We are pleased to announce that the Stradivari
Solo Violin 2.0, the latest version of the award winning virtual solo
violin software created by an Italian team in collaboration with
Garritan, is now shipping. The new release integrates the Native
Instrument Kontakt 2 sample player. Other new features include new
samples with a "Lyrical" instrument, for a fuller, sweeter and more
dramatic tone, in addition to a "Classic" instrument, so there are two
violin instruments to choose from. Performance and stability are
improved with reduced CPU demands. There is improved legato and note
transitions, new bow change features, sustain pizzicato and other
features in this new version.
Paradigm Shift: This New Stradivari Sample Library Changes Everything
The Stradivari Solo Violin is a technological
breakthrough in virtual instrumentation and changes the rules of
sampling. It's a true musical instrument designed to be played
expressively, in real time. This instrument allows the user to play
beautifully expressive and believable sound that can be PLAYED and
PERFORMED as music, in real-time, rather than put together like a
jigsaw puzzle or tweaked after the fact. Stradivari is a name
synonymous with quality. The Stradivari Violin is regarded by experts
as the best violin ever made and a genuine Stravidivai violin is worth
millions. An instrument of this distinction required a unique way to
faithfully capture and recreate its sound quality and playability.
"Sonic Morphing" technologies provided the answer. Morphing describes
what can be seen in motion pictures where there is a gradual
transformation from one image into another. This basic concept has been
applied to sound samples allowing sound samples to morph into each
other seamlessly. With the Stradivari Solo Violin, using exclusive
"harmonic alignment" technology (patent-pending & developed by
Giorgio Tommasini), you can seamlessly morph between different dynamics
and hear authentic timbre changes as notes become louder or softer.
Sophisticated modal resonance technology uses instrument body impulses
and allows you to control the onset, intensity and rate of vibrato,
impart portamento and much more. In addition, with the powerful AI midi
processor you can change or create articulations in real time, change
the type of attack or bow direction, impart legato, play trills &
tremolo and have an infinite variety of playing possibilities at your
fingertips. All this in real time!
The result of these technologies is
extraordinary levels of realism, expressiveness and virtusosic
performance capabilities in a way that preserves the natural
characteristics of the Stradivari Violin. This instrument leaps to life
beneath your fingertips! The rules of sampling have been rewritten with
this new software instrument.
System Requirements
PC
- Kontakt Player 2 is included. The entire
Stradivari instrument works on PC & Mac platforms, and works with
all sequencers that support VST, DXi, TRAS and Audio Units. It works in
real time on a P4 2.6+ GHz (or a comparable Mac), with a CPU load of
about 20-25% (convolution included). A faster computer will yield more
efficiency. A keyboard with a six octave range, Pitch Wheel, Mod Wheel,
Sustain Pedal, Channel Aftertouch and Expression Pedal or similar
controllers are required to get full use of the product.
Mac
- Kontakt Player 2 is included. The entire
Stradivari instrument works on PC & Mac platforms, and works with
all sequencers that support VST, DXi, TRAS and Audio Units. It works in
real time on a P4 2.6+ GHz (or a comparable Mac), with a CPU load of
about 20-25% (convolution included). A faster computer will yield more
efficiency. A keyboard with a six octave range, Pitch Wheel, Mod Wheel,
Sustain Pedal, Channel Aftertouch and Expression Pedal or similar
controllers are required to get full use of the product.
