Sotto

• Sotto is designed for delicate orchestral moments, emphasizing contrast in dynamics.
• It requires Kontakt Player 5.1 or higher for use.
• The library features custom chord recognition and Harmonic Shift capabilities.
• Includes an intelligent purging system to optimize performance.
• Sonokinetic provides tutorials and video features for user support.

Product Overview

Sotto is an orchestral sampled instrument designed for delicate moments and subtle textures. It captures the essence of soft orchestral playing, allowing for nuanced contrasts that enhance emotional depth in compositions. This library excels in creating intimate soundscapes, making it suitable for underscoring quiet scenes or adding warmth to larger orchestral arrangements.

Details

The library features strings, woodwinds, and brass, each recorded with a focus on soft dynamics and expressive phrasing. Articulations include various playing techniques such as sul tasto and sul ponticello for strings, frullato for woodwinds, and different mutes for brass. The intimate timbre retains key and mechanical details, contributing to a lifelike performance. A breath slider for woodwinds and brass enhances the organic quality of the sound, blurring the line between musical and human expression.

Sotto employs a new voice leading concept for smoother transitions between chords, allowing for seamless layering of phrases. The interface is user-friendly, with dedicated patches for each orchestral group, and includes four user presets for flexible performance control. This library stands out for its ability to create soft beds and patterns, making it a valuable addition to any composer’s toolkit, particularly for projects that require a delicate touch.