Grosso is the best instrument we have produced to date. Period.

With Grosso, Sonokinetic BV is changing the paradigm for orchestral phrase-based instruments… again! Before our Minimal library, the level of control, whilst retaining the authentic sound that live recordings bring to the party, was unheard of. We have gotten so much positive feedback on Minimal that a ‘sequel’ was unavoidable. Mere sequels is not what we do though at Sonokinetic, so if you look at what Grosso brings to the table, you will see an evolved entity that is a homo-sapiens to Minimal’s homo-erectus. 
We have conceived this instrument from the ground up, using parts of the Minimal engine and reimagining many other things to accommodate for the added flexibility Grosso brings to the table. The main difference, apart from the obviously upbeat nature of the recorded material and the addition of a choir part and a taiko and non-melodic percussion section, is that we split out the orchestral sections into more parts. Strings and choir are split in low - mid - high, woodwinds and brass into low and high, percussion into taiko and more traditional orchestral percussion. All of these elements have been carefully composed to work well with all of the others, resulting in millions of possible combinations of sounds.
The nature and sheer amount of this raw material, and the added flexibility we needed to offer to you in an intuitive way, led us to a completely new interface style, and it made us split up the instrument into different Kontakt .nki’s. Don’t worry though, we have laid out the keyswitches in a way that still makes it possible to play this instrument ‘Minimal-style’ with the whole orchestra on one midi channel.
Grosso is a 12/8 feel library, and we have configured the engine to work in both 4/4 and 12/8 time signatures within your DAW. Though the instrument was conceived with trailer and action styles in mind, the finished product is capable of so much more, limited only by your imagination.
Check out our demo section to hear some of the compositions made by the incredibly talented composers in our beta team, inspired by Grosso. In fact, much of the early feedback we got from these guys included the word ‘inspirational’ as much as the word ‘exceptional’. If there’s ever an instrument that can help you get out of a funk when you need it most, it’s this one. We have even included a randomiser button to provide you with different pattern combinations at the click of a button.
To top off the collection we have added a ‘transition builder’ instrument that is aimed at gluing parts together, and building up towards climaxes. It includes brass and woodwind crescendo chords, and recognises different chord types, like diminished, augmented and dominant 7th. Chords are constructed on the spot from a collection of recorded intervals. This builder instrument also contains percussion and taiko fills, and a fully playable multisampled taiko ensemble patch, both as an ensemble and individual drums. Please look at the video to see its capabilities in action.

We, at Sonokinetic BV, are very proud to introduce GROSSO to you, and can’t wait to hear the amazing things you, our valued customer base, will produce with it.

Sonokinetic has established a name as one of the best value & quality sample producers and with this product we’d like to underline that statement. We stick with our unbeatable pricing module and high quality sampling.

We wish you the best inspiration and creativity


Grosso Demo - O Magnum Mysterium - By Valentin Boomes Feat. Aeralie Brighton

A album from 1989 (my 1st idea of an album).  spent a ton of money on equipment which I had no idea of how to use… but over time I started to get a handle on it. 

Equipment used;- 
Yamaha DX11 Synth
Yamaha DX9 Synth
Yamaha RX 17 Drum machine
Korg DS8 Synth
Alesis MMT8 Sequencer 

All recorded on a Tascam PortaStudio 4 track cassette recorded.

It's a Struggle

This cinematic track that evolves from sorrowful to heroic is a demo piece I created for Orchestral Tools' latest instrument Library: "Nocturne Cello." http://www.orchestraltools.com/soloists_series/libraries/nocturne_cello.php

Orchestral Tools libraries also used in this demo include:

Berlin Strings (I used some Soaring Strings as well)
Berlin Woodwinds
Berlin Woodwinds Ex. B
Berlin Percussion
Metropolis Ark 1 

Defending the Village (Nocturne Cello Demo)

Mockup of the track 'Freedom/The Execution Bannockburn' by James Horner.

http://www.cinematicstudioseries.com/strings.html


Artwork: https://alpha.wallhaven.cc/wallpaper/215095

Cinematic Studio Strings (Braveheart)

Artwork: https://alpha.wallhaven.cc/wallpaper/110706

Beyond Our World ("Hollywood Golden Age" - Orchestral)

Frat by Cedric Baravaglio

Majestic Orchestral Sampling
www.sonokinetic.net/products/instruments/largo/
Ever since we started our phrase-based sampling odyssey there’s been something we’ve longed to capture: The slow and stately sound of strings melodies, woodwind chord ensembles and smooth brass lines have been on our wish-list for years. Now, we present “Largo”, where we have finally created a set of performances that typify the kind of scoring of classic film scores and historical features. The emphasis here is on strong thematic writing with smooth, yet dramatic transitions between the notes.

In musical terminology, “Largo” literally means slow and we took this at face value, asking our orchestra to perform at a stately 75 BPM. That doesn’t mean that you can only use these phrases for sombre pieces as the engine adapts the phrase playback to any speed of project. With Largo we always kept versatility in mind. This means legato, portamento, staccato and staccatissimo styles have been captured, as well as harmonics, glissandi and many other techniques which are impossible to reproduce realistically with traditional multi-sampled orchestral libraries. Largo covers many bases with pristinely captured performances available in all root keys.
More than ever, the “Harmonic Shift” functionality of the interface comes into its own. As Largo contains so much strong thematic material, it’s really inspiring to utilize the Harmonic Shift capabilities to create unexpected melodies and harmonies.
Of course all of the stuff you would expect in a Sonokinetic phrase-based instrument is there, so if you've used any of our instruments before you will be able to put Largo to work right away without any trouble. Within minutes you'll be adding themes and melodies to your palette. 
Using our midi drag and drop functionality to double the orchestral phrases with your own instruments has never been easier. The full score is also available within the interface so you can peek under the hood and see how the phrases have been composed and this also makes Largo a valuable learning tool. 

We, at Sonokinetic BV, are very proud to introduce Largo to you and can’t wait to hear the amazing things you, our valued customer base, will produce with it.
Sonokinetic has established a name as one of the best value & quality sample producers and with this product we’d like to underline that statement. We stick with our unbeatable pricing module and high quality sampling.

We wish you the best inspiration and creativity.
With warm regards,

The Sonokinetic Largo Production Team

More info

Largo Demo - The Last Survivor - By Firoze And Kaizad Patel

Pictures Of You by Piotr Musial

23.01.2019

Height

Check out my track "Beyond" from Trailer Compilation Vol.1:

Composer: Michael Maas
Track Title: Beyond
Album: JUST174 - Trailer Compilation, Vol. 1
Publisher: Justement Music
Release Date: 2019-07-01
License: https://www.emipm.com/en/browse/labels/JUST/174

Buy Michael's music on:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6nCIgcD7WM8HmbvptXECP9
http://michaelmaas.de/index/?page_id=350
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info@michaelmusic.de
http://www.michaelmusic.de

Trailer Compilation, Vol. 1

Beyond - "Trailer Compilation Vol.1" (JUST174)

Here is the result of our most recent live streaming session on writing an Epic Fantasy Video Game Main Theme.
The track is called Legend of Greymoor and I have been inspired by Elder Scrolls Online to write it.

This track is not related to the video game itself!

You can get full access to the track, stems, MIDI, and the Cubase session itself on my Patreon account.

You can also get the track here on Bandcamp:
https://alexpfeffer.bandcamp.com/track/legend-of-greymoor

Legend Of Greymoor

professional composer, arranger and sound designer from Hamburg, Germany ... and loving his job!