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Space Age Colors - Vol 1

Kontakt Library

  • $249.00 plus tax
  • $399.00

Intro pricing — ends May 19th

Space Age Colors opens the door to orchestrations inspired by legendary arrangers of the 1950s and 60s such as Nelson Riddle, Quincy Jones, and Henry Mancini. With idiomatic techniques performed by some of the most elite studio musicians in NYC, the instruments in this collection will bring instant personality and charm to big band and studio orchestra productions.


Requires Kontakt (full license) version 6.7 or higher. Does not support the free Kontakt Player.

Free Pulse Downloader app and account required for installation.

Pays royalties to performers.

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OVERVIEW


This library features a selection of muted brass and woodwinds used in the classic midcentury studio orchestra. The instruments for this volume were chosen based on their complementary nature and ability to combine in quintessential swingin' style. Space Age Colors will expand your palette of colors and bring vibrant detail to your orchestrations.

Features

  • 7 instruments spanning muted brass and woodwinds: Flute, Alto Flute, Bass Clarinet, English Horn, Trumpet (Harmon mute), and Trombone (cup mute), plus an Espressivo Flute for lyrical solo passages

  • 7 orchestrated multi patches for rapid sketching and inspiration

  • 20 articulations including legato, sustain, tenuto, swell, grace notes, rips, falls, doits, flops, bends, scoops, and more

  • Runs Arranger — play realistic, performance-sampled runs in any key, any scale type, from any note to any note, with control over duration, dynamics, and resolution

  • Trills Arranger — play polyphonic trills and chord tremolos on a single MIDI channel, with three modes including diatonic chord trill support

  • 5 vintage microphone positions

  • Onboard tape, echo, tone, and limiter effects

  • Flexible articulation switching via key switch or MIDI CC

  • Performed by elite NYC session musicians

Listen to Space Age Colors - Vol 1

LEARN MORE

Fig. 1 - Overview
Fig. 2 - Legato features

Runs Arranger

A unique and flexible tool for creating woodwind runs.


Trills Arranger

Perform polyphonic trills with customizable controls.


WHAT'S INCLUDED


Instruments

  • Alto Flute
  • Bass Clarinet
  • English Horn
  • Flute
  • Trumpet (harmon mute)
  • Trombone (cup mute)

Multis

  • COLOR Trumpet with flutes in octaves
  • COLOR Trumpet and trombone in octaves
  • COLOR Flute and trombone in octaves
  • COLOR Espressivo flute and alto flute in octaves
  • SKETCH Full Ensemble
  • SKETCH Trombone over bass clarinet
  • SKETCH Flute over bass clarinet

Microphone Positions

  • Close 1 - RCA 77 ribbon mic
  • Close 2 - ELAM 251 tube mic
  • Mid - RCA 77
  • Room 1 - Neumann M49 tube mics in A/B configuration
  • Room 2 - BM9 ribbon mics in Blumlein configuration

Articulations

  • Standard Legato
  • Glissando Legato
  • Runs Legato
  • Espressivo Legato (3 attack types)
  • Legato to short
  • Sustain (3 attack types)
  • Bends
  • Staccato
  • Tenuto
  • Marcato
  • Sfz - cresc (2)
  • Grace notes short
  • Gracce notes long
  • Fall short
  • Fall long
  • Rise
  • Doit
  • Flop
  • Trills long
  • Trils short

NOTE: Not all instruments have all articulations

SAMPLE CONTENT

  • Approx ~25GB (~13GB compressed)
  • Over 30,000 samples

OTHER

  • 1 User Guide — download here

LIBRARY LIMITATIONS

  • Glissando legato target notes have a limited amount of sustain before sample is looped.
  • Scoops, Bends and Long Grace Notes have a limited amount of sustain before sample is looped.
  • Short grace notes are a bit inconsistent. It's more noticeable when isolated, but tend to sound fine as part of an ensemble in a real musical context.

NOTE: All specifications are subject to change at the time of release.

LOVINGLY MADE IN N.Y.C.

All our Kontakt libraries are carefully crafted in N.Y.C.
by veteran composer and arranger Jared Hunter.

Specifications:


Size:~25GB (~13GB compressed)
NKM:7
NKI files:7
Resolution:24-bit 48kHz
Instruments:flute, alto flute, english horn, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone

Requirements:


Additional requirements or recommendations:
  • Use of a dedicated high speed SSD for sample storage is highly recommended

Have a question?

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact us. We'd love to hear from you!

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