We are pleased to present Evolution Bluegrass Banjo, an extensively sampled fingerpicked banjo library. The banjo we sampled for the library has a sweet, clear bell tone, with plenty of body to its sound as well. The library’s tone is quite versatile, able to provide an elegant, pure sustain, but also an immediate, powerful attack for adding drive to your song when the need arises. This banjo is no stranger to a plucky, gritty sound either, which can be achieved through its louder dynamics, playing closer to the bridge, or harnessing the available built-in effect options.
We developed the library in collaboration with Rosewood Recording Company, one of Utah's most venerable recording studios. Guy Randle, the owner and recording engineer at Rosewood Recording Company, incorporated analog audio equipment to skillfully sculpt and emphasize the rich tonal qualities of the banjo. Evolution Bluegrass Banjo includes both the as-recorded signal as well as an enhanced signal.
For the sampling session, Guy Randle worked with Ryan Tilby, a versatile multi-instrumentalist who has performed at countless music festivals and toured Europe multiple times. His compositions have been featured on the Discovery Channel, Outdoor Photo Adventures, and other prominent TV shows. Ryan Tilby also offers remote recording services for clients around the world in need of guitar, banjo, bass, mandolin, and ukulele tracks.
Evolution Bluegrass Banjo is based on our Evolution engine, which provides you with a wealth of appointments: an innovative strumming pattern editor, automatic chord detection, and a robust built-in effects engine. If you’ve used any of our guitar or bass libraries that use the Evolution engine, its interface and workflow will be very familiar to you. The library includes many factory presets for ready-to-use classic and modern banjo tones that fit right into the mix.
Video Demos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0pCvYJ_F_k
Audio Demos:
Demo #1: Cooper’s Sawmill
Demo #2: You Are My Sunshine
Demo #3: And The Wagon Rolls On (Zach Heyde)
Demo #4: Old Joe Clark
Demo #5: Blackberry Blossom
Key features:
- 5.1 GB of samples covering articulations such as sustains, mutes, natural harmonics, plus special effects like string slaps, the sound of the thumb pick tapping and brushing the banjo’s head, and much more.
- Legato samples for slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs.
- Built-in pattern editor for authentic banjo picking and strumming.
- Adjustable pick position using our proprietary physical modeling technology.
Pricing:
$139 USD (regularly $179). This $40 off introductory discount lasts until March 18th, 2021.
Format:
This sample library is powered by the KONTAKT Player, so it does not require any additional software.
Downloads:
User's Guide (PDF)
Visit the product page here: Evolution Bluegrass Banjo sample library for KONTAKT
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