e-instruments have released Cremona Quartet, available for $399.00. Upgrade from Stradivari Violin or Stradivari Cello for only $199.00.
From Sonata to Symphony. Experience the incomparable sound of some of the world’s finest stringed instruments. Now with new true vibrato samples.
The Cremona Quartet 2.0 update adds even more emotional depth to your music. With the new true vibrato samples it refines the expressive range of the Stradivari Violin, Guarneri Violin, Amati Viola and the Stradivari Cello.
Known as the birthplace of strings, the Italian city of Cremona has a long and special history. Built hundreds of years ago with wood from surrounding forests, each instrument has its own unique personality, and together their sound represents the heart, soul and magic of the region. Until now, these historic instruments have been guarded under lock and key and played only by a handful of trusted professionals. Today, they are yours.
The e-instruments innovation of performance captured vibrato takes the recording of a professional violinist’s vibrato technique, then reapplies the behavior of the vibrato parameters to the sample, allowing you to automate or control the vibrato in real-time. This gives you full control over the depth and speed of the vibrato, resulting in a musical, expressive performance.
The Cremona Quartet offers the best of both worlds with the addition of authentic vibrato recordings performed by professional musicians at the Auditorium Arvedi Concert Hall. Whether you prefer full control or real recorded vibrato, simply select your preferred option.
The numerous articulations recorded include long, short, expressive, dynamic, and special articulations, all with up to three legato transitions. The adaptive Virtuoso articulation intelligently combines multiple articulations in real-time using the velocity, note, and pitch bend information sent from your MIDI controller performance.
Every single note of the instruments have been painstakingly sampled at different dynamics and phase-aligned in stereo across multiple microphones. This ensures that all dynamic transitions are free from any phasing artifacts and dynamic changes over long legato transitions, from the softest pianissimo to the most forceful fortissimo, are indistinguishable from that of a real player.
Two Kontakt instruments provide a choice between Multi-Mic and Stereo. The Multi-Mic option provides a mixer within the UI offering control over the “close”, “mid” and “far” audio fields. The Stereo offers a stereo mixdown of all three. This gives the player flexibility and customization over the sound when mixing, or a more CPU and RAM efficient instrument for maximizing workflow when composing.
The “Smart” position algorithm will select the fingerboard position that a professional player would most likely choose to play a musical phrase. The “Low String” and “High String” options allow you to determine the timbre you wish to get from each instrument, forcing a lower or higher string to be played. The lower string will result in a more mellow timbre, whereas forcing a high string will create a brighter, clearer timbre.
The Cremona Quartet consists of four famous and sought-after instruments; The Stradivari Violin “Vesuvius”, Stradivari Cello “Stauffer”, Guarneri Violin, and Amati Viola. All four instruments were meticulously recorded in the very auditorium designed to hear their sound. Until now, these historic artifacts have been guarded under lock and key and played by only a handful of trusted professionals. Today, they are yours to use in your productions.
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Cremona Quartet requires a free or full version of Kontakt 7.10.7 or later.
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