Laughing clarinets, jazzy staccatos, xylophone winks and trombone slides – Animator is a library dedicated to all things funny.
Laughing clarinets, jazzy staccatos, xylophone winks and trombone slides – Colours: Animator is a library dedicated to all things funny. Instantly playable, ANIMATOR will become your go-to source when scoring cartoons, animated features, light games or sitcoms.
Animator, the first library of its kind, pays homage to the masters of animation scoring – Scott Bradley and Carl Stalling. Featuring an ensemble that consists of (bass) clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, violin, contrabass, piano, harp and percussion, the library focuses on short, snappy and playable articulations, phrases and special effects. These recordings are grouped by action, with names such as ‘Wink Wink’, ‘Uh Oh’ and ‘Laughter’, enabling you to quickly find the sound you need.
Animator focuses on ensemble recordings, with differently arranged instrument combinations spread over the keyboard. A selection of articulations is also available for individual instruments, such as a laughing glissando played by just clarinet or trombone. Furthermore, a selection of cartoon sounds from SYMPHOBIA 3: LUMINA is included.
Animator supports the NKS standard, offering easy searching, Light Guide and hands-on parameter control for NI Komplete and/or Maschine users. The Animator interface allows for real-time mixing of the 3 mic positions, independent pitch and speed control, tempo syncing and on-the-fly octave shifting.
Animator is our most playable and – dare we say it – funniest library to date.
Key features[]
- Aimed at cartoon, feature animation, light games and sitcoms
- Instrument featured in arrangements: clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, violin, contrabass, piano, harp & percussion and more
- Instantly playable, pre-arranged articulations and effects
- Select solo articulations and effects
- 3 concert hall mic positions with real-time mixing
- Tempo-synced runs & phrases
- Free time-stretch control for majority of instruments
- Tempo sync for runs and phrases
- On-the-fly octave shifting (nudge instrument mapping left or right)
- Contains a small selection of material from Symphobia 3: Lumina
Instruments[]
Patch listing
- In Disguise
- Syncy Winky
- Tiptoe
- Uh Oh
- Keep it Short
- Laughter
- Glisses and Slides
- Victory
- Let’s Play Tag
- Cartoon Percussion
- Miscellaneous
- Runs – Major and Wholetone
- Runs – Chromatic
- Phrases – Collection 1
- Phrases – Collection 2
- Phrases – Flea Circus
- Phrases – Is It Jazz
- Phrases – Big Band Chromatic Runs
- Phrases – Big Band Chord Trills
- Additional Cartoon Percussion
- Cartoon Hits Collection
- Loads of Birds
- Ocarina
Testimonials[]
Animator is a finely crafted homage to the golden days of animation scoring.
- Music Tech Magazine
Animator is so much fun. Nothing else like it has ever come along... So many unique and creative combinations of instruments and phrases.
- Shawn Patterson
Used In[]
TV Shows[]
- Grizzy and the Lemmings ("Tiptoe" and "Victory" are used frequently.)
- Grizzy and the Lemmings: World Tour ("Tiptoe" and "Victory" are used frequently.)
- Hey Duggee (One music sample is heard only in "The Island Badge".)
- Mr. Bean: The Animated Series ("Tiptoe" is used frequently.)
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Thomas & Friends
- The Tom and Jerry Show
- Uncle Grandpa
- Wander Over Yonder
Music[]
- Doug Maxwell - Cartoon Bank Heist
YouTube Videos[]
Commercials
- Coco Pops Commercials (From 2015 to 2017) ("Tiptoe" is used frequently.)