￥Orchestral sampled instrument for delicate moments and deafening silence.

 

We have covered a lot of ground in our orchestral series already; there’s the scary Tutti, the uplifting Vivace, the understated Minimal, the driving Grosso and the majestic Capriccio. We’ve always had a yearning to capture something more delicate, and now we’ve done it… presenting “Sotto”.

 

As a composer there are certain musical rules that you have to obey, and one of them is that there always has to be contrast. A loud passage will not sound really loud unless it’s contrasted by a softer counterpart, and a climax cannot arrive without a journey to get you there.

 

We have always been fascinated by the sound of a majestic orchestra hitting the brake pedal and laying down soft beds and patterns, and that is what we’ve achieved with this library.

 

Anyone who has ever attempted to capture a live orchestra will be able to tell you that very quiet playing is a tricky thing to record. The softer you try to go, the closer you get to the breakpoint between sound and no sound. The starts of phrases in brass and woodwinds become increasingly hard to align for the players, resulting in beautiful imperfection. The balance of sound to mechanical noise tips slightly in favour of the mechanical noise, but to us it all sounds very much alive.

 

SOTTO INSTRUMENTS

 

• StringsG0, A0, B0C3 to D#3
• WoodwindsA#-1, C#0, D#0E3 to G3
• BrassA-1, B-1, C0G#3 to B3

 

Sotto new features:

 

All new sample content featuring soft, subtle and light phrases in 4/4 time
Breath Control for Woodwind and Brass patches
Cosmetic redesign to UI
Dedicated patches for Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol keyboards
New voice leading concept allowing for smoother transitions