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ASHEN SCORING CELLO

ASHEN SCORING CELLO

Ashen Scoring CelloWavelet Audio
$139.00
+ applicable tax (VAT) depends on country/region

Solo Cello

Ashen Scoring Cello

Intimate, Expressive, Woebegone

Born out of insomnia and the idea of minimal post-classical writing, trailer music and post-horror scores.

8Round robins
4Dynamic layers
5Performance categories
1Solo cello
+And more

Sustained Legato●Pizzicato●Sul Ponticello●Credit Card Strums●Body Percussion●Repetition Sampling●Performance Designer●Snapshots●Smart Randomizer●Alder & Ash●& more

Solo celloUp to 8 round robinsRecorded in Montreal

Ashen Scoring Cello is a solo cello library with an intimate tone, concentrating on a highly expressive and emotive playing style.

It is built primarily for film composers looking for a unique and idiosyncratic voice — from dark ambient and experimental through to orchestral and trailer music.

At a Glance

  • Up to 8 round robins and 4 dynamic layers, for realism on repeated notes
  • Repetition Sampling short articulations taken from real repetitions, not one-shots
  • Standard repertoire sustained legato and pizzicato among them
  • Unusual articulations sul ponticello, credit card strums, percussion on the body
  • Performance Designer melodies, harmonies, rhythms, percussion and others
  • Performed by Alder & Ash recorded in Montreal, Québec

Content & Detail

01Articulationsstandard and not▾
Standard repertoireSustained legato, pizzicato
Sul ponticelloDescribed by the field as a very nasty one
Credit cardStrumming the strings with a credit card
Body percussionPercussion played on the cello body
The point of themA unique and idiosyncratic voice, rather than another run-of-the-mill strings library
02How It Was Sampledby hand▾
DepthUp to 8 round robins and 4 dynamic layers
EditingEvery sample cut and edited by hand to catch the tone of the cello
Repetition SamplingShort articulations were taken from real repetitions inside real performances, not recorded one-shot by one-shot
What that buysMore general musicality and energy, increased tightness, and a focus on the attack
03The Performance Designerfive categories▾
CategoriesMelodies, harmonies, rhythms, percussion, others
They work togetherAll performances are made to work with each other
PresetsA set of presets and snapshots, plus a smart randomizing function
What it is forBuilding harmony to play a melody over, or generating rhythmic patterns to complement the arrangement
What it is notIt is not conceived to replace the cello player — the vendor states it is an addition to the arrangement, not a soundtoy
04Who Played Itthe recording▾
PerformerAlder & Ash
WhereRecorded in Montreal, Québec
Source of the dynamicsEvery note sampled with multiple dynamics in a musical context, from real performances

A library named after insomnia is making a promise about tone, not about content. The credit card and the body percussion are there because a cello that only plays legato cannot keep that promise past the first cue.

Product Information

Specifications
Works with Free Kontakt Player
NI Kontakt 6.0.2+
3,01 GB of hard drive space (5,2 GB of original sample material)
Compatible with hardware by Native Instruments
Features
12 playable articulations
Performance Designer
Bonus Sound Design
Realistic vibrato algorithm
True legato (Rebow)
Up to 8 Round Robins
4 dynamic layers
24-bit / 48 kHz lossless NCW format
Dozens Of Snapshots