Cloud Viola²

viola × green garden twine ÷ √ (granular oscillator³ × reverb) = CLOUD VIOLA².

The DNA of a viola, but not a viola anymore.

CLOUD VIOLA² is a deeply multisampled hybrid Kontakt instrument that takes a humble 17th century classical stringed instrument and lovingly shoves it into the modern world.

Eight articulations include an impossible garden twine bowing technique, deeply multi-sampled plucked palm mutes and accented bows, effected and electronically manipulated 'clouds' and 3 grain oscillators with XY pad control.

CLOUD VIOLA² is perfect as a standalone signature instrument or for adding interesting texture to a 'proper' orchestra, using MIDI controllers and DAW automation she can be played with organic expressiveness and genuine emotion. Unlike more conventional classical instruments she is completely in her comfort zone for cutting edge electronica, epic trailer massiveness quirky sound design and delicate contemporary classical.

She can easily go from delicate to feisty and sound like a haunted ballroom, huge busted orchestra, one hundred rusty mandolins, swarm of angry bees, dusty Mellotron.

Cloud Viola²:

• One Kontakt .nki instrument.
• 60 snapshots.
• 3GB of 24-bit samples (uncompressed).
• 2.5GB download.
• Three octave key range - G2 to A5.
• requires FULL Kontakt 5.6.8 or above.
• £40.00.

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