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Traveler’s Serenade features the soaring melodic soprano voice of Victoria Boler. This library focuses on improvised melodic phrases in six modal scales, perfect for breathing fresh inspiration into your compositions. Each line she sings carries a sense of wonder and excitement, inviting the listener to come along on a thrilling expedition. Victoria’s enchanting, nimble and lyrical vocal character effortlessly fuses classical, pop, folk, blues, and dramatic vocal styles.
This 3.9 GB library includes over 3,100 melodic phrases organized by mode, root pitch, and tempo. We also captured sustains (clean and vibrato), and staccatos (8x round-robin) for four core vowels: Ah, Mm, Oh, and Oo.
Victoria Boler is an elementary general music educator, curriculum writer, and author of the book, “Creative Activities for Teaching General Music.” In addition to general music, Victoria has taught orchestra, choir, and percussion ensembles. In an administrative role, Victoria has served as Fine Arts Coordinator, leading band, orchestra, choir, general music, and musical theater at the programmatic level. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in vocal and percussion performance, a Masters in Music Education from the University of Florida, and is a doctoral student at Valdosta State University pursuing an EdD in Curriculum and Instruction.
Victoria has completed three levels of Orff Schulwerk certification, two levels of Kodaly training, and is specialized in The Teacher and Social and Emotional Learning by the University of Colorado Boulder. She publishes general music curriculum and instructional materials at victoriaboler.com, where she serves and collaborates with educators in their journeys to create grounded and artistic music curriculum for their unique teaching scenarios.
This Kontakt library features over 3,000 modal improvised phrases, plus an array of sustain and staccato syllables with 8x round-robin, spanning over two playable octaves. The phrases are intuitively organized by root pitch (B, D, F, G#), tempo (80bpm, 100bpm, 120bpm, 140bpm), and mode (Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian). However, tempo-syncing, time-stretching and pitch transposition controls give you complete freedom to customize. You can also shape, blend and sequence phrases, with the phrase-legato, step sequencer, speed-control and live waveform editing. The library includes 20 sound-designed custom FX and ambient presets to expand your creative palette. They’ve also included our comprehensive FX Rack, with compression, delay, filter, EQ, amp/speaker simulation and reverbs, featuring dozens of rooms, cathedrals and otherworldly fx to open endless possibilities.
They recorded Victoria in a dry studio environment, using a high dynamic range, large-diaphragm Neumann studio microphone and Sound Devices preamps to get maximum detail, clarity, fidelity and clean dynamic range. This library requires the full retail version of Kontakt 6.2.2+ in order to use the nki presets, but you can use the unlocked WAV files in any DAW or sampler.
This library is designed for the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 6.2.2 or later. Kontakt is an industry-standard advanced virtual instrument software platform. You can view screenshots of this library’s custom graphical user interface in the image gallery above. This library is packed with features to provide you a wide range of sound shaping parameter controls, each one totally automation-ready in your host environment or Kontakt’s stand-alone mode. Learn more about Kontakt by Clicking Here.
This is a standard Kontakt open-format library, so the free Kontakt Player does not fully support it and can only run it in a limited “demo mode”. However, the sample directories are unlocked so you can use them in other wav-compatible software, sampler and synth formats. The special Libraries tab doesn’t support this open-format Kontakt library, but you can use the standard File browser tab and import this library into the Kontakt Quickload window for easy loading and navigation.
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A quick breakdown of modes:
Ionian: otherwise known as a Major scale. Often associated with feelings of happiness, simplicity, brightness, and clarity, the Ionian mode is used in many folk and popular songs to evoke a sense of well-being. “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”, “Ode to Joy”, and the Indiana Jones theme are three examples.
Aeolian: the natural minor scale. Dive into the depths of emotion with poignant introspection, bringing a sense of longing and depth to your music. This mode is known for its melancholy and introspective qualities, often used to convey sadness, longing, or a sense of mystery. “Scarborough Fair” and the main theme from “Schindler’s List” both use the Aeolian mode. Skyrim’s “Far Horizons” uses the Aeolian mode to create a vast, open, and slightly melancholic atmosphere. The famous main theme from “The Godfather” and Assassin’s Creed II “Ezio’s Family” utilize Aeolian.
Dorian: Experience the haunting beauty and mysterious allure of a minor scale with a raised 6th, giving it a unique blend of minor sadness with a touch of brightness.The Dorian mode is prevalent in Celtic and folk music, often used to create an ancient or haunting atmosphere. The Beatles “Eleanor Rigby”, the Mad Max Fury Road soundtrack, and Skyrim’s “Dragonborn” all use the Dorian mode. This scale can be heard in some of the Shire themes in Lord of the Rings, lending a blend of warmth and nostalgia with an underlying sense of adventure.
Mixolydian: This mode is similar to the major scale but with a lowered seventh, giving it a bluesy, jazzy feel that’s both uplifting and slightly edgy. Find warmth and optimism with the uplifting tones of Mixolydian. “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd and “Hey Jude” by The Beatles are classic examples of the Mixolydian mode. “Star Wars” and “Back to the Future” both frequently use the Mixolydian mode, which gives them a mystical, adventurous feel.
Lydian: This is a major scale with a raised 4th degree, giving it an ethereal, dreamy, and almost otherworldly sound. Lydian is often used in film scores to create a sense of wonder, magic, or the supernatural. The theme from “The Simpsons” and “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Flying Theme” both feature the Lydian mode. Infuse your compositions with a celestial quality using the bright and expansive sounds of Lydian.
Phrygian: This is a minor scale with a lowered 2nd degree. Capture the essence of the ancient and exotic with the evocative and stirring Phrygian mode, perfect for adding drama and intrigue. This mode is foundational in flamenco music, adding drama and intensity to the melodies. “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane and the traditional flamenco piece “Malagueña” use the Phrygian mode. The movies “Gladiator” and “The Prince of Egypt” use the Phrygian mode throughout the scores to evoke the mystical and historical settings.
They’ve also included 20 sound-designed custom FX and ambient presets to expand your creativity.It all comes together in a complete, efficient and deeply-refined toolbox of chromatic articulations and powerful melodic elements with tempo-synching and key options, all built into a flexible, full-featured user interface. Create enchanting, dreamlike musical adventures that captivate and inspire. Embark on a sonic odyssey with Traveler’s Serenade.
The full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt version 6.2.2+ is required to use .nki instrument presets included in this library. The free Kontakt “Player” and “Add Library” import process do not support this standard open-format Kontakt library. Windows 7 or higher. Mac OSX 10.12 or higher. Dual Core CPU, 2 GB System Ram, SATA or SSD hard drive recommended for this library.
