Team DECiBEL | 31 May 2021 | 5.52GB
Arco 是由四架钢琴组成的美丽合奏，在音乐厅中精心采样，具有一系列弓弦和拨弦的演奏技巧。 Arco 非常适合戏剧性的膨胀、闪烁的纹理和丰富的旋律线条。在制作的第一年中，也是第一次，Arco独特的声音风格将成为任何作曲家工具箱中受欢迎的补充。在 Kontakt 5.3 或更高版本中运行。
Arco 的声音可以被描述为钢琴和弦乐合奏的混合体。我们拿了四架钢琴（两架三角钢琴和两架立式钢琴），把它们放在音乐厅里，用一系列技巧演奏每个音符。经过数周的计划和试验，我们决定使用尼龙钓鱼线，涂有两种松香 – 低音松香用于下段，大提琴松香用于上段。
除了弓形发音之外，该库还包含合奏弹拨、专门编写的弹拨颤音以及一系列无调和任意 FX 和滑音。
考虑到现代电影、电视和游戏作曲家而开发，Arco 具有极高的开箱即用性，并具有用于控制性能的干净、易于访问的用户界面。
录音
我们在现代音乐厅录音室度过了 3 天，使用 20 个顶级麦克风（包括 Neumann、DPA、Royer、Coles 和 Schoeps）通过原始信号路径（D.A.V. 前置放大器、RME 转换器）录制合奏。我们选择的大厅具有美味丰富、厚实但相当短的混响尾音，非常适合营造距离感，同时又足够干燥，可以添加您自己的混响来品尝。随附的三个麦克风混音可以轻松为您的音乐拨入完美的声音，而独特的“透视”控件为您提供了一个滑块，可以轻松地在近距离或远距离混音之间切换。
补丁
主要补丁
ARCO – Bowed Sustains.nki
ARCO – Spiccato.nki
ARCO – Soft Spiccato.nki
ARCO – Plucks.nki
ARCO – 弹拨颤音.nki
ARCO – Glissando Effects.nki
经济补丁（减少语音数量）
Bowed Sustains (Open).nki
Bowed Sustains（静音）.nki
Bowed Sustains (Super Eco).nki
Bowed Sustains (Hyper Eco).nki
弹拨颤音 (Eco).nki
还包括单独的带状麦克风贴片，使声音更厚实、更温暖。
音色范围：C1 到 E5（弓形），G1 到 G6（弹拨）。
特征
– 在现代音乐厅环境中精心录制。
– 3 个可混音麦克风位置，包括我们的简易透视混音器。
– 单独的带状麦克风贴片使角色更温暖。
– 一系列鼓舞人心的发音：延音、软和硬 spiccato、拨弦和颤音。
– 无调/任意效果。
– 使用调制轮平滑动态变形。
– 用于在不同性能风格之间变形的“纹理”控制。
– 简单和用户友好的界面。
– 高质量的 24 位样本。
– 6GB 下载大小（NCW 从 11GB 样本池压缩）。
– 需要完整版的 Kontakt 5.3 或更高版本。
主页
https://fracturesounds.com/product/arco/
Arco is a beautiful ensemble of four pianos, meticulously sampled in a concert hall with a range of bowed and plucked articulations. Arco is perfect for dramatic swells, shimmering textures and lush melodic lines. Over a year in the making, and the first of its kind, Arco’s unique sonic flavours will be a welcome addition to any composer’s toolbox. Runs in Kontakt 5.3 or above.
The sound of Arco could be described as a hybrid between a piano and a string ensemble. We took four pianos (two grands and two uprights), put them in a concert hall and performed each note with a range of techniques. After weeks of planning and experimenting, we settled on using nylon fishing line, coated in two types of rosin – bass rosin for the lower range and cello rosin for the upper range.
In addition to bowed articulations, the library also contains ensemble plucks, a specially scripted plucked tremolo, and a range of atonal and aleatoric FX and glissandi.
Developed with the modern film, TV and game composer in mind, Arco is extremely playable out-of-the-box, and features a clean, accessible user interface for controlling the performance.
The Recording
We spent 3 days in a modern concert hall recording studio, recording the ensemble with 20 top-shelf microphones (including Neumann, DPA, Royer, Coles and Schoeps), through a pristine signal path (D.A.V. pre-amps, RME converters). The hall we chose features a deliciously rich, thick, yet fairly short reverb tail, perfect for creating a sense of distance while being dry enough to add your own reverb to taste. The three included microphone mixes make it easy to dial in the perfect sound for your music, and the unique ‘perspective’ control gives you a single slider to easily shift between a close or distant mix.
The Patches
Main Patches
ARCO – Bowed Sustains.nki
ARCO – Spiccato.nki
ARCO – Soft Spiccato.nki
ARCO – Plucks.nki
ARCO – Plucked Tremolo.nki
ARCO – Glissando Effects.nki
Economical Patches (reduced voice count)
Bowed Sustains (Open).nki
Bowed Sustains (Muted).nki
Bowed Sustains (Super Eco).nki
Bowed Sustains (Hyper Eco).nki
Plucked Tremolo (Eco).nki
Separate ribbon mic patches are also included, which give a thicker, warmer character to the sound.
Patch ranges: C1 to E5 (Bowed), G1 to G6 (Plucked).
Features
– Meticulously recorded in a modern concert hall environment.
– 3 mixable microphone positions, including our easy perspective mixer.
– Separate ribbon mic patches for a warmer character.
– Range of inspiring articulations: Sustain, soft and hard spiccato, plucked, and tremolo.
– Atonal/Aleatoric effects.
– Smooth dynamic morphing with the mod wheel.
– ‘Texture’ control for morphing between different performance styles.
– Simple and user-friendly interface.
– High quality 24-Bit samples.
– 6GB download size (NCW compressed from 11GB sample pool).
– Requires the full version of Kontakt 5.3 or above.
