Artillery Shell Cello

An experimental cello library built for Kontakt

Artillery Shell Cello by Dust Bowl Guitars is a one-of-a-kind handcrafted instrument with a metal artillery shell as its body, delivering an eerie, metallic resonance. It features a cello tailpiece, bridge, and fingerboard mounted onto the shell, with a contact mic hidden beneath a combat helmet topping the instrument.

This library offers a rich palette of chromatic multi-sampled articulations, true legato, dynamic expressions like crescendos and swells, and an array of long and short note styles. Powerful sound-shaping tools let you fine-tune tone, dynamics, and positioning. Performance features include an arpeggio system, Play-Assist mode, and customizable key-switch mapping. With clean, flexible controls and advanced effects, it’s designed for seamless playability and creative freedom.

Specifications

• True Legato & Portamento, Sustains, Shorts,Trills, Effects, and Dynamic Expressions

• Hundreds of professional live phrases performed in major and minor keys

• 3 Powerful Kontakt .nki instrument presets, Main, Legato, and Phrases

• 24 bit / 48 kHz uncompressed PCM wav samples

• 17.6 GB Installed

• 7,000 stereo samples in unlocked 24-bit, 48 kHz .WAV format

• A flexible, intuitive user interface with multi-mic mixer, pro features and deep customizability

• 2 microphone position mixes: Close Cardioid Microphones, and Contact Pickup

This library is designed for the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 6.2.2 or later.

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.