain/Legato, Marcato, Staccato, Staccatissimo, Pizzicato; drone loops - one string or two strings
- Solo Viola - Sustain/Legato, Marcato, Staccato, Staccatissimo, Pizzicato; drone loops - one string or two strings
- Solo Cello - Sustain/Legato, Marcato, Staccato, Staccatissimo, Pizzicato; drone loops - one string or two strings
- Solo Cello (cheap) - Sustain/Legato, Marcato, Staccato, Staccatissimo, Pizzicato; drone loops - one string or two strings
- Solo Bass - Sustain/Legato, Marcato, Staccato, Staccatissimo, Pizzicato; drone loops - one string or two strings
ETHNIC MELODIC LOOPS 4
- Trollharpa - Rhythms
- Primal Kithara - Rhythms (Octaves)
- Primal Kithara - Rhythms Single Notes
- Tamboura - Rhythms
ETHNIC 6
- Trollharpa
- Bass flute
- Kaval
- Didgeridoo
- Angklungs - Ghost Tremolo
- Brass Stabs
CUSTOM ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS 7
- The Shell - Sustain/Legato, Sus espressivo, Tremolo, Sul Tasto, Sul Ponticello, Con Sordino, Staccato, Col Legno, Pizzicato, Harmonics, Crescendo, Decrescendo
- The Shell - FX
- Rusty Saw
- Aeolian Fan Harp
- Arrow Monochord
- Arrow Monochord - FX
- Bell Guitar
PERCUSSION & SHOUTS 6
- Percussion Loops - 14 beats x3 layers x3 tempi
- Percussion Hits X3M - 52 uniquely curated ensembles
- Basement Tube
- Basement Tube Scrapes
- Shouts & Stomps
- Vox - Rhythms
SPARKS 1
- 25 unique soundscapes created by Lyubomir Goshev exclusively for this library
What our community shares
I love the fact that Strezov Sampling managed to find its place on the vast spectrum of available sample library providers. They arrived there and hold a firm position providing high quality together with unique color. Each of their libraries is positively different from everything else and fits nicely into the creative template. Primal Ethnic Orchestra proudly continues in the above direction. It’s elegant, but rough. It’s very usable but very unique. It receives my sincere recommendation.
Mikolai Stroinski
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Age of Empires IV
Primal Ethnic Orchestra is an extraordinary exploration of global percussion and instrumental traditions. Strezov Sampling has assembled a diverse and powerful collection that brings raw energy and authentic textures to contemporary cinematic scoring. From intense action sequences to epic world music moments, this library offers composers the versatility to craft modern soundtracks with genuine emotional impact. The breadth and quality of instruments on tap make it an essential tool for today’s evolving film, tv, and game music landscape.
Germaine Franco
Encanto, Kung Fu Panda: Land Of Awesomeness, Tag, Little
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