Westwood Instruments – Solo Strings Untamed v2.1 (KONTAKT)

Improvised, expressive and human string solos. Human, raw and expressive solo string instruments: violin, viola, cello and double bass. We recorded over 1000 unique improvisational performances on these four instruments. They can be instantly reproduced simply by playing harder or softer on the keyboard. From breathing and fragile murmurs to absolutely wild and manic bursts of chaos.

Not for traditionalists or the faint of heart. This is for fans of alternative scores and is inspired by composers such as Jóhann Jóhannsson, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jed Kurzel and Jonny Greenwood.

There is also our unique and powerful STORMS articulation, which can create a crescendo from a solo performance to a frenetic ensemble. On top of all this, there are many other classic long and short note articulations that complement the sound and character of all instruments.

v2.1 Functionality Improvements

Changes & Additions

  • Added Keyswitches On/Off switch.
  • Added Mono/Poly mode.
  • Added 7 Multis

Fixes & Improvements

  • Multiple articulations can now be added turned on and off by holding down the shift key.
  • Minor performance improvements.

v2.0 Complete overhaul

Changes & Additions

  • Over 300 brand new improvisations on the violin have been recorded and added in this release.

New UI & Functionality

  • Articulation switches
  • A2, B2, C2 Improvisations (alternative start time of A1, B1, C1 samples)
  • Improvisations Round Robins (cycles through the Improvisation sets)
  • Storms articulation
  • Glue articulations with controls
  • Long articulation Attack control
  • Short articulation Attack, Tightness and Release controls
  • Mic channel meters
  • 6 new reverb IRs

Fixes & Improvements

  • Improved noise floor for all Flautando samples
  • An issue which caused missing round robins with certain mics
  • Re-tuned various notes throughout
  • Improved release triggers throughout
  • Changed bypass switches to power switches
  • Dynamics control now available for Improvisations
  • Fixed a bug where “Learning MIDI CC Automation” would learn the wrong control
  • Minor performance improvements
  • Several other minor bug fixes

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