Heavyocity Media has released Intimate Textures, a new small ensemble strings virtual instrument for Native Instruments Kontakt and Kontakt Player.

Heavyocity Intimate Textures

The first installment in a new NOVO Packs line, Intimate Textures combines the lush and textural beauty of violin, viola, and cello chamber string ensembles with Heavyocity’s signature hybrid sound design proficiency, to deliver a truly inspirational palette of cinematic orchestral textures.

Featuring creative extended techniques like vibrato waves and octave pulses, plus more traditional extended articulations like sul tasto and sul ponticello, Intimate Textures empowers composers to create unique orchestral landscapes in an entirely new way. Add in the award-winning NOVO engine, and Intimate Textures delivers an unparalleled package — stunning source material, advanced processing capabilities, and a powerfully intuitive workflow.

Recorded at the famous Reservoir Studios in NYC, Intimate Textures features world-class players, performing in three and four person violin, viola, and cello ensembles. These advanced technique performances deliver a clean and lyrical sound, providing rich movement and textures with each note performed – perfect for scoring to film, games, and television. Composers will find Intimate Textures to almost-immediately become an integral part of their template, with its ability to create production-ready elements quickly and easily.

Creatively, Intimate Textures is a deep well of inspiration – featuring a 14.2 GB library including over 5,000 samples and 192 snapshots. Simply put, composers will use Intimate Textures in their scores from the moment they get their hands on it.

Intimate Textures features

  • 14.2 GB uncompressed (9.46 GB on Disk with NI lossless compression).
  • 5,265 Samples.
  • 192 Snapshot Presets.
  • 7 NKIs.
  • 43 unique articulations across three sections:.
  • Violins – 14 Articulations: Sul Pont, Sul Tasto, Scrapes, Sul Pont Spiccato, Sul Pont Grace (minor), Sul Pont Grace (major), Vibrato Pulses, Butterfly Tremolo, Octave Pulses, Vibrato Waves, Droplets, Wavers, Shudders, Overtones.
  • Violas – 15 Articulations: Sul Pont, Sul Tasto, Scrapes, Sul Pont Tremolo, Sul Pont Spiccato, Sul Pont Grace (minor), Sul Pont Grace (major), Vibrato Pulses, Butterfly Tremolo, Octave Pulses, Vibrato Waves, Droplets, Wavers, Shudders, Overtones.
  • Celli – 14 Articulations: Sul Pont, Sul Tasto, Scrapes, Sul Pont Tremolo, Sul Pont Spiccato, Sul Pont Grace (minor), Vibrato Pulse, Butterfly Tremolo, Octave Pulses, Vibrato Waves, Droplets, Wavers, Shudders, Overtones.
  • Intuitive Sample Browser.
  • CYCLE page for advanced granular & rhythmic playback.
  • MACRO knob for dynamic multi-parameter control.

Intimate Textures is available from Plugin Boutique at a 20% introductory discount until November 1st. During the sale it is FREE with a purchase of NOVO: Modern Strings.

More information: Heavyocity / Intimate Textures