Origins Vol.8: Fado & Cavaquinho by Sonuscore Kontakt instrument interface

Origins Vol.8: Fado & Cavaquinho – Kontakt Instrument by Sonuscore

Origins Vol.8: Fado & Cavaquinho is a Kontakt instrument by Sonuscore built around two Portuguese and Latin American string instruments, the fado guitar and the cavaquinho. It can be played individually or together as a duet.

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01Overview

Origins Vol.8 focuses on two plucked string instruments that anchor Portuguese fado and many Latin American styles. The fado guitar, a twelve-string lute-type instrument, supplies metallic plucks and slides, while the cavaquinho, a small strumming relative of the ukulele, provides bright, rhythmic strums. Sonuscore presents them as a pair that works together, with the cavaquinho forming a rhythmic bed and the fado guitar adding melodic lines. The instrument requires the full version of Kontakt 6.6.1 or higher.

Best for

Fado-inspired arrangements
Latin American folk parts
Rhythmic strummed patterns
Interlocking arpeggio textures
Plucked melodic leads
Traditional strings layering

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

02Key features

What you get

Two individually playable fado guitar and cavaquinho instruments
Multi-Arpeggio-Designer with two customizable arpeggiators
80 rhythm presets for quick starting points
12 color settings with different effects and impulse responses
Full customization of all instrument controls
Copy and paste arpeggio designs across Origins instruments

03In depth

Fado Guitar and Cavaquinho Sound Pairing

The two instruments are built around contrasting roles. The fado guitar offers a wide range of plucked and percussive timbres, from light metallic chimes to melodic plucks. The cavaquinho adds accented, strummed rhythm that the developer describes as a cheerful foundation.

Sonuscore suggests playing accented, rhythmic sequences on the cavaquinho while layering the fado guitar's chime on top, so both parts interact. Used together, the instruments cover both the rhythmic and melodic sides of a folk-influenced arrangement, and each can also be used alone.

Multi-Arpeggio-Designer and Workflow

The Multi-Arpeggio-Designer (MAD) is the central feature of the instrument. It runs two fully customizable arpeggiators that create interlocking patterns across the two string timbres. Playing chords, melodies or progressions on a keyboard drives the MAD, which Sonuscore says is designed to produce a human-sounding performance rather than randomly placed notes.

The instrument includes 80 rhythm presets as starting points. You can edit them in as much detail as you like, and copy arpeggio designs to other Origins instruments to reuse them.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Sonuscore
Type	Plugin
Category	Kontakt Instrument
Requires	Kontakt
Formats	Kontakt
Operating systems	Windows, macOS

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use Origins Vol.8: Fado & Cavaquinho?

You need the full version of Native Instruments' Kontakt, version 6.6.1 or higher. The free Kontakt Player will not work because it only runs the instrument in demo mode.

Which operating systems and formats does it support?

It is listed for Windows and macOS and runs in Kontakt. The system requirements list macOS 10.13 through 11 and Windows 7, 8 and 10, with at least 4 GB of RAM recommended for large Kontakt instruments and about 900 MB of free disk space.

Can I use the fado guitar and cavaquinho separately?

Yes. Both instruments are individually playable, and you can also join them together to play them as a duet.

What is the Multi-Arpeggio-Designer?

It is the instrument's central arpeggio engine. Two arpeggiators combine the timbres of the two strings into interlocking patterns, and you can load one of the included presets or build your own.