CineWinds Monster Low Winds: Kontakt Woodwind Ensemble by Cinesamples

The ensemble includes 2 bassoons, 3 contrabassoons, 2 contrabass clarinets and 3 bass clarinets. Cinesamples recorded it with the standard Decca Tree Wide Surround microphone arrays typical of feature film scoring, along with a few close microphone pairs.

The Mixer tab provides seven mix presets and an eighth slot for a user-programmable mix. Tim's Mix blends all microphone arrays, the CLOSE mix uses the close pairs for a more direct perspective, the ROOM mix is built from the Decca Tree Wide combination, and the SURROUND mix uses the surround pair. A basic EQ and reverb are included in the Mixer tab.

True Legato patches analyze the intervals you play and trigger the matching recorded transition between notes. The Legato Speed knob sets the length of that transition: lower values suit faster passages, while higher values use more of the recorded transition for a longer, more connected line.

The Dynamic Range slider sets how much dynamic change the mod wheel controls. At the top of the range the mod wheel moves from nothing to fortè; at the bottom it changes timbre with little change in volume. The Tape Saturation control adds Kontakt's tape emulation to add color and glue the ensemble together, and higher settings can distort the signal as an effect.