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

The New Studio Sopranos update utilizes our new standard GUI and comes with a variety of tools to help you shape your sound. With a vast collection of dynamic articulations, polyphonic multi-phrase legato, true legato and an array of controllable X/Y Effects to modify your sound, and sculpt it into something perfect for your next production.

Available only at: https://8dio.com/instrument/new-studio-sopranos-kontakt-instrument-vst-au-aax/

8Dio The New Studio Sopranos: "Anticus" by Troels Folmann

For those hard goodbyes - this is Goodbye Flow by Daniel San, new for 2025

Goodbye Flow

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)

Official demo for Berlin Orchestra Inspire by Snorre Tidemand.
All you hear is made with Berlin Orchestra Inspire.
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Road To Olympus (Snorre Tidemand)

A Last Dance - Oliver Patrice Weder

8Dio Hybrid Tools - Terminus is the latest in the line of industry defining hybrid scoring tools.

Since the inception of the series in 2011 The Hybrid Tools product line has been the premier tool for world class musical sound design.

Terminus concentrates on 7 core categories and offers 4 distinct stylistic sound choices, Percussive/Drums, Hybrid, Orchestral and Synthetic. Each offering a unique tonal quality and characterised flavour to the individual sound sets.

Available now at 8dio.com/instrument/hybrid-tools-terminus/

8Dio Hybrid Tools Terminus "Planar Orbit" by: Colin E. Fisher

Composed by Sascha Knorr 2019 All Rights Reserved
Production & Mix: Sascha Knorr

Performed and produced with virtual instruments by Orchestral Tools.
Music for Sampler Engine Teaser for Orchestral Tools.

The Engine

23.01.2019

Height

Planet Earth

Mother Earth

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!