Description
New AcousticSamples VWinds Flutes
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Consisting of 9 individually-recorded, finely crafted instruments, VWinds Flutes is our biggest VSeries library to date. And just like its predecessors, it delivers unparalleled playability and realism whilst barely making a dent on computer resources. At a total download size of just ~1.6Gb, VWinds Flutes provides the opportunity to use realistic-sounding, ultra-responsive, flexible instruments on virtually any modern set-up, working equally well on laptops for musicians on-the-go as it does for those working on more powerful computers in the studio. New dials have been added to the interface; an 'extra air' dial for a breathier sound, an option to add more air to the attacks, and also a dial to control release times. We've also incorporated an 'Overblow' feature, accessed via the main tab in the interface, which gives the user the option to overblow on attacks alone or on the full instrument (or not at all), giving access to played harmonics when dynamics are pushed to their limits, without any extra effort. On top of all of this, we've added a new 'Smart' style of legato transition, and even an all-new parameter for controlling the sound of the vibrato.
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VWinds Flutes contains 9 instruments:
2 C Flutes, 2 Alto Flutes, 2 Bass Flutes, 2 Piccolos and a Contrabass Flute.
We recorded two of the more commonly used flutes to offer a variety of tone and colour. If there's one flute in particular you liked the sound of, and would like to purchase it individually, the links below will direct you to the individual instrument page:
VWinds Flute - VWinds Alto Flute - VWinds Bass Flute - VWinds Piccolo - VWinds Contrabass Flute
Thanks to our proprietary H.A.T. (Harmonic Alignment Technology), VWinds Flutes is not just another heavily multi-sampled instrument - you can play articulations yourself just like a live player would, using only a MIDI controller (or even by simply drawing the automation in!). There are no complicated keyswitches involved to play staccatos or fast legatos or anything else - it's just a case of playing it live as you think it should sound.
Simply play a note, adjust the air flow, and that's it! Vibrato is automated by default, but this can be customized or even just controlled manually.
We carefully measured the different parameters that change when a player uses vibrato, and we combined everything into a hyper-realistic and extremely adjustable vibrato, specifically tailored for each instrument.
There are multiple ways to control the vibrato: automatic, automatic depending on time, and completely manually. Vibrato can also be replicated to an extent by using just the air flow, in order to replicate the diaphragm movement of a live musician.
We spent considerable time and effort carefully extracting every minor detail of recorded transitions in order to give a variety of customizable legato transitions, and to help make the Flutes as indistinguishable from a live performance as possible.
A new feature for Flutes is the option to choose 'Smart' transitions - these are a mixture of perfectly smooth transitions and transitions with a slight re-attack, depending on the difficulty of the interval being played.
The controllable transitions range from lightning-fast changes to slow bends, with and without extra attack. We made sure to cover all of this, and you’ll see that this can all be edited in the interface. The legato behavior can even be randomized to help give a more human-like performance.
Recording a woodwind instrument can be done in various ways and at different positions. We used 3 different microphone positions to offer a variety of sounds whilst maintaining the crystalline sound of our VSeries instruments.
Various microphone positions can produce even better results when using the "virtual space”, detailed below, where there are 2 rooms, each with 4 options for microphone configurations.
You can also apply reverb and EQ within the interface to prepare the sound to your taste before even starting with external plug-ins.
The Virtual Space is a collection of impulse responses recorded at specific positions in a room/hall, as shown by the chairs in the image.
When recording an orchestra, a pair of microphones is usually placed in front of the musicians and they naturally take position in the stereo field depending on where they are in the room.
The Virtual Space does exactly the same thing: you can place the musician wherever you like on a big stage.
When using this with multiple tracks, you can create the feeling of being in front of a real woodwind section.
There are an endless number of ways to play a woodwind instrument, and we had to make a careful choice on the default settings based on our interaction with world-class players, but many of the options can be customized to your taste.
Furthermore, most settings can be randomized for more unpredictable results, which can be used to create even more realistic performances under the right circumstances.
VWinds is already highly customizable, but to add even more variety, each harmonic of the sound can be adjusted.
For even more versatility, the pitch and volume of every note is adjustable, meaning the instrument can be completely tailored to your needs.
VWinds can be played using a keyboard by selecting the notes on the keyboard and controlling the air flow with a MIDI controller, such as a modulation wheel or a breath controller.
You can also use a wind controller like an EWI, an Aerophone, a Sylphyo or any other brand - in order to do this the appropriate controller must be connected and selected from the controller menu in the MIDI section.
If multiple instruments are loaded at the same time, their notes will be performed at exactly at the same time.
We added some smart features that can change the timbre of the instruments, transpose everything by a fixed interval and also act on the MIDI performance.
For example, you can have all 9 instruments with a different transposition value playing the same C minor scale, so no matter what you play on the keyboard, it will sound in key.
We provide it for free with every library that you buy, you don't need to buy an expensive sampler to use our products. It works on Mac (10.14 or later intel or arm processor) and PC (windows 10 or later), in standalone or as a plugin (VST / VST3 / AU / AAX ) and in 64 bits only. You can find more info about it here.
UVI Workstation v3.1.14 is required for the library to function properly, and VWinds Flutes will not work on Windows XP, or OSX 10.6, it will not work on a receptor either.
1.6Gb compressed in lossless flac format (360 for both Piccolos, 400Mb for both Flutes, 350Mb for both Alto Flutes, 335Mb for both Bass Flutes, 180Mb for the Contrabass Flute).
If you decide to use an iLok dongle, both V1 and V2 are compatible with our products.
You can activate your license on up to 3 computers or iLok dongles at the same time and you can deactivate one and activate another as many times as you want.