ITASCA: LEGATO VIOLINS

ITASCA: LEGATO VIOLINS is a pair of violin libraries - playable using the full version of Kontakt 6.7.1+.

The core library features a sampled legato engine, meaning the performer's transitions between notes have been recorded and programmed into the software. This allows the user to play interconnected melodic passages, with various types of transition samples carrying the performance from note to note.

The user-interface allows the whole melodic line to be assembled from its constituent parts: the head, sustain, legato transition and tail. Key-switching and velocity are be used while playing to dictate which parts comprise the complete melodic line. For example, a high velocity at the start of a new note will trigger a sample with a cutting and pressured bow sound, whereas a soft velocity during a note transition might trigger a slow glissando.

The software provides solo and ensemble recordings, allowing the user to layer up to six players. Multiple sustain articulations can be activated simultaneously.

The second of the two libraries brings the samples into a polyphonic engine. It is suited as a collection of naturalistic pads, for underscoring or soundscapes. The user-interface allows articulations to be layered, mixed and reversed. LFO controls can be enabled, allowing the DAW's tempo to dictate the modulation of an individual layer's volume. This opens the door for tempo-synced swells and unleashes possibilities for evolving textures. Sample banks can be triggered via both the UI and key-switching. Finally, there is functionality to control ADSR at the instrument level, which can be optionally switched to the traditional articulation-level ADSR control.

Features:

CORE Library.

Made for the full version of Kontakt 6.7.1 or higher (Not intended for Kontakt Player):

• VST3, VST2, AU and AAX compatible host.
• 12,400 samples - 3.52 GB compressed - 48kHz/24-bit.
• Includes sample sets of both ensemble and solo performances.
• 9 Sustain Articulations.
• 8 Legato Transition Types.
• 8 Note Head Types.
• 9 Tail Types.

POLYPHONIC Library:

• Made for the full version of Kontakt 6.7.1 or higher (Not intended for Kontakt Player).
• VST3, VST2, AU and AAX compatible host.
• 425 samples - 1.56 GB compressed - 48kHz/24-bit.
• Includes sample sets of both ensemble and solo performances.
• 9 Core Articulations.
• 20+ Snapshots/Presets.

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