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NOVO Solo Textures Black Friday pricing is $75, 49% off, with the deal running until Dec 18, 2026, on Heavyocity's Kontakt library of solo violin, viola and cello performances.
The NOVO Solo Textures instrument was recorded at Heavyocity Studios in NYC. It focuses on delicate, rhythmic solo string material rather than full ensemble sustains.
The sample set is over 14 GB. Each element was recorded with multiple dynamic layers and multi-sampled, which is how the library keeps the dynamic range of a real solo player.
The maker describes the performances as clean and lyrical, with unique articulations crafted by the Heavyocity team.
The 220-plus snapshot presets are the quickest way in. Each one is a starting point you can dial in from, built to bring out the voice of the solo instrument.
The maker says composers can also build custom ensembles. Layer the violin, viola and cello and you get a small chamber-style group made from solo players.
Heavyocity says the arrangements and textures were inspired by modern chamber strings. The idea is to push past what a single performer normally gives you, with movement and texture in each note.
NOVO Solo Textures runs on the Kontakt 5 engine. You need either full Kontakt 5 or the free Kontakt 5 Player, version 5.6.6 or later.
If you work in Komplete Kontrol, the library is NKS-ready, so you can browse it from there.
Heavyocity pitches the library as an addition to a scoring toolkit, for composers who want solo string detail alongside bigger sections.
Yes. The NOVO Solo Textures Black Friday deal takes 49% off, bringing the Heavyocity Kontakt library to $75. The offer ends Dec 18, 2026. It covers the full instrument with its solo violin, viola and cello material.
It includes solo violin, viola and cello performances recorded at Heavyocity Studios in NYC, over 14 GB of rhythmic elements with multiple dynamic layers, and over 220 snapshot presets to use as starting points.
No. It runs on the Kontakt 5 engine, so you can use either full Kontakt 5 or the free Kontakt 5 Player, as long as it is version 5.6.6 or later. It is also NKS-ready for Komplete Kontrol.
On Mac you need OS X 10.10 or higher, an Intel Core 2 Duo and 4 GB RAM. On PC you need Windows 7 or higher, 32 or 64 bit, an Intel Core Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2, and 4 GB RAM.
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