A library from Eduardo Tarilonte- the maker of renowned libraries like Forest Kingdom, Desert Winds, Epic World and more. Era is a unique sample library featuring a huge set of historical instruments. All you have been waiting for your Medieval, Renaissance or Fantasy musical production in one virtual instrument.
From plucked, wind, reed, bowed, key and percussion multi sampled instruments to an inspiring collection of magical soundscapes to push your music to the next level. With over 10 GB of 44kh-24bits samples, Era features 45 instruments (30 melodic and 15 percussion) and more than 100 soundscapes. A total of 170 patches. One palette of sounds to rule them all! Era Medieval Legends, an awesome collection from a forgotten fantasy world!
Thanks to the Best Service ENGINE you will enjoy a beautiful and easy to use interface. The Pro-Edit page allowes almost unlimited editing of the sounds. No parameters are hidden!
Deep sampling, round robin, real legato and real portato are the highlights of the library.
Instruments
Renaissance Recorder Consort (Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass), Traditional Soprano Recorder, Traditional Wooden Flute, Gemshorn, Crumhorn Consort , (Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass), Bagppipe A, Bagpipe D, Chirimia, Bombarde, Anyafil, Shofar, Bass Viola da Gamba, Fidule, Hurdy Gurdy, Baroque Guitar, Renaissance Lute, Renaissance Small Harp Renaissance Small Bray Harp, Zither, Psaltery (Stroken), Organetto, Spinet, Virginal, Army Piccolo Snare, Barbarian, Frame Drum I, Barbarian Frame Drum II, Frame Drum (stick), Bombo Leguero, Bumbac High, Bumbac Mid, Bumbac Low, Distant Drums, Execution Snare I, Execution Snare II, Juglar Snare, Tambourine I, Tambourine II, Tambourine III, Church Bells
Sounddesign
46 Soundscapes
21 Mysterious Atmospheres
3 Mysterious Bells
14 Scrapes
24 Whooshes
Era Medieval Legends, a wonderful collection from a forgotten fantasy world of knights, princesses and dragons...
Best Service ENGINE 2 Sample Player is included in this product!
Mac OS
Mac OS 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7
Min. recommended: Intel Mac 1.8GHz, 1GB Ram
Interfaces: Standalone, AU, VST, RTAS (32bit)
Windows
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, 32bit & 64bit
Min. recommended: Pentium/Athlon XP 3.0GHz, 1GB Ram
Interfaces: Standalone, VST (32bit and 64bit), RTAS (32bit only)
for all systems
DVD drive
Internet connection for product activation required (on any computer)
Additional hard disc space according to the library size
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