Solo violin
YouTubeBach · Preludio, BWV1006 · 3:32
Bovo Violin.
A free, physically modeled violin.
Modeled from our S.A. Deroux violin. Play it in your DAW.
Download Bovo Violin
Version 0.2.19
A violin performance,
modeled in real time.
Bow strokes, finger contact, and ringing strings shape each note. Experts calibrated Bovo Violin using recordings of our S.A. Deroux violin across pitches and dynamics. It generates sound without an embedded recorded sample library.
- The bow
- Control force, speed, sounding point, and hair tilt. Shape strokes with slurs, retakes, détaché, martelé, and spiccato.
- The left hand
- Shape vibrato, finger contact, shifting, portamento, and natural or artificial harmonics.
- The resonance
- Four strings share resonance. Shape ringing strings, chord roll, and body contribution, then place the performance with room and microphone controls.
In an arrangement
YouTubeVivaldi · Summer — Presto · 2:53
Hear it in Agent.
Shape it in your DAW.
Music Agent’s violin stems are performed with Bovo Violin, our free, physically modeled instrument calibrated by experts using recordings of our S.A. Deroux violin.
Export MIDI with its CCs and keyswitches, then keep shaping the dynamics, vibrato, and bowing in your DAW.
Try Music AgentGive Agent your musical context
Set your chords, key, tempo, and meter. Describe the violin part you want.
View full take settings Hear Bovo Violin in Agent
Compare the violin takes, then export your chosen performance as MIDI with CCs and keyswitches.
View full-size Agent take Make it yours in your DAW
Load Bovo Violin and import the MIDI with its controls intact. Edit the notes, expression, vibrato, and bowing.
Before your first session.
The macOS .pkg includes AU and VST3 for Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 14 or later. The Windows .exe installs VST3 on Windows 11 x64. Tested in Logic Pro and REAPER.
Can I play my own MIDI?
Yes. Use Bovo Violin as an instrument in your DAW. Play from your MIDI keyboard or use a MIDI part from your session.
Does Music Agent use Bovo Violin?
Yes. Music Agent’s violin stems are performed with Bovo Violin, our free, physically modeled instrument calibrated by experts using recordings of our S.A. Deroux violin.
Where does MIDI generation happen?
Generate the part in Bovo Music Agent, download its violin performance MIDI, and import it into your DAW. Keep the CCs and keyswitches intact and load Bovo Violin on that instrument track.
Can I edit the generated part?
Yes. Edit the notes, timing, velocities, CCs, and keyswitches in your DAW. Shape dynamics, vibrato, bowing, and articulation changes after importing the performance.
Which systems and hosts are supported?
The macOS .pkg includes AU and VST3 for Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 14 or later. The Windows .exe installs VST3 on Windows 11 x64. Tested in Logic Pro and REAPER.
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