Published 7/2/08
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Big Fish Audio had plenty to announce at NAMM, with the headlines going to three new Kontakt-based virtual instruments from Vir2. Elite Orchestral Percussion, which lists at $399 in the US, is a 19GB library stuffed to the gills with, well, orchestral percussion.
Over 250 instruments were sampled, from the obvious timpani and snare drums to handbells, wind chimes and woodblocks, and advanced scripting techniques have been used to make the results as playable and realistic as possible. Articulations such as rolls, flams and chokes can be programmed very easily in the instruments’ Performance view, and a range of EZRoom convolution impulses is available to treat the output.
BASiS, meanwhile, is devoted to the lower reaches of the audio spectrum, collecting together 7GB worth of electric, upright and synth basses. All the electric basses were sampled both via a DI and an amp, and the two signals can be mixed to taste; likewise, acoustic basses were recorded using both a pickup and a mic. From slaps and slides to harmonics and fret noises, if the bass can make a sound, it’s included here.
There’s a comprehensive range of bass-oriented effects, and a custom legato tool allows realistic ‘finger-smooth’ playing. BASiS will cost $199 in the US, which should give UK and European readers an idea of local prices.
Next off the block will be the Mojo instrument, which aims to provide a complete package for those seeking to recreate classic pop, rock and funk horn sections.
It covers all the saxes, along with trumpets, trombones, flugelhorns and clarinets, and, once again, the range of articulations on offer looks to be exhaustive. Swells can be sync’ed to host tempo, and a single control allows you to alter the number of musicians in your virtual ensemble. Legato and vibrato are handled in a flexible and intuitive way, and if the audio demos we heard were anything to go by, this library will be one to look out for. Pricing for Mojo was unconfirmed at the time of writing.
There’s no let-up in the company’s programme of loop-based releases, either, with new products ranging from Latin Jazz, World Percussion and Found Percussion to urban titles such as Straight Outta NYC, Plush and Hip Hop Mood Swings. Fresh!
www.bigfishaudio.com
Over 250 instruments were sampled, from the obvious timpani and snare drums to handbells, wind chimes and woodblocks, and advanced scripting techniques have been used to make the results as playable and realistic as possible. Articulations such as rolls, flams and chokes can be programmed very easily in the instruments’ Performance view, and a range of EZRoom convolution impulses is available to treat the output.
BASiS, meanwhile, is devoted to the lower reaches of the audio spectrum, collecting together 7GB worth of electric, upright and synth basses. All the electric basses were sampled both via a DI and an amp, and the two signals can be mixed to taste; likewise, acoustic basses were recorded using both a pickup and a mic. From slaps and slides to harmonics and fret noises, if the bass can make a sound, it’s included here.
There’s a comprehensive range of bass-oriented effects, and a custom legato tool allows realistic ‘finger-smooth’ playing. BASiS will cost $199 in the US, which should give UK and European readers an idea of local prices.
Next off the block will be the Mojo instrument, which aims to provide a complete package for those seeking to recreate classic pop, rock and funk horn sections.
It covers all the saxes, along with trumpets, trombones, flugelhorns and clarinets, and, once again, the range of articulations on offer looks to be exhaustive. Swells can be sync’ed to host tempo, and a single control allows you to alter the number of musicians in your virtual ensemble. Legato and vibrato are handled in a flexible and intuitive way, and if the audio demos we heard were anything to go by, this library will be one to look out for. Pricing for Mojo was unconfirmed at the time of writing.
There’s no let-up in the company’s programme of loop-based releases, either, with new products ranging from Latin Jazz, World Percussion and Found Percussion to urban titles such as Straight Outta NYC, Plush and Hip Hop Mood Swings. Fresh!
www.bigfishaudio.com
