WESTWOOD Cello Untamed KONTAKT
5 Gb
CELLO UNTAMED is a solo cello library with the idea that samples should sound like a performance. At the heart of the instrument is our unique Improvised articulation; a series of emotional, evolving and improvised notes. This sounds like a musician taking your composition and adding an individual direction and human performance.
We recorded every single note over three octaves at 3 different intensities with two variations for each layer, giving you 222 totally unique performances. The quietest layer is subtle and delicate, the medium layer brings more emotion and character, whilst the loudest layer sounds wild, intense and often chaotic. They sound beautiful alone as individual notes or even more compelling when played as chord progressions.
With 9 other standard and extended articulations included, all performed with the same philosophy, CELLO UNTAMED is a Kontakt library for the composer that wants to add a raw, human and soulful element to their scores.
This is how we recorded it
Recorded at The Nave, one of the North of England’s finest recording studios; a converted church with the most beautiful sounding live room. Engineer Alex Greaves used an impeccable set of classic microphones and vintage outboard to tailor the perfect sound for the cello.
A single Neumann FET47 is at the heart of the mix, providing a really rich, full and very detailed sound. A stereo pair of Neumann KM184s captured a close stereo overhead perspective. A pair of Royer 121 ribbon mics adds more depth to the room, whilst some Audio Technica 4081’s do a perfect job of capturing the natural reverb tail of the studio. We collected this really wide range of perspectives for you to mix exactly the sound you need.
Everything was recorded through through Neve and API preamps, an AMEK Rembrandt desk and captured at 96kHz using world-class Apogee AD16X analogue to digital convertors. An original Empirical Labs Distressor helped to really focus and draw out the detail of the spot mic.
Articulations
Longs
Improvised A&B
Normale
Flautando
Sul Pont – Soft
Sul Pont – Grit
Tremolo
Circular Bowing
False Harmonics
Short
Spiccato
Pizzicato inc. Bartok
Intuitive interface
Our custom designed user interface – simple enough to use without an instruction manual, but powerful enough to quickly craft the sound of the cello so you can keep on writing and spend less time tweaking.
Product Information:
Instrument Type: Cello
11 Articulation Patches
4 Microphone Positions
Over 4800 Samples
18GB Uncompressed WAVs
Full version of Kontakt 5.6.8 and above
Mac OS X10.10 Intel Core Duo
Windows 7,9,10 Intel Core Duo
11.1GB disc space needed during installation
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