There are various articulations of the different instruments, as applicable.
What is it? It is a sound library consisting of all the instruments in a typical classical orchestra. If you’re just getting into sound libraries and doing recordings or composing on a computer, this is a good library. But, I’ve only just now (Nov 2012) had a chance to use it. This product, from IK Multimedia, is an older product that has been on the market for at least 4 years. Miroslav comments below, if you are into just orchestral music and don’t need to do sampling and creating your own instruments, pick Miroslav first, then Kontakt, although some of the add-on libraries available for Kontakt offer sounds and features not found in Miroslav, especially if you are involved in film or game music.Īn older product, but it sounds just fine The mixing tab of the interface makes it possible to mix ‘in the instrument’ rather than having to mix everything in your DAW. The instruments from Philharmonik 1 are also included in this program. There are new sounds and key-switching instruments are also provided. I can actually use it without having to pull out the magnifer.
Based on the SampleTank 3 engine, the user interface is a thousand times better than the version reviewed below. Miroslav Philharmonik version 2 was released in December 2015.