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“Aurora Choir” by Aria Sounds is an elegant and powerful choir sample library that features both Sopranos and Alto voices, 24 different syllables and 4 true legato modes.
This library is the ultimate culmination of many hours of work, study and tweaking. The choir has a very impressive, big natural sound which makes it perfect for all types of film and trailer music as well as classical orchestral writing!

11GB of Elegant & Powerful Choirs for Kontakt!

Aurora Choir is an elegant and powerful choir sample library for Kontakt, and represents somewhat of a milestone for Aria Sounds, being the culmination of many hours of work, study and tweaking.
The library contains both Sopranos and Altos (separate instruments for maximum control), with stunning true legato built in.
On top of this, it has 24 short syllables, arranged into a very conveniently playable sequencer. Simply arrange your phrase in the sequence, and play away – the choir will automatically sing the syllables you enter.

Beautiful Sopranos & Altos With 3 Distinct Playable Modes

Aurora Choir has 3 distinct modes: true legato syllables, polyphonic mode and syllable shorts mode.
True legato syllable mode allows you to play “aah“, “eeh“, “ih” or “oh” in true legato (sampled with two dynamics), providing 8 full sets of legato intervals – perfect for realism and variety.
Polyphonic mode allows you to play full chords in unison. The dynamics for both this and the true legato modes are controlled by the modulation wheel (CC1).
Also included is the syllable shorts mode, allowing you to play twenty four different syllable shorts, each of which has three dynamic layers, sequence-able in the GUI, giving a total of 72 variations per short note.

Create Your Own Epic Phrases With The Built In Sequencer!

The sequencer section allows for the creation of extremely realistic and powerful spoken lines, with the 24 included syllables. You can also control the speed or “tightness” of the sequence, so you can make it sound more loose and drawn out, or very quick/urgent/powerful/epic…
The default sequence spells out the “Dies Irae” text, but you can easily customise or completely change this. Simply click on any syllable, and select a different one from the 24 options on the drop down menu that opens. Each syllable was recorded at three dynamics, which respond to velocity.
The low G# (in yellow) can be used to reset the sequence to the beginning, in case you don’t want to use all twenty four steps every time, allowing for even greater variation.

4 Mic Positions in Pristine 48Khz/24 bit Quality

The choir was recorded in a mid sized hall, for a pristine and clear sound, using four mic positions at 48kHz/24 Bit to ensure that no part of the vocalists’ glorious sound was lost.
A variety of mics were used, including Neumanns, DPA’s & Coles 4038 mics. Choose from each of these, or create your own personal blend from the four available positions (close, ribbon, mid & far)
The positions are ordered from closest to furthest, and you even have the option between close condenser mics, and close ribbon mics (for a darker and warmer sound).
If an even more reverberant sound is what you are after, there is a reverb slider on the interface, and you’ll also be pleased to know that this library takes external reverb very well.

So What Exactly Can I Do With “Aurora Choir”?

“Aurora Choir” is perfect for any kind of music that requires an expansive, natural choral sound, here are just a few examples of genres that it could be used in:

Trailer music
Orchestral music
Video game scores
Film/ TV / Underscore

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11 GB of Content (22GB Required for installation process)
Recorded in a mid sized hall, for a pristine and clear sound
All audio is in 24bit/48KHz .wav format files
Four Mic Positions
Four True Legato Modes sampled at multiple dynamic layers.
24 different syllables sampled at three dynamic layers + Sequencer
Mac – OS X 10.5 or above
PC – Windows XP or above
Note: Requires the Full Retail version of Kontakt 4 or higher (NOT compatible with the Free Kontakt Player)
Perfect for all types of TV, Film and Trailer Music as well as Classical Orchestral writing!

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“Cornucopia: Strings 2” – A hand picked Chamber String Ensemble playing essential articulations with focus on a unique vintage sound.
Featuring brand new True Polyphonic Legato Ensembles as well as a more accessible Graphical User Interface, the result is the most realistic sounding, flexible string ensemble you’ll ever play!

9GB of Lush, Intimate and Vintage Sounding Strings!

Cornucopia is the “horn of plenty” (from Latin – cornu copiae) – a symbol of abundance and nourishment.
For “Cornucopia: Strings 2“ a chamber string ensemble (6-5-4-3-2) was recorded and sampled comprising the best string players in Bulgaria – all leading players in the Sofia Session Orchestra.
The very special characteristic that makes Cornucopia stand out to other string libraries on the market is its sound. At its first release in 2013 the original Cornucopia quickly gained a huge amount of fans due to its unique, almost vintage, tone.
The strings were recorded in their real orchestral seating position (violins to the left, celli and basses to the right) in Druzhba hall – the same hall “Storm Choir” was recorded in.
The subtle natural ambience of the space brought the samples to life without compromising the tonal clarity.

5 Mic Positions: Total Flexibility To Tailor Your Own Sound!

With a fully sampled dynamic range from piano to forte using up to 5 mic positions, “Cornucopia: Strings 2” can be tailored to sit very well in different musical contexts.
According to the philosophy of Strezov Sampling the original Cornucopia didn’t receive a lot of post processing. However after some careful investigations single notes were tuned for the 2.0 update to ensure better playability and consistency.
Overview:

Chamber String Ensembles (6-5-4-3-2)
Leading String Players of the Sofia Session Orchestra
Unique vintage string sound
Tutti and seperate Bass articulations
New True Polyphonic Legato Articulations
Up to 5 Microphone Positions
Optimized patches with direct access to all articulations
Niente feature for seamless fade outs

So How Exactly Are the Strings Sections Divided?

The instruments and instrument sections in “Cornucopia: Strings 2” are divided into logically into Tutti and Bass sections and all articulations are instantly accessible via the Graphical User interface or MIDI keyswtiches.
Additionally you also get 2 High/Low Strings True Polyphonic Legato patches and a special bonus 4 Vln FFF Divisi Marc patch!

TUTTI (1st, 2nd Violins, Violas and Celli):

Tutti Trills – whole tone / half tone trills
Tutti Tremolo – ordinary tremolo, two dynamics
Tutti Trem Sul Pont – tremolo played near the ‘bridge’
Tutti Sus – ordinary sustained notes, two dynamics
Tutti Sordino – ‘con sordino’; warm and gentle tone, two dynamics
Tutti Spicc – played in the middle of the bow, without effort
Tutti Stacc – sounds bigger than “Spicc”, two dynamics
Tutti Sfz – sforzando, playing with a sudden, strong emphasis
Tutti Pizz – pizzicato, short articulation, two dynamics
Tutti FX – clusters, atonal textures, avant-garde effects

BONUS:

4 Vln FFF Divisi Marc – first chair violins (a total of 4 players) playing with a very exaggerated vibrato

True Polyphonic Legato With Intelligent Voice-Leading!

The original Cornucopia Strings had only full Tutti and seperate Basses articulations. Listening to the requests of users two brand new true polyphonic legato patches were added with special focus on the concept of the library. The first one consists of 1st, 2nd Violins and Violas playing in Octaves with muted strings (con sordino).
The second patch ensembles the Celli and Basses in Octaves also playing con sordino. Although all strings were recorded con sordino and the ensemble size is relatively small the captured sound turned out to be pretty massive and therefore is also perfect for Hybrid Score Productions.
Strezov Sampling’s new true polyphonic legato script not only allows you to hold down chords and continue playing, but also does intelligent voice leading when you play chords. For a detailed demonstration of this please make sure to watch the walkthrough video covering this feature in more detail.

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Absolute no-brainer at 60% off the normal price (normally €168.99)!
Chamber String Ensembles (6-5-4-3-2)
Leading String Players of the Sofia Session Orchestra
Unique vintage string sound
Tutti and seperate Bass articulations
New True Polyphonic Legato Articulations
Up to 5 Microphone Positions
Optimized patches with direct access to all articulations
Niente feature for seamless fade outs
Requires the FULL RETAIL version of Kontakt 5 or higher – FREE Player NOT SUPPORTED
Mac OS X 10.10, 10.11 or macOS 10.12 (latest update), Intel Core 2 Duo.
Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit) Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2
9 GB of free space (compressed NI Kontakt samples)
Internet connection
Perfect for Composers Writing for film, TV and Video Games!

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BASS:

Bass Tremolo – ordinary tremolo, two dynamics
Bass Trem Sul Pont – tremolo played near the ‘bridge’, two dynamics
Bass Sus – ordinary sustained notes, two dynamics
Bass Sord – con sordino; warm and gentle tone, two dynamics
Bass Stacc – short articulation, two dynamics
Bass Sfz – sforzando, played with a strong emphasis
Bass Pizz – pizzacato, short articulation, two dynamics
Bass FX – clusters, atonal textures, avant-garde effects

TRUE POLYPHONIC LEGATO:

High Strings True Polyphonic Legato – con sordino, in full Octaves
Low Strings True Polyphonic Legato – con sordino, in full Octaves

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