Name: The Heart Of A Hero by Benjamin Botkin
Duration: 2 min 14 s
Description: An uplifting and inspiring track I created live for my online course "How to Compose with MIDI and Virtual Instruments" https://store.fortecomposeracademy.com/how-to-compose-with-midi-and-virtual-instruments

there !! that entry by the horns is everything ! 😍

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 - Le Avventura Grosso - By Sascha Knorr

http://www.sonokinetic.net/products/classical/capriccio/
Capriccio is our biggest Orchestral collection yet, both in terms of physical size and in terms of sound, which is just...BIG!
We had conductor Petr Pololanik approach the limits of his Capellen orchestra for these recording sessions, and the resulting energy, drive and power really comes across in each and every sample. Each phrase has been carefully treated from conception through production to implementation in the final instrument, to make sure it would work as a whole, and be as widely usable as possible.
We say it is big, and the sound is big, but as you can hear from the demos the sound has a diverse range of uses and is only limited by your own imagination. You can use Capriccio as a base for your composition, or to complement your existing piece, using only bits and pieces. It can be really loud and awe-inspiring, or gently set the mood.
If you are familiar with our previous orchestral instrument 'Grosso', Capriccio's user interface should look quite familiar. The basic structure of the instrument is the same, using 4 presets each divided in 3 layers, but there are many innovations within Capriccio that will make working with this library even more intuitive and flexible. Highlights include the 'phrase offset' slider, separate volume setting for release tails and MIDI drag/drop from the score view in the interface, straight into your DAW.
With Capriccio we’ve brought phrase-based sampling bang up to date. Throw away your preconceptions of stiff one-shot samples and use the power of the Capriccio interface to harmonise, syncopate, offset and blend every one of the 38,000 samples. We’ve wrung every bit of creativity and flexibility out of these phrases and built a bespoke interface that will allow you to do the same.
Despite advancements in sampling technology, you simply can't beat the realism of live played phrases and orchestral patterns so our goal is to make these as playable as possible, like a real instrument, with the minimum of end-user programming. These instruments are meant to stimulate your creativity, and based on the feedback we are getting, that is exactly what they do.
Please watch our range of videos if you want to know more about Capriccio’s inner workings. There are many 'hidden' features that will enhance your user experience a great deal if you know how to use them. For example, with Grosso we added 'bar sync' but for Capriccio we also added 'phrase offset’. These things are very complicated in terms of under-the-hood programming but we’re sure that the intuitive interface makes it easy to realize the potential of features like this.
All phrases for Capriccio are composed in 4/4, with straight 8th and 16th notes.
We have also included a 'runs' instrument with strings and woodwinds runs, a gorgeous and eminently playable multisampled percussion patch and a melodic percussion instrument containing Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Tubular Bells and Piano phrases.
We, at Sonokinetic BV, are very proud to introduce Capriccio 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. 

Capriccio Demo - Creation - By Piotr Musial

official demo for Orchestral Tools' "Metropolis Ark 1"

Born To Protect (official demo for Orchestral Tools' "Metropolis Ark 1")

Biggi Hilmars has made this beautiful piece using Olafur Arnalds Evolutions library. It is truly something special. 

Soft Entrance - Biggi Hilmars

To access and study the MIDI from this VST-ONLY track, check out the MIDI Study pack for this piece, which comes with MIDI (and Cubase Files--bonus if you're a Cubase user), reference audio, and a multi-page PDF for guided composition and orchestration instruction and assignments. https://store.fortecomposeracademy.com/midi-study-pack-1-commanding-the-fleet

I wrote this adventurous track as a demo for Musical Sampling's debut sample library, "Soaring Strings," which has won a spot in my template due to it's ease of use, solid sound, and the most fluid, agile legatos I've ever used. Programming and performing with this library is remarkably easy--there are a few spots in this track where the melody line remains almost untouched since my first pass at inputting it via keyboard and modwheel. With a ridiculously low retail price of $249 (and an introductory price of $199) this library demands a look: http://www.musicalsampling.com/soaring-strings/

Also used in this piece:

Berlin Woodwinds Main and Ex B
Berlin Percussion
Metropolis Ark 1 (choirs + brass)
Cinebrass Core 
CinePerc Core (timpani)
Hollywood Brass (6horns legato)
Spitfire Harp

LICENSE

Commanding the Fleet (Soaring Strings Demo)

www.audioimperia.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPNhSa5MIng

This demo uses: GRAVITAS PIANO & RED PLANET PIANO

Artwork by Darin Leach
Scripting and Programming & GUI Design by Tomas Lobos Kunstmann

"I'm a big fan of Audio Imperia!- Modern composers are being overflown with new sample libraries everyday- very often I have noticed that the quantity takes over the quality- not so in case of Audio Imperia. Even though they are relatively new on the market, they set their bar high- which is to our direct benefit. Their new "Klavier- Red Planet Piano" is an instant secret weapon that gets important placement in my template. Grab them while they are still an "underdog"!" - Mikolai Stroinski - Composer of Witcher 3

Audio Imperia - Klavier: Gravitas & Red Planet Piano: "Infinite" (dressed) by James Everingham

Demo for Musical Sampling that showcases Adventure Strings.

http://www.musicalsampling.com

Dragon Land (Adventure & Soaring Strings) - Jean-Gabriel Raynaud

8Dio Century Orchestral Strings is a leap forward in truly realistic symphonic strings. Playable and expressive beyond words. Produced by long-time Academy Award, T.E.C and G.A.N.G Award Winning and Emmy-Nominated producers, Colin O’Malley and Troels Folmann

8Dio Century Orchestral Strings: "MIRA" by James Everingham

Composed, produced and arranged by Romain Paillot
Orchestra : City Of Prague Orchestra
Conducted by Chuhei Iwasaki
Orchestrations / Midi transcription : Jehan Stefan
Soung Engineer : Jan Holzner
Mixing : Alexandre Tanguy
Contractor : James Fitzpatrick
Solo Flute : Catherine Dury-Paillot
Guitars : Erwann Chandon

Laurette Fugain La Force 2018 - Cinema spot - Score

An uplifting and inspiring track I created live for my online course "How to Compose with MIDI and Virtual Instruments" https://store.fortecomposeracademy.com/how-to-compose-with-midi-and-virtual-instruments

The Heart Of A Hero

Album produced by Romain Paillot & Gregor F. Narholz. 
The Bulgarian Film Orchestra conducted by Gregor F. Narholz. 
Concert master: Yordan Dimitrov. 
Contracted by NITRAX PRODUCTIONS. 
Nitrax Productions coordinator: Dona Petkova. 
Recorded by David Santiago at Studio 1, Bulgarian National Radio, Sofia, Bulgaria. 
ProTools operator: Andreas von Gagern. 
Score preparation: Andrew Osano. 
Music producer: Gregor F. Narholz. 
Programming by Romain Paillot. 
Additional hybrid arrangements: Nicolas Felix. 
Additional percussions programming: Nathan Einhorn. 
Additional synth arrangements: Alex Cortes.

Post-production editor: Benjamin Hölzl.
Mixed by David Santiago at INTERSOUND Studios, Munich, Germany.

STT series produced by Gregor & Anja Narholz for GFN Music Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Artistic direction: Robert Narholz for LENA FILM Inc., Austin, TX, USA.

Mastered by Ludwig Maier at GKG Mastering, Freising, Germany. 
Artwork: Rod Steele / Design for Music

A New World (From Legends Of Tomorrow Album - Sonoton Music Publishing)

To learn how I create music like this on a computer, consider checking out my online course about How to Compose with MIDI and Virtual Instruments: https://store.fortecomposeracademy.com/how-to-compose-with-midi-and-virtual-instruments

Benjamin Botkin began composing music for film and visual media projects in 2005.  Since then, Benjamin has composed the music for multiple feature, documentary, short, and promotional films, written demos for leading sample developers, lectured about film scoring at film festivals, and is creator and head instructor at Forte Composer Academy,  a site dedicated to helping composers succeed in the new music industry. 

Benjamin lives in the greater Nashville area with his beautiful wife Audri and three sons: Ethan, Elliot, and Philip.

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