Whistler Ensemble

WHISTLER
ENSEMBLE

WHISTLER ENSEMBLE

• Made for the FULL Kontakt 5.4.1+
• 5-piece whistling ensemble!
• 2x Round Robin Slur and "Emo" Legato
• 4x Round Robin Normal and "Emo" Staccato

5 composers + free food and some alcohol

We wanted to capture the organic sound of a group whistling… so we gathered an elite force of professional composers. Fed them delicious Thai food, some wine, and then got to recording!

Whistlers: Joe Basile, Brandon Chapman, Dustin Painter, Alex Davis, Jonathan Churchill

Recording: Dan Schneider

John Walker's Performance Hall

A little-known gem in the Piedmont area of North Carolina, John Walker is a musician and software engineer who has a pristine performance hall in his home. He graciously opened his home up for the recording session.

You can learn a little bit more about John Walker by watching his TED TALK HERE!

Legato Styles

"Normal" legato, like a smooth slur and "Emo" legato, which is more immediate and emphasized

Air Control

Dial in the exact amount of wind/air noise you want! Take it ALL out and the instrument sounds like an eerie sine wave

Perfect silliness

Nothing says "ironic hipster goofball" better than an ensemble of 5 whistlers singing in unison!

Performance

The instrument responds flexibly and dynamically via CC or Velocity control. Perfect for MPE Control!

Flexible Control

Choose your keyswitches! Choose your CCs. We don't choose them for you… since everyone has a unique setup

Technical Specs

Compatible with Kontakt Full 5.4.1+
This is a FULL Version Kontakt instrument, meaning that you MUST have the full version of Kontakt to use it! It will run as a plug-in instrument in any VST/AU/RTAS/AAX compatible host program or DAW, such as Cubase, Logic, Ableton Live, Digital Performer, Reaper, Pro-Tools, Sonar, etc. No extra purchase needed!
System Requirements:
500 MB of disk space (Max RAM footprint is 500MB)
Mac OS X 10.10, 10.11 or macOS 10.12 (latest update), Intel Core 2 Duo
Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit) Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2
An Internet connection and a graphics card that supports OpenGL 2.1 or higher are required to download and activate this product. Once installed and activated, the product can be used offline.
4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended for large KONTAKT Instruments)