Following on from the success of Spitfire’s original Evo Grid 1, and the stunning Evo Grid 2 and the ultra exclusive ‘Symphonic Evolutions’, it was time to let the blowers have a go! Returning to the ultra dry but warm vintage surroundings of Air Edel Studios, Spitfire Audio, in conjunction with orchestrator Ben Foskett, set about doing things with woodwinds that you would never expect. To create a product that oozes originality, inspiration and a critical edge for your future compositions!



The newly initiated Evos are hyperlong articulations that change, sometimes subtly and sometimes radically, over time before looping. We organise these on a grid so you can plot which evolution or ‘Evo’ sits on which key range. In this day and age, composers are often asked to engage the listener by doing very little, we’re asked to rarely change a note, to do nothing, but ‘really sort a scene out’! Evo Grid is our solution to this conundrum!

Featuring 48 Evos spread over 12 pitch ranges we have calculated the number of different possibilities as verging on infinite, so be careful to save one you like when using the many randomisation options provided.

The two bands that went to create Evo 4 were made up of:

Band A:

• FLUTE (3)
• ALTO FLUTE (1)
• BASS FLUTE (1)
• CONTRA BASS FLUTE (1)
• Bb CLARINET (3)
• Bb BASS CLARINET (3)

Band B:

• OBOE (3)
• COR ANGLAIS (2)
• Bb CLARINET (2)
• Bb BASS CLARINET (1)
• BARITONE SAX (1)
• BASSOON (3)

We have specially curated these extraordinary Evos into a number of spring-out-of-the-box patches. These demonstrate not only the tense and extreme elements of the library but also the curiously engaging 'episodic' evos... From simple "tutti" patches containing all 288 Evos spread evenly across your keyboard to diagonal patterns, specially curated peg patterns and a feature for you to randomly create peg patterns from the near infinite number of possible configurations. With a number of FX accessible from the front panel this is a tool designed for producers, composers, sound designers and editors needing spellbinding, award winning material from the minute your finger hits the keyboard.

Whilst playing the material orchestrated by Ben Foskett, we couldn't stop ourselves from creating an additional 5 grids of awesome warped, saturated and totally transformed versions of each and every Evo.

Presets / Articulations

Curated Presets:
· 1-12 Step Down Diagonal
· 1-12 Step Up Diagonal
· 13-24 Step Down Diagonal
· 13-24 Step Up Diagonal
· 25-36 Step Down Diagonal
· 25-36 Step Up Diagonal
· 37-48 Step Down Diagonal
· 37-48 Step Up Diagonal

Individual Evolutions:
· 01 Woods - Light - Into Molto Vib
· 02 Woods - Light - Into Flutter Tongue
· 03 Woods - Light - Normale into Pulsing
· 04 Woods - Light - Into Double Tongue Shudders
· 05 Woods - Light - Into Trem Shudders
· 06 Woods - Light - Trem Shudders into Forte
· 07 Woods - Light - Building Residual Tone
· 08 Woods - Light - Into Trill (Minor)
· 09 Woods - Light - Into Trill (Major)
· 10 Woods - Light - Semitone Cells with Episodic Overtones
· 11 Woods - Pitch - Into Semitone Cells
· 12 Woods - Pitch - Into Tone Cells
· 13 Woods - Pitch - Into Dissonant Pulse
· 14 Woods - Pitch - Into Multiphonics
· 15 Woods - Pitch - Into Episodic Overtones
· 16 Woods - Pitch - Soft Flutter into Overtones
· 17 Woods - Pitch - Into Episodic Overtones
· 18 Woods - Pitch - Building Semitone Trill
· 19 Woods - Pitch - Multiphonics with Molto Vib Pedal
· 20 Woods - Pitch - Double Tongue Shudders with Dissonant Pulse
· 21 Woods - Pitch - Episodic DIssonant Overtone Pulse
· 22 Woods - Pitch - Flutter into Multiphonic Overtones
· 23 Woods - Pitch - Tone Cell Episodic Overtones
· 24 Woods - Pitch - Residual Tone With Dissonant Pulse
· 25 Reeds - Light - Into Molto Vib
· 26 Reeds - Light - Into Flutter Tongue
· 27 Reeds - Light - Normale into Pulsing
· 28 Reeds - Light - Into Double Tongue Shudders
· 29 Reeds - Light - Into Trem Shudders
· 30 Reeds - Light - Into Trem Bursts
· 31 Reeds - Light - Into Trill (Minor)
· 32 Reeds - Light - Into Trill (Major)
· 33 Reeds - Pitch - Into Semitone Cells
· 34 Reeds - Pitch - Into Tone Cells
· 35 Reeds - Pitch - Into Dissonant Pulse
· 36 Reeds - Pitch - Into Bending Down
· 37 Reeds - Pitch - Into Multiphonics
· 38 Reeds - Pitch - Into Trill Shudders
· 39 Reeds - Pitch - Into Episodic Overtones
· 40 Reeds - Pitch - Into Singing Same Pitch
· 41 Reeds - Pitch - Into Random Note Bursts
· 42 Reeds - Pitch - Into Trem and Trills
· 43 Reeds - Pitch - Into Semitone Chatters
· 44 Reeds - Pitch - Into Random Evolution
· 45 Reeds - Pitch - Episodic Overtone Pulsing
· 46 Reeds - Pitch - Singing Pitch Trem Bursts
· 47 Reeds - Pitch - Flutter Tongue with Bends
· 48 Reeds - Pitch - Molto Vib Multiphonics

• 3312 SAMPLES
• 18.5GB UNCOMPRESSED .WAV
• 17.0GB DISK SPACE REQUIRED
• 34GB DISK SPACE REQUIRED DURING INSTALL

Evo Grid 4 is available for the introductory price of £134 GBP until September 17th, 2015 (RRP 179 GBP)

More INFO: Shitfire Audio | Evo Grid 4 – Woodwinds

 

Last edited: Sep 3, 2015

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