Description

FRAGILE is a deeply expressive string instrument built around movement, harmony, and emotional nuance. It is not a collection of loops. It is not a pad library. It is a playable instrument designed for composers who want their harmonies to breathe, shift, and respond.

Ever-changing Sounds

The XY engine allows you to shape and blend up to four sources, moving smoothly between them. At its core, FRAGILE combines: Intertwining string phrases Expressive gestures Organic sustains Subtle motion textures Harmonic intelligence All reacting to the notes and chords you play.

What Makes FRAGILE Different

FRAGILE is built around a simple idea: Music should respond to the player, not the other way around. Instead of triggering fixed phrases, FRAGILE uses musical structures that adapt in real time to: your chords your voicings your register your harmonic direction The result is a living string ensemble that follows your composition naturally.

A Playable Instrument

FRAGILE behaves like an instrument, not a phrase machine. Play single notes Play chords Change harmony mid-phrase Layer textures dynamically Move freely between registers The internal phrases and voices adapt to the scale and harmony you choose, keeping everything musical and coherent. No timing sync required. No tempo locking. No rigid patterns. Just play.

Core Sound Categories

Carefully composed multi-voice string phrases performed by Viola, Violin 1 & Violin 2. Each arrangement contains multiple voices that: follow your selected scale adapt to chord changes shift voicing depending on register remain musical at all times Gestures & Techniques: Expressive articulations designed to add motion and color: Sustains → vibrato Sustains → tremolo Sul ponticello textures Soft expressive bowing Harmonic-like tones Perfect for emotional scoring, underscore, and evolving textures. Plus: Sustains & Harmonic Beds Tape & Vintage Layers Low Support Layer Frozen Textures

The Mapping Visualiser

FRAGILE includes a dedicated Mapping Visualiser tab. This shows you, in real time: which ranges each layer occupies how different sounds overlap how the instrument reacts across the keyboard This makes FRAGILE: intuitive transparent easy to control predictable in large arrangements No guessing. No hidden behaviour.

Features

• Kontakt Library (5.8.1 or above)
• The XY Playable libraries are designed for more conventional musical performance, allowing users to play chords or melodies. X
• It requires Kontakt's full retail version. It will not work with the free Kontakt Player. Sounds And Presets Installation requires the PULSE DOWNLOADER X
• Layer Range Definition: A key distinguishing feature is the ability to define the keyboard range for each individual layer. This is useful for creating keyboard splits or ensuring specific sound sources (e.g., bass) don’t overpower certain frequency ranges. Layers can also be set to progressively fade out across their defined range. X
• Features include the XY pad for crossfading, individual volume, sound selection, mute/solo buttons, waveform display, and per-layer controls for pan, pitch, attack, release, low-pass/high-pass filters, sample start, “dirt” (saturation/compression/distortion), delay, and convolution reverb with over 150 impulse responses. Master controls for portamento and randomization are also universally present. All XY libraries also offer a separate output option for each of the four layers.