Three Body Tech Tear Of Land — Free Download

Purpose and Sound Source

Tear of Land is a sample-based virtual instrument dedicated to the Xun, a Chinese ceramic wind instrument with a history of about seven thousand years. The Xun’s deep, resonant sound is often associated with ancient rituals and has been revived for modern use in historical and dark-themed compositions. This instrument aims to bring the Xun’s authentic voice into your music production.

The samples were recorded with multiple microphones placed at different positions to capture the room and reverb characteristics, offering an adjustable sound field. This allows you to mix the captured spatial qualities directly in the interface, from a close, intimate sound to a broader, ambient one.

Key Playable Techniques

The instrument captures a range of performance techniques that are triggerable from the graphical interface. These include mordent, finger pole popping, trill, flutter, vibrato, staccato, and gliss, reflecting the authentic playing style of the Xun. You can control these articulations in real time, and also use MIDI CC to shape tone changes.

For legato passages, the software records two speeds of transitions and automatically applies the appropriate one based on your playing speed. It also includes variations like regular, cry, and popping legato. A ‘Spectrum Fusion Legato’ process blends two samples smoothly to enhance transitions, making melodic lines feel connected and expressive.

Sound Design and Effects

Beyond the raw instrument, Tear of Land provides an effects rack with a compressor, EQ, chorus, and ping-pong delay so you can shape the Xun’s sound to fit your mix. Additionally, a convolution reverb section includes impulse responses from spectacular locations and famous Chinese natural and historical monuments, allowing you to place the instrument in vast or resonant spaces.

The instrument also includes a gliss feature with three different speeds of real samples and a synthesis technique that lets you perform glissandi at any adjustable speed. This, combined with an LFO vibrato engine based on real samples, gives you flexible control over expressive nuances.

Workflow and Applications

Tear of Land includes a pattern library that helps you get ideas flowing quickly. You can also create your own patterns by dragging MIDI clips, which makes it easy to build arrangements or experiment with melodic ideas without starting from scratch. The library is useful for songwriting and sketching.

This instrument is well suited for film scoring, especially for historical dramas, dark scenes, or any project requiring an ancient Chinese aesthetic. Its realistic articulations and effects also make it a creative tool for contemporary music, adding a unique, atmospheric voice to genres like ambient, world fusion, or cinematic electronic music.

Key features

• Multi-microphone adjustable sound field with four channels
• Real recorded articulations: mordent, trill, flutter, staccato, gliss, and more
• Legato with two speeds and special Xun-specific variations
• Gliss synthesis at adjustable speeds
• LFO vibrato engine based on real samples
• Convolution reverb with Chinese monuments and locations
• Effects rack with compressor, EQ, chorus, and ping-pong delay

Best for

Composers seeking an authentic ancient Chinese wind sound for film scores, historical themes, or dark ambient music, and producers wanting a unique expressive wind instrument with deep, earthy character and flexible articulation control.