REQ: AcousticSamples VWinds Flutes

SAMPLING MEETS MODELING, AGAIN & AGAIN

Our final orchestral section in the VWinds series is here at last - we're very proud to introduce VWinds Flutes!

Consisting of 9 individually-recorded, finely crafted instruments, VWinds Flutes is our biggest VSeries library to date. And just like its predecessors, it delivers unparalleled playability and realism whilst barely making a dent on computer resources. At a total download size of just ~1.6Gb, VWinds Flutes provides the opportunity to use realistic-sounding, ultra-responsive, flexible instruments on virtually any modern set-up, working equally well on laptops for musicians on-the-go as it does for those working on more powerful computers in the studio.

VWinds Flutes is the most advanced library we've ever created, and represents a huge leap forward in our methodology and technology. We've redesigned a number of old features and added a treasure chest of new ones - the sound itself has been reworked and enhanced, all the way back to the original recorded samples, offering a greater sense of space and depth with no extra strain on the workstation.
New dials have been added to the interface; an 'extra air' dial for a breathier sound, an option to add more air to the attacks, and also a dial to control release times. We've also incorporated an 'Overblow' feature, accessed via the main tab in the interface, which gives the user the option to overblow on attacks alone or on the full instrument (or not at all), giving access to played harmonics when dynamics are pushed to their limits, without any extra effort. On top of all of this, we've added a new 'Smart' style of legato transition, and even an all-new parameter for controlling the sound of the vibrato.

Along with all the new customisable features, we've added a brand new space to our virtual soundstage - taken from recordings at the magnificent Stoller Hall (Manchester UK). This new concert hall regularly hosts some of the world's finest musicians, and has been described as 'perhaps the most acoustically perfect concert hall in the country' (Georgia Mann, BBC Radio 3) and 'deliver[ing] the music as if every hearer is in the conductor's shoes' (Robert Beale, The Arts Desk).



We sampled/modeled 2 Piccolos, 2 'C' Flutes, 2 Alto 'G' Flutes, 2 Bass Flutes and 1 Contrabass Flute, each performed by different world-class musicians. The two versions of the Piccolos, Flutes, Alto and Bass Flutes are separately recorded individual instruments, recorded by different players, to offer variety of tone and colour.
Like the other VSeries libraries, VWinds Flutes employ H.A.T. (our proprietary Harmonic Alignment Technology). This leading technology allows for a hyper-accurate reproduction of the timbre of each instrument, covering the full dynamic range across every articulation, combined with highly customizable, beautifully expressive performance techniques.
The combination of real recorded samples with modeling techniques means that VWinds Flutes weighs in at only ~120Mb per instrument (retina graphics and presets included), while truly sounding like a real live instrument being recorded with all of its imperfections, alongside fully continuous response with unparalleled playability.
We are confident in saying that to our ears, and hopefully yours too, VWinds Flutes are the most realistic and easy-to-use instruments of their kind available today.
We were extremely fortunate to have Henri Tournier recording for us, one of the world’s leading contrabass “octobass” flute players. The contrabass/octobass flute was invented in France, and is now used around the world by flautists and flute makers alike.”