Ink Audio Amateur Orchestra KONTAKT
When adding orchestral elements to intimate, singer-songwriter recordings, polished libraries can feel out of place. Amateur Orchestra captures the sound of real people playing imperfect instruments in real rooms—uneven attacks, wandering pitch, breaths fading in and out. It’s the character of someone picking up an old attic instrument, blowing a few hesitant notes, and creating something uniquely textured.
This library offers a wide range of tones drawn from niche, beginner, and sometimes toy-level instruments. From plastic brass and contrabassoon “honks” to first-time cello bowing and decades-old trumpets, none of the samples aim for orchestral accuracy. Instead, they give you a palette of colors that clearly sit far from a traditional philharmonic sound.
How It Works
Choose from four sections—Percussion, Brass, Strings, and Woodwinds—and browse sounds using arrows or dropdown menus. Character presets provide quick starting points.
Humanization tools include:
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Loose: Random sample start up to 250 ms
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Detune: Random pitch drift up to 0.3 semitones
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Pitch Bend: ±0.3 semitones for real-time “finding the note” feel
Additional controls include attack, decay, release, filter, tape saturation, and room reverb.
Requirements
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Full version of Kontakt 6.8+ (not Kontakt Player)
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4.19 GB of disk space
