Summary

The Diamond Jazz Orchestra is a comprehensive virtual studio jazz orchestra library designed for Native Instruments Kontakt Player. It offers a wide range of jazz and swing instruments with detailed articulations, aiming to capture the essence and emotional depth of iconic jazz music for use in modern music production.

Features

• Powered by the free Native Instruments Kontakt Player (version 5.8.1 or higher) or full Kontakt.
• Large sample library (~148 GB) with extensive compression and high-quality recordings.
• Consistent articulation sets across over 170 patches covering brass solo instruments, saxophones, wind ensembles, drums, percussion, double bass, piano, and guitars.
• Multiple articulation types including true legato (Polyphonic True Legato), multiple lengths of short articulations (staccatissimo, staccato, marcato), vibrato styles, and effects for realism and flexibility.
• Different mute options (straight, cup, harmon, plunger, wah harmon) for brass instruments.
• Special experimental patches such as Ghost Staccatissimos and Sustain Crescendos.
• Integrated workflow features like "Velocity Dynamic Influencer" and in-software help to aid music creation.

Intended Use

The Diamond Jazz Orchestra is suitable for composers and producers looking for authentic jazz and pop studio orchestra sounds. It is also useful for orchestral arrangements in less ambient settings, providing high realism and flexibility for contemporary music production.

Installation and Requirements

• Requires free Native Instruments Kontakt Player 5.8.1+ or full Kontakt 5.8.1+.
• Approximate disk space needed: 148 GB for the library, plus 75 GB for archive files.
• Minimum 4 GB RAM recommended for operation.

Additional Resources

• Product Manual (PDF)
• Installation Guide
• Demonstration and walkthrough videos on YouTube (multiple videos covering various instruments and technical features)