Nabeel Ansari Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) FREE DOWNLOAD: http://impactsoundworks.com/products/orchestral/the-stroh-violin/The Stroh Violin is a curious acoustic instrument invented by electrical engineer John Matthias Augustus Stroh, who, of course, named it after himself. Stroh conceived of a violin constructed with a metal resonator and horn, producing a louder, brighter sound compared to a traditional wood violin. He patented his design in 1899. While this unique modification of the violin never overtook the popularity of perhaps the most classic orchestral instrument, the stroh violin is played by musicians worldwide – particularly in Europe – for folk music. It is beloved for street performance, thanks to its powerful tone that requires no amplification to be heard even in a noisy area. Naturally, we sampled it! The Impact Soundworks Stroh Violin features this instrument in a single, elegant, lightweight Kontakt patch with modern trimmings like a sequencer and 'grit' effects. The result is a fun and surprisingly versatile virtual instrument, great for everything from rhythmic underscore ostinato to comical pizzicato, folk mockups and more. Special thanks to performer Kalle Ricken and designer Richie Albert! FEATURES * Authentic multisampled stroh violin * 3x dynamic layers / up to 5x round robins * Sustain, spiccato & pizzicato articulations * Customizable mapping * 3-layer rhythmic sequencer / gate * Quick controls for grit, dirt and vinyl * Lightweight and fun to use DEMOS https://soundcloud.com/isworks/sets/the-stroh-violin-demos-by-impact-soundworks GET IT HERE FOR FREE!: http://impactsoundworks.com/products/orchestral/the-stroh-violin/ (Requires FULL version of Kontakt 5.4+) You heard the man. Go get it! It's good! Edited April 20, 2015 by Neblix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nase Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) hey, that's very cool and generous, and unusually "boutique" for your sampling studio. i'll be sure to check it out when i upgrade my kontakt in the summer. the pizzicato and staccato sounds great. i'm happy about any freebie of that kind, as i'm not really in the market for a comprehensive strings library. also, i think lightweight multisamples are a great niche. i wish for a bigger kontakt library with several acoustic sounds like that. you know, i like romplers like sampletank, but the new version was a bit of a disappointment sound wise. if someone came up with small collections of sounds like this one, maybe 5 or so, up to 200 MB per patch, and sold 'em in thematic packages for kontakt, i think i'd get those. there's just a gap between the do it all vanilla libraries and the super specialist libraries with a million keyswitches. you could use one sound as a free demo, as well. like you're doing now. then sell it with 4 additional sounds. sort of like shareware. Edited April 21, 2015 by Nase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Free is good, will see if I can try this out! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorax Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 it sounds pretty cool from the demo sound files; I'll have to wait until I update Kontakt to try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorax Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Updated Kontakt so I could give this a go. I really like the instrument, but I can't seem to get any velocity changes out of it; the only thing that really changes dynamic is the sequencer, and sometimes that's not optimal to use for volume's sake. Other than that, it's a very nice and unique instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 You have to use the modwheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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