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

2 The first step beyond

25SC034_9_Cm_80_Fear and Tears

The idea behind this piece was to use unconventional methods in a conventional score. Sam Cardon had introduced us to Nate Pyfer who had done work for Kaskade, Neon Trees and Lindsey Stirling to name a few. Anyway, he showed us his tricks and tips on how he produced music and that led to us writing music in similar fashion. Thus, I present to you "Breaking Point" featuring me on the guitar, and everything else. Enjoy.

04/15/2016

B R E A K I N G | P O I N T

SYMPHONY SERIES WOODWIND is a collection of professional orchestral woodwind scoring tools. Each solo instrument and orchestral section was recorded in rich detail to deliver an extensive set of articulations, including special effects, arpeggios, and more. With an intuitive, feature-packed interface, SYMPHONY SERIES WOODWIND puts every nuance of these instruments at your fingertips for inspired professional scoring.

WOODWIND ENSEMBLE delivers the rich, earthy sound of a 36-piece woodwind orchestra. Each section – flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, saxophones, and bass winds (contrabassoons and bass clarinets) – features six players recorded in meticulous detail for a total of 57.9 GB of content. WOODWIND ENSEMBLE features 314 articulations including special effects, true legato, and time-adjustable arpeggios. All recordings were captured from four discreet mic positions, which can be easily blended directly from the Mixer interface. Even straight out of the box, the sound is deep, full, and precise.

WOODWIND SOLO richly captures the sound of professional concert flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, bassoon, tenor saxophone and contrabassoon soloists – 33.4 GB of pristinely sampled solo instruments. The signature SYMPHONY SERIES interface provides immediate control of 148 articulations, including special effects, flourishes, and ultra-realistic true legato. It also lets you seamlessly blend dynamic layers to achieve the natural expressiveness of solo woodwind performances.

Jeremiah Pena - Faeries And Dragons - SSeriesWoodwind Bundle

Part of the film score I did for the short film Eldritch from director Ashton Gleckman.

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Composed by: Luke W. Standridge

The Final Goodbye

A mystery is brewing.

Composed By: Luke Standridge

Reminiscence - Part. One

A mystery is brewing.

Composed By: Luke W. Standridge

Reminiscence - Part. Two

I was very inspired that I could not help writing my vision.
One of the most large-scale and great battles, he is reborn to conquer and restore peace on earth.

Mixed by Vitaliy Koromyshev (Zvukorezz)
© Juriy Nikitin 2018

Rebirth

As I prepare to become a missionary in Japan next year I have been practicing quite a bit in writing pop style music. One of the bigger goals I have in my ministry is to create original Japanese Christian Pop music. I hope to gather a team of creative Japanese Christians who will help me write lyrics, sing and record the songs and create top notch music videos! 

The songs will match in quality any of the popular songs in Japan. They will be filled with rich spiritual truths and brimming with hope. They will have catchy melodies that will hopefully get stuck in the listeners head. I want whom ever hears these songs to be struck by their counter cultural message. I hope these songs to be the catalyst for the listener to start asking question and seeking answers that will lead to the unshakable hope of Jesus Christ.

If you want to be part of this mission to bring eternal hope to the Japanese people consider joining with a monthly or annual gift. Any amount will be extremely helpful!

Give here
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Music written by: Luke W Standridge

Momentum

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When you just want to run away from everything. Not sure I will ever have time to finish this. Composed roughly in 10 hours :)

© Tomas Oliva 2019

Running Again

I love music that tells beautiful stories. To close your eyes and be transported to distant lands.