ORCHESTRAL TOOLS Metropolis Ark 2
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Manufacturer Orchestral Tools
Price €599 +VAT
Contact Orchestral Tools +49 (0) 7665 939 8678
Key Features
• Beautifully dark and sonorous library
• 21 instruments/ sections
• Collection of both orchestral and sonorous instrumentation
• True legato patches available
• Requires Kontakt/ Kontakt player
• 111GB drive space required
• 24-bit/48Khz sample quality
German-based company Orchestral Tools has managed to establish an excellent reputation within a short space of time with its everexpanding libraries of predominantly orchestral flavours, but having covered the main symphonic bases, the company took the decision about 18 months ago to release Metropolis Ark 1. This stunning library, which is loud and epic in nature, is now followed by something completely different.
Metropolis Ark 2 is billed as offering ‘low dynamic epicness’, and in keeping with its beautifully Germanic roots, offers a palette with far more than simply pure Wagnerian dark sonority, thanks to some really useful and interesting inclusions.
Let the games begin
Helpfully layered into usable sections, the 21 instrumentation assignments are allotted to ‘Districts’, in some post apocalyptic, -esque categorisation, beginning with District One – which offers the main orchestral samples, drawn from strings, wind and brass. Starting with the strings, these are on the back of the time, so some helpful thought in the programming here will assist. But this shouldn’t detract from the quality, which is purely outstanding. Not surprisingly, this level of excellence is continued through the Mid and Low strings, but if leisurely legato is not the order of the day, there are plenty of other choices.
