Artillery Shell Cello

About

Artillery Shell Cello is a unique hand-made instrument created by Dust Bowl Guitars. Based on the concept of a traditional cello, this instrument features an empty metal artillery shell as the body of the instrument! This unique design results in an eerie, shimmering metallic resonance. A standard cello tailpiece and bridge are mounted directly onto the shell body, with the top left open allowing the sound to resonate out. A curved metal rod as been affixed to the open-ended top of the shell, with a traditional cello fingerboard attached to it. Extending up beyond the fingerboard, the metal pole is topped off with a combat helmet featuring a contact mic pickup mounted to the underside. The Artillery Shell Cello was recorded acoustically with large diaphragm condenser microphones as well as the contact pickup.

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We’ve packed the user interface with powerful sound-shaping controls to give you complete flexibility. The master preset contains all the chromatic multi-sampled articulations (except for true legato) and a host of powerful expression features. Every feature is deeply customizable and we give you total freedom to shape the tone, balance, positioning and acoustic environment. The design is clean and uncluttered, but you can go as deep as you need to. You'll find a full suite of professional tools and expert features ready at hand when you need absolute control. Artillery Shell Cello comes fully equipped with a range of intelligent performance features, including a full suite of articulations ready to load at the click of your mouse. Jump right in and play with our dynamic Performance articulation that effortlessly switches between sustains and short notes as you perform. The library features dynamic fingered and mezzo-forte gliss true legato, a full spectrum of long and short note variants and styles, an extended catalog of modular dynamic expressions like crescendos, decrescendos, sforzandos and swells and plenty of specialized articulations. Move seamlessly between single and grouped articulation layers with our instant A-B assignment and cross-fade control. Sequence live on-the-fly with the advanced Arpeggio system and Play-Assist key/mode locking and switching panel. Create the perfect articulation map with rapid key-switch assignment, map save/load and macro functions. Save time and tie it all together with our quick preset save/recall menus located on each panel so that you can instantly share templates and settings between sections and across the whole library. Dial in your tone, body, dynamic response and sound-stage positioning and acoustic environment on the Effects and Space panels. The Short articulations make it easy to humanize your arrangements and find the perfect bow stroke or emotive expression for any musical moment. You can switch instantly between long & dotted 8th-note staccatos, 16th & 32nd-note short staccatos, 32nd & 64th-note spiccatos, as well as loose & tight pizzicatos, Bartok pizzicato snaps and Col Legno taps. They include up to 8 round-robins per note depending on the articulation, with optional velocity/swell control and automatic time-based switching for refined realism and control. Artillery Shell Cello also features over 380 live phrases in every key. The Phrases preset includes a powerful Sequencer function, allowing you to craft the perfect sequence of live phrases. With independent start, stop, and pitch controls for each step in the sequence, the possibilities for custom creations are endless. With up to 32 steps per sequence, you can choose the playback direction from looping, to single shot, from forward, to reverse or even random! The True Legato preset features dynamic fingered legato as well as a slow, mezzo-forte gliss legato. You can switch instantly between agile fingered and smooth glissando legato transition styles sustains, with speed control that adapts to the way you play when you want it to, yet gives you total hands-on control when you need it. You can use it to craft startlingly realistic and seamless performances, whether you’re playing quick slurred runs or long, silky-smooth melodies.

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