8Diо Adagietto KONTAKT

Adagietto Strings overview
ADAGIETTO is a powerful, easy-to-use, full string ensemble set based on our deep-sampled and highly expressive Adagio String Series.

Produced by Academy Award, TEC and G.A.N.G Award Winning Composer, Troels Folmann and Emmy nominated composer and orchestrator, Colin O’Malley, 8Dio Adagio String Series marks the most expressive collection of deep-sampled emotional strings ever created. Adagietto is bread-and-butter of Adagio. It just works. No hassle. Everything is neatly laid out as full ensemble patches, so you can just start composing. The new three-way legato system is based on your velocity (Emotional Slur Legato, Village Legato and Instinct Legato). The legato system is divided into each string group and contains 11 unique legato recordings for the four string groups.

Adagietto is based on Full Ensemble Strings from the Adagio collection. Full Ensemble Violin (11), Full Ensemble Viola (8), Full Ensemble Cello (6) and Full Ensemble Bass (4). The entire collection was sampled and recorded in a signature church environment with a hand-selected group of classical string players. All groups were sampled with two different microphone positions (close/far). We employed all current generation sampling techniques (ex. true legato, deep sampled repetitions etc). New techniques were also developed to capture a higher level of emotion and humanity in the performances. The result is a passionate virtual instrument which is extremely agile to play.

11 Unique Types of Legato
Adagietto contains 11 uniquely recorded types of legato to cover all your needs for true transitional string performances. The legato performances were modeled around lyrical melodies, capturing the spirit of the most beloved composers of our time. You can control the legato for each individual section (Violins, Violas, Cellos & Basses) and all the legato are designed in a completely intuitive way. You don’t have to use keyswitches or modwheel, since we built it all into the velocities. When you play softly you will trigger the slow/portamento legato. When you played normal you will trigger the common Village legato and when you play harder you will trigger our faster Instinct legato. It just works.

Microphone and Options
Adagietto contains two microphone positions – condensed from dozens of microphones (including Decca, Spot Mics, Wide Mics). The first microphone is closed, which is a nearfield representation of the strings. The second microphone is far, which is great for a more ambient perspective. Adagietto also contains a wealth of options, including ability to isolate each string group (Violins, Cellos, Violas and Basses) independently or the ability to play with all the ensembles at the same time through our ensemble patches. We also added True Sordino (Muted Strings) for elements such as Arcs, Sustains and Spiccatos.

Kontakt VST / AU / AAX
18.735 Samples. 12.2GB HDD (compressed from 25.7GB)
Recorded in rich church w/ 2 mic. positions (Close, Far)
Full Ensemble Violin (11). Viola (8). Cello (6) and Basses (4)
Full String Ensemble and Individual String Section patches
3 Way Multi-Purpose Legato System. Just works. No hassle.
True Sordino (Muted Strings) articulations
Dynamic Arcs Normal and Sordino
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Full Retail Version of Kontakt 5.5 (or later) Required