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Sonuscore Origins Vol.10: Contrabass Panduri & Tanbur [KONTAKT]

By | February 1, 2023

Sonuscore Origins Vol.10: Contrabass Panduri & Tanbur [KONTAKT]

Sonuscore Origins Vol.10: Contrabass Panduri & Tanbur [KONTAKT]

The deep sonority of the Contrabass Panduri perfectly complements the twangy drones of the Tanbur. Though the two instruments come from neighboring regions, the Contrabass Panduri is so rare that this excellent pairing has perhaps never occurred. Until now.

THE INSTRUMENTS
Contrabass Panduri
A modern innovation, the Contrabass Panduri was modified from the traditional Panduri to answer the need Georgians had for a low-registry instrument for concert folk performances. It’s a true rarity of an instrument with perhaps only 10 existing in the country of Georgia itself.

Tanbur
The Tanbur is an ancient Middle-Eastern, long-necked lute-like instrument whose drones and picks have graced musical tradition from the Balkans, Turkey, and Arabia to Persia, India, and Central Asia. It goes by as many names as countries that claim it in their traditions, and is a definite classic instrument to add that “Eastern” sound.

Best Practice Tip #1
Transpose the Contrabass Panduri down 12 to use it just like a standard contrabass, with long, low plucks to emphasize the progression, while the more twangy Tanbur can sparkle across the upper reaches of the fret board.

Best Practice Tip #2
Use a note from the Tanbur as a drone and the other notes, along with the Contrabass Panduri, to play the melodic structure.

Presets
The presets were designed with a certain realism in mind, reflecting how they would be played, to truly showcase the inspirational beauty of the two instruments. They are divided into two main categories: Normal and Odd. Normal provides 4/4 arpeggios where Odd explores then such diverse time signatures as 5/8, 7/8, 3/4, and more.

Customize
Explore the world from rhythmic stylings of the Middle East and the Caucasus. Carve out the exact sound you need with the custom arpeggiators and effects grids.

COLORS MENU
The 12 individual color-presets provide even more possibilities to sculpt your sound. All colors are radically different in character and incorporate various effect settings and multiple impulse responses. While each MAD-Preset has an assigned color, you can combine everything at will, resulting in over 1000 predefined combinations.

MULTI-ARPEGGIO-DESIGNER
The Multi-Arpeggio-Designer is the centerpiece of every ORIGINS instrument. Two fully customizable arpeggiators create interlocking patterns and broad soundscapes by combining the unique timbres of the two ethnic strings instruments. The engine is designed to convey a musically meaningful, human performance, instead of a computer randomly aligning notes.
Load up one of 80+ inspiring presets or create your own arpeggios in as much detail as you like. The MAD provides a variety of different features and controls to realize your musical vision.

COPY ARPEGGIO DESIGNS BETWEEN DIFFERENT ORIGINS INSTRUMENTS
Have you created your own ingenious arpeggio design and want to use it with another ORIGINS product? Simply copy and paste your design to use it on-the-fly in any other instrument of the ORIGINS series.

KEY FEATURES:

  •  Two individually playable instruments
  •  Innovative Multi-Arpeggio-Designer (MAD)
  •  80 rhythm presets
  •  12 unique color settings
  •  Full customization of all controls

FULL VERSION of Native Instruments’ KONTAKT Version 6.7.1 or higher is required.

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Dark Intervals Artefact (Ambient Cinematic Toolkit) [KONTAKT]

By | February 1, 2023

Dark Intervals Artefact (Ambient Cinematic Toolkit) [KONTAKT]

Dark Intervals Artefact (Ambient Cinematic Toolkit) [KONTAKT]

ARTEFACT is toolkit based on ambient pads, ambient motions and various sequences and textures..
As opposed to our previous pad instruments we released, these sounds are less synth sounding, and they are supposed to be your ambient bed for various type ​of exotic , meditational and similar sonic journey.

When you buy ARTEFACT, you get two folders :

1. ARTEFACT-AMBIENT CINEMATIC TOOLKIT
2. ARTEFACT-TEXTURES AND PADS

FOLDER 1 has 4 categories of instruments: (and multis):

  • AMBIENT MOTION (27)
  • TEXTURES AND PADS (31)
  • ETHEREAL EXPERIMENTS ( 25)
  • GUITAR WONDERLAND (15)
  • MULTIS (20)

FOLDER 2 contains :

  • TEXTURES AND PADS (30)
  • ETHEREAL EXPERIMENTS ( 25)

In both folders, categories “TEXTURES AND PADS” AND “ETHEREAL EXPERIMENTS” contain exactly the same sounds, but are mapped in a different GUI.

WHY?
GUI in first folder used entirely TIME MACHINE PRO playback mode.
Because of that, if you play complex harmonies on some pad sounds, you might hear voice choke.
So that is why we took 2 categories based on pad sounds, and packed them in another GUI, which uses DFD playback option, and gives you much bigger number of voices, and put it into a folder : ARTEFACT-TEXTURES AND PADS
So you can choose which GUI you want to use when playing these specific instrument categories.
More about graphic interface below!

INTERFACE 1

Below, you can see main interface which you will find in folder ARTEFACT-AMBIENT CINEMATIC TOOLKIT
On this interface you have various adjustment options, such as playback speed change, attack/release adjustment, overdrive activation and knob, chorus, HPF and LPF with adjustable resonance, reverse playback, legato playback and delay/reverb . You have also PAN and stereo spread.
On second page of interface you will have delay and reverb parameters (all explained in manual)

​INTERFACE 2

Here is the interface for ARTEFACT-TEXTURES AND PADS
This interface has only one page. It has HPF and LPF adjustment knobs, attack/release adjustment, delay and reverb with several parameters editable.

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Mick Schultz Paragon Kit Vol.4 WAV

By | February 1, 2023

Mick Schultz Paragon Kit Vol.4 WAV

Mick Schultz Paragon Kit Vol.4 WAV

KIT FEATURES:

  • 441 NEW UNHEARD sounds made by Multi-Platinum Producer Mick Schultz in 24bit/44.1 WAV *format
  • 808s, Claps, Fills, FX, Hats, Kicks, Perc’s, Loops, Rims, Snares, Vocals
  • Compatible with ALL DAWS (FL Studio, Reason, Ableton, Logic, Pro Tools, etc.)
  • Each sound has been meticulously mastered for easy and quick use in any style or genre.
  • Processed using analog gear (Neve, API, Avalon, Manley, Tube Tech)
  • Recorded with various high-end and vintage microphones such as Sony C800g, Wunder CM7, *BLUE Kiwi, Sure SM7b, Placid Audio Mic’s, Wasaphone Mic’s..

*Every sound in the demo is included in the kit.*

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RazzBeats Forte (Drum Kit) [WAV]

By | February 1, 2023

RazzBeats Forte (Drum Kit) [WAV]

RazzBeats Forte (Drum Kit) [WAV]

The new ‘RazzBeats – Forte Drum Kit’ contains 94 new HQ wav one shots for your Hip Hop and R&B Productions as well as 17 drum loops and 5 sample loops which have all been uniquely processed and designed by Razz

The pack comes with 10 808s, 11 Claps, 15 Snares, 8 Kicks,
12 Hi-Hats, 9 Open Hats, 17 Percs, 12 Fx, 8 Hi-Hat loops, 9 Top Drum loops and 5 sample loops at a 44.1K sample rate; compatible with any DAW.

All of the sounds are 100% royalty free! More licensing information about the sample loops are in a pdf within the pack

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WeTheSound Rame (Sample Pack) [WAV]

By | February 1, 2023

WeTheSound Rame (Sample Pack) [WAV]

WeTheSound Rame (Sample Pack) [WAV]

RAME” is a sample pack containing 7 high-quality compositions, each unique in style and genre. From ambient soundscapes to energetic beats, this pack offers a versatile range of sounds for producers to work with. The compositions are carefully crafted, utilizing a variety of instruments, original samples and sound effects, ensuring that each one stands out and brings its own energy to the table. This pack is capturing the essence of vintage musical styles and instruments. From funky basslines to soulful keys and groovy drums, this pack has everything you need to bring a touch of nostalgia to your productions. Perfect for producers of hip-hop, retro-inspired electronic music, and more, “RAME” offers a unique and diverse range of vintage samples to work with. Get ready to add a touch of old-school flavor to your tracks with this must-have sample pack.

45 Sounds

WTS also known as WeTheSound is a music production team. We create original music compositions and digital media for music producers, filmmakers, content creators and brands. Now, our label has unleashed their own roster of talented producers on a new series of unique sound libraries. Built by passionate and creative producers for producers. Our main focus and desire is giving back to the producers’ community and supplying them high-quality Melody Samples, Drums, Loops, Vocals. We aspire to inspire producers and beat makers around the world by providing only the highest level of production quality that includes new relevant sounds and musical rhythms. WTS (Previously OldyM Sound) gathered all the experiences through the years in sample packs, Construction Kits, MIDI collections, Drum kits and with combination of almost every Genre of music such as Trap, Lo-Fi, Hip Hop, Rnb, Ambient, Old school, modern music and much more.

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Sketch Samples Sketch D-HOLE [KONTAKT]

By | February 1, 2023

Sketch Samples Sketch D-HOLE [KONTAKT]

Sketch Samples Sketch D-HOLE [KONTAKT]

We are glad to present our next instrument for sampler Kontakt 6.
This is a D-Hole guitar. These guitars are commonly used in Gypsy Jazz music, but they can be used in other genres as well. Thanks to its bright timbre, this guitar is clearly distinguishable in arrangements.
For recording we used high quality microphones and piezo pickup system. Mics and piezo levels are controllable after the fact to give maximum sonic flexibility.
Sketch D-Hole Guitar comes with a MIDI Pack.
The Midi Pack includes 56 accompaniment styles and 45 Gypsy Jazz guitar licks.

Features:

  • Mics and piezo levels are controllable after the fact to give maximum sonic flexibility
  • 12 articulations
  • 2 round robins per note
  • 5 velocity layers on Down, Up and Mute.The rest of the articulations have 1 layer of velocity
  • 4 algorithms for automatic position change (Classic, Django, Country, Random)
  • Special Keyboard Mode. Play the D-Hole guitar like a piano. At the same time, change of the positions is also available
  • Auto legato
  • Aftertouch (Vibrato)
  • Strum noise loops (16 styles of Gypsy Jazz)
  • Offset controls (CC110) on main patches (down, up, mute, flageolet)
  • Speed controls on 3 patches (glissando up, glissando down, quadruplet)
  • Percussion samples (FX articulation) and additional percussion samples (green zone on the keyboard)
  • EQ controls on all patches
  • 12 types of custom convolution reverb
  • Sample rate: 24-bit 44khz
  • 2 Repetition keys for last note
  • Library Size: 6GB (1.35GB in RAM)
  • Requires the full version of Native Instruments Kontakt 6.1.1 (or later). The free Kontakt Player does NOT support this library

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