Artist Series - Randy’s Celeste celeste instrument artwork for Kontakt by Cinesamples

Artist Series - Randy’s Celeste: Celeste Instrument for Kontakt by Cinesamples

Artist Series - Randy’s Celeste is a Kontakt instrument by Cinesamples that recreates a celeste sound designed by composer and keyboard player Randy Kerber.

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01Overview

Artist Series - Randy’s Celeste is a Kontakt instrument from Cinesamples built around a celeste tone developed by Randy Kerber, a composer, orchestrator and keyboard player with a long career in film music. Cinesamples presents the instrument as a way to bring that recognizable character into your own productions. It requires Kontakt and installs through Native Access.

Best for

Film score celeste parts
Harry Potter-style themes
Soft melodic textures
Cinematic keyboard leads
Orchestral sample layers

Developer: Cinesamples
Category: Kontakt Instruments
Requires: Kontakt
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Celeste sound designed by composer Randy Kerber
Built from a DX-7 voice patch combined with an acoustic celeste sample
Onboard Delay and Reverb controls
Onboard Attack and Release controls
Compatible with Kontakt Player 6.6.1 and later
NKS integration for Komplete Kontrol
Installs through Native Access
Requires 138 MB of disk space

03In depth

Origins of the Randy Kerber celeste sound

Randy Kerber is credited with playing the celeste theme in John Williams’ score for Harry Potter. Cinesamples says he developed the sound for that score and that it was later heard in Harry Potter I, II and III, as well as Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can, The Adventures of Tintin and Warhorse.

Kerber has described how the sound was built. He started from an initialized voice patch on the DX-7 synthesizer to capture a soft character, then combined it with a sample of an acoustic celeste and manipulated the two together. Artist Series - Randy’s Celeste is based on that combined sound.

Setup and controls

The instrument includes onboard Delay, Reverb, Attack and Release controls, so you can shape the tone and envelope without leaving the instrument. It is compatible with Kontakt Player 6.6.1 and later, and with Komplete Kontrol through NKS integration.

The library takes 138 MB of disk space. It is available for direct installation through Native Access.

04Specs