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

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

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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

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Oh, some really cool sounds there. Looking forward to hearing more!
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sounds great - any chance you'd like to release it today? (I am a sucker for prepared piano and it's kin!)


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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.


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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!


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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!!


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Bought it and it sounds great. Well done Will :)


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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.

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