The idea behind Cassetto was to create a synthesizer which has an old and slightly faulty sound as well as a fairly fixed yet interesting architecture. The end result is a synth with it’s own character and capable of some very unique tones. Although Kontakt is often used for complex samples, Cassetto uses sampled oscillators so that it… Read More »
We’re bringing it to the next level with this release of a full SSATB set of recorders! Our beloved IVORY WIND, released in 2012, was our first foray into wind instrument sampling, one of our first ever experiments with true sampled legato. With this set of recorders, we are officially putting Ivory Wind to rest! The instruments we… Read More »
The Bansuri is an traditional, ancient Indian flute. Get that fantastic, well known and loved ethnic sound in your scores/soundtracks. Featuring true legato interval playing, we have sampled this instrument extensively with a wide variety of expressional playing, vibrato, no vibrato, artiulations including different types of turn, more complex ornaments, FP (loud – sudden quiet), accelerating vibrato and… Read More »
This is the individual solo violin instrument from our “LSS Solo Strings” sample library bundle, which also replaces our previous solo violin, and is not even comparable in quality. We have sampled the instrument in a large beautiful London concert hall, with many microphones, making up four main, mixable mic perspectives, close mono, close pair, mid room and… Read More »
We Are Proud To Introduce The Fifth Chapter Of Our Indie Fingers Serie: Indie Fingers Volume Five: Nylon Edition Indie Fingers Volume Five: Nylon Edition is the new library featuring an extensive Nylon Guitar toolset ideal for creation of realistic sounding nylon guitar parts. Indie Fingers Volume Five: Nylon Edition features several of the tools previously found in… Read More »
Hybrid Elements CORE is a library with more than 1400 unique Hybrid samples. Hybrid Elements Core contains over 4 gig of content and more than 1400 high quality samples. Hybrid Elements Core (formely known as HE Impact, HE Evodrum and HE Soundscapes) is the ultimate fundament for Hybrid scoring containing Hits, Swipes, Effects, Soundscapes, Percussion, Pads, Drones and… Read More »
Ethereal is a beautiful and lush soundscape instrument for Kontakt 5.6 featuring 1.4GB of samples from sound designer Subsonic Artz. The original Ethereal was released in 2015, this new updated version features a brand new interface and loads of additional controls to allow you to blend and manipulate the sounds in mysterious and creative ways. All sounds are… Read More »
Ladies and Gents, our MOUNTAIN DULCIMER is here. And we know you’re gonna love this thing! The Mountain Dulcimer, native of the Appalachian region of the U.S., is a strummed zither with a beautiful, intimate, unique sound. The specific model we chose to record has a sweet, beautiful and inviting tone, and we sampled the heck out of… Read More »
Until now, if you wanted a realistic acoustic guitar in your productions, the only serious option was to use a real guitarist. Numerous sample libraries and virtual instruments have come and gone that proclaimed realism, but fell far short of delivering on that promise. At best, they could be used to fill in a guitar part in… Read More »
KONTAKT is the world’s leading software sampler. Its sophisticated sound engine, wide array of effects, powerful modulation possibilities, and advanced scripting brings a universe of sound to life with unrivaled playability and realism. And with an ever-growing feature set, KONTAKT continues to be the sample engine behind the future of sound. INFINITE SOUND The KONTAKT Factory Library includes… Read More »
This SAXBAND Soprano Sax Kontakt Library will allow you to realistically imitate virtually any tune that a real saxophone could play. It was recorded using MID-SIDE technology with multiple articulations and production techniques that create the impression of a live performance. We recorded all intervals for up and down articulations in three variants: normal Legato, Portamento and Glissando.… Read More »
The Eyal Levi Expansion is designed to give the user professional quality, aggressive drum sounds right at their fingertips. Take the focus off of drum mixing, put it back into making great music and discovering new drum tones quickly and easily. Eyal Levi (The Black Dahlia Murder, Six Feet Under, Monuments) has mixed and processed these sounds from… Read More »
The 1901 Upright Studio Piano is the most comprehensive deep-sampled Upright ever created. Recorded and processed at 24-Bit / 96Khz at our famous British Studio through a large custom NEVE desk. The 1901 Upright Studio Piano contains both standard and prepared articulations. All standard sustain samples were recorded with both pedal up, pedal down and half pedal positions.… Read More »
The Nocturne Violin is part of Orchestral Tools’ new Soloists Series. A series of beautiful sounds from selected artists from Berlin which we captured with a solo-style dynamic range and a variety of lyrical expressions. Months of development and test recordings led us to new concepts in legato and articulation sampling and with CAPSULE this instrument will be… Read More »
The library is recorded with 4-5 different mic positions: AB, Tree, Close, Surround and Concert master (only violin 1). The mics can me mixed and matched by the user but using them all at the same time is obviously very resource demanding. Also Adaptive Legato Engine is created, which uses three different legato types (slurred-expressive, agile and fast)… Read More »
