Requiem Light 2.5 Update

[freewayland]

Hey folks, we've just released a brand new update to Requiem Light, bringing it up to version 2.5 for both the Player Edition and Standard Format versions. The update is free to all existing Requiem Light owners, so just let us know if you didn't get the update email.

We've added tempo-synching and time-stretching presets to all poly-sustains, soloists and choral effects with the help of Kontakt 5's new Time Machine Pro engine. This upgraded time-stretching system allows much more realistic and fluid sample stretching and tempo-synching, with fewer artifacts at a wider range of tempos. We've also added crossfade controls to the tempo-synched poly-sustains, allowing more fluid legato note transitions within the Latin phrases. In all, we've added 18 brand new presets to the library, each with expanded key range mapping and other fine adjustments in addition to the new tempo-synching/speed control features.

We originally waited to add these upgrades due to fidelity limitations in the TM2 engine and the complex K5-specific scripting that was required to allow poly-sustian tempo-synching without breaking the polyphonic legato synchronization. This means you can play through the syllables of a chant while changing notes at any bpm, with up to 3 independent harmonies.

Obviously, TM Pro doesn't provide infinite tempo flexibility and it uses more CPU power, but it's a big step up and you can get away with some pretty extreme tempos if you're clever with mixing. The new TM Pro engine also has an 8 voice limit per instance at the standard quality setting, so you're generally going to want to use just one chant layer at a time if you're playing complex chords or a lot of polyphonic legato. The second layer and xblend control is still there if you need it, but we've defaulted the layer 2 chant selector knob to off in the "TS" (tempo-synch) and "SC" (speed control) presets. You can of course use separate instances of the same preset within Kontakt to get around the voice limit, so use the method that works best for you.

This also means you need Kontakt 5.0.2 to use the new presets, but everything else is still K4.2.4 compatible. If you don't have Kontakt 5 yet, we recommend going with the Player Edition, since it works with the free Kontakt 5 Player and includes the usual NI crossgrade deal to upgrade to the latest full version of Kontakt at a reduced price.