Quadra: Muted & Harm.

For their sample instrument Quadra - Muted and Harmonics, the creative minds at UVI recorded a variety of stringed instruments, including Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Harp, Violin, Viola, Cello, Cymbalum, Nagoya Harp, Ghuzeng and Qanun. The focus is on muted and harmonic sounds. Sounds of Acoustic and Electronic Pianos are also represented, as well as complementary synthesizer sounds.

Quadra provides four instrument layers into which you can load any sounds from the library. Each offers extensive setting options such as its own volume envelope, a multimode filter, high-quality effects and a powerful 64-step sequencer / arpeggiator. Even a MIDI export function via drag & drop and global effects have been included. In addition, there are innovative MIDI effects that make sequences more varied, for instance, through accents and pitch variations. Multi-layered grooves, gripping harmonies and complex sequences are, therefore, an easy exercise. An XY pad also lets you control sound parameters in real-time or morph between different sounds.

Verdict

It is amazing what variety of sounds UVI has elicited from the various stringed instruments. Authentic sounds of acoustic and electric instruments meet exciting hybrid sounds and, by combining them with synthetic sounds as well as effect processing, futuristic textures, hypnotic arpeggios and cinematic soundscapes have also been obtained. The presets are extremely inspiring, but it‘s even more fun to make your very own creations.

Developer: UVI

Web: www.uvi.net

Price: 149 Euro

Format: UVI Workstation 3.0.17, Falcon 2.1.4