Fracture Sounds Alternative Woodwind Soloists KONTAKT

September 30, 2026 0

About the Library

With Emotive Woodwind Soloists, we brought you the instruments at the heart of the woodwind family. Now, with its sequel, Alternative Woodwind Soloists, we extend that collection with instruments that are less widely used, but deliver an equally inspiring sound.

With alto flute, bass flute, bass clarinet, and tenor recorder, this is a collection of intimate woodwinds that are both breathy and richly organic, with applications across all classical styles, from baroque to romantic and neo-classical.

Captured alongside our other Soloists libraries at Nave Studios, these instruments are paired with our award-winning composing tools, including Smart Legato for smooth, natural melodic lines, and Instrument Placement.

Whether you’re building out your collection of Fracture Sounds’ Soloists series or adding new colour to your existing orchestral woodwinds, Alternative Woodwind Soloists is the perfect library to expand your palette, rediscover these lesser-used instruments, and lead your music in an exciting direction.

Seamless Legato and Intuitive Trills

Alternative Woodwind Soloists is powered by the Smart Legato engine, using lookahead technology to deliver highly realistic and expressive performances. The library also includes an enhanced Smart Trills engine, first introduced in Petrichor. Simply hold intervals up to a major 2nd (or major 3rd on the alto flute) to trigger a trill automatically, creating a fluid and intuitive playing experience.

Ensemble Patch

Included with the library is an ensemble patch that brings together all four soloists into one easy-to-use instrument — perfect for broad compositional brush strokes or quick sketching.

Main Articulations

Legato

Sustained notes with legato intervals and same-note repeats, which also features a slow attack and release momentary keyswitch, allowing you to programme in naturally flowing notation.

Sustain

Sustained long notes with a medium dynamic and emotive tone.

Sustain (Slow)

Sustained long notes with a slow and more emotive attack and release. This can also be accessed on the main Sustain and Legato using the green momentary keyswitch.

Trills

Automatically selects a trill interval when two or more notes are held (up to a major 3rd on the alto flute, or up to a major 2nd on all other instruments). For single notes, or notes outside the supported trill range, sustained notes will be triggered instead. On high velocity, trills will have an immediate attack; on low velocities, they will have a slower ramp-up.

Staccato

A very short note with a sharp attack. Dynamics are controlled by velocity.

Tenuto (Short)

A short articulation with a rounded attack and extended decay compared to the Staccato. Dynamics are controlled by velocity.

Tenuto (Long)

An extended Tenuto with a more rounded attack and longer decay. Dynamics are controlled by velocity.

Performance Shorts

A multi-articulation that contains all three shorts. Shortest notes are triggered by low velocities; longest notes by high velocities. Dynamics are controlled by CC1.

Additional Articulations

Short Trills

Two types of short trill bursts (min2 and maj2)

Performance Short-Sustain

A multi-articulation that triggers staccatos on low velocity, and sustains on high velocity. Dynamics are controlled by CC1.

Swells

Slow crescendo and diminuendo. Releasing the note early will shorten the swell.

Individual Trills

Access the individual trills from the main trill patch with min2 and maj2 intervals (up to min3 and maj3 on alto flute). On high velocity, trills will have an immediate attack; on low velocities, they will have a slower ramp-up.