PAST. PRESENT. FUTURE.
Recorded at the famous Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros. Studios, NOVO is a world-class, deeply-sampled orchestral strings instrument. But that’s where its similarities to other orchestral VI’s end. Fuse superior strings with our signature sound design and inspiring loops to create a new frontier in Film, TV, and Video Game scoring.
NOVO
Content Overview
Hybrid Strings Preset Examples
Demo Walkthrough
Trailer
Traditional Strings Tutorial
Hybrid Strings Tutorial
Loop Designer Tutorial
Behind the Scenes
CORE CONTENT
Heavyocity’s NOVO takes the strings section of the orchestra, a staple of cinematic scoring, and delivers something new — combining lush organic strings with hybrid sound design to create the first orchestral strings instrument developed specifically for today’s modern scores.
MACROS
MACRO CONTROL consolidates the sound-shaping controls in NOVO into a single knob. Assign it to control multiple parameters across each channel including volume, pan, EQ, envelope, and effects. Use the MACRO sequencer to program swells, stutters, and sequenced effects for subtly evolving timbres or frenetic, aggressive modulation.
CYCLE
A brand new dynamic playback engine developed in-house, CYCLE boasts a set of controls that instantly generate rhythmic pulses, swells, stutters, and glitch effects, as well as effectual granular-style pads. The possibilities for sound design with CYCLE are virtually limitless with this strings VST. Use this VST with our Foundations Staccato Strings virtual instrument to compose something otherworldly.
PEOPLE ARE TALKING
Awards, Reviews, and Testimonials
NOVO is one of the coolest and most inspiring musical tools I’ve played with in a long time. The sounds are punchy and the presets are bold. Strings will never be the same.
Steve Jablonsky
Transformers (Film Franchise), Deepwater Horizon, Lone Survivor
The starting point for this library is a beautiful set of captured samples. The fact that you get all your traditional patches alongside something flexible and modern is a real coup. 9/10.
MusicTech
“NOVO: Modern Strings is dynamic and expressive. It provides the composer with a wide range of orchestral tools that suit any project. It is intuitive and will keep you inspired.”
Ramin Djawadi
Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Westworld
I can’t think of any other way to say it: NOVO sounds fantastic. The dual-personality basis — naturalistic (in a contemporary vein) on the one hand and aggressively synthetic on the other — is a major draw.
Sound On Sound
I was amazed by the versatility and the intuitiveness of the instrument. NOVO fills a gap that we composers were feeling when creating music with a rhythmic contemporary approach and, at the same time, an orchestral or post-orchestral sound.
Javier Navarrete
“Hemingway & Gellhorn, Pan’s Labyrinth, Wrath Of The Titans “
NOVO is incredible. I do not know any other library dedicated to organic textures with such delight in detail…For current game or film music, this is definitely a must-have.
Bonedo.de
NOVO just has a tightness and contemporary feel to it that I loved right out of the gate, and is very playable which is something not to be overlooked. Two thumbs up!
Trevor Morris
Vikings (TV Series), Iron Fist (TV Series), London Has Fallen
Tools such as NOVO are worth their while in gold. I know that for a long time I will be able to solve stressful composition missions, where there is a desire for a thrill or Hollywood feel, quite easily.
MusikerMagasinet
NOVO is one of the coolest and most inspiring musical tools I’ve played with in a long time. The sounds are punchy and the presets are bold. Strings will never be the same.
Steve Jablonsky
Transformers (Film Franchise), Deepwater Horizon, Lone Survivor
The starting point for this library is a beautiful set of captured samples. The fact that you get all your traditional patches alongside something flexible and modern is a real coup. 9/10.
MusicTech
“NOVO: Modern Strings is dynamic and expressive. It provides the composer with a wide range of orchestral tools that suit any project. It is intuitive and will keep you inspired.”
Ramin Djawadi
Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Westworld
I can’t think of any other way to say it: NOVO sounds fantastic. The dual-personality basis — naturalistic (in a contemporary vein) on the one hand and aggressively synthetic on the other — is a major draw.
Sound On Sound
I was amazed by the versatility and the intuitiveness of the instrument. NOVO fills a gap that we composers were feeling when creating music with a rhythmic contemporary approach and, at the same time, an orchestral or post-orchestral sound.
Javier Navarrete
“Hemingway & Gellhorn, Pan’s Labyrinth, Wrath Of The Titans “
NOVO is incredible. I do not know any other library dedicated to organic textures with such delight in detail…For current game or film music, this is definitely a must-have.
Bonedo.de
NOVO just has a tightness and contemporary feel to it that I loved right out of the gate, and is very playable which is something not to be overlooked. Two thumbs up!
Trevor Morris
Vikings (TV Series), Iron Fist (TV Series), London Has Fallen
Tools such as NOVO are worth their while in gold. I know that for a long time I will be able to solve stressful composition missions, where there is a desire for a thrill or Hollywood feel, quite easily.
MusikerMagasinet
NOVO is one of the coolest and most inspiring musical tools I’ve played with in a long time. The sounds are punchy and the presets are bold. Strings will never be the same.
Steve Jablonsky
Transformers (Film Franchise), Deepwater Horizon, Lone Survivor
The starting point for this library is a beautiful set of captured samples. The fact that you get all your traditional patches alongside something flexible and modern is a real coup. 9/10.
MusicTech
“NOVO: Modern Strings is dynamic and expressive. It provides the composer with a wide range of orchestral tools that suit any project. It is intuitive and will keep you inspired.”
Ramin Djawadi
Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Westworld
I can’t think of any other way to say it: NOVO sounds fantastic. The dual-personality basis — naturalistic (in a contemporary vein) on the one hand and aggressively synthetic on the other — is a major draw.
Sound On Sound
I was amazed by the versatility and the intuitiveness of the instrument. NOVO fills a gap that we composers were feeling when creating music with a rhythmic contemporary approach and, at the same time, an orchestral or post-orchestral sound.
Javier Navarrete
“Hemingway & Gellhorn, Pan’s Labyrinth, Wrath Of The Titans “
NOVO is incredible. I do not know any other library dedicated to organic textures with such delight in detail…For current game or film music, this is definitely a must-have.
Bonedo.de
NOVO just has a tightness and contemporary feel to it that I loved right out of the gate, and is very playable which is something not to be overlooked. Two thumbs up!
Trevor Morris
Vikings (TV Series), Iron Fist (TV Series), London Has Fallen
Tools such as NOVO are worth their while in gold. I know that for a long time I will be able to solve stressful composition missions, where there is a desire for a thrill or Hollywood feel, quite easily.
MusikerMagasinet
TRADITIONAL
Fueled by performances from the finest players in Hollywood, at the renowned Eastwood Scoring Stage, and mixed by acclaimed film score mixer Satoshi Noguchi (Lion, Midnight Special), NOVO pushes orchestral strings’ potential for beauty, lushness, and aggression.
Loving the epic sound quality and versatility of this string library, definitely a game-changer for my compositions.
I was blown away by the depth and richness of these strings, definitely worth the investment.
This string library is absolutely stunning, the lush sounds and intuitive interface make composing a breeze!
Incredible string sounds, easy to use with my music software, definitely worth the investment!
This string library exceeded my expectations with its rich and dynamic sound, definitely worth the investment.