Spitfire Audio Estática
Strings, Vocals, and Synth Virtual Instruments
Visceral Textures from Boundary-Pushing Experimentalists
These electrifying soundscapes come from the combined vision of two boundary-pushing artists - cellist and composer, Mabe Fratti, and multidisciplinary sound artist, Concepción Huerta.
DIY, improvisational and progressive, the library features unorthodox cello techniques, analog synths and vocal-based pads, as well as atmospheric, industrial warps and abstract textures - distorted, deconstructed and pushed to their limits using the artists' enviable pedal collections and bespoke tape processing techniques.
Full of contrast and character, each sound is highly evocative - from ethereal and nostalgic to unsettling, aggressive and dystopian atmospheres that cut right through a mix - ready to breathe new life into your compositions and spark new ideas.
Recorded alongside the artists' EP of the same name, the library offers a range of sound-sculpting controls for a dynamic sonic palette with exciting possibilities.
Developed and recorded in Mexico City, the library was created at the same time and in the same space as the artists' four-track EP of the same name, within a live, improvisational environment.
Estática combines the organic, natural forces of Fratti's haunting cello, analog synths and vocals with Huerta's experimental use of tape, pedals and heavy processing to create an atmospheric and almost supernatural quality complete with feedback squeals, drones, menacing plucks and saw-like, metallic edges.
Re-thinking approaches to cello, voice and effects, the sounds showcase Fratti and Huerta's bespoke DIY instrumentation, including a range of classic analog synths as well as Fratti's self-designed pedal board featuring a ProCo Big Box Rat V1 distortion pedal, SPACE Eventide Reverb, OC3 Octaver, DL4 Line6, and Acetone FuzzMaster FM2.
Huerta's chain of pedals and machines include her Tascam Portastudio, Slim phatty Moog synth, multiple tape players, a custom-made fuzz pedal, a Roland SP 404 and a Moogerfooger ring modulator.
When the artists started to create together, they wanted to express the overwhelming sensations that the news of the world resonated in their minds and bodies, and how small it made them feel.
Estática reflects this notion of feeling overwhelmed and confused in the wake of a global standstill.
"The sounds and music we've created reflect the dichotomy of both meanings of the word 'estática'", says Fratti, "the charge of static electricity inside us, combined with the feeling of stasis and immobility that comes from being overwhelmed - that feeling when you can't do anything and are totally stunned. A static electric signal, frozen in time."
System Requirements
- MacOS 10.15 Catalina and above
- Officially supported up to MacOS 13 Ventura
- Windows 10 and above (64-bit only)
- Intel, AMD, or Apple Silicon CPU
- 8GB RAM or more (16GB or more recommended)
- 2.3GB free storage space
- Includes 2 activations per license
Plugin Formats
AAX Native, AU, VST2, and VST3
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