Karoryer Samples and bigcat instruments have released a collaborative cello sample library in both Kontakt 5 and SFZ formats.
Key features:
- Unprocessed close-miked recordings without vibrato.
- All notes sampled every minor third.
- Sustained bowed notes with two round robins and four velocity layers, four octave range.
- Staccato bowed notes with four round robins and four velocity layers, four octave range.
- Pizzicato notes with four round robins, three octave range.
- Two extra mappings which trigger multiple samples at once.
- Samples of harmonics slides and percussive noises mapped to the keys above the notes.
- Several built-in effects in the Kontakt instruments.
- A total of 527 samples in 44.1 kHz 24-bit WAV format.
- 155 MB download size.
Price: Free.
https://soundcloud.com/karoryfersamples/cello-by-karoryfer-lecolds