Performance Samples Vista

Vista is a legato strings library featuring a larger-than-life, romantic chamber sound, four dynamics (from a true PP all the way up to an intense FFF), slurred legato, same-note bow-change repetition samples, multiple attack types, and more. Just like Con Moto, the sustains, legato, and other assets were recorded “in motion.” The sustains specifically use an “active-bow” approach (employed on Con Moto and others) which offers continuously re-expressed vibrato & emotion, via performance & editing processes. Vista features 5 violins, 4 violas, 3 cellos, and 3 basses. There are some bonuses, one of which is a basic full strings patch (created from the individual sections), useful for sketching and pads. Also included is an overlay patch featuring 3 violins playing sustains and legato with heavy vibrato at FFF, useful for layering on the main 5 violins patch for more legato gel and detail. Lastly there’s a harp, with notes recorded in repetition so that it can do repeated notes fluently. A behind-the-scenes article on Vista is available here.

Instruments

• 5 Violins
• 4 Violas
• 3 Cellos
• 3 Basses
• Bonus
  • 3 Violins FFF Overlay (1 dynamic)
  • Harp
  • Full Strings Sustains (created from the separate sections)

Features

• 4 dynamic layers, from PP to FFF
• Slurred legato con moto (legato with movement in the bowing and vibrato)
• Same-note bow-change repetition samples (triggered by repeating a note with the sustain pedal down)*
• “Active-bow” sustains (non-static longs that move and evolve while simultaneously maintaining the dynamic/timbre)
• Multiple attack types (hard and soft), triggered by velocity
• Release samples that respond fluently to note-length variation
• Recorded in a hall** with close and decca mics
• 48kHz / 24bit
• NCW-compressed, ~10.08 GB total
• Built for Kontakt 5.8.1 and above – full, retail version of Kontakt required