Welcome to the ultimate audio passport, circa 1999. Back in the day, sound designers threw every instrument that wasn’t a standard Stratocaster or a grand piano onto one CD and boldly labeled it “World.” The result is a delightfully chaotic United Nations assembly of sonic flavor, ready to give your tracks some serious geographical whiplash.

The Mystical Land of Tennessee: Dobro, banjo, and pedal steel. Because in the realm of 90s digital samplers, a dusty Appalachian porch was apparently considered highly exotic.

Maximum Annoyance Potential: Accordions and bagpipes. If you ever wanted to lose your apartment’s security deposit by crossfading a Parisian café with a Scottish highland infantry charge, this is your moment.

Ancient & Ethereal: The koto, Celtic harp, and Swedish lyre. Absolutely mandatory for scoring a medieval fantasy tavern or an aggressively relaxing yoga retreat.

The Snake Charmer Special: The mizmar and generalized “exotic winds.” The fastest, most efficient way to make your MIDI sequence sound exactly like a desert boss level in a 32-bit video game.

This wildly diverse global melting pot is perfectly formatted to slide into the CD-ROM drive connected to your trusty E4 Ultras, EOS, and ESI samplers. Let your vintage hardware process the heavy cultural implications of layering a Swedish lyre over a twangy banjo.