REQ: Versilian Studios The Recorder KONTAKT

The Recorder is the definitive recorder sample library, featuring 27 top-of-the-range Baroque and Renaissance replica instruments from prestigious makers around the world. Created with performer Emily O’Brien and sponsored by the American Recorder Society (ARS), over 60 hours of recording went into capturing each instrument chromatically across over a dozen articulations both historical and contemporary.



27 Professional Instruments
From the rapid soloistic flourishes of the high Baroque to the soulful motets and painterly madrigals of the Renaissance, over three centuries of history are covered across three consorts, or sets, of instruments.



Over 180,000 Sample Files
The largest recorder sample library ever made by an order of magnitude, 70 hours of total recording time went into this project to capture each instrument across 15 different articulations.

Five Unique Microphone Positions
A specialized range of microphones were used to capture the recorders accurately and naturally, comprising five arrays in four positions.



Cutting-Edge True Legato
The Recorder eschews this practice and utilizes instead a vastly more time consuming method which eliminates the need for the second crossfade, giving a beautifully natural transition.

A more “traditional” set of legatos are provided for comparison and timbral clarity, using chromatic destination notes rather than the diatonic destinations sampled.

VISAGE exposes full control over every parameter of the legato behavior, allowing you to tune the legato exactly to taste, or you can pick between six pre-calibrated presets and get playing.



Historical Tuning & Temperaments System
Our new VISAGE 3 engine allows you to work in a range of historical temperaments and intonations, from various flavors of Meantone to the rich key coloration of so-called “Well” temperaments, to even some varieties of near-Equal options.

A useful Transposition feature allows you to utilize A=415 instruments in modern A=440 production (and vice versa), providing many different timbral options to perfectly fit the context and range of your virtual production or composition.



Kontakt or Kontakt Player 7.6.1+ Required