Fracture Sounds Compendium Eldenvale [KONTAKT]

World Building Your new composing companion. Enter the world of Eldenvale – a collection of cinematic fantasy and folk instruments and ensembles so distinctive, you're sure to discover sounds unlike anything in your current template. Forged and refined from our award-winning programming and distilling years of experience into a single library, Compendium: Eldenvale invites you to step into a world of wandering knights, hidden forests, and secret taverns, where every instrument tells a story. Whether you're composing for the latest fantasy game or adding a folky twist to your next piece, Eldenvale offers over 25 instruments crafted for playability and expressive detail. From the haunting whispers of forest voices to the bright shimmer of dulcimer strings and the sweeping warmth of a chamber string ensemble, to the deep resonance of medieval percussion, including church bells cast by the very foundry that forged Big Ben, each instrument carries character, tradition, and a unique voice. Take inspiration from a world of dragons, forest spirits, and glowing hearths, and infuse your compositions with a fresh edge that blends the magic of fantasy with the warmth and authenticity of folk tradition. Intricate Folk Legato By the hearth of the tavern in Compendium: Eldenvale sit our suite of legato soloists, captured in a dry studio environment to give you maximum control and clarity. From the airy, agile wooden flute, to a dancing duo of whistles, and the dark, expressive uilleann pipes, each instrument is imbued with character and features our Smart Legato technology, making it effortless to craft melodic lines grounded in realism. Whether evoking a longing for home or leading a lively tavern dance, these soloists bring your fantasy worlds vividly to life. Chamber String Ensemble At the vanguard of Eldenvale lies the chamber strings ensemble, featuring a mix of high and low sections arranged in a 3,2,3,2 layout across violins, violas, cellos, and basses. This distinctive setup is light enough for detailed, expressive scoring, yet capable of delivering powerful, soaring melodies. With its raw folk-like character and transparent texture, the ensemble evokes a sense of closeness and warmth rarely found in larger string sections, perfect for weaving emotional threads through both quiet woodland scenes and sweeping heroic passages. Innovative Composing Tools Alongside familiar tools such as our intelligent Smart Legato and Instrument Placement systems, we're proud to unveil a suite of new innovations designed to put even more expressive power at your fingertips. Shape your own cascading melodies with the Celtic harp's Glissando Controller, compose with ease using the bouzouki's Chordal Performance Engine and cello phrases' Root Key Selector, and achieve additional depth with the Lute and Theorbo's new Double Tracking within Instrument Placement. Every feature is crafted to make your compositions feel alive, intuitive, and effortlessly cinematic. Textures and Pads Those familiar with our Layer Blends libraries and Orchestral Atmospheres will recognise the Fantasy Pads, featuring 33 atmospheric pads crafted from Eldenvale's own samples and beyond, perfect for evoking mist rolling over mountain mornings or hinting at an approaching storm. Venture into shadow with Dark Drones, 15 textures drawn from the depths of Eldenvale, or wander into the enchanted canopy with Forest Voices, featuring four altos performing delicate articulations and whispers inspired by iconic fantasy scores. Iconic Fantasy Instruments Anchoring the world of Compendium: Eldenvale is a collection of eight instruments that define the sound of fantasy. Feel the folky warmth of the grand cimbalom, the ringing clarity of the hammered dulcimer and plucked zither, evoking bustling taverns and hidden villages, and the expressive voice of the bouzouki, a unique addition to the world of sampling with its intuitive Chordal Performance Engine. Each instrument is further enhanced with intuitive tools, from the new Glissando Controller to performable rolls, allowing you to weave melodies that are as playable as they are alive. Forged in Fire Rounding off this expansive library is a richly detailed percussion section, echoing through ancient halls and across battlefields. Collections of medieval and traditional drums provide earthy rhythm and drive, while an array of metals, from shimmering cymbals to resonant gongs, adds a touch of mystic brilliance. Deeper still, the thunder of orchestral bass drums conjures the march of great armies, and a set of church bells, cast in the same foundry as London's Big Ben, tolls with quiet mystery. Brimming with rare and characterful instruments, this collection offers a treasure chest of percussive colour - the heartbeat of any fantasy world brought to life. Instrument list show/hide text Woodwinds Wooden flute – Legato – Soft attacks – Overblown attacks Tin whistle & Low whistle – Legato – Soft attacks – Portamento – Ornaments – Finger vibrato Uilleann pipes – Legato – Slides – Ornaments – Finger vibrato – Drones Plucked & struck Celtic harp – Plucks – Glissando generator Cimbalom – Hammer – Rolls Hammered dulcimer – Hammer – Felt hammer – Ebow – Rolls Plucked zither – Plucks – Glissando generator Lute – Plucks – Ornaments Theorbo – Plucks – Harmonics Harpsichord Bouzouki – Melody strings – Open strings Strings High strings (violins & violas) – Legato (violins play an octave above violas) – Legato con sordino (violins play an octave above violas) – Sustain – Sustain con sordino – Harmonics – Pizzicato – Col legno Low strings (celli & basses) – Legato (celli play an octave above basses) – Legato con sordino (celli play an octave above basses) – Sustain – Sustain con sordino – Harmonics – Pizzicato – Col legno Combined strings – Combined string articulations, minus the legato articulations Solo cello phrases – 69 improvised phrases, in 12 root keys Solo cello textures – Textural longs Bowed piano textures – Textural longs Choir Forest voices – Ohh (sustained) – Soft ohh (sustained) – Whisper (sustained) – Exhale (sustained) Atmospheric Fantasy pads – 21 sound design pads Dark drones – 15 sound design drones Percussion Deep drums – Deep ensemble – Solo bass drum 1 (hits, rolls, and swells) – Solo bass drum 2 (hits and rolls) Frame drums – Frame drum ensemble (hits, edge, rim, hands) – Solo frame drum (hits, edge, rim, hand muted) – Solo bodhrán (hits, half-muted, muted, rim) Medieval percussion – Low tambourine (hits and rolls) – High tambourine (hits and short rolls) – Medieval drum (sticks, mallets, dampened) – Marching drum (sticks, mallets, flams) – Goat fur drum (mallets) – Deep medieval drum (sticks) – Small medieval drum (sticks) Metals – Large gong (mallets and brushes) – Medium gong (mallets, brushes, sticks) – Tam tam (mallets, brushes, sticks) – Small gong (mallets and brushes) – Gong ensemble (mallets, stick scrapes, hand swells) – Sizzle cymbal (mallets) – Ride cymbal (mallets) – Suspended cymbal (mallets) – Piatti (brushed and open) – Large cymbal (short, medium, and long swells) – Short cymbal (short, medium, and long swells) – Large triangle (hits and rolls) – Medium triangle (hits and rolls) – Small triangle (hits and rolls) Church bells – Hits – Alternative hits (inharmonic overtones reduced) Compendium: Eldenvale offers full NKS support, giving you seamless integration with Native Instruments' Komplete Kontrol keyboards. Enjoy intuitive, hands-on control via the built-in display and parameter knobs, making the instrument both highly playable and fully accessible for blind and visually impaired musicians. Requires Native Instruments Kontakt Player or Kontakt FULL v7.6.0 and higher!