The Instant Cello is a massive 50,000 samples Virtual Instrument plug-in with a Virtual Performer selecting articulations in real time as you play.
No programming knowledge required, simply load the Instant Cello into your favourite Digital Audio Workstation and instantly make music.
The demo track below was made using no midi CC, no keyswitches or any other post process:
Ondrej Pochyly - Ever Ebbing Sun
Whats in the Instant?
Choose a Mood and let the Virtual Performer select the appropriate articulations based on your playing input.
3 Performer Moods which alters how the performer plays:
- Improv - Offers the most variety and is a great way to sketch out random ideas.
- Assertive - Great for fast, aggressive or energetic pieces.
- Classical - Favours agile, fingered legato
The Performer can choose from a staggering amount of multi dynamic Legatos with numerous Round Robins:
- Quarter Legato for agile fast pieces
- Half Legato, ideal for expressive parts
- Whole legato for emotional pieces
- All the above are also available as Bow-change legato up to 12 interval distance
Other articulations available to the Virtual Performer:
- Arc - opening Crescendo with a soft start
- Mid Arc - Crescendo which diminishes into a Diminuendo (De-crescendo)
- Marcato - Sharp immediate attack for escalation or dramatic emotion.
- Run/Trill - Automatically kicks in when playing fast!
Don't take our word for it
I've used virharmonic solo strings on countless of scores and albums. Their tone is unparalleled - beautiful, emotionally diverse and highly playable. Probably the best solo strings libraries out there.
Freddie Hangoler
Life of a Mountain, The Cairngorms in Winter, 30 Dias Antes
Virharmonics Bohemian Violin and Cello have very quickly become a staple in my template. With their incredible expressiveness and - even more important - outstanding playability, they allow me to sketch ideas extremely fast and efficiently. And more often than not, they do stay in the final production.
Amazing throughout.
ADirk Ehlert
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 & Catching Fire, Infiltrators
the virtual performer
Part of an expanding series of performers, the Instant Cello is a Light Edition of the Bohemian Cello, which was created to free you to perform real Cello Performances fast, without the need to be a cellist yourself.
To achieve realism, we recorded an unprecedented amount of samples for a solo instrument, but managing all this by loading individual patches would be slow and cumbersome and stifle inspiration.
This is where the virtual performer comes in, controlling all the varied legatos, bow types and emotive expressions as you play, all from one patch and all in real time.
plugin
Supported Plug-In Formats:
- AU, VST3, VST, AAX
dedicated plugin built on the gorilla-engine (64bit).
Operating System Compatibility:
- macOS Big Sur (11) through to Sonoma (14.6) (Apple Silicon and Intel compatible)
- Windows 10 through to Windows 11
one time codemeter server response activation
compatible with all major 64bit DAWS like logic, cubase, pro tools, studio one, reaper, ableton
computer needs 4Gb memory+
52 Gb Download + Install
26Gb Installed size
49/61/88 Key Velocity Sensitive Midi Keyboard recommended
near instant loading with an ssd using real time streaming, which is a massive memory saver.
Digital Downloads provided by Pulse Downloader
articulations
The Virtual Performer has access to the following:
moods: improv, assertive, classical
longs: arc, mid arc, marcato
legatos*: quarter, half, whole, bow change
bowing: down bow, up bow, lasting bow
Extended: runs/trills
All with round robins, real up bow down bow recordings and multiple dynamics
In the Instant Edition, articulations can only be selected by the Virtual Performer based on your play Style. There are no key-switch controls for manually choosing articulations, that is only available in the full Bohemian Edition.
* unprecedented in phrase legatos in varied speeds in many dynamics including true bow directions, slurred on bow, fingered on bow, fingered bow changed, slurred bow changed
features
the virtual performer: enables incredibly easy live play, auto selecting the bow types, legatos and bow positions based on your play style.
mood selection: improv, assertive and classical allowing you to change the behaviour of the cellist on the fly
reverb & space: convolution & algorithmic reverbs with added spaces: hall, chamber and studio
built in velocity control
built in expression control
built in help guide.
