Walkthrough: Studio Quartet Series Solo Viola For Kontakt

The 8Dio Studio Solo Strings series carries on from our critically acclaimed Intimate Studio product line. Now with more grit, intensity, controllability, and of course, articulations. The Studio Solo Viola marks countless hours of critical recording and capturing essential musical performances, carefully curated and crafted into a fully playable solo instrument. Featuring only the best in musicianship, the Solo Viola has all the intricacy and passion you would expect, capable of dynamic and moving performances, through to authentically virtuosic playing. Recorded in a controlled studio environment, the Viola was captured in incredible detail and without compromise utilizing two dual-microphone techniques. This combined method allows you to freely blend between a direct signal and a more spacious and ambient position, enabling you to control the Viola’s positioning and distance accurately. Check out all of the Studio Quartet Series here: 0:00 - Intro 2:36 - Short Arts PT1 4:19 - Virtuoso 4:52 - Short Arts PT2 6:09 - Importance of Deep Sampling Shorts 7:14 - Sustains Arts 8:47 - Pizzicato Tremolo 9:25 - Legatos PT1 10:26 - Legatos PT2 11:00 - Legato Con Sordino 11:49 - Trills 13:08 - Arcs 17:48 - Alternative Arcs 25:12 - Ostinatos PT1 27:15 - Detache 27:40 Ostinatos PT2 28:19 - Portato 28:57 - Spiccato Brushed 29:33 - Spiccato Pointed 29:42 - Importance Of Ostinatos 30:07 - Speed Control 30:31 - Tremolo 31:40 - Performance-Based Arts 32:49 - Outro 33:44 - Bonus Outtake