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Conceived and recorded deep underground in a World War II bunker in Copenhagen, Bunker Strings Vol. 1 is a collection of eclectic, modern, and highly playable string textures and extended techniques, that will add a new sonic palette to your arsenal. Featuring violins, violas, cellos, basses, and a full ensemble patch playing innovative textural techniques such as drumstick tremolo, as well as some incredibly tight and aggressive col legno shorts, this library will inspire your creativity and add a modern edge to your string writing. It’s designed to easily blend with your existing strings sounds thanks to the excellent dry recording quality and useful sound-shaping controls directly on the interface.

Elevate your string writing with ultra playable string textures. From shimmering beauty to scary mayhem, Bunker Strings is sure to inspire you and give your string writing a unique sound. The perfect addition to any film, game, and TV composer’s string arsenal.

BUNKER STRINGS VOL. 1 UPDATED TO VERSION 2.0

The update includes new sample content (bass ricochet tremolo), a new GUI and greatly improves usability by unifying the many patches into just shorts and a longs patch per instrument. It also includes a new auto-purge function to cut down on RAM usage, and a new auto fade-out script for short articulations, which improves the realism and cuts down on voice usage. This is a free update for existing users.

NEW IN VERSION 2.0

• The bass ricochet tremolo that was missing from the initial release has been recorded and added.
• The previous 78 patches have been consolidated down to just 11: longs and a shorts patch for each instrument (including ensemble) and the bonus synth sounds are now also in a single patch. Select the articulation you want with GUI buttons or key switches.
• No more having to load a different patch to switch between the normal and dense versions of an articulation. It’s now selectable on the GUI.
• Auto purge for the multi articulation patches: use only the RAM needed for the currently selected articulation.
• Auto fade for the shorts: automatically stop any previously played notes or chords still ringing out any time you play a new note or chord. Cuts down on voice count and is more realistic.
• And last but not least a more modern-looking, easy-to-use GUI.

Pricing and Availability

Bunker Strings Vol. 1 is available now. Is is free update for existing users.

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36 Ways to Bend

Off-World gives you big and bold sounds, with a single focus: Organically performed pitch bends. Using a unique sound source and processing it through octave generators, distortion and huge reverbs, the result is reminiscent of the sonic world of Bladerunner.

Each pitch-bend was carefully performed by hand on a traditional Vietnamese monochord, and mapped in a bespoke Kontakt engine, making it a truly playable instrument, with a distinct human feel. It also comes with all the raw, un-processed samples mapped in the Off-World engine, making it a sound designer’s dream and a secret weapon for media composers.

36 WAYS

Every pitch bend was sampled up and down, at 4 different lengths and from 1 to 4 semitones in range. Add in the 4 different lengths of bowed non-bending samples, and every note in this library can be played in 36 different ways. To control this a bespoke Kontakt engine was developed, making Off-World a truly playable and inspiring instrument. 

WIDESCREEN CINEMATIC SOUND

The sound design of Off-World was in part inspired by the score for Bladerunner 2049, which features extensive use of expressive pitch bends. The sound of the Dan Bau was fed through a polyphonic octave generator, and from there into distortion and reverb.

Because each pitch bend was carefully performed by hand, the result is a huge cinematic soundscape that also has a distinct human feel and fragility about it – a truly engaging sound.

Pricing and Availability

Off-World is available now.

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Bunker Samples launches Big Time-Limited Price Reduction

As COVID-19 continues its devastation around the world, many musicians and composers are forced to stay at home. While this may mean lots of extra time to write music, many are also worried about their finances in these uncertain times. Bunker Samples is a one-man operation, and Nicolaj is in exactly the same boat as many composers. Nicolaj wants to help, by giving composers access to now and inspiring sounds that will hopefully lift your spirit and keep your creativity soaring – and at a price that everyone can afford. As a result, Nicolaj from Bunker Samples is offering an unprecedented temporary price reduction on all products, for now running until April 19th, 2020.

Bunker Strings Vol. 1, a complete string library with violins, violas, celli and basses and a unique concept, can now be had for only $35 and The Harmonium – a characterful vintage pump organ (and SO much more) – is now only $25. These are the lowest prices I have ever offered!