SHO v2.0.0 KONTAKT

Team ViP | 01 January 2025 | 2.21 GB

Sho, the fourth release in the Virtuoso Japanese Series, is now available as a software instrument in Kontakt format. The sho is free reed musical instrument and one of the three primary woodwind instruments used in gagaku court orchestra music. Consisting of 17 slender bamboo pipes, it is sometimes said to resemble a resting phoenix because of its shape. In antiquity, the sho’s fluid tonal character was associated with light shining down from the heavens.

KABUKi & NOH PERCUSSiON KONTAKT

Team ViP | 02 January 2024 | 17.07GB

…: HAPPY NEW YEAR :…

Seven years have passed since we released the incredibly popular KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION library. Over this time, we have gradually upgraded and expanded our large collection of recordings and samples of percussion instruments featured in Kabuki and Noh theater. We are now finally releasing this work as a massive upgrade entitled KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION 96k MASTER EDITION — a Kontakt library with full-on professional specs and Sonica Instrument’s unparalleled quality. KABUKI & NOH PERCUSSION 96k MASTER EDITION puts the sounds of Japan in the hands of all music creators.

Shakuhachi KONTAKT

Team ViP | 02 January 2025 | 5.33 GB

Shakuhachi, the third release in the Virtuoso Japanese Series, is now available as a software instrument in Kontakt format. Singing sonorous intonation, deep yet delicate breathing, and a Japanese sound aesthetic spilling into the periphery: The shakuhachi – an instrument symbolic of Japan – finally joins the Virtuoso Japanese Series family.

TSUGARU SHAMISEN KONTAKT

Team ViP | 02 January 2025 | 6.49 GB

…: HAPPY NEW YEAR :…

Tsugaru Shamisen, the second release in the Virtuoso Japanese Series, is now available as a Kontakt instrument library. Sonica Instruments has painstakingly recreated every aspect of the revered tsugaru shamisen — the stirring percussive sounds, the powerful playing techniques, and the blazing speed of hajiki picking — in a Kontakt instrument library. The Virtuoso Japanese Series’ Tsugaru Shamisen library is certain to enliven nearly every genre of music, from Japanese minyo folk songs to hard rock, jazz, contemporary classical music, and movie scores.

Vir2 MOJO: Upright Bass KONTAKT

Team ViP | 26 December 2024 | 17.18 GB

BASS JOINS THE FAMILY

Vir2 Instruments is proud to introduce MOJO: Upright Bass, a premier addition to the MOJO instrument family. We recorded acclaimed jazz bassist Stefan “Pista” Bartus on an exquisite 150-year-old double bass through an analog console to develop the most advanced and lifelike upright bass virtual instrument imaginable. With six dynamic layers, up to eight round-robins, eight articulations, five mic positions, true legato, and an array of superbly designed presets and MIDI grooves, you can take your standup bass performances to new heights. Humanize your sound with speed-dependent articulation switching for note repetitions, beautifully authentic vibrato sustains, simulated vibrato based on real vibrato curves, adjustable string buzz, and an FX suite for full customization.

Handpan v1.2 KONTAKT

Team ViP | 20 December 2024 | 1.06 GB

We are excited to release Xperimenta Handpan, the second library of the new Book series. The Handpan is a modern percussion instrument, inspired by the physical properties of the Trinidadian steelpan, Indian ghatam, Thai gong, and Indonesian Gamelan. For its harmonics and its tone, the handpan is a both relaxing and creative instrument, that can give a unique sound to your music. It comes with 20 Creative Layers, from Analog Synths and Acoustic Instruments, that deeply expand the possibilities of the library. Handpan turns out to be a very useful and ready-to-go tool for cinematic composing,modern music production as well as classic and detailed Handpan sound.

Chalumeau v1.1 KONTAKT

Team ViP | 21 December 2024 | 1.18 GB

We are excited to present our new Book Series product: Chalumeau, with True Legato articulation and a unique warm and folk tone. “The chalumeau is a single-reed woodwind instrument of the late baroque and early classical eras. The chalumeau is a folk instrument that is the predecessor to the modern-day clarinet.” The instrument we used was handmade by the great artisan and flute maker Max Brumerg with Cherry Tree Wood. We sampled Vibrato and Non Vibrato Legato, Staccato and more than 50 phrases.