NEO WOODWINDS is our flagship modern winds soloists collection. A library comprising of a plethora of articulations for each instrument, covering both ‘bread and butter’ articulations complete with beautiful true legatos, all the way to extended and experimental performance techniques unique to this collection. All wrapped in our trailblazing ‘overlay threshold’ functionality, creating a workflow so seamless and natural you’ll feel like you have the real instrument in your own hands. A contemporary sound brimming with character and performance playability. Pairing beautifully with the rest of our NEO Soloists Ranges (Strings & Brass).
From spellbinding true legatos that shine, to cutting edge tongue ram techniques and plosive percussive textures. NEO WOODWINDS can take you there.
Important Note: Neo Woodwinds requires the FULL version of Kontakt 5/6/7/8 or above. Do not purchase this if you only have Kontakt Player.
AT A GLANCE
- Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Cor Anglais, Bassoon, Ensemble Patch
- 14 GB Space required (26GB pre-ncw compression)
- 26,773 samples
- 4 mic positions [stereo - L & R, Overhead & Room]
21 articulations (varies by instrument, listed below)
- Expressive Longs (vib) (mf) [pl, fl, cl, bssn]
- Marcato (4 rrs) (p-f) [pl, fl, cl, bssn]
- Staccato (4 rrs) (p-f) [pl, fl, cl, bssn]
- Staccatissimo (4 rrs) (p-f) [pl, fl, cl, bssn]
- Trills st (mf) [pl, fl, cl, bssn]
- Trills wt (mf) [pl, fl, cl, bssn]
- Runs (up&down, up, down) (mf) [pl, fl, cl, bssn]
- Flutter Tongue (mf) [pl, fl, cl, bssn]
- Ornaments [st up, wt up, st dn, wt dn] (mf) [fl, cl]
- Plosives (Shorts) (4 rrs) (f) [pl, fl]
- Plosives (Long) (f) [fl]
- Tongue Rams (f) (4 rrs) [pl, bssn]
- Multi-phonics (f) [bssn]
- Whistle Tones (mf) [pl]
- Sing & Play (mf) [fl]
- Sing & Play (Woozy) (mf) [fl]
System Requirements
- Full Kontakt 5.8.1 or higher [NOT Kontakt Player]
- i5 or equivalent (i7 and up recommended)
- 8GB RAM (16GB and up recommended, the more the better!)
- 12GB Free Space minimum (SSD preferable)
CONTEXTUAL DEMO 1
INDEPTH WALKTHROUGH
CONTEXTUAL DEMO 2
LIVE IMPROVISATION
CONTEXTUAL DEMOS - Rhapsody In Blue (NOTE: OLDER VIDEO FROM v1 & v2)
CONTEXTUAL DEMOS - Experimental Techniques (NOTE: OLDER VIDEO FROM v1 & v2)
LISTEN
GUI (Flute use for Example)
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