Evolution Django Jazz recreates the sound of guitar virtuoso Django Reinhardt, a pioneer of the gypsy jazz style that originated in Paris in the 1930s. The musicians working at that time did not understand that they were something more than just jazz. In fact, the emerging style of music eventually became a recognized subgenre of its own due to its unique qualities.
One of these hallmarks was Django’s iconic guitar tone and fluid, expressive playing that is almost synonymous with the musical style.
The guitar we recorded for the sample library is a meticulously recreated Selmer 503 acoustic guitar by Django himself. Created by a master craftsman, the replica was built to the exact specifications of the original and includes details such as a zero fret, no bottom brace, and other subtleties of Django’s guitar that contribute to its unique sound.
We developed the library in collaboration with Rosewood Recording Company, one of the most respected recording studios in Utah. Guy Randle, owner and sound engineer of the Rosewood Recording Company, included analog audio equipment to skilfully give the guitar a rich tone and emphasize it. Evolution Django Jazz includes both a recorded signal and an enhanced signal.
Evolution Django Jazz is based on our Evolution engine, which gives you a lot of possibilities: an innovative game pattern editor, automatic chord detection and a full set of built-in effects for the final polish of your guitar tone. If you have used any of our guitar or bass libraries that use the Evolution engine, its interface and workflow will be very familiar to you.
The library includes many ready-to-use factory presets, including specialized rhythm guitar playing patterns.
Key Features:
• Built-in effects collection for production-ready acoustic jazz guitar tones.
• Pattern editor including presets geared for authentic jazz rhythm guitar.
• Adjustable pick position using our proprietary physical modeling technology.
• Powerful mapping system that lets you control how articulations are selected, using conditions such as velocity ranges, MIDI CCs, latching and non-latching keyswitches, and more.
Sampling specifications:
• 12.3 GB (compressed to 6.28 GB using the lossless NCW audio format) of 24-bit samples.
• Articulations such as sustains, palm mutes, mutes, natural harmonics, plus special effects like string slaps, muted strums, body hits, and others.
• Legato samples for slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs.
• The articulations have 3 dynamics, 2 pick directions (when applicable), and 2x round-robin.
REQUIREMENTS:
Kontakt Player 5.8.1 (free)
