Celesta Duet

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MADE FOR KONTAKT FULL

Patches

3 + 27

Samples

2722

Size

3 GB

Our experience with sampled celestas, is that they sound flat and glocky.  What if two celestas plays in perfect unison?

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SPECS

• 2 celestas in a concert hall
• All sustains recorded with release triggers
• Separate pedal down sample set
• Subtle varied pedal up mechanical noises
• 6 dynamic layers on pedal down layer
• 3 RR  plus scripted round robin function
• 4 Four mic positions (close, ms-st, decca & hall)
• 1 summed track with all mics mixed together.
• Designed arhythmic sound sculpting patches
• Adjustable custom ir impulses

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The interface is simple to look at, easy to play, and with advanced options available behind every control

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The concert hall (Fartein Valen) has stunning and intimate warm acoustics. 
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 Celesta is a classical keyboard instrument, known for its bell-like sound. When two celestas are played together, the resulting timbre and overtones gets more lively and enchanting. With multiple mic positions allowing you to easily incorporate it into your mixes.

 

Stavanger Symphony Orchestra generously borrowed us two celestas. A new and an older model.  A pianist was set to play them simultaneous in unison. Reaching one hand on each instrument. You really don’t hear that there are two celestas sounding, but the resonance sound fuller and more varied, vibrant and enchanting. 
 
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Recorded in one of Europes finest sounding halls, Fartein Valen. 

SCULPTS

Tweak fairy tale soundscapes from gorgeous XY-pad environments.

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Even small sounds can be magnified in size and scope. Tweak fairy tale soundscapes from gorgeous XY-pad environments. Click [FX] button to open menu.

The settings view lets you adjust velocity range according to your playing style. Simulated RR picks up neighboring notes, at a given formula, for further variations (in addition to normal RRs).

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Comes with an elegant and intuitive user interface

a wealth of patches to explore

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near-infinite tweakability with our mighty sound shaping tools

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Review

“Two celestas are better than one”

“…Celesta Duet not only excels in delivering great instrument tones but also focuses on getting the most realistic experience out of a virtual instrument. One cool way to achieve that is implementing the common noises every instrument makes, and in this case, you can set the pedal quirks and release damper pedal sounds.”

“I was drawn in with the siren song of the Celesta Duet’s intimate, lovely, rich tones. This virtual instrument emphasizes the quieter, lower velocity playing of the Celesta where the tones are more mellow and aren’t dominated by the initial harsh attack of the hammer strikes.”  –GN

“So beautiful! Well done!” 

-JeffR

“What a beautiful job you are doing! I admire the quality and quantity of work you have been putting into it.”  -M.A

INSTRUMENTS

CELESTA DUET
  • Dual Celesta
  • Vari trems (for textures)
  • Octave vari trems
VARIATIONS
  • Blurry dream
  • Chasing the wind
  • clean swell
  • Cloverfield
  • Dancing lights
  • Distant radius
  • Dustytronic
  • enchanted forest
  • Enter chaos
  • Ethereal Entry
  • Exonihilism
  • First Light
  • Forgiving heart
  • Forth Coming
  • Galaxies
  • Getting it together
  • Gloomy Orchild
  • Hemisphere
  • Magical river
  • Memoria returning
  • Mimosa Synth
  • Night
  • Ocean Membran
  • shines upon
  • Solo Excursion
  • Something underground
  • Whisper of the Wanderers

FEATURES

Direct & instant download
Resizable Kontakt window

A  collection of in-built  IRs

One vintage and one new Schiedmayer concert celestas played together in a beautiful concert hall.

INCLUDES

4 different mix positions + mix track

  • 2722 samples, 
  • Up to 6 velocity layers 
  • 3rr 
  • pedal quirks 
  • release samples 

Documentation

CURRENT VERSION

(build 0.192 / Sculpt 0009) :


tweak : some XY sculpt parameters didn’t load correctly on slower systems
tweak : Improved bottom row buttons
tweak : fixed mysterious blindspot in middle of UI.
tweak : Transpose/Pitchbend/Samplestart functions improved 

We’ve been also working on stuff like level load times, DAW integration, menu and interface etc., improving the recognition level of all the interface button/icons.release-samples volume bug fix
larger button canvas makes buttons easier to click

1.0 initial release

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