Contemporary Soloist: Viola KONTAKT

Team ViP | 02 April 2025 | 8.43GB

Raw, Intimate, Soulful

Contemporary Soloists – Viola is the third instalment in our new range of instruments for Kontakt. Featuring unique and contemporary orchestral viola textures performed by legendary violist, Bruce White, It is full of soul, emotion and raw character. Designed to fill a gap in the virtual viola market, this library has a wonderfully compelling and intimate sound which is perfect for capturing a modern cinematic sound world which can be heard in scores by the likes of Jed Kurzel, Hildur Guðnadóttir and Jóhann Jóhannsson. Our custom user interface was carefully designed to be both intuitive and inspiring, allowing you to warp and shape your sound with filters, reverbs, distortion and much more.

Vertigo Viola KONTAKT

P2P | 13 September 2024 | 651 MB

RAW FRAGILITY

Meet the new member of the Vertigo family: Vertigo Viola. A wonderful symphonic instrument that adds raw depth, intensity and vulnerability to your music. We are very pleased to announce the further addition of the viola to the Vertigo family. The viola – which is usually overshadowed by the violin – is attractive for us because its honest, raw and vulnerable character. And in order capture this special character we recorded a wide range of articulations as well as special bow fx sounds. Vertigo Viola captivates you with, while also allowing you to create exciting textures and intense moods. And the best is. All with a new and redesigned user interface.

Symphonic Viola SOUNDBOX

OHSiE | 24 March 2025 | 680 MB

Symphonic Viola – Elegance, Expression, and Soul

A deeply expressive and cinematic viola instrument, Symphonic Viola captures the rich tonal beauty and emotional depth of the viola with exquisite detail. Designed for the free Soundbox player, this instrument features 7 fully playable presets and 3 arpeggiation presets, making it a versatile addition to any composer’s toolkit. With 835 meticulously recorded raw samples, Symphonic Viola delivers an authentic, heartfelt sound, perfect for orchestral scoring, film composition, and emotive music production. Each preset is built with four voice layers, each corresponding to a different mic position, allowing for ultimate flexibility in mixing and spatial depth. Symphonic Viola brings the soul of the viola to your music, offering expressive realism for film, TV, and orchestral scoring.

Vivid Strings: Violas KONTAKT

OHSiE | 17 October 2024 | 2.6 GB

Unleash the Intimacy With Vivid Strings Capture the essence of chamber strings with VIVID STRINGS, meticulously crafted for rich, intimate detail. Featuring elite performers from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, this library delivers the close, expressive sound you crave.

Restrung Vol.1 KONTAKT

P2P | 02 August 2024 | 3.62 GB

Explore Restrung Volume 1, the latest addition to our Artist Series, a groundbreaking solo string library featuring violin, viola, and cello. Experience the unparalleled authenticity of raw, close, visceral sound that sets this instrument apart from the rest. Ideal for composers crafting Neo Classical, Tension, or Horror music, this unique sound source promises to ignite creativity. Additionally, it seamlessly enhances orchestral strings, adding punch and grit to your compositions. Elevate your music with Restrung Volume 1 and unlock a world of sonic possibilities. Recorded with the extremely talented Joni Fuller, each string instrument was multi-sampled across 3 octaves with multiple velocity layers, multiple round robins and 8 different articulations. All recordings were made in a very tight room, using the same setup used to record the strings in our popular Unstrung library. The performance of each articulation is very aggressive, played with tension and horror cues in mind and leaving the beautiful imperfections in place to give you a very realistic and raw sound. To add extra grit, we multi sample an extra 3 octave layer of noisy, screechy, beautifully hideous notes for each of the 3 articulations: Spiccatissimo, Spiccato, Staccato. Each of the other articulations can also choose to overly any of these extra aggression layers to give them harder attacks and unique sound combinations.

ViOLONAiR KONTAKT

P2P | 26 December 2023 | 1.98 GB

Inspired by the timeless elegance of the Renaissance-era viola da gamba, VIOLONAIR emerges as a remarkable new instrument that pushes boundaries and creates an unrivaled experience. Unlock the Potential of Dynamic Tuning. Discover the essence of true artistry with our new script, “Dynamic Tuning,” crafted solely for VIOLONAIR. Experience the magic as each note resonates with subtly different tuning, creating an ever-evolving and organic sound. Immerse yourself in the lifelike realism that emulates the slight fluctuations of a live musician. Dive into a world of musical expression with VIOLONAIR’s extensive range of articulations. With three modes of harmonics and many editable special effects, unleash your creativity and explore new sonic dimensions.

Viola Drama Textures KONTAKT

P2P | 20 December 2023 | 3.66 GB

Step into the realm of Viola Drama Textures, a mesmerizing collaboration with the talented violist, Hailey Walterman. This instrument is a conduit for boundless creativity, igniting true musical inspiration, allowing you to compose and express your ideas in an instant. Unveil a new perspective on the traditional viola, and craft evolving organic textures that are ideal for instant scene scoring. With a palette of 15 distinctive articulations at your fingertips, you can seamlessly blend up to two of them using the built-in effects to sculpt and manipulate your sound. Viola Drama Textures takes its place as the second enchanting release in our XPLORE series, showcasing sound exploration recordings with gifted musicians and composers.