“IremiA” Swells

SOLO STRING SWELLS

$49 $99

INTRO PRICE UNTIL NOVEMBER 16

Please note: requires the full version of NI Kontakt 6 or later.

OWNERS OF THE IREMIA SWELLS CAN UPGRADE TO ANY OF THE FULL VERSION OF THE IREMIA SOLO STRING INSTRUMENTS AT ANY TIME. DISCOUNT CODES INCLUDED IN YOUR DOWNLOAD!

LET YOUR MUSIC BREATHE

There’s something about the musical gesture of a swell that we as humans instantly connect with, perhaps because it’s reminiscent of our own breath; a crescendo that builds from nothing, peaks and then fades back to nothing, like an exhale. Whatever it is, these swells feel like a cheat code to add something very human and emotional to your music and gives you that instant Scandi Noir vibe.

The Iremia series was developed with a singular focus in mind: to be as intimate and human sounding as possible. I also wanted it to be great for chordal playing, and the swells are no exception to this – they can stand alone or you use them as accompaniment under pretty much anything and immediately add a great sense of intimacy and frailty to your composition.

Now available as a stand-alone collection at a great price point for the first time.

– Nicolaj M Nielsen, Bunker Samples founder

FULL WALKTHROUGH

IN ACTION

Audio demos

Whisper

by Nicolaj M Nielsen | Intimate Cello Swells + Sustains

Hanoi Autumn (contextual)

by Nicolaj M Nielsen | Iremia Swells

Hanoi Autumn (naked)

by Nicolaj M Nielsen | Iremia Swells

What users are saying about the Iremia series

“There’s not anything else like these libraries that I’ve found, and I have way more than 20 string libraries. They are lovely, delicate, very intimate.”

Jim Buhler

Composer

“Intimate Violin continues what Intimate Viola started, vistas of lush violin textures, mellifluous flutters, undulations, soundscapes and effects – it works for me both as a stand alone and as a glue in making those soft, modern strings textures that are now so common in media composition work together between different string libraries.”

Lincoln JaegerLincoln Jaeger

174+ trailer placements

“Every library that Nicolaj produces is done with great attention to detail and the results always impress.”

Pete Calandra

Composer, Keyboard Player, Educator, FIFA World Cup Theme (Fox Sports), Special Olympics and Invictus Games Themes (ESPN)

“These sounds are an inspiration engine. The bow and vibrato pulses sound amazing layered with normal sustains, I got great results adding them to another library’s string ensemble patch to add some movement. They feel really vivid and alive…With their vivid, human and intimate textures, the Intimate Viola and Cello are certain to provide inspiration.”

Sound on Sound Magazine

Reviewing Iremia Viola and Cello

“It’s wonderfully fragile with a fantastic array of delicate textures, but versatile too. It’ll be getting daily use from me.”

Tom Bellingham

Composer

“Intimate Violin continues the textural journey started with Intimate Viola and Cello – featuring the same expressive articulations, rich mic options, and Bunker Samples’ signature inside mic. I love these raw, modern pianissimo-to-piano sustained textures that push the limits of traditional string recording.”

Giorgio Robino

Orchestral soundscapes composer

“The IREMIA series finally includes a violin. The ‘Super Close’ microphone position, in particular, gives my work a sense of intimacy and fragility. This very fragility is a major feature of this library, and it’s what draws me into a special world.”

INUTOPIA

Composer, Improviser

“I finally got to download and have a play with this library. Wow! It has sounds that immediately make you start playing, coming up with new ideas in new directions. I know already this is going to be so special for me and I can’t wait to develop even the stuff it has already made me create, let alone the stuff yet to happen.”

Elucid

VI Control forum member

“To my knowledge, there’s really nothing else quite like the Iremia collection. Unlike some of the crossover textural/performance libs that quickly reveal themselves to be little more than sample packs, the Iremias never deliver something that sounds exactly like you heard last time.
For someone like me, who can’t get enough of studio based detailed brushstrokes for my pallette, these are unmatched. The Viola and Cello are very firmly in “you can pry them from my cold dead daw” territory, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone who is interested in a broad string pallette, and needs to create emotional beds at solo/small chamber ensemble size.
TLDR: If you have the slightest interest in detail captured beautifully, in a manner that has you sitting on the bridge, then these are not only beautiful, but the only game in town.”

Alex Macy (Akoustecx)

Composer

“Such a nice tone! Probably the warmest, smoothest I’ve heard in sampled viola”

Alex Niedt

Composer

“Superb sound and UI ! I love the sends on each mic, the X-fade instruments… really impressive stuff. Count on me for the violins, Celli and Basses!”

erc13a

VI Control forum member

What you’ll get

3 INSTRUMENTS

Previously only available inside the full Iremia instruments, this collection brings together all the swells from the series in one affordable package, meaning you get the swells from all three instruments: violin, viola and cello. If you decide to upgrade to the full version of any of the instruments later, you will receive a loyalty discount, so you will not be charged for the swells again.

3 SWELLS

Each instrument contains three different types of swells, all recorded in incredible detail:

Normale – a bright, non-muted sound

Con Sordino – a softer, warmer sound performed with mute

Con Sordino Tremolo – a lively fluttering sound, adding a sense movement.

4 LENGTHS

You get four different lengths of each swell: 4, 3, 2 and 1 seconds, easily selectable via key switches or the GUI, so you can always find a swell that fits your needs.

And if the standard lengths don’t quite fit, you can use the Time Machine Pro patches which lets you alter the length from 75 to 130% without sacrificing sound quality.

SHAPE YOUR SOUND

When you play really, really soft on a string instrument, it brings all the microscopic details and human imperfections in the sound to the forefront, but you need to get very close to capture these incredibly soft sounds. That’s why we recorded Iremia with five different mic positions, three of which are close.

Inside: A small omnidirectional microphone floated inside the body of the instrument itself. Adds body and a surprising amount of detail.
Super Close: Two Aston mics pointed directly at the bow contact point for incredible detail.
Close: A more traditional close perspective a bit further away, made up of a Neumann U87 and two MK184. A very warm and balanced sound.
Mid: A pair of AKG 414s in the middle of the room for depth and cohesion.
Far: Two Telefunken M60 at the back of the room for even more spaciousness and width.

Easy to use

The GUI is incredibly easy to use, simply select which swell you want, and then select length. You can also do this with programmable key switches (which are moveable).

The excellent Replika delay and a convolution reverb is built in, and you can send individual amounts to the FX from each microphone channel. Great for adding a background sheen, while keeping one of the close mics dry and up front.

You can also align all sample starts to that of the inside mic for instantly darker and fuller sound, and the dynamics slider has full controls for simulated dynamics, range and velocity control built in, giving you total control over how the instrument responds to your playing.

The Iremia bundle

All three instruments in The Iremia series share the same concept, recording technique, articulations, microphone perspectives and GUI, so they fit together and complement each other perfectly. This bundle is the perfect toolkit for achieving that fragile Scandi Noir string sound popularised by artists such as Olafur Arnalds, Johan Jóhann Jóhannsson and Max Richter.

Iremia bundle $199 (reg. $297)

Good to know

3780 samples
4.46 Lossless compressed size (installed size)
36 total articulations
6 patches
REQUIRES THE FULL VERSION OF KONTAKT 6.7.1 OR LATER – NOT THE FREE KONTAKT PLAYER.

Additional features

Align sample start – phase aligns all mic perspectives to the inside mic for a darker tone without the need for EQ.
Movable key-switches.
Option to display key switch note names directly on the GUI.
Purge microphone channels from memory with the mute button.
Extended simulated dynamics.
Full control over the dynamic range – make the instrumnet react the way you want it to.
Fully adjustable velocity control.
Per mic stereo width and pan controls.
Per mic Delay and Reverb sends.
Route each mic directly to Kontakt’s discrete outputs, so you can process them individually in your DAW.