Orchestral Library Update
The deep temporal orchestra
Time Micro continues the quest of its partner in the collection – Time Macro – to unravel the mysteries of time and sound. Like its predecessor, Time Micro provides an orchestra and choir that seemingly shift the flow of time. But as the name suggests, all the sounds here are softer… quieter… more delicate and airy.
This is the sound of small ensembles and solo instruments playing with the utmost restraint and precision. Here too, the focus is on sustain that moves and shifts, with a wide range of articulations and complex chronostructures. Using the power of understatement, this is a secret weapon for underscoring, sound design and all kinds of modern music production.
Unique Chronostructures
Considering time in a musical context, we layered sounds on top of each other to create complex orchestral textures that we call chronostructures. They are divided into two groups: Time Orchestra and Altered Time.
The Time Orchestra group features layers of instruments playing sustain. Each carefully constructed patch is its own sound world, with undulating details that respond to the modulation wheel.
In the Altered Time group, the sustain has layers of instruments that move forward and backward, and they can be slowed down or sped up. The effect is mesmerizing, suspending the usual flow of time.
14 Ensembles and Instruments, 4 Full Sections
Time Micro gives you 14 separate ensembles of 3 groups, solo instruments and small choirs to work with – all playing softly, from airy shades of woodwinds, harmonic swells and flourishes to choppy staccato and barely audible, ultra-soft strings. In place of the standard instruments, you’ll find lower or softer alternatives: basset horn in place of clarinet, flugelhorn/cornet in place of trumpet and alto/bass flute in place of the standard flute. They all feature soft, undulating sustain, extended articulations and dynamic gestures, so you can layer sounds seamlessly.
You also get 4 combo patches. These feature a sophisticated string quartet, a dedicated low bass section and a patch of shimmering harp, celesta and mandolin. These sections also feature sustain that matches the articulations of the rest of the collection, so everything fits together seamlessly.
Recorded in Teldex
All instruments were sampled in detail in the main room of Berlin’s famous Teldex Studio, allowing you to seamlessly combine these sounds with other Orchestral Tools libraries.
We recorded everything using 4 mic positions: spot mics close, a decca tree for the classic Teldex sound, additional A/B mics for clarity and several ambient mics for ambience and space.
Added:
- NKS 2.0 compatibility
- New polyphonic aftertouch instrument/patch
- 40 new aftertouch presets
- Updates all patches to NKS 2.0 for compatibility with the new MK3 keyboards, allowing automation of control over more parameters such as pan, velocity range, cutoff filter switch, and all available envelope controls (attack, attack curve, release)
- Open the library folder and delete all folders and files except the Samples folder.
- Copy the distribution folders and files (except the PAResources.zip archive) to the root of the library folder .
The PAResources.zip archive is intended for users using the Kontakt installation with a tile browser or Komplete Kontrol. The contents of this archive should be extracted to the directory corresponding to your operating system.
For Windows users:
%CommonProgramFiles%\Native Instruments\
For macOS users:
/Library/Application Support/Native Instruments
