Kontakt Instrument VST Plugins

Rust 4 is the most extensive volume in our classic Rust series of metallic percussive and melodic instruments.

For Relics, we explore the remnants of yesteryear at the East Contra Costa Historical Society’s agricultural museum in Knightsen, California. The museum preserves the last 150 years of Knightsen history – a small rural farming community nestled at the edge of the San Francisco Bay Delta where it opens into California’s Central Valley. The ECCHS staff generously let us sample a huge collection of their artifacts and exhibits in comprehensive detail.

We brought our custom studio-grade field recording rigs to roam the multi-acre museum grounds, equipped with large-diaphragm, mid-side pairs, and stereo contact microphone arrays to capture each sound in extreme detail and ridiculously pristine fidelity. We recorded ball, stick, felt and metal mallet percussion on dozens of distinct farm implements throughout the museum grounds, including heavy equipment, agricultural machines, metallic surfaces and objects of all shapes and sizes, from vintage horse-drawn plows, harvesters, combines, and motorized tractors to the complete physical interior and exterior of a vintage railroad caboose. We recorded a 40-foot tall windmill in every way conceivable, a whole collection of pioneer-era farmhouse antiques and vintage household devices crafted from brass, copper, steel, tin, bronze and cast & wrought iron.

We explored every nook and cranny for interesting tones and special effects, powerful booms, eerie screeches and moans, clanks, clatters, ratchets, gongs, musical rings and clangs in indoor and outdoor environments. We then curated and refined the content into a vast collection of playable instruments and effect banks, intuitively categorized into tunable percussion kits by object, style, tone and sonic character. All of the sounds are accessible through a single multi-layer sound designer interface and easy to play as full impact percussion ensembles, or soloed as melodic tuned percussion instruments. Rust 4 offers a vast variety of distinct sounds in every acoustic category, from delicate to brutal, and richly resonant to raw and gritty.

Contents

The Kontakt interface includes a suite of automation-ready sound-shaping controls to give you total creative flexibility. You have control over swell, attack, release, offset, vibrato, filter, pitch (coarse & fine), articulation switching, cross-fading and layering, and so much more.

This library comes with an adaptable LFO system, with selectable LFO shape, modulation target parameter, speed, intensity, tempo-syncing and fade-in time. You can also apply your choice of 12 lowpass, high-pass and FX filters, with assignable modulation targets such as velocity, modwheel, expression, after-touch, key position and step-sequencer table control. Our customizable arpeggiator offers a velocity table and control over arp direction, timing, swing, randomization and duration. We’ve included a key and scale lock system to constrain your notes to common scales and keys for easy melodic composition and live performance.

The interface is rounded-out by our modular FX rack panel, with 27 different DSP effect modules that you can assign in any of 8 available slots, in any order that you wish. You’ll find classic phaser, flanger, delay, distortion, amp and cab simulators, compressors, EQ, rotator and so much more. The Reverb effect includes our favorite convolution reverb impulse responses, including 99 different rooms, halls, chambers and outdoor environments, plus another 40 custom FX impulses to radically transform the sound and open up whole new worlds of musical possibility. We’ve added a great bank of FX rack chain factory presets to get you started!

Features

• Metallic percussion & tonal SFX from farm equipment, caboose, firetruck, windmill, and more
• 30 ambient pads and evolving drones created from the source content
• 21 Powerful Kontakt .nki instrument presets
• 24 bit / 48 kHz uncompressed PCM wav samples
• 6,655 stereo samples
• 4.89 GB Installed
• Flexible and intuitive multi-layer user interface controls, with LFO, filter, glide, and arpeggiator
• Full FX rack with convolution reverb with custom rooms, halls, chambers & FX environments

Seiko DS250 – A strange and extremely rare Additive synthesiser from the 1980’s and used by J.M Jarre on his Rendezvous album.

The DS250 has a set of presets built into it and it allows for you to stack two presets by pressing a dual function key to select layer 1 and layer 2; it is a little awkward pressing these buttons, so our version just has two sets of 16 preset select buttons which is much easier.

The D-250 relies on some form of additive synthesis to create its sound and produces tones that are not clean and pristine, but instead have a wonderful earthy, organic and grainy sound that have bags of character.

After searching for many years to find one of these illusive keyboards I was immediatly struck by its great set of presets, but I thought it was let down by not being velocity sensitive – So that was the first thing we added to Castle Instruments version. I also thought it could benefit from resonant filters, so we added those and also added velocity modulation to allow control of the Filter Cutoff and resonance; this really added so much expression to the sounds. We also added multiple filter types which can be selected from the filter menu on the interface.

We also added controllable ADSR for amp and filter, Hi-Pass filters, and MIDI syncable LFO’s; all of these extra features take the sounds way beyond what can be achived with just the hardware synth. Of course our version has the original sounds from the hardware DS-250 and we created the factory presets for you in the preset folder, but it is great to be able to go way beyond what the hardware can do and explore new sounds – sort of like if Seiko had added all these new features to their original hardware.

Our version also has two random patch generators – one for each preset layer which makes it easy to throw some chaos theory into your patch creation and just hit randomise until you get something you like.

Also included is a full effects section including: Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Tape saturation/warmth, Reverbs, MIDI syncable Delays and an arpeggiator.

The Castle Instruments DS-2500 is great for taking a journey into the strange and digital world of additive sounds and textures who’s roots are firmly entwined in the original sounds from the DS-250 hardware and comes with 100 presets and 30 MULTI’s to get you started.

Features:

• 110 Presets
• 30 Multis
• Randomisation System
• 2 Layers (16 Voices per Layer)
• 41 Filters with LFO
• Arpeggiator
• 7 Global Effects
• Convolution Reverbs
• Full version of Kontakt 5.8.1 Required – not for Kontakt Player

Ferpect Instruments presents this unique Bass instrument called THE RUBBERBAND.

We have sampled a few Rubberbands like those used in the office or in the kitchen and also some bigger ones.

We got access to some old print machines and a junkyard were we have also recorded some Rubberbands used in different machinery.

We have processed this recordings with different Hardware Saturation and also with the newest software tools to make them sound really phat and outstanding. The sound is really organic, phat and warm.

From there we build a custom GUI for you to manipulate the original until you get the Rubberband Bass you are looking for.

You got 50 variations to choose from. All were build from 18 different Rubberbands

Specifications

• 50 Variations of Kontakt Instrument
• 600 Samples (44.1kHz / 24Bit)
• 18 different sources/rubberbands recorded
• 189 MB Filesize
• Formats: Kontakt and WAV

Parallel sonic realities are just a few clicks away!

UCHRONIA is a unique and powerful granular synthesis instrument for Kontakt 6. Through its 4 independent granular engines and arpeggiators, radar XY pad, 3 playback modes, tons of fully controllable FXs and its unique Entropy randomizer, you will be able to deconstruct, sculpt and redesign any type of sound – from loops, playable synths and textures, ambient soundscapes, up to complex rhythms and playable pads and, of course, your own sounds.

You can drag&drop up to 32 samples for each engine for a total of 128 imported samples. Any sound source can be turned into complex rhythmic sequences and evolving soundscapes in just a few clicks.  Let Uchronia inspire you and take you to unexplored musical territories!

• 3 playback modes: normal verse, reverse, multiverse (normal and reverse at the same time)
• 4 independent granular engines

Granular controls:

• Position
• Pitch
• Grain size
• Density
• Envelope
• Spray
• Spread
• Atomic structure
• Speed
• Tone

4 arpeggiators: (4 pattern modes, up to 32 steps, 3 octaves + and – , 16 rhythmic subdivision rates)

Entropy: smart randomizer to generate infinite aleatoric sound combinations and FX settings.

Tape reel noises:  sampled from authentic analog tape devices

72 Patches:  (One-shots, Playable, Textures, Loops)

78 Entropies – snapshots:  (Playable, Rhythmic, Sound Design)

Built In FX:

• Delay
• Reverb
• EQ
• Bus Compressor
• Transient Master
• Limiter
• Distortion
• Tape Saturation
• Lo-fi
• + 3 additional controls for the Master bus:
• Stereo widener
• High-pass filter
• Low pass filter
• 72 Convolution reverbs and creative FXs for each granular engine

The Redd Umbrella Kontakt Library (Shawty Redd) Edition. We created this masterpiece with Multi-Platiunum & Grammy Nominated Producer Shawty Redd

We worked hand and hand with him on brand new custom sounds for this library. He’s made hit songs like [Trap Or Die] By Young Jeezy and [Sexual Eruption] By Snoop Dogg and so much more.

The sounds in this library are ground breaking with our new drum technology and our unique techniques.

We went over and beyond to bring you the best quality to make great productions with this one.

This Library has over 150 of the best sounds ADSR controls, Filter, LFO, Distrotion, Glide, FX, EQ, Chorus, Arp, Velocity, Rate, Octave, Swing, Loops & More.

Is The Redd Umbrella worth it?

BigWerks & Shawty Redd teamed up to design a kontakt library with new sounds from big brass, sharp strings, dope melody arps, ground shaking 808s and much more.

Instruments Include:

• 808s
• Arps
• Bass
• Choirs
• Bells
• Brass
• Guitars
• Hits
• Keys
• Leads
• Pads
• Plucks
• Strings

FX Include:

• Filter & Amp Envelopes
• LFO Controls
• Glide Controls
• EQ
• HP & LP Filter Controls
• Distortion
• Delay
• Reverb
• Chorus
• Arpeggiator

Quadral 3 is a prolific audio powerhouse.

Randomize your way to your next favorite electronic score using 16 brand new groups of hand-crafted atmospheric synth pads. Combine quadrants to create layered leads, iridescent ambiences, or floating textures using our newly redesigned Ouroboros modulation engine and tempo-synced XY pad. Each sound has been sculpted with care, allowing you to weave layers together into spectacular new presets with categories like Fragmented, Sleek, Cerebral, Balmy, Metallic, and Driven. We’ve also included 36 fresh wavetables, and added user sample import so you can add your own WAV files to use them as the basis for your sounds. This rocket launches with over 300 factory patches of Arps, Basses, Leads, FX, Pads, and Plucks to get you started on your interstellar journey through space and time.

Quadral 3 is a powerful sampled synthesis engine, ideal for film and game composers who need a fast workflow while maintaining their creative spark. Dive in to tweak and automate every parameter with total control, or just click Randomize to generate a virtually endless universe of fresh ideas.

Contents

The user interface is built around four separate quadrants, an assignable XY Pad, and arpeggiator system to expand your creative potential. Each layer in Quadral 3 has fully independent sound-shaping options including Attack, Release, Offset, Pitch, Pan, and more. Every quadrant has its own individual arpeggiator and filter with 39 built-in filter types.

The central XY Pad can be used in a variety of ways but defaults as volume control between the 4 layers. Each axis can be customized to affect a different parameter and can be used to control filters or a select amount of FX options. Rhythmic motion can also be added to the XY Pad, automatically adjusting each axis in a tempo-syncable way. You can also limit the X and Y range to create new patterns and fluctuations in tone.

You can set up dynamic arpeggiator, gliss, and strum patterns with our integrated ARP system, featuring a suite of abilities like rhythm, direction, swing and randomization. The Legato feature is also included, instantly turning this machine into a monophonic legato/portamento instrument with adjustable pitch bend speed control. Dive in to tweak and automate every parameter with total control over every detail, or just hit the Random button to instantly generate an infinite variety of new sound, parameter and dynamic modulator combinations. The Macro knobs to the left and right of the XY Pad can be assigned to modulate a variety of layer sound shaping controls or FX rack plugins.

User sample import allows you to blend your own WAV files into the engine to make each sound truly your own. Mix and shape your samples alongside our 16 categories of sounds and 36 wavetables for your next epic atmosphere.

Quadral 3 ships with over 300 Factory Presets in 6 categories, each one lovingly crafted. They can be easily perused using the Preset Browser. You can also save new patches you’ve made using the browser, or share presets with other users. Finally, don’t forget to fire up the FX rack panel and load your synth up with dozens of DSP effects, including convolution reverb with over 100 of our custom real-world and special FX spaces to perfect your sound.

Product Specs

• One master NKI instrument bank in open Kontakt format
• 16 Categories of Synth Pads, Arps, Basses, Leads, Plucks, FX, and 36 Wavetables
• Over 300 factory presets: Creation Ignition
• 4-Layer Morphing Engine with XY Pad Mixer and Randomize capabilities
• 420 stereo 24-bit 48kHz PCM Wav samples
• 4.55 GB Installed
• Custom Preset Import and Export, with intelligent random preset generator
• Flexible and intuitive multi-layer user interface controls, with user sample import, LFO, filter, glide, and arpeggiator
• Full FX rack with convolution reverb with custom rooms, halls, chambers & FX environments

Hybrid Soundscape Designer – Welcome to the Multiverse

Supermassive soundscapes, heavily processed cellos and modern hybrid pads: this is what Polyscape 2 is all about. The second chapter of Karanyi Sounds all-time best-seller was inspired by the sound of today, so with it, you can create contemporary scores like Dune by Hans Zimmer or Arrival by Johann Johannsson, and it also works perfectly in modern electronic music, especially in sci-fi themed pieces.

Discover Hidden Universes!

The library features 80 artist presets created from the 18 brand new sound sources of carefully recorded string instruments. It was created in collaboration with UK-based Italian music producer, composer and sound designer Alessandro Mastroianni (Prodigal, Red Winter) with the aim to give you out of this world soundscapes in a blink of an eye.

The New Dimension of Hybrid Soundscapes

Karanyi Sounds faithfully recorded bowed acoustic sounds and then heavily processed them with analogue modular effects to bring you the best of both worlds. Due to this process, all sounds are massive but still remained organic and definitely inspiring.

4+1 Dimensions of Sound

Powered by Karanyi’s flagship Kontakt engine, Polyscape 2 features four sound modules and 1 sub synth layer, which can be blended together seamlessly. This gives you access to complex sound design possibilities courtesy of a wide range of controls and onboard effects such as Prophet-type filters, analogue and tape delays, and room and hall reverbs.

Millions of Instant Variations

• You don’t always need hundreds of controls to create exciting new sounds.
• But when you do, Advanced Smart Random Bar steps in with its unique built-in feature!
• Control 160+ onscreen controls with just one click.
• Push and get an inspiring, studio-quality sound immediately.

Features

• 80 Factory & Artist Presets
• Sounds from Studio-Grade String Instruments
• Heavily Processed by Eurorack Modular Effects
  • Over 160 Controls (all MIDI-learnable) including:
  • Prophet-Type Low-Pass Filters
  • 2 Types of EQs
  • 2 Types of Algorithmic Reverb
  • 2 Types of Vintage Delays (Bucket Brigade & Tape)
  • 2 Types of Chorus (Ensemble & Dimension)
  • 8 Types of LFO Filter and Gain Modulations
  • Master Limiter and Compressors
  • Tape-Style Pitch Modulation and more…
• Advanced Randomizer with over 40 Random Setups includes:
  • 4 Articulation Setups (Straight, Keys, Pads and Pluck)
  • Random Instrument Sources (Modules)
  • Random LFOs
  • Random Effects (Filters, Dimension, Delay, Reverb, EQs)
  • Random Master EQs
  • Smart Random All

The Composer Cello is a suite of organic Cello instruments paired with a carefully curated set of inspirational analogue pads for Kontakt 6.7.1

The Composer Cello has been created using the beguiling musicianship of one of the UK’s leading session cellists: Liz Hanks: Liz Hanks (Richard Hawley, Self Esteem, Pulp, Liam Gallagher).

Features

At the heart of this instrument are 3762 meticulously crafted samples, recorded at Kinema Audio’s renowned 1600sq foot Studio 1. The instrument also includes 9 complimentary analogue pads crafted to underscore and support your Cello compositions.

All patches have 3 controllable mic positions: Center, Stereo and Room. The Analogue Pads are also multi mic’d with Dry, Room and Verb control.

A signal chain incorporating Microphones from Flea, Coles and Neumann into Neve Preamps and Prism Conversion was used to record Liz’s vintage Cello, an instrument made by Thomas Smith at the Harp and Hautboy, Piccadilly, London 1765.

Kinematic Composer Cello is the first instrument from Kinematic : a new Kontakt instrument collection from Sam Brown (of PaperStone Instruments):

“Kinematic is the fusion of my ideas as a composer and the collaborative input of session musicians to form uniquely organic, inspiring instruments for Kontakt.”

Tapes M400 is a Mellotron library, chromatically sampled from the Mellotron M400, one of the earliest models from the 1970’s.

Tapes M400 features the 3 main and most iconic sound of the Mellotron: Strings, Choir and Flutes that were recorded chromatically for the full length of each tape, but you can either enjoy them the classic way or loop them!

M400 features 5 effects that matches the old sound of the 70’s:

• Chorus
• Rotator
• Tape Delay
• Reverb
• 11 Different type of cabinets

On the menu page, the user can easily access and modify the reverb and delay’s send levels, HP and LP filters, envelope Attack and Release parameters, pitch-bend amount, mechanical noise amount and stereo width.

Tapes M400 work perfectly for musicians looking for the raw sound of the classic early Mellotron, plus some additional effects and sound design tools!

Technical specs:

• 280 Mb
• 105 samples – 48 Khz/24 bit

Organetta is a portable vintage electronic organ made in the early 1970s by the esteemed German manufacturer Hohner.

The sound is nostalgically familiar: something in between a melodica, accordion, and analog synthesizer. The El Luxe 49P used colorful switches to effortlessly transition between tones, from mellow flutes to brilliant trumpet, warm strings to haunting oboe. It had internal speakers, and came with volume-adjustable drum loops to help you practice your gnarly organ chops.

To faithfully capture all of the character of this vintage gem, we meticulously recorded two microphone positions: up close in stereo, and direct line in. Soundiron’s Organetta comes with our favorite synth sustains, deep bass tones, staccatos, drum loops, and keystroke sound effects. Unleash its full potential by experimenting with our built-in FX rack, which offers amplifier emulation, reverb, delay, distortion, and so much more. We’ve also included 20 custom patches and sound-designed ambient synth pads created from the source to make this library extraordinarily playable and versatile. Whether you’re looking to create a massive video game sound, bold synth bass, or just shred a slick nasal brass solo, Organetta is ready to rock!

Contents

The Kontakt interface includes a suite of automation-ready sound-shaping controls to give you total creative flexibility. You have control over swell, attack, release, offset, vibrato, filter, pitch (coarse & fine), articulation switching, cross-fading and layering, and so much more.

This library comes with an adaptable LFO system, with selectable LFO shape, modulation target parameter, speed, intensity, tempo-syncing and fade-in time. You can also apply your choice of 12 lowpass, high-pass and FX filters, with assignable modulation targets such as velocity, modwheel, expression, after-touch, key position and step-sequencer table control. Our customizable arpeggiator offers a velocity table and control over arp direction, timing, swing, randomization and duration. We’ve included a key and scale lock system to constrain your notes to common scales and keys for easy melodic composition and live performance.

The interface is rounded-out by our modular FX rack panel, with 27 different DSP effect modules that you can assign in any of 8 available slots, in any order that you wish. You’ll find classic phaser, flanger, delay, distortion, amp and cab simulators, compressors, EQ, rotator and so much more. The Reverb effect includes our favorite convolution reverb impulse responses, including 99 different rooms, halls, chambers and outdoor environments, plus another 40 custom FX impulses to radically transform the sound and open up whole new worlds of musical possibility. We’ve added a great bank of FX rack chain factory presets to get you started!

Features

• Sustains, Releases, Staccatos, Drum Loops, Keystrokes in two mic positions: Close stereo, Direct
• 20 ambient pads and evolving drones created from the source content
• 21 Powerful Kontakt .nki instrument presets
• 24 bit / 48 kHz uncompressed PCM wav samples
• 20 Custom Sound-Designed FX and Ambient presets
• 3,702 stereo samples
• 4.55 GB Installed
• Flexible and intuitive multi-layer user interface controls, with LFO, filter, glide, and arpeggiator
• Full FX rack with convolution reverb with custom rooms, halls, chambers & FX environments

The Minipoly synth contains raw analogue and tape oscillator samples, great filters and LFOs, a Step Modulator, a chord system, an arpeggiator and eight effects.

Minipoly’s unique TAPE SAWs are long sawtooth waves recorded for each key on tape of a Roland RE-301 Chorus Echo. You can hear wow and flutter and even tape dropouts – quite similar to a Mellotron. The SAW OSC, Square OSC and Noise waves are directly recorded minimoog samples – and sound much crisper than the ‘taped’ waves.

This makes the Minipoly one of the most musical sounding virtual synthesizers and a must have for all Kontakt owners.

The latest PRO version contains many improvements and cool additions like a new Step Modulator, a formant filter, updated (and extended) Kontakt 6 effects, NKS automation and much more.

PLEASE NOTE: Minipoly PRO requires the FULL version of Kontakt 6.6.0 or above – NOT Kontakt Player

OVERVIEW

Oscillators:

• Tape Sawtooth Oscillator
• Sawtooth Oscillator
• Square Oscillator
• Noise OSC (3 types)
• Fine tuning (+ – 100 cent)
• mono or dual mode (two OSCs spread to stereo)
• Amp env (ADSR)
• Pitch env

Filter Section:

• Low Pass Ladder Filter with Frequency Cutoff, Resonance, Env Amount, Filter Env
• Low Cut Filter
• Formant Filter

LFOs:

• Pitch and Filter LFOs
• switch for re-triggered / untriggered mode
• switch for free / tempo sync mode
• controls for LFO amount, rate and waveforms

Master Control:

• Polyphonic / Monophonic mode
• Glide (portamento)
• Octave shift -1 to +1
• adjustable Pitch Bend range and Velocity sensitivity
• Keyboard Balance control
• Stereo Width control
• 10 interval / chord presets
• Arpeggiator
• Supporting image for Minipoly Pro

Step Modulator:

• up to 96 steps synced to the DAW tempo.
• controls for Speed. Amount of Steps, Step shift, Randomize, Retrigger
• Mod Destinations: Pitch, Pan, LP Freq+Reso, Formant Size+Talk, Volume
• 24 Step Mod user presets

Onboard Effects:

• Reverb, Replika Delay, Lo-Fi. Chorus (Choral), Phaser (Phasis), Flanger (Flair), Drive (Van51), Comp (Supercharger GT) quick and super easy FX editing

Presets:

• over 100 presets (Kontakt snapshots)

NKS:

• Pre-Assigned Komplete Kontrol Automation

Tired of the same old drum samples that make you sound like any bedroom producer? Want to finally stand out and claim your place in the music industry or, as an already established producer, take a bold step into the future, 2077?

With Cy-Kick, immerse yourself in a world of gritty electrifying drums, where the neon glow of the city pulses to the rhythm of the streets. Cy-Kick is your cybernetic side-kick in your next headbanger.

To get you producing quickly, Cy-Kick comes with 55 Layered snapshots and 186 Single sound snapshots, totalling 241 snapshots. It’s easy to modify them or make your own. Snapshots include 808, Bass, Clap, Hats & Cymbals, Epic Hits, FX, Fills, Kick, Lead, Percussion and Snare.

“I see where “human music” is heading and Cy-Kick will help you be a step ahead of the great artificial movement”. Ergo Kukke

Unleash your Cy-Kick powers to teach the robots a lesson…

Features:

• 29 808’s
• 45 Claps
• 50 Epic Hits
• 69 FX & Layers
• 74 Hats, Cymbals
• 104 Kicks
• 118 Percussion Hits
• 83 Snares
• WAV’s are categorized and usable without Kontakt if needed

Quadral 2 is an imagination laboratory.

Randomize your way to your next favorite electronic score using 16 brand new groups of hand-crafted atmospheric synth pads. Combine quadrants to create layered leads, asteroid ambiences, or evolving textures using our Ouroboros modulation engine and tempo-synced XY pad. Each sound has been sculpted with care, allowing you to weave layers together into spectacular new presets with categories like Blurry, Electric, Icy, LoFi, Nature, and Zen. We’ve also included over 250 factory patches of Arps, Basses, Leads, FX, Pads, and Plucks to get you started on your interstellar journey through space and time.

Quadral 2 is a powerful sampled synthesis engine, ideal for film and game composers who need a fast workflow while maintaining their creative spark. Dive in to tweak and automate every parameter with total control, or just click Randomize to generate a virtually endless universe of fresh ideas. All systems go – Time to make one giant leap for mankind.

The main user interface is built around four separate quadrants, an assignable XY Pad, quick modulator + filter routing menus, and arpeggiator system to expand your creative potential. Each layer in Quadral 2 has fully independent sound-shaping options including Attack, Release, Offset, Pitch and Pan. Every quadrant has its own individual filter with 39 built-in filter types, as well as modulators using a variety of sources: LFO, ADSR and Velocity with 5 selectable targets: Volume, Pitch, Pan, Filter Frequency, Filter Resonance.

The central XY Pad can be used in a variety of ways but defaults as volume control between the 4 layers. Each axis can be customized to affect a different parameter and can be used to control filters or a select amount of FX options. Rhythmic motion can also be added to the XY Pad, automatically adjusting each axis in a tempo- syncable way. You can also limit the X and Y range to create new patterns and fluctuations in tone.

Quadral 2 ships with over 250 Factory Presets in 6 categories, each one lovingly crafted. They can be easily perused using the Preset Browser. You can also save new patches you’ve made using the browser, or share presets with other users. Finally, don’t forget to fire up the FX rack panel and load your synth up with dozens of DSP effects, including convolution reverb with over 100 of our custom real-world and special FX spaces to perfect your sound.

A Massive 3-Piece Drum Kit library built for Kontakt

Drums of St Paul was recorded in the massive sanctuary hall at historic Saint Paul’s in San Francisco, CA (the same location as our renowned Requiem Light Symphonic Choir). This powerful multi-sampled drum library captures a variety of kick, snare, and tom articulations from three different microphone positions for a crisp and lush natural reverb and open tone you can blend effortlessly to create an epic sound for any genre. The kick comes with high and low bass drum strikes, metal, rim, and side clicks. The snare was sampled with snares on and off, rimshots, and rim clicks, while the tom includes high and low strikes and rim clicks. We prioritized maximum clarity and presence for each instrument with a wide stereo image, up to 13 velocity layers and 16 round robin.

This open-format Kontakt library is perfect for light to “epic” cinematic drum arrangements, concert percussion, Pop or Rock drum tracks, drum replacement or layering. Each articulation provides natural and aggressively dynamic performances you can take even further using our arpeggiator and FX rack. We’ve also included 20 unique sound designed ambiences, atmospheres, and sustaining pads to provide tonal leads and background textures. They can be used with the drums or in any other music application you wish. Each one has been hand-crafted using the raw source recordings to create an ideal sonic companion to this library.

The Kontakt interface includes a suite of automation-ready sound-shaping controls to give you total creative flexibility. You have control over swell, attack, release, offset, vibrato, filter, pitch (coarse & fine), articulation switching, cross-fading and layering, and so much more.

This library comes with an adaptable LFO system, with selectable LFO shape, modulation target parameter, speed, intensity, tempo-syncing and fade-in time. You can also apply your choice of 12 lowpass, high-pass and FX filters, with assignable modulation targets such as velocity, modwheel, expression, after-touch, key position and step-sequencer table control. Our customizable arpeggiator offers a velocity table and control over arp direction, timing, swing, randomization and duration. We’ve included a key and scale lock system to constrain your notes to common scales and keys for easy melodic composition and live performance.

A Cinematic Toolkit & Sound-Design library built for Kontakt

Sonespheres is a series of uniquely sound-designed atmospheric synths, textural pads, evolving soundscapes, nuanced drones and tonal ambiences for Native Instruments Kontakt. Each volume explores film and tv composer and long-time Soundiron collaborator Blake Ewing’s unique creative vision, delving into deeper aesthetics, stylized niches and specialty production concepts. This volume was crafted using an array of acoustic and electronic instruments, with a full array of essential user controls to unlock virtually limitless creative potential.

Blake brings to his craft a brilliant ear for nuanced layering, rich detail, fluid textures and powerful emotional weight

Blake is an American composer with a concentrated interest in creating music for visual media. His compositions have been commissioned, licensed and well received by film directors, producers, videographers, sample developers, advertising firms, music supervisors and fans from around the world. He believes in music – and in its wonderful power to support and elevate storytelling.

This library comes with an adaptable LFO system, with selectable LFO shape, modulation target parameter, speed, intensity, tempo-syncing and fade-in time

You can also apply your choice of 12 lowpass, high-pass and FX filters, with assignable modulation targets such as velocity, modwheel, expression, after-touch, key position and step-sequencer table control. Our customizable arpeggiator offers a velocity table and control over arp direction, timing, swing, randomization and duration. We’ve included a key and scale lock system to constrain your notes to common scales and keys for easy melodic composition and live performance.

Continuo Collection – Featuring 2 Cinematic Kontakt Instruments

Coming off the release of Continuo and Continuo 2, Karanyi Sounds now combines both cinematic Kontakt instruments to form the Continuo Collection, in collaboration with the multi-instrumentalist composer and sound designer iamyank.

Continuo is a complex-sounding cinematic texture designer tool based on electric guitars for creating endless pads, unusual soundscapes, characteristic atmospheres and experimental sublayers especially for film, video games and electronic music.

This is the first release of our cinematic series with our brand new, easy-to-use Layer Designer Engine where you can edit, modulate and mix up to 4 individual Instrument Modules at the same time.

Continuo is created in collaboration with the multi-instrumentalist, electronic music producer & composer IAMYANK.

Your continuous journey starts now.

Main Features:

• 18 extra long guitar sample modules with rare sound setups: raw sounding Fender guitar textures with a lot of fortuitousness
• Bowed, tremolos, vibratos, beaten (with a wooden stick) techniques and a 300x stretched guitar patch
• Super large reverbs recorded through Eventide & Strymon effect processors
• Equipment used: UA1176, Roland Dimension D, Studer A800, Pultec EQP-1, UAD RAW, Strymon Deco / BigSky, Eventide Blackhole
• New Layer Designer Engine with inspiring, super clean interface
• 60+ Factory & Artist presets
• Over 80 controls on a simplified GUI
• Run up to 4 Sound Modules at the same time
• 8 LFO Modulation presets / Module
• 4 EQ presets / Module
• 2 effects / Module
• 2 Send effects
• Master EQ, Compressor & Limiter
• 24bit / 48kHz sample rate
• 2.5 GB lossless compressed size (3.5 GB original size)
• Full version of Kontakt 5.7.3+ required

CONTINUO 2

CINEMATIC TEXTURE DESIGNER

A complex-sounding cinematic piano texture Kontakt instrument for creating massive modulations, ethernal soundscapes and hybrid keyboard themes. Continuo 2 follows the concept of its ancestor with a fresh new look, exciting features on a super intuitive interface.

This Kontakt instrument collection focuses on complex-sounding cinematic textures: build massive modulations, ethereal soundscapes, hybrid keyboard themes from super quiet scores to enormous trailer tracks and electronic music. Continuo 2 is based on exceptional quality piano recordings, analog synths and various sound design tools. Created in collaboration with the multi-instrumentalist composer and sound designer iamyank.

MAIN FEATURES

• 500 Pulse Instruments for instant playability
• A massive array of content
• 40GB including analog synths, digital synths and organic instruments
• Up to 4 separate pulses at one time
• All pulses lock to tempo
• Rhythms: Looper, Step Sequencers, Arpeggiators, LFOs
• 4 central MACRO sliders unique to each of the 500 Pulse Instruments
• Important Note: The Full Version of Kontakt 5 is required in order to run this software.

Character Design. Creative Morphing.
Simple controls, complex sounds: meet our brand new Continuo 2 engine with a futuristic organic look! Blend between 4 heavily sound designed instruments, browse our artist presets to get inspired or create your very own hybrid sounds from scratch.

More tools. Polyrhythmic Modulation.
There are no bad choices! Twist, blend, squash, tousle, filter, sharpen, dim, wow, blur, echo, overdrive… with over 40+ new controls and special effects to play with. Now with an additional transient layer control, Prophet 5 style filters, dual pulse control and extended master chain tools.

Woods. Metals. Oscillators. – The sound sources
We sampled iamyank piano with different unconventional mic setups and playing techniques. The library contains a traditional piano, a prepared and a hand picked instruments. We enhanced the recordings with various synths such as Sequential Circuits Rev2 and Moog modular modules to give bite, depth and real analog low end to the instrument patches. 

Samples are recorded with analog gear and ran through cassettes and tapes to give a more organic feel. We also processed some of our patches with digital granular effects & distortion stompboxes. Also included are 80+ Artist presets from music composers and sound designers.

Complex Worlds

Inspired by modular synthesis, Stigmata is an instrument capable of producing rich and complex soundscapes. Designed as a true sound creation tool, Stigmata features numerous modulations and treatments particularly adapted to the staging of melodic ambiances.

A recognizable element of the interface, it is the complete and complex filtering that is in the spotlight with Stigmata. Those familiar with modular systems will be familiar with the technique of using multiple filters together to achieve a richness of harmonic content.

Stigmata incorporates this technique and makes it a central part of the performance. With tempo-synchronised modulations and variations particularly suited to creating melodic moods, Stigmata lacks nothing and should be a real inspiration to you.

Easy to Handle

Stigmata incorporates four polyphonic sources that reproduce layering techniques, each with sufficient controls to place them in space, adjust their character and modulate them dynamically and continuously.

The organisation of the instrument is simple: there are five categories of controls. Modulations allow you to determine the strength and speed with which sounds are modified. Variations offer alterations to each source in real time. Modulations and Variations work with Macros, grouped controls, while the middle section houses a set of filters combined around a common control, stereo width adjustment and infinite sustain to hold notes played without the need to keep your hands on the keyboard.

Simple and effective but not simplistic!

Introducing Clarinet Drama Textures, a tool built for originality, created through our collaboration with composer Brandon C. Stanley. Instant Writing. Instant Emotion.

A tool created for anyone who is looking for an unconventional approach to using a traditional instrument, and creating original, evolving organic textures, allowing you to score a scene in an instant.

Choose from 15 different articulations and create your own blend of up to 2 articulations at a time which can be shaped and manipulated with multiple built-in effects. (see full list below)

Clarinet Drama Textures marks the launch of our new instrument series, XPLORE – A series of sound Xploration, recorded through collaboration with composers and musicians, offered at a price of $29

Brandon C. Stanley is a Chicago native composer, orchestrator, and clarinetist who creates music for film, television, and video games.

“Ever since I composed my first piece and saw it produced onstage back in 2010, I’ve been on a rollercoaster ride of music and creation. But well before that, I knew that I wanted to be a composer. From the day I heard Howard Shore’s score to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the dream to compose music was instilled in my mind. I like to keep great musical minds close, always sharing with trusted colleagues to ensure my music is the best it can be. I love all sorts of music, and my current body of work reflects that. No matter what I write, I try to to put forth something that is is intensely polished and bracing in its vision and scope.”

A new fantastic vintage-style Digital Sampler is here!

Sampler One transforms Kontakt into an early digital hardware sampler – with a much simpler workflow, more advanced tempo sync options and greater sonic flexibility, thanks to features like Drag+Drop sample import, auto pitch detection, TM-Pro time-stretch mode, eight excellent onboard effects and a great user interface.

Sample One 2.0 New Features

• Larger Interface
• Extended support for NKS / Komplete Kontrol
• Additional Pitch Envelope
• New FX Preset system
• Additional Snapshots

Create your own sampled sounds

Drag+Drop an audio file onto the interface, adjust the loop points and the envelope, add filter, LFO and FX to your taste and you are ready to go. If you like the result, just save the instrument as a new snapshot. It’s really easy. Sampler One accepts any WAV, AIF and NKX audio file in mono or stereo, at any length and at any frequency or rate.

Effects

• Reverb (Hall and Room)
• Replika Delay (Five Models)
• Lo-Fi
• Choral (Chorus)
• Flair (Flanger)
• Phasis (Phaser)
• Van 51 (Drive)
• Stereo Width
• Transient Master Sustain

Great sound library

Sampler One comes with over 250 high-quality snapshots featuring many classic sampler sounds plus new sounds and loops exclusively recorded for Sampler One. Spread over 19 categories the provided snapshots contain a wealth of great sounds to get you started. They are quick to load and perfect to use as a starting point for your own sound design adventures.

Less is More

Sampler One can load only one single audio file per instance, there is only one velocity zone and only one loop for each sample is possible – a limitation that is intended: Its main purpose is to quickly create high-quality sample based instruments, beats or loops without having to deal with multiple sample zones, loops or velocity layers.

TM-Pro

TM-Pro is a fantastic tool to edit / transform audio or to remix whole parts of a track: Drop an audio file onto Sampler One and use TM-Pro to time-stretch your audio in real time. You can even automate the speed/stretch settings – or automate the Formants or the FX – or turn Sampler One into a granular sampler by using the TM-Pro mode at very slow speed values.

Features

• Sample import via Drag & Drop (WAV, AIF or NCW)
• Automatic Root Key and Pitch Detection on import
• Visual waveform editing of Start, End and Loop points
• 2 Playback Modes (Sampler and TM Pro)
• Options for Reverse sample playback and Key Tracking
• Controls for Root Key, Pitch, Fine Tune
• Formant Shift and Speed controls (in TM Pro Mode)
• 2 Edit Modes: Standart or Single Key Edit
• Random Sample Start control (in Forward playback only)
• Low and Hi Pass Filter (12dB Ladder)
• LFO (Destinations: Filter, Pitch or Pan)
• 2 envelopes types (ADSR or Hold)
• Arpeggiator
• adjustable Key Range
• over 250 snapshots with samples (220 MB, WAVs)
• NKS ready (pre-mapped automations for Komplete Kontrol)