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

Various excerpts from my score for "The Book of Unwritten Tales 2" (Chapter I).

Composed & Orchestrated by Benny Oschmann
Performed by "The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra"
Conducted by Adam Klemens

Recorded by Jan Holzner at Smecky Studios, Prague
Mixed by Gareth Williams

Copyright 2014 by Benny Oschmann
"The Book of Unwritten Tales 2" Copyright 2014 by KING Art GmbH, Published by Nordic Games GmbH

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 - Chapter I - Score Excerpts

Hope Returns

"The Wedding Proposal"

Composed, orchestrated & mixed by Benny Oschmann
Performed by "The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra"
Conducted by Adam Klemens

Recorded by Jan Holzner at Smecky Studios, Prague

Copyright 2015 by Benny Oschmann

The Wedding Proposal

Maria's Prison - Ian Livingstone

official demo for Orchestral Tools' "Berlin Brass EXP B Muted Brass".

The track was inspired by visiting the famous Olvera Street during my trip to Los Angeles last year.

All you hear (except the harp) is made with Orchestral Tools Collections. Berlin Brass - Muted Brass is combined with Berlin Brass Main.

Olvera Rhapsody (official demo for Orchestral Tools' "Berlin Brass EXP B Muted Brass")

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Caspian feat. Oceania - Call of the Ocean - by Jasper Blunk

I spent some time this afternoon testing out a few new orchestral template things with some beloved John Williams!

Harry's Wondrous World - quick mockup

Official demo for Metropolis Ark 4 - Elite Orchestral Forces by Helge Borgarts & Thomas Stanger. All you hear is made exclusively with Metropolis Ark 4 - Elite Orchestral Forces.
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Battle Of The Hordes (Helge Borgarts & Thomas Stanger)

Composed & Orchestrated by Benny Oschmann
Performed by the "Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt/Oder"
Conducted by Bernd Ruf

Take a look behind the scenes of the music for "The Raven":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6BePMIdOcY

The Raven - Overture

The Sylvan Path
Composed by Ivan Torrent
Made 100% with Lumina

The Sylvan Path - Ivan Torrent

Benny Oschmann was born in 1987 in Kassel, Germany. He took professional trumpet and piano lessons from an early age and played in numerous orchestras and ensembles.

After high-school Benny studied music theory and composition at the Academy of Music Kassel and graduated with an A-grade.

In 2009 he joined Dynamedion as a composer and orchestrator.

In 2013 Benny won an Aggie Award in the category Best music for his soundtrack to The Raven – Legacy of a Master Thief.

He was part of the jury for the 2nd German Game Music Awards in 2014.

In 2015 he won the acclaimed German Game Developer Award in the category Best sound for his soundtrack for The Book of Unwritten Tales 2. In the same year his music was recorded with the Hollywood Studio Symphony in the world-famous Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage.

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 - Chapter I - Score Excerpts

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