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Spitfire Solo Cello

Spitfire Solo Cello contains all the techniques to create an ultra-realistic solo performance. This is our most detailed and complete solo cello sample library.

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  • Walkthrough
  • What's included
  • Tech specs
  • Our most advanced cello performance instrument

    Our highly advanced Total Performance Solo Cello is available to purchase as a single patch in its own Kontakt Player library. Beautifully performed by world-renowned concert cellist Richard Harwood, this is our most detailed and complete solo cello to date. It contains all the techniques you need to create an ultra-realistic solo performance, including five different types of true legato: fingered legato, bowed legato, portamento legato, runs and arpeggios, as well as spiccato, staccato, tremolo, playable trills, pizzicato, Bartok pizzicato, molto vibrato, progressive vibrato and non-vibrato.

    The patch enables you to create exquisite musical phrasing without the need for key-switching or 'stitching' together performances, and is programmed to react to playing speed and touch, allowing you to focus entirely on your composition. This instrument can now also be found in our renowned Spitfire Solo Strings library.

    • Hard drive delivery available at checkout
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    Includes Kontakt Player (free download)

    Virtuoso cello

    5 types of true legato

    CTA

    Kontakt Player

    Listen to Spitfire Solo Cello

    Solo Cello Total Performance and other libraries

    Solo Strings cellist recording

    Spitfire Solo Strings

    Purchase the full library and also receive Spitfire Solo Violin.

    Overview panel GUI

    The overview panel

    This is the main interface for melodic instruments. Its default view displays all available playing techniques, has a simple microphone mixer and includes the main feature controllers.

    What's included

    Solo Cello - Total Performance

    Included in this patch are the following articulations:
    • Fingered Legato
    • Bowed Legato
    • Portamento Legato
    • Runs
    • Arpeggios
    • Spiccato
    • Staccato
    • Tremolo
    • Trills
    • Pizzicato
    • Bartok pizzicato
    • Molto vibrato
    • Progressive vibrato
    • Non vibrato


    Mics

    • Close
    • Tree
    • Ambient


    FAQs

    What are the Spitfire Solo Violin and Solo Cello Total Performance patches?

    Spitfire Solo Violin Total Performance and Spitfire Solo Cello Total Performance both contain all the techniques you need to create realistic solo performances — five different types of true legato: portamento legato, fingered legato, bowed legato, runs and arpeggios. They also feature: spiccato, staccato, tremolo, molto vibrato, progressive vibrato and non vibrato, plus pizzicato & Bartok pizzicato in Solo Cello — all combined together to enable musical phrasing without the need for key-switching, and programmed to react to playing speed and touch. This patch is easy to play and ultra-intuitive, allowing you to focus entirely on your composition, without the need for ‘stitching’ together performances.


    Can I purchase Spitfire Solo Violin Total Performance and/or Spitfire Solo Cello Total Performance on its own?

    Yes!  Spitfire Solo Violin Total Performance and Spitfire Solo Cello Total Performance are also available to purchase as individual libraries. Both are included in Spitfire Solo Strings at no extra cost.


    If I buy either or both of the Total Performance patches on their own, is there a crossgrade available to purchase Spitfire Solo Strings?

    Yes! To see how much you can save, add Spitfire Solo Strings to your cart and the crossgrade price will automatically generate at checkout.

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    Tech specs

    Mac system requirements

    Mac OS X 10.15 to OS 13

    Minimum: 2.8GHz i5 minimum (quad-core), 8GB RAM

    Recommended: 2.8GHz I7 (six-core), 16GB RAM

    Both Intel and Apple Silicon/ARM are supported

    32-bit systems are not supported.

    PC system requirements

    Windows 10 or Windows 11 - (Latest Service Pack, 64-bit)

    Minimum: Intel 2.8 GHz i5 (quad-core) or AMD Ryzen 5, 8GB RAM

    Recommended: Intel Core i7 6th gen and later or AMD Ryzen 7, 16GB RAM

    32-bit systems are not supported.

    File size

    ~5797 samples

    6.5 GB download size

    7.00 GB disk space required during install

    Too large to download? Choose hard drive delivery at checkout


    Kontakt player

    Kontakt Full or Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher

    Spitfire Solo Cello sounds great with…