Spitfire Audio Labs Ondes Musicales New Free VST Instrument

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Spitfire Audio just added a new free VST instrument to their Labs collection called Ondes Musicales.

Ondes Musicales is a very rare and expressive electronic instrument that has been used in many sci-fi scores, indie music and classical works. Nowadays it is not used that frequently but especially Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead has shown the beauty of this unique instrument to a lot of people and brought it back to attention.

The Labs version was made in collaboration with professional ondist and composer Josh Semans and all of the samples were recorded with a custom-built Ondes Musicales. The sounds were then further processed with all kinds of effects like modular, granular synthesis and guitar pedals.

There are 8 different patches available. Fragile Air, Granules, Metallique, Metallique Cries, Mobius Blips, Octave Echoes, Ribbon and Tape Swells.

All of the presets sound very beautiful and ethereal and are perfect for creating interesting pads and textures. With the expression and dynamic controls you can also switch between more mellow and intense sounds.

I'm really happy with this new addition to the Labs family and I think I will use Ondes Musicales a lot. It sounds much more organic and lively than your usual synth pads. Especially Fragile Air is hauntingly beautiful.

Take a look at the official video.

You can get it here: https://labs.spitfireaudio.com/ondes-musicales


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