The cuatro is a plucked string instrument of the guitar family. The cuatro is a traditional instrument of Venezuela. It has four strings and a small guitar body.
The Cuatro for Kontakt contains 12 articulations and many modes to experiment with. Created for the full version of Kontakt 5.6.0 or higher, it delivers a refined sound filled with authenticity. The
sampled instrument is a magnificent long-neck (17 frets) cuatro from Barquisimeto, Venezuela. It has been used in many film and TV series scores, as well as in music production, for over 15 years.
The Cuatro has been carefully sampled to capture its authentic timbre. Each note has 4 dynamics with 4 cycles per dynamic, for a total of 16 samples per note. In addition to chords, mutes and many other articulations, additional modes have been created: Octave, Double Cuatro and Andean Tuning. These modes will give you a fresh palette for creating spacious and rich-sounding arrangements for ensembles or solo pieces.
Krystalos Audio technology was used throughout the recording process. Krystalos Audio optimizers were developed to produce an organic and detailed analog sound using the latest digital equipment.
The Cuatro is a comprehensive collection of single instrument samples that are easy to play and recognizable. It has almost everything you need to add a bit of South American flavor to your compositions.
The Cuatro will change the way you approach music and inspire you to create beautiful harmonic progressions and melodies. Enjoy!
Details
The creator of The Ronroco and The Bandoneon, film composer Guillermo Guareschi surprises us with new sampling and scriptwriting techniques. The Cuatro was recorded in his new studio in the Sierras of the Spanish Mediterranean, where he achieved significant sound improvements.
As a film composer and music producer, I developed The Cuatro using the mechanisms necessary for intuitive creativity and with a minimum of training to capture the idiomatic language of the instrument.
In addition to being a powerful tool for creating authentic South American music, The Cuatro is perfectly suited to modern productions such as pop, chill-out, folk music, film scores and other genres. With its open, organic sound, it can easily use effects such as reverb, EQ, delay, chorus, phaser and anything else you can think of.