Blakus Cello

Craft realistic Cello performances with staggering depth of control and versatility.

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Blakus Cello

Cello is one of our favorite instruments in the orchestra. It has an unbelievably wide emotional range, from sinister and biting to sweet and lyrical. When we embarked on making the Blakus Cello (a collaboration with Blake Robinson, Australian composer/cellist extraordinaire) we created a massive set of samples: expressive sustains, visceral harsh attacks, pizzicatos, tremolos… along with a carefully prepared model for sul ponticello and con sordino with scripted legato. This cello will add an expressive edge to your music, and hopefully, add a bit of joy to your music-making life!

Standout Features

True Legato Samples
We recorded transitions two-and from each note for three Legato styles. When you play connected lines, you hear real transition performances – without crossfading into sustain samples.
Dynamics Morphing
Seamlessly morph between real dynamic layers. All samples are phase-locked so they can blend in-and-out of each other without problematic crossfade issues.
Physically Modeled Vibrato
Vibrato scripting is modeled off real vibrato source-recordings, allowing independent control over vibrato intensity and speed – displayed across an X/Y grid.
Adaptive Legato
All Intimate Strings instruments wield our innovative Adaptive Legato feature, which adjusts legato transition speed in response to your performance, offering performative action that had never been achievable before.
Adaptive Shorts

Perform longer or shorter Staccato notes in realtime based on key velocity or MIDI control. This works extremely well for creating Spiccato, tackling agile passages, or for playing longer accented notes.

Ensemble Mode
Create your own virtual string section via the Ensemble builder. Stack up to 8 players, change their seating position, and tweak other humanization parameters such as intonation and timing for realistic (and fun) effects.
Improved Efficiency
Enjoy the benefits of some crucial updates to our script and programming. You’ll notice improvements focusing on RAM efficiency and MIDI CC handling.
Looped Sustains
Samples are looped to allow continuous re-bowing while you hold down the note.
Meet the Musician

Blake “Blakus” Robinson is a talented Australian cellist and composer whose performances have been featured in major projects like Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Overwatch 2, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. With years of experience as a cellist, Blake collaborated with us to bring his artistry to the Blakus Cello, capturing the soul of the instrument in every note.

Beyond performing and composing, Blake shares his love for music through his blog and continues to inspire with his emotional and evocative sound. Learn more about Blake at blakus.com.

Intimate Strings Bundle

Our first foray into strings sampling, built on physical modeling principles. These tools reward exploration—approach them like real instruments, and you’ll uncover their expressive potential. For a deep discount, get the entire Intimate Strings bundle which includes: Friedlander Violin, Fischer Viola, Blakus Cello, and Leonid Bass.
Original price was: $396.00.Current price is: $299.00.
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TouchOSC Compatible

Blakus Cello comes with our custom preset for TouchOSC, a modular touch control surface for sending and receiving Open Sound Control and MIDI messages over Wi-Fi and controlling CoreMIDI compatible software, hardware, and mobile apps.

Blakus Cello runs on the free

Features

  • True Legato
  • Adaptive Legato
  • Multiple Articulations & Styles
  • Continuous Dynamic Control
  • Physically Modeled Vibrato
  • Staccato Length Control
  • Ensemble Mode

Content

  • 3 Legato Types: Bow, Slur, Portamento
  • 3 Attack Types: Soft, Normal, Accent​
  • 3 Tone Styles: Sordino, Sul Pont, Sul Tasto
  • Tremolo: 2 Dynamics​
  • Staccato: 3 Dynamics, 8 RR​
  • Pizzicato: 4 Dynamics (+Snap Pizz), 8 RR​
  • Natural Release Samples​

Specs

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EDU Discount Request

If you’re a currently enrolled student or an educator at an accredited school – whether it’s a university, high school, conservatory, or a structured online program – we’d love to offer you 20% off our instruments.

To apply, just send us a message including your school or program name, your role (like student or teacher), and any other relevant info – along with a quick proof of your academic status (like a scanned student or faculty ID). Once we’ve had a chance to review your info, we’ll send you a custom discount code to use at checkout.

A few things to note: This discount can’t be combined with other discount codes, sale pricing, or upgrade offers. Short-term courses, non-accredited programs, or quick certificate workshops don’t qualify.

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Product Upgrade Request

We offer upgrades from a lower edition (e.g., Lite) to a higher edition (e.g., Full) by paying the price difference between what you originally paid and the current price of the higher edition of eligible product series. Promotional pricing will also be factored into the upgrade process during active sales. Additionally, you have the option to retain access to your current edition for a $10 license fee.


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