Lumina

WITH SYMPHOBIA AND SYMPHOBIA 2, PROJECTSAM EXPLORED THE HEAVIER SIDE OF ORCHESTRA TO HELP YOU THRILL DIRECTORS AND AUDIENCES AROUND THE WORLD.

AND NOW, A NEW STORY UNFOLDS...

Featuring full orchestra, choir, smaller ensembles and a wide range of guest instruments, LUMINA dives into the world of fantasy, mystery and animation, adding depth and delicacy to your musical palette. Based on more recordings than ever before, this third volume in the SYMPHOBIA series is ProjectSAM’s most ambitious release yet.

ProjectSAM is well-known for its ensemble recording concept, and LUMINA trumps this with even finer arrangements. The warmth and beauty of orchestra and choir performing together has been captured in stunning, playable ensembles. Moreover, LUMINA is packed with superbly orchestrated textures covering the full spectrum of fantasy and mystery. Refined with grand piano, harp and percussion, these recordings are truly luminous.

LUMINA’s solo and guest instruments range from legato woodwinds, such as oboe and clarinet, to a beautifully sampled celtic harp, tin whistle and... a full bell tower! The library also pays homage to the playful world of cartoons with dedicated ensembles and phrases for careful tiptoeing and tongue-in-cheek suspense. Of course you will find ProjectSAM's popular DYSTOPIA section, too, with all-new sound design based on LUMINA’s samples.

LUMINA is a journey of inspiration... as for each note you play, three more will spring to mind.

LUMINA IS ABOUT STORYTELLING

Multis are a much cherished feature of the SYMPHOBIA series. LUMINA builds on this concept by combining ensembles and instruments into thematic ‘Stories’.

Using clever keyboard mapping and controller assignments, Stories give you numerous musical features on one keyboard − all within a single Kontakt track. In this way, LUMINA’s ensembles, solo instruments and textures all take part in a bigger Story.

Elements within a Story can be individually purged from RAM, or instantly muted using assigned mute keys. Also, the Elements tab allows you to tweak each element separately.

Stories are great sources of inspiration, and useful starting points for a new track or arrangement. Because of the many different musical elements and well-thoughout controllers, they work great for live situations too,
such as a theater show or songwriter performance.

LUMINA’S MICROPHONES

SYMPHOBIA and SYMPHOBIA 2 offer two microphone sets: Close and Stage. These were actually mixdowns of a number of microphone positions, including the Wide microphone setup.

In LUMINA, the recorded microphone positions have been split into three fully separate channels named Direct, Ambient and Wide.

• Direct: a mix of spot mics, close to the instruments                         
• Ambient: stereo pair located behind the conductor’s spot
• Wide: 2 microphones at the very left and right sides of the orchestra

By default, all 3 mic channels are loaded and activated. The LUMINA interface allows you to individually purge them, reducing the instrument's RAM footprint by 1/3rd or 2/3rds.

MICROPHONE CROSS-FADER
The microphone cross-fader allows you to smoothly morph between the Close and Stage ‘preset mixes’ of the three individual mic channels. To illustrate: in Close position, the Direct mic channel is fully open, Ambient is closed and Wide is slightly open. Half-way, all three mic channels are partly open. In Stage position, the Direct mic channel is closed, Ambient is fully open and Wide is significantly open. As stated in the previous chapter, the Wide mic channel can be used on its own, but it was designed to be mixed with the Direct and Ambient channels to add a sense of extra space and width to the sound.

KEY LIBRARY FEATURES

• Aimed at fantasy, mystery & animation
• Designed for film, TV & video game scoring
• Ensemble recordings (featuring full orchestra & choir)
• Chamber ensembles (including solo strings & soprano choir)
• Legato instruments (including soprano voice)
• Guest instruments (including celtic harp & double bass)
• Genuine concert hall recordings
• Real-time mixing of direct, ambient & wide mics
• 39 GB compressed audio pool (75 GB uncompressed)

LIBRARY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• 38.8 GB library pool (75 GB compressed NCW format)
• 3 stereo mic sets for almost all instruments
• 44.1 kHz 24 bit audio pool
• License allows for three simultaneous activations per licensee
• USB version of LUMINA is stored on a USB 3.0 stick and is backwards compatible with USB 2.0

Démos video

	LUMINA Official Trailer
	LUMINA Walkthrough - 1 Textures and Gestures
	LUMINA Walkthrough - 2 Playable Instrument
	LUMINA Walkthrough - 3 Stories I
	LUMINA Walkthrough - 4 Stories II
	LUMINA Walkthrough - 5 Legato Soloists
	LUMINA Walkthrough - 6 Dystopi
	Making of A Day in the Fields
	Making of Drunken Cyberzombieninjas
	Making of Holy Moly
	Making of Nocturna in Lumina

Plus d'information

Systemrequirements

NI Kontakt Player 5 included in this product!

The latest version of Kontakt Player is available through your Native-Instruments Service Center

Windows
Windows 7 (latest Service Pack, 32/64 Bit), Intel Core Duo or AMD Athlon 64, 2 GB RAM

Mac
Mac OS X 10.6 (latest update), Intel Core Duo, 2 GB RAM

for all

• 1GB free disc space for player installation
• additional hard disc space according to the library size
• internet connection for product activation required (on any computer)
• DVD drive

SUPPORTED INTERFACES

• Stand-alone
• VST
• Audio Units
• ASIO
• Core Audio
• WASAPI
• RTAS (Pro Tools 8 and higher)

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