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Stradivari Cello
Stradivari Cello
EXPERIENCE A
DEEPER EMOTION

Music is a form of expression. It tells a story.

Discover the 1700 'Stauffer' cello
and experience the emotions of this
beautiful instrument, meticulously sampled for modern composers.

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Stradivari Cello
Stradivari Cello
WORTH THE
WEIGHT

It has taken hundreds of years
for composers to have an instrument
of this quality in their music. Now the
deep, weighty timbre of this Italian
national treasure is available as
a standalone virtual instrument.

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The recreation of Antonio Stradivari’s “Stauffer” cello from c.1700. Recorded in the heart of Cremona, the birthplace of Stradivari and the very auditorium designed to hear its sound, the Auditorium Giovanno Arvedi.

The meticulous recreation of this iconic instrument makes playing the sound of Stradivari a reality, in more ways than one. Not only does the high-quality sample content preserve the sound of this one-of-a-kind instrument for future generations, but also packs the mastery of this historic cello into a powerful instrument for modern composers.

The meticulous recreation of this iconic instrument makes playing the sound of Stradivari a reality, in more ways than one. Not only does the high-quality sample content preserve the sound of this one-of-a-kind instrument for future generations, but also packs the mastery of this historic violin into a powerful instrument for modern composers.

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The 'Stauffer' Cello

This Cremonese masterpiece was created in c.1700 by the legendary Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari. It was around this time that he decided to reduce the dimensions of his cellos which had previously been much larger in size. Important research by the Hill brothers shows the first clearly documented history of the instrument arriving in the hands of a young Parisian musician named Lisa Christiani, who went on to impress audiences with her beautiful cello compositions. Considered to be a national treasure of Italy, it now stands in the Museo del Violino after its last owner Walter Stauffer, president of the Centro di Musicologica.

Human Vibrato

The e-instruments innovation of performance captured vibrato takes the recording of a professional violinist's vibrato technique, then reapplies the behavior of the vibrato parameters to the sample, allowing you to automate or control in real-time, resulting in full and realistic control for an expressive and natural sound.

Articulations

The numerous articulations recorded include long, short, expressive, dynamic, and special articulations, all with up to three legato transitions. The adaptive Virtuoso articulation intelligently combines multiple articulations in real-time using the velocity, note, and pitch bend information sent from your MIDI controller performance.

True Solo Cello

Every single note of the Stradivari cello has been painstakingly sampled at different dynamics and phase-aligned in stereo across multiple microphones. This ensures that all dynamic transitions are free from any phasing artifacts and dynamic changes over long legato transitions, from the softest pianissimo to the most forceful fortissimo, are indistinguishable from that of a real cello.

Shape Your Sound

Two Kontakt instruments provide a choice between Multi-Mic and Stereo. The Multi-Mic option provides a mixer within the UI offering control over the “close”, “mid” and “far” audio fields. The Stereo offers a stereo mixdown of all three. This gives the player flexibility and customization over the sound when mixing, or a more CPU and RAM efficient instrument for maximizing workflow when composing.

Choose Your Timbre

The “Smart” position algorithm will select the fingerboard position that a professional cellist would most likely choose to play a musical phrase. The “Low String” and “High String” options allow you to determine the timbre you wish to get from the cello, forcing a lower or higher string to be played. The lower string will result in a more mellow timbre, whereas forcing a high string will create a brighter, clearer timbre.

The 'Stauffer' Cello

This Cremonese masterpiece was created in c.1700 by the legendary Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari. It was around this time that he decided to reduce the dimensions of his cellos which had previously been much larger in size. Important research by the Hill brothers shows the first clearly documented history of the instrument arriving in the hands of a young Parisian musician named Lisa Christiani, who went on to impress audiences with her beautiful cello compositions. Considered to be a national treasure of Italy, it now stands in the Museo del Violino after its last owner Walter Stauffer, president of the Centro di Musicologica.

Human Vibrato

The e-instruments innovation of performance captured vibrato takes the recording of a professional violinist's vibrato technique, then reapplies the behavior of the vibrato parameters to the sample, allowing you to automate or control in real-time, resulting in full and realistic control for an expressive and natural sound.

Articulations

The numerous articulations recorded include long, short, expressive, dynamic, and special articulations, all with up to three legato transitions. The adaptive Virtuoso articulation intelligently combines multiple articulations in real-time using the velocity, note, and pitch bend information sent from your MIDI controller performance.

True Solo Cello

Every single note of the Stradivari cello has been painstakingly sampled at different dynamics and phase-aligned in stereo across multiple microphones. This ensures that all dynamic transitions are free from any phasing artifacts and dynamic changes over long legato transitions, from the softest pianissimo to the most forceful fortissimo, are indistinguishable from that of a real cello.

Shape Your Sound

Two Kontakt instruments provide a choice between Multi-Mic and Stereo. The Multi-Mic option provides a mixer within the UI offering control over the “close”, “mid” and “far” audio fields. The Stereo offers a stereo mixdown of all three. This gives the player flexibility and customization over the sound when mixing, or a more CPU and RAM efficient instrument for maximizing workflow when composing.

Choose Your Timbre

The “Smart” position algorithm will select the fingerboard position that a professional cellist would most likely choose to play a musical phrase. The “Low String” and “High String” options allow you to determine the timbre you wish to get from the cello, forcing a lower or higher string to be played. The lower string will result in a more mellow timbre, whereas forcing a high string will create a brighter, clearer timbre.

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Stradivari Cello Violin Features:

  • Solo Cello Instrument
  • Smart fingerboard positioning
  • Multi-channel, stereo phase-aligned dynamic layers
  • Mix between close, mid and far mic positions
  • Additional room noise control
  • Performance-captured vibrato emulates human vibrato technique
  • 20 Professionally played articulations
  • Including up to 3 legato transitions per articulation
  • Virtuoso articulation combines multiple playing techniques without the need for keyswitching
  • Native Instruments NKS compatible
  • Size: 24.8 GB / 44 GB (Lossless Sample Compression)
  • 24 bit, 48 kHz
  • Kontakt instrument – requires free Kontakt 6 Player or Kontakt 6 Version 6.2.2 or higher
  • System Requirements:
    • Windows 7, 8 or 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit) Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, 6 GB RAM
    • Mac OS X 10.12, 10.13, 10.14 or 10.15 (latest update), i5, 6 GB RAM
    • An Internet connection and a graphics card that supports OpenGL 2.1 or higher are required to download and activate this product. Once installed and activated, the product can be used offline.
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