Exploring Ripple Cello by Osterhouse Sounds | Expressive Virtual Cello Library Walkthrough

[@ben-osterhouse]

Hey Sam, thank you for taking the time to reviewing Ripple Cello! I've added "rhythms" to the description. That's such a core part of the library to me that I forgot to actually mention it, ha!

[@Joe-blogcomposer]

My pleasure! Keep up the great work, look forward to checking out more of your products on the channel

[@acdms]

I think it's a good library and it sounds nice.

[@richburnsred]

Mmm, that is gorgeous sounding.

[@alexanderkrebsmusic]

Sold. I'll definitely get this ASAP. Beautiful!

[@xamxamxamxa]

🌚🖤🎶

[@solyarisoftware]

Thanks for this review! I’m a big fan of Ben Osterhouse’s instruments, and of course, I have this one! Ripple Cello, for me, is a masterpiece of sampling (on Kontakt). Ben is a one-man band, meaning he plays the cello (and other string instruments) and codes the Kontakt scripts himself. He explained many aspects of building the instrument in great detail in his excellent walkthroughs. Personally, I love all of his libraries-from the concept to the sound of his instruments, his musical taste, and the final outcomes. Perhaps his most famous library is Sospiro Strings, which you’re probably already familiar with. The most astonishing library for me, though, is Pathfinder Cello, which, like Ripple Cello, creates ensemble cello textures. Amazing! Back to Ripple Cello, I just want to point out that the library is more complex than it may appear, allowing for many nuanced interactions depending on the settings and how you play the notes. The MIDI clips are a great way to have a preset and understand how to create these specific textures. Also, the demo examples remind me of Philip Glass's music. I'm not generally a fan of Glass's music, but Osterhouse’s taste brings me to Glass's "Dracula" string quartet compositions (in a positive way) :-) BTW, in your demo, you used a pretty fast DAW tempo. Please note that the library has tempo-sync. My personal note about the realism of the textures: I agree that maybe no other known VST allows you to create these ripple-like textures, but on the other hand, the textures are at the edge of what a real cello performer could achieve. But this is the beauty of it, in my opinion: the textures sound natural, even though they might be impossible to play with real instruments. Chapeau!

[@ben-osterhouse]

"the textures are at the edge of what a real cello performer could achieve. But this is the beauty of it, in my opinion: the textures sound natural, even though they might be impossible to play with real instruments" Yep, totally! That's what is interesting about developing these libraries.

[@njapostol]

Please please consider putting the on Kontakt Player

[@ben-osterhouse]

I'm not sure whether this would happen, but I'm familiar with how to make libraries available for Kontakt Player. I develop Kontakt Full libraries such that turning them into Kontakt Player libraries in the future would be easier.

[@jimsanger]

If you have some kontakt player libraries its worth logging in to N.I and checking what price they offer you for Kontakt. I was surprised what a big discount I got for it

[@Joe-blogcomposer]

Agreed, that’s how I original bought kontakt I think it only cost me between £60-90 back then

[@braunhausmedia]

Please please consider getting full Kontakt.