THE INTIMATE TEMPORAL ORCHESTRA
TIME micro
Atmospheric Orchestral Textures (Shared License)
Unlock evolving, tempo-synced orchestral textures that breathe life into your underscore. Time-Micro and Macro are essential tools for modern composers, now available at a heavily discounted shared rate.
This is the sound of small ensembles and solo instruments playing with the utmost restraint and precision. Here too, the focus is on sustains that move and shift, with a wide range of articulations and complex 'Chrono Structures'.
Exercising the power of the understatement, TIME micro is a secret weapon for underscoring and sound design.
Key features
Highlights
- Soft, shimmering, delicate sounds
- Long, sustained, shifting textures
- Pendulum swells
- Rhythmic clockwork patterns
- Experimental articulations
- Unique textural patches 'Chrono Structures'
- 14 small ensembles and solo instruments
- 5 specialized Combined patches
Listen
Audio demos
Time Orchestra & Altered Time
Unique Chrono Structures
Examining time in a musical context, we layered sounds to create complex orchestral textures that we call Chrono Structures. They're arranged into two groups: Time Orchestra and Altered Time.
The Time Orchestra section offers layered instruments playing sustains. Each carefully constructed patch is its own soundworld, with undulating details that respond to the modwheel.
In the Altered Time section, the sustains have instrument layers that move forward and back, and may be slowed down or sped up. The effect is entrancing, suspending the regular passage of time.
Small ensembles
14 ensembles and instruments, 4 full sections
TIME micro gives you 14 separate 3-piece ensembles, solo instruments, and small choirs to work with–all playing softly. Rather than standard instruments, you'll find lower or softer alternatives: Basset horn instead of clarinet, flugelhorn/cornet instead of trumpet, and alto/bass flute instead of standard flute.
All perform soft, undulating sustains, advanced articulations, and dynamic gestures, so you can layer sounds easily. You also get 4 Combined patches including an exquisite string quartet, a special low bass section, and a shimmering harp-celeste-mandolin patch.
Acoustic perfection
Recorded at Teldex
All instruments were meticulously sampled in the main room at Berlin's acclaimed Teldex Studio, enabling you to blend these sounds seamlessly with other Orchestral Tools libraries.
We captured everything with 4 mic positions: Spot mics for close-up, a Decca tree for the classic Teldex sound, additional A/B mics for definition, and some surround mics for air and space.
Included patches
Detailed instrument list
Time Orchestra
20 patches. Layered instruments playing sustains. Each carefully constructed patch is its own soundworld, with undulating details that respond to the modwheel.
Golden steelwork
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Wildlife awakes
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Oceanic state
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Winds of the past
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Call for atonality
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Crackling chimney
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Cozy wind chimes
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Gleam
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Steady
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Timeshift
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Present flare
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Glimmer
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Floating
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Brass constellation
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Dusting the strings
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
An ode to the progress
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Heavy ground
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Somebody is following me
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Unsettling
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Mermaid lagoon
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Altered Time
20 patches. Sustains with instrument layers that move forward and back, and may be slowed down or sped up.
Deserts of Uranus
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Undulating cells
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Outer space
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Spinning wheel
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Shifted portato
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Parallel reflections
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Waiting for the train
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Vintage low brass
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Gravity reversed
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Flying lines
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Temporal stutter
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Atoms
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Uncanny prayer
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Forward rewind
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Abstracted memories
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Small fragments of glass
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Two time zones
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Low air
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Stains of oblivion
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Organ
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains
Ensembles & Instruments
19 patches. 14 separate 3-piece ensembles, solo instruments, and small choirs, plus specialized combined patches.
String Ensemble
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains sul tasto · Sustains sul pont · Sustains vibrato random · Col legno tratto · Spiccato stutter · Fifth drops · Tremolo very slow · Sustains flageolet · Tremolo flageolet · Irregular arps 1 · Irregular arps 2 · Clockwork 1/8 · Clockwork triplet · Clockwork 1/16
String Quartet
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains colored · Detache texture · Harmonics natural double stops · Glissandi harmonic · Tremolo fifth fingered · Harmonics artificial double stops · Tremolos chirping · Pendulum swells · Clockwork spiccato
Bass Ensemble
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains soft · Sustains airy · Sustains swells random · Staccato stutter · Tenuto stutter · Marcato · Staccato · Irregular octaves · Pendulum swells ordinario · Pendulum swells flutter · Clockwork 1/4 · Clockwork 1/8 · Clockwork triplet · Clockwork 1/16
Mixed Choir
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains aah · Swells ad lib · Sustains wwh · Sustains nanana · Sustains amename · Sustains nonono · Sustains mumbling · Sustains uh ad lib overtones · Waves in fifth · Fifth drops · Irregular fifth · Clockwork 1/8 nana · Clockwork triplet nana
Harp Celeste Mandolin
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Single hits · Stuttering · Tremolo · Fifth drops · Irregular arps 1 · Irregular arps 2 · Irregular fifth · Clockwork
High Strings
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains sul tasto · Sustains sul pont · Sustains vibrato random · Sustains col legno tratto · Spiccato stutter · Fifth drops · Tremolo very slow · Flageolet sustains · Flageolet tremolo · Irregular arps 1 · Irregular arps 2 · Clockwork 1/8 · Clockwork triplet · Clockwork 1/16
Low Strings
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains sul tasto · Sustains sul pont · Sustains vibrato random · Sustains col legno tratto · Spiccato stutter · Fifth drops · Tremolo very slow · Sustains flageolet · Tremolo flageolet · Irregular arps 1 · Irregular arps 2 · Pendulum swells tremolo · Clockwork 1/8 · Clockwork triplet · Clockwork 1/16
Flugelhorn
Mics: Spot 1, Spot 2, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains soft · Swells ad lib · Staccato stutter · Trills slow motion · Irregular fifth · Sustains majestic · Pendulum swells · Clockwork 1/8 · Clockwork triplet · Clockwork 1/16
Bass Trumpet
Mics: Spot, Ortf, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains soft · Swells ad lib · Trills slow motion · Irregular fifth · Sustains majestic · Pendulum swells · Clockwork 1/8 · Clockwork triplet
Cornet
Mics: Spot 1, Spot 2, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains soft · Sustains soft muted · Swells ad lib flutter muted · Staccato stutter · Trills muted slow motion · Irregular fifth muted · Sustains majestic · Pendulum swells muted · Clockwork 1/8 muted · Clockwork triplet muted · Clockwork 1/16 muted
Tenor Trombone
Mics: Spot 1, Spot 2, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains soft · Swells ad lib muted · Swells ad lib flutter muted · Staccato stutter · Staccato stuttering muted · Sustains majestic · Pendulum swells · Pendulum swells flutter muted · Clockwork 1/8 muted · Clockwork triplet muted
Alto Flute
Mics: Spot, Ortf, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains soft · Swells ad lib · Sustains airy · Staccato stutter · Trills microtonal · Harmonic glissandi · Multiphonics · Irregular fifth · Pendulum swells flutter · Clockwork 1/8 · Clockwork triplet
Bass Flute
Mics: Spot, Ortf, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains soft · Swells ad lib · Sustains airy · Trills microtonal · Harmonic glissandi · Multiphonics · Pendulum swells flutter · Clockwork 1/8 percussive · Clockwork triplet percussive · Clockwork 1/16 percussive
Oboe
Mics: Spot, Ortf, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains soft · Sustains swells random · Sustains vibrato random · Staccato stutter · Irregular fifth · Trill fifth bursts · Pendulum swells · Pendulum swells flutter · Clockwork 1/8 · Clockwork triplet · Clockwork 1/16
Bass Oboe
Mics: Spot, Ortf, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains soft · Sustains swells random · Sustains vibrato random · Staccato stutter · Irregular fifth · Pendulum swells · Clockwork 1/8 · Clockwork triplet · Clockwork 1/16
Basset Horn
Mics: Spot, Ortf, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains soft · Swells ad lib · Sustains airy · Staccato stutter · Trills microtonal · Multiphonics · Irregular fifth · Trills irregular fifth · Pendulum swells · Clockwork 1/8 · Clockwork triplet
Contrabass Clarinet
Mics: Spot, Ortf, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains soft · Swells ad lib · Sustains airy · Staccato stutter · Pendulum swells · Clockwork 1/8
Male Choir
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains aah · Sustains wwh · Sustains nanana · Sustains amename · Sustains nonono · Sustains mumbling · Sustains uh ad lib overtones · Swells ad lib · Waves in fifth · Fifth drops · Irregular fifth · Clockwork 1/8 nana · Clockwork triplets nana · Clockwork noises t-k · Clockwork noises tsch-k
Female Choir
Mics: Spot, Tree, Ab, Sur
Sustains aah · Sustains wwh · Sustains nanana · Sustains amename · Sustains nonono · Sustains mumbling · Sustains uh ad lib overtones · Swells ad lib · Waves in fifth · Fifth drops · Irregular fifth · Clockwork 1/8 nana · Clockwork triplet nana · Clockwork noises hh hh · Clockwork noises t-k · Clockwork noises tsch-k
At a glance
Product details
| Product | Series | Character | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIME micro | Scoring Tools | Chrono chamber structures | $ 49.00 |
| Recording location | Teldex Scoring Stage | Berlin, Germany | 4 mic positions |
| Instrumentation | Ensembles, solo instruments, choir | Small ensembles & soloists | 59 patches |
