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Cornucopia: Strings 2
release date: 18.11.2015

Cornucopia: Strings 2

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Lush, intimate and larger than life

Handpicked Chamber String Ensemble playing essential articulations with focus on a unique vintage sound. Version 2 adds brandnew True Polyphonic Legato Ensembles as well as a more accessible User Interface.

About Cornucopia Strings 2
Cornucopia is the “horn of plenty” (from Latin – cornu copiae) - a symbol of abundance and nourishment. For Cornucopia Strings 2 a chamber string ensemble (6-5-4-3-2) was recorded and sampled comprising the best string players in Bulgaria - all leading players in the Sofia Session Orchestra.

The very special characteristic that makes Cornucopia stand out to other string libraries on the market is its sound. At its first release in 2013 Cornucopia quickly gained a huge amount of fans due to its unique, almost vintage, tone. The strings were recorded in their real orchestral seating position (violins to the left, celli and basses to the right) in Druzhba hall – the same hall “Storm Choir” was recorded in. The subtle natural ambience of the space brought the samples to life without compromising the tonal clarity.

With a fully sampled dynamic range from piano to forte, Cornucopia can be used very well in different contexts. According to the philosophy of Strezov Sampling Cornucopia didn't receive a lot of post processing. However after some careful investigations single notes were tuned for the 2.0 update to ensure better playability and consistency.

Cornucopia Screen 1

New True Polyphonic Legato Content

The old Cornucopia had only full Tutti and seperate Basses articulations. Listening to the requests of users two brandnew true polyphonic legato patches were added with special focus on the concept of the library. The first one consists of 1st, 2nd Violins and Violas playing in Octaves with muted strings (con sordino). The second patch ensembles the Celli and Basses in Octaves also playing con sordino. Although all strings were recorded con sordino and the ensemble size is relatively small the captured sound turned out to be pretty massive and therefore is also perfect for Hybrid Score Productions.

As with Rhodope Ethnic Bulgarian Choir Exp A our new true polyphonic legato script not only allows  you to hold down chords and continue playing, but also does intelligent voice leading when you play chords. For a detailed demonstration of this please make sure to watch the walkthrough video covering this feature in more detail.

Cornucopia 2 Screen 2


Overview:

  •     Chamber String Ensembles (6-5-4-3-2)
  •     Leading String Players of the Sofia Session Orchestra
  •     Unique vintage string sound
  •     Tutti and seperate Bass articulations
  •     New True Polyphonic Legato Articulations
  •     Up to 5 Microphone Positions
  •     Optimized patches with direct access to all articulations
  •     Niente feature for seamless fade outs
  •     No compression

Full Kontakt version 4 or later required

TUTTI (1st, 2nd Violins, Violas and Celli)

  • Tutti Trills – whole tone / half tone trills
  • Tutti Tremolo – ordinary tremolo, two dynamics
  • Tutti Tremolo Sul Ponticello – tremolo, played near the 'bridge' of the instrument
  • Tutti Sus – ordinary sustained notes, two dynamics
  • Tutti Sordino Sus – sustained 'con sordino' – warm and gentle tone, two dynamics
  • Tutti Spicc – short articulation, played in the middle of the bow, without efford
  • Tutti Stacc – short articulation, sounds bigger than “Spicc”, two dynamics
  • Tutti Sfz – sforzando, playing with a sudden, strong emphasis; option of stacc. overlay
  • Tutti Pizz – pizzicato, short articulation, two dynamics
  • Tutti FX – clusters, atonal textures, avant-garde effects

BASS

  • Bass Tremolo – ordinary tremolo, two dynamics
  • Bass Tremolo Sul Ponticello – tremolo, played near the 'bridge' of the instrument, two dynamics
  • Bass Sus – ordinary sustained notes, two dynamics
  • Bass Sord Sus – sustained notes, 'con sordino' – warm and gentle tone, two dynamics
  • Bass Stacc – short articulation, two dynamics
  • Bass Sfz – sforzando, played with a strong emphasis; option of stacc. overlay
  • Bass Pizz – pizzacato, short articulation, two dynamics
  • Bass FX – clusters, atonal textures, avant-garde effects

TRUE POLYPHONIC LEGATO

  •  High Strings True Polyphonic Legato - con sordino, in full Octaves
  • Low Strings True Polyphonic Legato - con sordino, in full Octaves

BONUS

  • 4 Vln FFF Divisi Marc –  first chair violins (a total of 4 players) playing with a very exaggerated vibrato

 

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 Ratings

The following reviews have been placed by customers who also bought this product from us. All reviews are provided through eKomi, Europe’s largest independent customer review company.

5.0 of 5  
09.01.2023 Sprache: deutsch

Kompakte und vielseitig einsetzbare String Library.Lässt sich mit seinen Kontakt-Bedienfeldern schnell in unterschiedlichste Produktionen einfügen.- Mit Cornucopia: Strings 2 lässt sich eine schöne und vielseitige "Tonmalerei" gestalten.

5.0 of 5  
14.04.2016 Language: englisch

Cornucopia Strings is a great strings library for my work. It's perfect for the beginners and the professional composers for the easy use and the perfect fit in the typical sound vault of every composers. Very high quality of deep sampling as every wonderful products from Strezov!!!

4.0 of 5  
24.11.2015 Sprache: deutsch

Als Ergänzung zu anderen String-Libraries für den Preis ordentlich...

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David Buckley
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 Requirements

Requires full version of Native Instruments Kontakt

Please notice: This library can not be used with the free Kontakt Player! To use this "Open Kontakt" format, you need a full version of Kontakt, which is included in products such as Komplete or Komplete Ultimate.

The minimum required Kontakt version number for this product is stated in the product description or can be found on the developer's website.

System Requirements:

Mac:

  • macOS 10.14 or higher
  • 64 bit
  • Intel Core i5 or Apple M1 (native)
  • RAM: 4GB (6GB recommended)

Windows:

  • Windows 10 or higher
  • 64 bit
  • Intel Core i5 or similar CPU
  • RAM: 4GB (6GB recommended)

Supported Interfaces:

  • Mac (64-bit only): Stand-alone, VST, VST3, AU, AAX
  • Windows (64-bit): Stand-alone, VST, VST3,  AAX

Legacy Versions:

If you require legacy installers of Kontakt Player please refer to this Knowledge Base Article.

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