Soundiron – Nightmare Violin

Introducing Nightmare Violin , an essential tool for horror composers. This chilling library features a collection of eerie articulations, including unsettling pizzicatos, intertwining ponticello sustains, unsettling ricochets, and furious tremolos (6 circular repeats) that will send shivers down your spine. But that’s not all – Nightmare Violin also includes 40 ominous texture pads and shifting drones, perfect for creating dark, haunting soundscapes that will plunge listeners into a world of fear.

We recorded this instrument in dry studio conditions using a pair of Neumann TLM 102 preamps and Sound Devices to achieve maximum detail, clarity, sound reproduction and clear dynamic range. To take things a step further, we also developed 20 custom FX presets that will add an extra touch of horror to your next film, video game, soundtrack or music project. 

These expertly selected presets are designed to instantly increase tension, creating an unnerving atmosphere that keeps listeners on the edge of their seats. The Nightmare Violin is your key to unlocking a world of darkness, bringing haunting sounds to life with every note.

We recorded this instrument in dry studio conditions using a pair of Neumann TLM 102 studio condenser microphones and Sound Devices preamps to achieve maximum detail, clarity, authenticity and dynamic range purity. In addition, we have developed 20 customizable effect presets to add extra horror to your next film, video game or other musical project. These expertly crafted presets are designed to instantly increase tension and create an unnerving atmosphere. Nightmare Violin is your key to the world of darkness.

Contents

The Kontakt interface includes a suite of automation-ready sound-shaping controls to give you total creative flexibility. You have control over swell, attack, release, offset, vibrato, filter, pitch (coarse & fine), articulation switching, cross-fading and layering, and so much more.

This library comes with an adaptable LFO system, with selectable LFO shape, modulation target parameter, speed, intensity, tempo-syncing and fade-in time. You can also apply your choice of 12 lowpass, high-pass and FX filters, with assignable modulation targets such as velocity, modwheel, expression, after-touch, key position and step-sequencer table control. Our customizable arpeggiator offers a velocity table and control over arp direction, timing, swing, randomization and duration. We’ve included a key and scale lock system to constrain your notes to common scales and keys for easy melodic composition and live performance.

The interface is rounded-out by our modular FX rack panel, with 27 different DSP effect modules that you can assign in any of 8 available slots, in any order that you wish. You’ll find classic phaser, flanger, delay, distortion, amp and cab simulators, compressors, EQ, rotator and so much more. 

The Reverb effect includes our favorite convolution reverb impulse responses, including 99 different rooms, halls, chambers and outdoor environments, plus another 40 custom FX impulses to radically transform the sound and open up whole new worlds of musical possibility. We’ve added a great bank of FX rack chain factory presets to get you started!

Features

• 1328 samples
• 21 presets
• 40 ambient pads, soundscapes and atmospheres
• Dozens of customized convolution reverb impulses for various acoustic environments: rooms, halls, special effects