Bolder Sounds will release fiddle! V2 on December 15th, 2018, for Kontakt with a free update for those who purchase fiddle! V1 prior to the release date of V2.
fiddle! V2 features new sampled articulations which greatly enhance the expressiveness of the instrument, particularly in regards to ornamentation.
New Features in fiddle! V2
Bowed Articulations:
- Slow Bow sustained samples - ideal for Ballads, Airs and slow tempo tunes.
- Harmonic samples.
19 Ornaments in 9 Categories:
- Mordents - (half and whole step).
- Trills - (half and whole step).
- Hammer Ons - (half and whole step).
- Pull Offs - (half and whole step).
- Rolls - (half-whole step / whole-half step / whole-whole step).
- Waterfalls - (half-whole step / whole-half step / whole-whole step).
- Wiggles - (half and whole step).
- Flicks - (2 sets).
- Triplets - also sometimes called bowed triplets or Irish triplets.
Added to the Fiddle Extras .nki:
- Left Hand Open String Gestures.
- Slide Harmonics.
- Scottish "Scrunch" ornament.
A New Kontakt .nki - Pitched Chops:
- This Kontakt instrument will allow you to create grooves and accompaniment rhythms combining percussive chops with pitched release bow strokes. Darol Anger and Maggie O'Connor are two fiddlers who utilize this technique frequently.
Price:
- $59.95 prior to 12/15/18.
- Sale: $69.95 after 12/15/18.