Its introductory price is 399 Eur ( + applicable tax), or 299 eur for owners of Ark 1 or Ark2.
Metropolis ark 1 brass full#
It is based on Capsule and requires full Kontakt or Kontakt Player 5.7.1. One of our favourite articulation is the repetition ( of course, time-synched with the tempo of your project), available in various note denomniations, including triplets and single articulations, with keyswitches from one note duration to another in Multiple mode.Īs for technical details, it would worth mention the fact that library has a whooping 111 Gb of samples, at 24 bit / 48 Khz with up to 47 articulations per section are covered, and the supperb percussion section includes Taiko drums. What we love the most at Ark 3 is the fact that it’s intended to cover arias complementary to those from Ark1 or Ark2, like an “add-on” rather than an “upgrade” and it’s not intended for those looking for an “all around” orchestral library.
Metropolis ark 1 brass upgrade#
Taiko drums are available as both ensembles and solo, the Grand Piano has a wide array of very interesting effects, while the Timpani section is definitely the best we’ve ever heard on a sample library! Ark3 is an add-on to Ark1 and Ark2, rather than an upgrade The library was recorded at the superb sounding Teldex scoring stage in Berlin.ĭistrict 1 – The Beating Orchestra has plenty of rolls ( they are not auto-repeated) and it sounds nothing less than HUGE. The articulations cover both single and triplet upbeats, with various lenghts of crescendo and diminuendo. The submenus called “Districts” are present in this library, too, and there are four of them: District 1 – The Beating Orchestra ( String Quintet being a nice addition to String, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion Orchestras, also Taiko and Percussion ensembles), District II – Percussion Ensembles (Taiko, Percussion, Timpani), District III – Solo Percussion (Taikos, Percussion, Grand Piano), District IV: Orchestral Sections (Highs Strings, Low Strings, High Woodwinds, Low Woodwinds, Trumpet and Horn Ensemble, Low Brass). Ark 2 was more intimate, and it would have been a nice add-on, but Ark 3 is definitely something that we’ll dig in and out for its deeply cinematic pulses and accentuations, available as both loops and single articulations. We loved its user friendly-ness and also the huge sound. I remember buying Metropolis Ark 1 right after hearing it at their NAMM booth. Very nice in combination, but if it were between 1 vs the other than anyone wrestling between the two should have a look at the instrument list linked below.Metropolis Ark 3 They're two very different libraries, and there are certain things you won't pull of with Ark 4 that you can with ark 1 and vice versa. So it really isn't as simple as one being middle ground. Other than that you get a brass ensemble patch:
Metropolis ark 1 brass Patch#
The only brass in Ark 4remotely resembling a discrete section is the trumpet patch (which are also pre-orchestrated): Whereas you get two horn sections in Ark 1:Īnd of course this is only one example. So for example you don't get a horn section in Ark 4, you get a pre-orchestrated patch: So I personally wouldn't consider it a middle ground so much as a smaller sized library of pre-orchestrated combinations and some ensemble patches. One thing to realize about Ark 4 is the instrumentation is totally different, and much of it is pre-orchestrated patches. The choir in Ark 4 blends well with Ark 1 choir and together they work really well. With extra ensemble patches and combi-instrument patches and it's important to mention the power legato patches (the legato patches in Ark 1 are too slow and too heavy for fast playing, the power legato patches in Ark 4 can handle this better).
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I would view Ark 4 as a completion kit tot the Ark series, to be blended with the other Ark series. I'm not a fan of the trumpet patches though. The 9 horn and 3 bass trombones patches are among my favorites. They also added stuff like metal guitars and drums, but these aren't the best (very clunky actually) compared to other genre-specific vi-devs.
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For woodwinds there's only bassoons and contra-bassoons (eached played by 4, which you don't usually find in a normal orchestra). They have a very distinct character that sometimes doesn't work. The choir legato patches are very dramatic, but maybe still a bit too romantic epic (refering to the time period). Also I find the choir staccato patches lack rhythmic consistency. The percussion is maybe a bit one-sided (epic hits tend to get boring after a while). The brass and strings section are superb for their purpose.
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Ark 1 has an all-round grandeur and baked in epicness you would expect from it.