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ARCO: Bowed & Plucked Piano Ensemble (announcement from Fracture Sounds)

Posted: Sep 09, 2017 11:08 am
by Will Bedford
Fracture Sounds' new library, Arco, is now available! This is a bowed and plucked piano ensemble, recorded in a beautiful concert hall with a range of inspiring articulations, and packaged into an easy-to-use interface for instant playability.

This is the first time a bowed piano ensemble has been sampled, and after working on it for over a year, we're delighted to finally release it.

Website (and demos): http://fracturesounds.com/product/arco/
Trailer:


Walkthrough Video:


Thanks for watching, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts!

- Will

Fracture Sounds links:
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Re: ARCO: Bowed & Plucked Piano Ensemble (announcement from Fracture Sounds)

Posted: Sep 09, 2017 12:15 pm
by tack
Oh, some really cool sounds there. Looking forward to hearing more!

Re: ARCO: Bowed & Plucked Piano Ensemble (announcement from Fracture Sounds)

Posted: Sep 09, 2017 5:52 pm
by wst3
sounds great - any chance you'd like to release it today? (I am a sucker for prepared piano and it's kin!)

Re: ARCO: Bowed & Plucked Piano Ensemble (announcement from Fracture Sounds)

Posted: Sep 09, 2017 7:58 pm
by Will Bedford
Thanks both!
wst3 wrote:sounds great - any chance you'd like to release it today? (I am a sucker for prepared piano and it's kin!)
Patience :) It's definitely on track for a September release.

Re: ARCO: Bowed & Plucked Piano Ensemble (announcement from Fracture Sounds)

Posted: Sep 25, 2017 11:16 am
by Will Bedford
Arco has been released and is now available for an intro price of £75 (ex. VAT) until October 9th.
More info at http://fracturesounds.com/product/arco/

Let me know if you have any questions!

Re: ARCO: Bowed & Plucked Piano Ensemble (announcement from Fracture Sounds)

Posted: Sep 27, 2017 11:57 am
by wst3
ok, digging through the couch cushions NOW!

The demos are remarkable, this will be a very nice addition to my other oddball piano libraries! Not sure how you did it, but it is different enough from the others to be a worthwhile purchase!

Well done!!

Re: ARCO: Bowed & Plucked Piano Ensemble (announcement from Fracture Sounds)

Posted: Sep 27, 2017 1:07 pm
by musicformedia
Bought it and it sounds great. Well done Will :)

Re: ARCO: Bowed & Plucked Piano Ensemble (announcement from Fracture Sounds)

Posted: Sep 28, 2017 6:38 am
by Will Bedford
Thanks everyone! I'm really pleased with the response so far.
Yesterday we added a new demo by Matt Hawken, which I just LOVE. It makes use of a lot of Arco's articulations - Bowed sustains, plucks, tremolos, spiccatos and glissandi. Check it out:


And here's a 'naked' version, featuring exclusively Arco.