{"product_id":"impact-soundworks-rosette-mandolin","title":"Impact SoundWorks Rosette Mandolin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"Rosette Mandolin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/tvrqrkHvWBA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mandolin is an essential element of American folk music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRosette Mandolin puts this iconic instrument at your fingertips, capturing a bluegrass-style performance that works just as well in country, folk, Celtic, world music, and even rock or pop, on both rhythm \u0026amp; leads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGet naturally musical results playing it right out of the box, or customize the tone and performance with our powerful Rosette engine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Library\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough it originated in 18th century Italy, the mandolin has occupied a cherished space in American roots music for nearly a century. An iconic element of bluegrass music, it has also had an enduring presence in country, folk, Celtic and world music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLegendary rock bands such as Led Zeppelin, Queen, Rod Stewart, and R.E.M. have featured it in some of their greatest hits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe aim with Rosette Mandolin was to provide a beautifully detailed instrument that would shine not only in a bluegrass role but across a wide range of genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthentic Sound \u0026amp; Performance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this newest entry in the Rosette series, ISW turned to legendary bluegrass musician and multi-instrumentalist Ronnie Stewart, recording him at bluegrass veteran Rickey Wasson's Kentucky studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo achieve the ultimate in realism with this virtual mandolin, ISW recorded up and down strokes on every string and fret, in a broad set of articulations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChops, the quick strums characteristic of bluegrass playing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaps, for fast passages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTremolo, tempo synced as well as manually controllable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrace notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChokes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegato, both manual and automatic with hammer ons and pull-offs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll articulations are conveniently mapped and completely editable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe articulation set and deep sampling gives you the detail, variation, and expression to create a realistic performance and blend it smoothly with live instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe powerful Rosette engine (built on Shreddage 3.5) works behind-the-scenes to make the instrument imminently playable, providing a natural and musical legato, using hammer-ons and pull-offs as needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConveniently mapped (and editable) key switches allow you to access the additional articulations efficiently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're looking for a different tone or performance style, you can quickly run through presets to audition a wide variety of tones as well as alternative fretting and picking styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecreating the Mandolin's Versatility\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecording artists, bands, and composers have turned to the mandolin again and again for its ability to shine across a wide spectrum of musical expression: energetically rhythmic, gritty and folksy, lyrical and quietly contemplative, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt can be heard in everything from country to pop to video game fantasy music to children's music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've aimed to capture the full spectrum of the mandolin's capabilities. It is famed as a nimble instrument for fast playing, and we've made rapid passages more realistic through multiple legato types as well as articulations such as tap and chop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRosette Mandolin performs equally well as a lead instrument, with its singing tone and melodic expressiveness thanks to deep sampling and several performance styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt blends beautifully with vocals and a huge range of instruments, from modern ones like electric guitar, bass, and keyboards to period instruments like recorder and hurdy-gurdy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts high register extends the range and broadens the palette of any ensemble or band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Rosette Engine\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Rosette line is built on the updated Shreddage 3.5 engine, expanded for the needs of acoustic instruments, and designed to not bog you down with complicated menus and controls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe algorithms and settings of this engine work behind the scenes to turn your keyboard playing into a realistic mandolin performance without ever having to go \"under the hood.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can customize the sound and performance quite easily with the intuitive controls, most of which are under the Main tab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Performance Style drop-down menu provides presets that tweak the instrument to best suit the chosen style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor example, use the standard performance mode to emulate a real musician's hand movements up and down the fret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr use the Workstation mode to allow much freer (and possibly less realistic) motions and movements across the frets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther performance parameters include a variety of fretting and picking modes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Performer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRosette Mandolin features Ronnie Stewart, a multi-instrumental bluegrass musician who has played with countless bands and on a staggeringly long list of recordings in addition to several of his own solo albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe won the International Bluegrass Music Association award for Fiddle Player of the Year in 2000 and Banjo Player of the Year in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRonnie's performance was recorded in Rickey Wasson's Main Street Studio in Clay City, Kentucky - a state-of-the-art studio in the heart of bluegrass country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThousands of pristine 24-bit samples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExquisite studio recordings using the finest studio mics \u0026amp; preamps for stunning clarity and detail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4-string F-style acoustic mandolin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA classic instrument of American folk music, performed with a pick in a bluegrass style by one of Nashville’s finest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll crucial articulations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSustains, tremolo, harmonics, hammer-on\/pull-off, slides, chokes, pitched \u0026amp; unpitched releases, and rhythmic chops (major, minor, powerchord)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery string sampled using up and down picking, 3 dynamic levels, and up to 4 round robin variations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11 production-ready tone snapshots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoly input feature for realistic chords\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTotal articulation control technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsole FX rack and mixer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Impact SoundWorks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68399074017503,"sku":"ISW-ROMA","price":129.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0016\/5173\/6636\/files\/ISW_Rosette_Mandolin_Gui1.jpg?v=1794129772","url":"https:\/\/pluginfox.com\/products\/impact-soundworks-rosette-mandolin","provider":"PluginFox","version":"1.0","type":"link"}