Vertigo Violin by Cinematique Instruments Kontakt violin ensemble instrument

Cinematique Instruments·Kontakt Instruments

Vertigo Violin: Violin Ensemble Instrument for Kontakt

Vertigo Violin is a Kontakt instrument from Cinematique Instruments that combines 14 violin articulations into a mixable, organic violin ensemble. It requires the full version of Kontakt 5.6.8 or higher.

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01Overview

Vertigo Violin is a new addition to Cinematique Instruments' symphonic range, built on the developer's existing Vertigo Engine. It blends several violin playing techniques into one instrument, covering both smooth and rough tones. Cinematique Instruments describes the result as warm, raw and lively, with an organic character that suits many kinds of film music, from soft string tunings to stranger soundscapes.

Best for

Film score strings
Soft string tunings
Experimental soundscapes
Organic violin ensembles
Cinematic pads
Rhythmic bowed textures

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

02Key features

What you get

14 violin sound sources, including fragile, sul pont, harmonics and motion
Random Bounce articulations, free or synced to note values
Three resynthesized violin sounds using modular effects and pedals
Individual mixing, tuning and panning for each sound
Multiple player counts per articulation, from 1 to 4
13 presets for instantly playable ensembles
Dice randomize option for generating new sounds
Fog and Retro controls for vintage, rich character
Six reverb types, including infinite and deep valley
Portamento patch with fifths up and down, 1 to 8 violins

03In depth

Violin Articulations and Sound Sources

The instrument contains 14 sound sources. Fragile articulations are played softly and close to the fingerboard, with 1, 3 and 4 players. Sul pont articulations are harsher, played close to the bridge with bowing noises, in 1 and 4 player versions. Harmonics provide soft flageolet notes, and Motion moves between articulations such as long notes and tremolo.

Random Bounce offers bow bounces that are either random or synced to half, quarter and sixteenth note values. Three resynthesized violin sounds send fragile and sul pont material through modular effects and guitar pedals. Each sound can be mixed, tuned and panned individually, and several articulations can be varied in player count.

Controls, Presets and Portamento

Vertigo Violin includes 13 presets that provide ready-to-play ensembles. The Dice option randomizes the instrument for unexpected starting points. Tone, attack and decay controls sit alongside two character controls called Fog and Retro, which make the instrument sound more vintage and rich.

Six reverb types include several room sizes and special options such as infinite and deep valley. The mod wheel controls volume. An additional portamento patch plays fifths up and down over one octave, in a polyphony of 1 to 8 violins, with the player count blended through the mod wheel.

04Specs