IK Multimedia Miroslav Philharmonik Sound Library v1.1.2

Now, however, the trend is for sample libraries to be built into plug-ins, and so the next step on the road for the Miroslav Vitous library is Miroslav Philharmonik, driven by the same plug-in technology that also powers IK Multimedia's Sampletank 2 and Sonik Synth 2. Rather later, it was also converted to Giga format for Nemesys/Tascam's software sampler. The resulting stereo samples required no further panning: instrumental groups added to a mix instantly fit, naturally filling up the stereo field, with the concert hall's ambience adding to the illusion.ĭespite being huge and expensive, the collection became the mainstay of many media composers, and was eventually released for Roland and Emu samplers as well as the original Akai. The players of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - solo or ensemble, playing with various articulations and expressions - were recorded on stage in Prague's Dvorák Symphony Hall, sitting where they would normally appear in most orchestral situations. State-of-the-art recording and digitising technology was used: initial sessions were recorded at 20-bit, with 24-bit technology used later in the process. Wanting just such a collection for his own use, he found nothing that would do the trick, and in 1993, started doing the job himself. Miroslav Vitous - composer, virtuoso bassist and founding member of Weather Report - can probably be credited with inventing the idea of a sample library that covers every instrument in the orchestra. Miroslav Vitous's orchestral library was the first of its kind, and more than a decade after its launch, has been reinvented as a self-contained virtual instrument.

Note the keyboard display showing off key split zones. Miroslav Philharmonik running in Cakewalk Sonar 5 Producer Edition.

IK Multimedia Miroslav Philharmonik Sound Library v1.1.2