Kinetic Solo & Chamber Strings

$119.99

Create Sophisticated Patterns with No Musical Theory Training Necessary
Kinetic Solo & Chamber Strings

INTERFACE SCREENSHOTS & DEMO TRACKS
Click HERE to see the tutorial and installation.

Kinetic Solo & Chamber Strings

  • Each of the 64 events in each of the 4 timelines has velocity (dynamics) control.
  • Each timeline's velocities can be scaled globally or independently.
  • Each timeline can contain ANY section (violins, violas, cellos or basses).
  • Each timeline can contain ANY articulation (Spiccato, Pizzicato).
  • 40 rhythm patters.
  • 16 built in velocity presets can be applied to any timeline globally or independently.
  • Compose your own Ostinato Intervals.
  • Popular built in ostinato intervals, mini scales, mini arpeggios and mini ornamentations included.
  • Each timeline's events can be independently transposed up or down from a half step to a full octave.
  • Randomize transposition intervals of all 64 events in each timeline.
  • Scale your transposed edits keeping all intervals and patterns intact.
  • Limit your intervals to a maximum value.
  • Expand your intervals to a minimum value.
  • Constrain your intervals to a certain key. (Major/Natural Minor or Harmonic Minor)
  • Step-Record any notes into your own ostinato pattern.
  • Copy any timeline's intervals and paste to any other timeline.
  • Each timeline's events can be panned.
  • Randomize panning of all 64 events in each timeline independently.
  • Ability to mix each timeline's note levels independently. Note's levels are saved with the section.
  • Solo a Timeline with keyswitching.
  • 3 Exciters included.
  • Speed scaling allows you to speed up or slow down the existing tempo.
  • Easy Accent menus.
  • VU meters for each timeline.
  • Global and independent reset for rhythm patterns, and velocity presets.
  • Most features can be automated via MIDI controllers.

With Kinetic, you get the entire string section (solos or chamber) in one instrument (Violins, Violas, Cellos and Basses). You get a separate timeline for each section. Each timeline contains 64 note or rest events and can be divided into up to 4 "regions". And you can have each timeline play a different pattern, section or articulation when you hold down a single note or chord!

Choose from 40 fun-to-play pattern presets. And if you really want to get wild, you can choose any of the presets for each section separately. That means you could have the violins playing one preset, the violas play another, the cellos play yet another, and the basses play event another... ALL AT THE SAME TIME! And of course, any or all of these patterns can be edited.

Kinetic Solo & Chamber Strings contains either 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, and 2 basses or solo violin, solo viola, solo cello, and solo bass. Included articulations are Spiccato, and Pizzicato. And each articulation can be "tightened or broadened".

Recorded at the First Presbyterian Church, Santa Monica where A-list Los Angeles-based orchestras record and perform.  

The World’s Most Flexible Ostinato Pattern Strings

  • 4 Strings Sections in ONE Instrument (Either solos or chamber)
  • Create Sophisticated Patterns with No Musical Theory Training Necessary
  • Intelligent String Motion Engine
  • Bring Motion to Strings With Unparalleled Ease
  • Powerful & Intuitive Design
  • Dynamic Randomization with Instant Results
  • A String Instrument Like No Other
  • Epic & Cinematic
  • Infinite Results
  • Instant String Rhythms

4 Independent Timelines

Solos:

  • 1 Violin
  • 1 Viola
  • 1 Cello
  • 1 Bass

Chamber:

  • 2 Violins
  • 2 Violas
  • 2 Cellos
  • 2 Basses
  • (Kinetic Solo & Chamber Strings can have any section, pattern or articulation on any timeline.)

For Each of the 4 Timelines:

  • 64 Editable Note/Rest Events per Timeline
  • 64 Editable Velocity Events per Timeline
  • 4 Regions per Timeline
  • Each region's length can be changed.
  • Regions can overlap.
  • Repetition On/Off
  • Region Cycling (Regions can cycle 1 through 4, or not at all.)
  • Articulation Chooser (Spiccato, Pizzicato)
  • Accent Control (Accent every 2, 3, 4 or 6 events. Choose "Subtle, Moderate or Dynamic" accent style.)
  • Tighten/Broaden Notes
  • Playable Range Editor
  • Sordini
  • Transpose Events
  • Copy/Past Regions
  • Solo Keyswitch feature
  • Randomize Repetitions
  • 40 different Pattern Presets
  • Velocity Scaling
  • 16 Velocity Presets
  • Pattern Reset

Global Control (Main or Home Page):

  • Repetitions On/Off
  • View Grid (base 3 or base 4 for easy editing)
  • Event Resolution (Whole, Half, Quarter, 8th, 16th or 32nd Duration per Event)
  • Triplet Function (On/Off, and Edit Triplet's Playable Range)
  • Select from 40 Global Presets
  • Copy and Paste Rhythm patters from one region to any other in any timeline.
  • Randomize all Timelines
  • MIDI Record and Drag-and-Drop
  • Velocity Scaling
  • Articulation, Rhythm and Velocity Choosers - any one can be on any timeline
  • Slow down or speed up from existing tempo.
  • Global velocity takeover.

Mixer Page:

  • Section note mixer - independent note level control.
  • Articulation Choosers
  • 3-Band Parametric EQ
  • Velocity Variation - Randomizes note velocities for added realism.
  • Velocity Sensitivity
  • Velocity Takeover (During playback, you can "grab" the current velocity and "take over".)
  • Reverb and Room Size
  • Velocity-Controlled Warm/Bright Control
  • Microphone Mixer
  • Presets for Microphone and Reverb Settings
  • Section Mixer for Violins, Violas, Cellos and Basses (Level, Pan, Purge)

Compose Page:

  • Popular built in ostinato intervals, mini scales, mini arpeggios and mini ornamentations added.
  • Each timeline's events can now be independently transposed up or down from a half step to a full octave.
  • Randomize transposition intervals of all 64 events in each timeline.
  • Scale your transposed edits keeping all intervals and patterns intact.
  • Limit your intervals to a maximum value.
  • Expand your intervals to a minimum value.
  • Constrain your intervals to a certain key. (Major/Natural Minor or Harmonic Minor)
  • Step-Record any ostinato pattern.
  • Copy any timeline's intervals and paste any other timeline.

Panning Page:

  • Pan EACH event.
  • Randomize EACH event.

Under The Hood:

  • Recorded at First Presbyterian Church, Santa Monica
  • Round Robin is randomized so that you never hear a "loop" effect.
  • Samples of the church ambience are carefully mixed in for a very natural sound.
  • Repetition will always follow the tempo of your DAW.
  • Repetition will always follow the tempo of your DAW while being further scaled with speed control.
  • Requirements
  • The FULL VERSION of Kontakt 6.6.1
  • These will only run in DEMO mode if you load into the free player version of Kontakt.
  • 1.56GB download size
  • Mac OSX 10.9 or newer, Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, although 6 or more is recommended.
  • Windows 7 or newer, Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2, 4 GB RAM, although 6 or more is recommended.
  • The FULL VERSION of Kontakt 6.6.1 or newer. This will only run in DEMO mode if you load into the free player version of Kontakt.
  • 1.56GB download size
  • Mac OSX 10.9 or newer, Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, although 6 or more is recommended.
  • Windows 7 or newer, Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2, 4 GB RAM, although 6 or more is recommended.
Kirk Hunter Studios have added to their range of Kinetic sample libraries with a new release titled Kinetic Solo & Chamber Strings. As the name suggests, the library offers the entire string section — violin, viola, cello and bass — in one Kontakt instrument (full version required), with the solo library featuring one of each instrument, and the chamber library featuring the four instruments in pairs. Read full review here