Retro Flute

Eduardo Tarilonte is well known for his 5 star Anthology series. The same award winning attention to detail has been applied to this latest release. Retro Flute is not a “yet another flute library.”Above and beyond the extreme scripted features and flawless recording/sampling quality, Retro Flute provides the user with something new and innovative.

Though it will sit extremely well in a Cinematic, Classical or Jazz ensemble track, it is the retro sound used by many progressive rock artists that produces a pure and powerful tone.
Perhaps the most exciting feature of Retro Flute is the ability to generate the popular sung style, best described as the flute being sung through as it is sounding. This mix of instrument and vocalist has never been sampled before.

Welcome to Bela D Media’s Retro Flute!

The Details
Sustained Straight Tone & Vibrato
Sung Style
Various Staccato Options
Repetitions
Overlaying Options
Player Breath Noise
Key Noise
Slide Down
Runs
Flutter
Mordent
Half and Whole Tone Trills

The Environment
For the express purpose of allowing the user to be in command of each exclusive mixing situation, Retro Flute is recorded within a controlled studio environment. As a bonus, Bela D Media has included the Giovani Edition’s 19th century church impulse response file.

Advanced Scripting
Offering the composer real-time control is our top priority. By means of advanced scripting technology within Kontakt 2, coupled with Bela D Media’s specialized programming staff, remarkable real-time control has been achieved.

Multi Speed Legato Control
Automatically activated depending on the tempo of the users performance. The user can change decay and legato. The default values have been carefully chosen to achieve smooth musical transitions.

Male and Female Vocal Breath
By means of the sustain pedal, the user can trigger vocal breath samples in order to create a true wind performance.

FX
All patches are assigned the 24-bit Redeemer IRF or Kontakt reverb. The user can alter the amount of ambience manually or via any assigned MIDI cc#.

Auto Default Key Switching
If set to auto default, the program will activate the default key switching scheme

Manual Key Switching
If set to manual, the last selected key switch will remain active until the next key switch is selected.

Noises
A multiple array of instrument noises has been sampled to achieve true sounding performances. The user can alter the volume for each and the frequency of occurrence.

Speed mode
The user can vary the speed of samples via Mod-wheel or any MIDI cc# chosen and all in real-time. This will allow the user to adjust all ornamentations and/or vibrato to tempo.

Real Time Velocity and Vibrato Cross-Fade Control
The user can add vibrato and/or crossfade velocities with a midi controller of your choice in real time.

Advanced Filtering
The user can adjust a filter for changing the sound of the instrument.
This feature can be controlled with an assignable cc.

Auto Random or Selected Round Robin
The user can choose random or round robin.

Volume Sens
With this feature you can adjust the volume curve or velocity crossfade to your taste.

Wind Controller Compatibility
ASW has been programmed for compatibility and easy way of use with wind controllers like Yamaha WX5.

More infos

Systemrequirements

This Product does not include a "Kontakt" player!

A full version of Native Instruments "Kontakt" is required for unlimited functionality!
Please notice: With the free Kontakt Player 4 (or newer) you can play this library in 15 minutes demo/test mode only!

Additionally you have full access to the included WAV or AIF files.

Product activation:
An internet connection on any computer is required to authorize / activate the product (Challenge/Response).

Reviews

Review "Computer Music"

This instrument for Kontakt 2 and 3 is designed to bring the sound of the flute to your DAW. The package includes but a single patch, which uses rather a lot of keyswitches to give the user enormous control over the sound of the flute. Flutters, trills. Runs, staccato and even sung articulations are available, and there’s an alternate version of the patch included that uses Kontakt’s Time Machine mode to alter the speed of playback.

Retro Flute is complex, isn’t cheap, and you’ll need to have a copy of Kontakt 2 or 3 to use it, but it’s the most sophisticated virtual flute we’ve seen thus far, and the sound quality is tops.

Rating: 8/10