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8Dio 1985 Passionate Grand Piano is an ultra deep-sampled piano library - featuring over 66.000 samples, up to 10 velocity layers, 5 round-robin, a wealth of flexible articulations and all across 6 microphone positions. The microphones were literally surrounding the entire piano, so you can create exactly the sound you want.

8Dio Studio Orchestral Percussion is a monumental deep-sampled collection of six orchestral percussion instruments. This unique collection contains first-class Marimba, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Crotales and Tubular Bells.

Studio Saxophones marks 8Dio's continual commitment to pushing boundaries not only in technologies but also in advanced techniques to achieve a modern, playable and fully customizable studio sound.

The Claire Woodwind Series is a deep-sampled collection of the finest virtuoso woodwind soloists ever sampled. These are highly playable instruments soared with true emotion, effortless and equilibristic behavior. Our Piccolo Flute Virtuoso is the most expressive, playable, and lifelike Bassoon ever sampled. The Piccolo Flute Virtuoso was recorded in a symphonic hall and contains three microphone positions (Close, Decca, Far). The core of the Bassoon is its highly advanced legato system, which contains both slow and fast legato. The legato system allows you to play legato with passionate arcs, sustains, staccatissimo, expressive marcato, and more. We recorded arcs with both non-vibrato, medium and strong vibrato, so you can freely sculpt your performance from the subtle to vibrant. In addition, we also added trills, runs, staccatissimo and even non-tonal effects like breaths, valve sounds, and natural click noises.

Stravardisus … arhhh… stradivvarisu … forget it! The Mistradivarous Fiddle is masterpiece in its own right. You get that raw, untrained grit. It’s mocking the pretentiousness of Stradiobarious and redefining the notion of what a fiddle could be. The Misfit Fiddle comes with four different types of gelato (New Bow Gelato, Same Bow Gelato, Glissando Gelato, and Auto Gelato), but you also get a lovely assortment of pizzicato, tremolo, and whole and half-tone trills for your compositional extravaganza.

We promise you a unique experience with the Misfit Bundle. The Misfit Series is an unusual collection of 15 deep-sampled instruments, following the musical tradition of flicks like Breaking Bad, Dexter, There Will Be Blood, The Master, or them fine video games like Left4Dead.

8Dio Century Harps contains two separate concert harps, each chosen carefully to represent a different facet in the realm of harp tones.  Harp 1 is a bright, bold and shimmering Venus Concert Harp.  The instrument can sound delicate, but it also has vibrant highs which can cut through and soar in your orchestral compositions.

8Dio Aura Tonal Exotic Studio Percussion – for Kontakt VST-AU-AAX is used an advanced technique called, Groove Sampling™ that allows you to create hyper-realistic percussive grooves with a single touch of a key. Groove Sampling is a proprietary method developed by 8Dio and is currently patent pending. There is no going back after this.

The Century Brass Series stands as the definitive, state-of-the-art collection of ultra-realistic brass instruments. It is our most significant leap forward in orchestral deep-sampling, infused with emotion and intention in every sample.

The Bazantar is a custom five-string acoustic bass, fitted with an additional twenty-nine sympathetic strings and four drone strings. It has a melodic range of over five octaves, with a sympathetic range of four octaves. This results in an interplay between melodic, sympathetic, and drone strings which weaves an unexpected landscape of resonance that is remarkably rich in texture.