If there were ever a single flute instrument capable of tackling and weaving through all manner of musical lines—sitting both within a pop mix and atop a score, whether in a solo or ensemble setting, with ultimate flexibility and a powerhouse of articulations—this is it.
Recorded with the phenomenal flautist Sofia Castillo, this instrument captures her complete musical artistry, after her tours and travels with some of the greatest orchestras in the world finally converged at Auddict's studios!
This instrument is the final addition to our solo flutes library, and sits above as the flagship. Into this, we poured the quietest yet recorded flute pianissimo legato, which takes astounding musicianship to achieve and capture.
A full powerhouse of articulations includes six note shapes combined with different vibrato (or non vibrato) options, legato styles, different short styles, extended articulations, a full 4x mic position set, controls over air intensity (or even interactive mode) and more.
The softest dynamic, which is achieved by turning the mod wheel (CC1) down all the way, is a near-silence, viciously-difficult, beautiful sound to attain on the flute.
To our knowledge, there does not exist a virtual flute instrument capable of producing such a tone, due to the difficulty in performing and capturing this whisper-like sound. Listen below.
Due to the realism of this instrument, and the musical potential, we've decided to include a gallery of legato MIDI performances, which expertly utilize the features included to craft realistic, expressive performances.
Drag and drop these into your DAW to see for yourself, how the various articulations and features are compiled expertly, and how you too can use them to bring life to your music through the Sofia Castillo Flute.
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With a legato mode boasting multiple styles, vibrato modes, note shapes, reactive and controllable air intensity, key clicks, releases and dynamic layers ranging from loud to quite literally the softest virtual flute pianissimo you will find - the possibilities are endless.
We want you to know how to get the most out of this instrument, so we've included a gallery of MIDI performances which you can simply drop in your DAW, open and analyze, to see how you can achieve the best, most realistic sound.
The Sofia Castillo Flute library impresses with a substantial 18.2GB of high-quality sample content (compressed), designed to provide a rich and versatile foundation for musical creation.
With both normal and multi-tongued staccato, easily switch (even mid phrase) between one and the other, creating musical variety and breaking the trend of monotonous, boring sampled staccato sound.
Control the air and key click sounds, with a brand new interactive and reactive mode for conrolling air/breath intensity on the go.
Extended techniques, such as whistle tone, tongue rams, multi-tongue playing, and flutter tongue technique, are included to broaden the expressive palette.
As is usual for Auddict, we offer a variety of mic positions. This flute comes with four, recorded, mixed and produced to offer the full spectrum of options all the way from close/dry to a full, broad scoring instrument aesthetic.
To utilize this library, a full version of Kontakt 5 or later is required. It is compatible across all operating systems, with a recommended minimum of 4GB RAM to ensure optimal performance.
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