CELESTE

5.5 OCTAVE SCHIEDMAYER STUDIO MODEL

32 Velocity Layers
2 MIC Channels
Kontakt Player + NKS

Celestial Magic

Named after the heavens themselves, the Celeste has always been the most ethereal of sounds.

In orchestras and cinema it plays the parts where a sense of the magical is required.

Built by Schiedmayer since 1890, they are magnificient pieces of engineering, related to a piano but with metal tines in place of the strings.

Soniccouture's Celeste features 32 velocity layers for an expressive, liquid response to the touch.

Hear The Audio Demos

"this deep sampled, supremely playable celeste is perfect in every detail"

Sound On Sound Review

Schiedmayer Celesta GmbH has been producing celestas since 1890 and since 1975 is the sole manufacturer to build celestas according to the inventor’s original specifications.

Soniccouture collaborated closely with Schiedmayer to produce Celeste. Knut Schiedmayer selected their very best instrument, fully tuned and serviced to a ‘perfect’ condition before shipping it to the Soniccouture studio. The 5.5 octave ‘Studio’ model represents the pinnacle of Celesta building, and we thank Schiedmayer for their support.

THE KONTAKT INSTRUMENT

THE MAIN PANEL

TOP + BACK STEREO MICS
MICROTUNING FUNCTION

The main control panel. Two mic arrays allow to you mix your sound with precision.

EDIT PANELS

ENVELOPE, FILTER, LFO PANELS
MICROTUNING PANEL

Celeste can be taken further than a conventional sound if you desire. Use envelopes, LFOs and filters, allowing you to create varying sound textures and shapes.

SETUP PANEL

PEDAL & KEY-OFF CONTROL
VELOCITY CURVE TUNING
RANDOMISE TIMING + VELOCITY

Fine tune the response and performance of Celeste - make the timing looser, randomise the keystrikes, and tweak instrument noise details.

WEAVER

RHYTHMIC TRAIL GENERATOR
UP TO 8 LANES
CREATE YOUR OWN PRESETS

Create unique rhythmic patterns for each note you play. A bit like a delay effect but evolves differently according to what you play - strands of sound weave in and out of each other.

JAMMER

GENERATIVE ARPEGGIATOR
SCALE FILTER
AUTOMATION READY PRESET DIAL

The latest evolution of our generative arpeggiator - Hold a chord, and let it evolve - or loop a section and jam between 12 sequences.

THE FX PANEL

3 USER CONFIGURABLE INSERT FX
4 BAND EQUALISER
SPACE MODULE WITH ALL SAINTS REVERBS

Celeste features a comprehensive effects page, with a configurable insert chain featuring Replika, Phasis and other cutting-edge NI effects. The Space Reverb module features Soniccouture's custom impulse library built up over many years and recording sessions.

RECORDING THE CELESTE

Soniccouture Studio | February 2020

The back view of the Celeste, with top lid off.

Soniccouture Studio | February 2020

Front view with top lid off. Celestes are quite imposing instruments up close.

Soniccouture Studio | February 2020

Schoeps XY pair and Neumann TLM 107 spaced pair

Soniccouture Studio | February 2020

Inside the case

KONTAKT PLAYER COMPATIBLE

This is a Kontakt Player instrument. This means that you do not need to own the full version of NI Kontakt to use it. It will run as a plug-in instrument in any VST/AU/RTAS/AAX/WASAPI,compatible host program or DAW eg: Cubase, Logic, Ableton Live, DP, Reaper, Pro-Tools. No extra purchase necessary.

Requires KONTAKT 6 or KONTAKT 6 PLAYER version 6.2 or later

Minimum System Requirements