SPITFIRE AUDIO Ólafur Arnalds Stratus
£250
Key features
• 15.2GB download
• Mac system requirements: macOS 10.10, Intel Quad Core i5
• PC system requirements: Windows 7, 8, or 10, Intel Quad Core i5 or AMD A10
• Kontakt Player 5.6.8
• Tempo-sync
• Polyphony – elect how many voices are triggered at once
• Piano overlay
• Low note priority
• In-built effects modules
• Randomise and evolve functions
• Three straight piano presets with left, centre and right signal options
• NKS ready
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Stratus is London-based Spitfire Audio’s fourth collaboration with the Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and BAFTA-winning composer Ólafur Arnalds. Their partnership has so far yielded three fantastic libraries, of which the strongest is probably Composer Toolkit, which among other textures features warm and intimate muted piano sounds. Native Instruments’ Noire and Una Corda libraries have boosted the popularity of similarly equipped piano packages but there’s no doubt that Composer Toolkit remains the first
