NI Discovery Series Collection KONTAKT
Size 19.5 Gb
DISCOVERY SERIES COLLECTION
Five instruments that capture evocative sound from around the world. The Discovery Series combines exquisitely-recorded instruments with patterns and grooves typical to each musical tradition. Whether you’re creating scores, soundtracks, or contemporary tracks, enhance your compositions with ageless rhythmic patterns, distinctive melodic instruments, and customizable grooves.
YOUR WORLD OF SOUNDS
Five instruments for a special price
Combines authentic instruments and patterns
Designed for instant playability
DISCOVERY SERIES: MIDDLE EAST
A playable collection of 25 distinctive percussive, melodic, and stringed instruments, drawn from Arabic, Turkish, and Persian traditions.
Choose from customizable percussion patterns, then dial in groove, feel, and dynamic intensity.
Melodic instruments let you select an editable phrase and a variety of scales.
Load an instrument ensemble to quickly access a full range of sounds.
Quickly visualize instrument mapping and key switches across your keyboard.
Drag patterns and phrases to your host DAW as MIDI files to bring Middle Eastern character to your compositions.
Mix instrument ensembles using familiar controls and polish sounds with EQ, width, and compression.
All instruments were painstakingly recorded in multiple individual sessions.
The recorded single notes were arranged into phrases typical for that instrument, provided as MIDI sequences.
All the musicians recorded are renowned players of their particular instruments.
PLAYABLE PERCUSSIVE AND MELODIC INSTRUMENTS
- Extensive instrument and pattern library drawn from Arabic, Turkish, and Persian music
- 25 authentic instruments, captured in superb quality
- Easily accessible sounds, scales, and phrases
DISCOVERY SERIES: INDIA
A vast library of traditional Indian rhythmic patterns and historic scales, designed for ultimate realism and adaptability.
Explore a vast library of rhythmic patterns and historic scales, designed for ultimate realism and adaptability. DISCOVERY SERIES: INDIA is a unique collection of superbly sampled percussion and melodic instruments, playable individually or in a finely balanced ensemble. Whether you need a touch of new spice in your productions or true-to-life performance, INDIA has you covered.
Discover the sophisticated rhythms, irregular time signatures, and unique melodic structures of the Indian musical tradition with INDIA.
Play the rhythmic cycles (called ‘talas’) from the onboard groove player. Use these rhythms with the instruments in INDIA, or drag and drop the MIDI files and use them with any software instrument in your contemporary productions. The scales of this musical culture (called ‘ragas’) can be mapped to your keyboard in a number of ways and adjusted to taste for the perfect mood.
AGELESS RHYTHMS AND SCALES
- Supremely sampled instruments from the Indian tradition
- Vast library of rhythms and scales for instant composition
- A new musical paradigm for all modern production
DISCOVERY SERIES: CUBA
Authentic Afro-Cuban sound in a rich, highly-flexible instrument. Add evocative Cuban flair to your productions.
DISCOVERY SERIES: CUBA delivers the warmth of Afro-Cuban music straight to your studio. Cuba’s musical heritage has influenced pop, house, techno, indie, and beyond. Its infectious grooves work in almost any context and have been beautifully captured in this intuitive KOMPLETE Instrument.
CUBA delivers percussive and melodic ensembles, authentic rhythms and harmonic progressions, as well as a built-in sequencer, mixer, and effects – it’s never been easier to add that Latin spice to your tracks.
AUTHENTIC RHYTHMS AND HARMONIES
- Traditional ensembles, classic rhythms and progressions
- Versatile sequencer, meticulously programmed grooves
- Built-in mixer, pro-quality effects and studio-ready presets
DISCOVERY SERIES: WEST AFRICA
The latest release in Native Instruments DISCOVERY SERIES focuses on the rich and profoundly influential traditions of West Africa. This KOMPLETE Instrument features a collection of beautifully sampled percussion and melodic instruments, playable individually or as customizable ensembles with highly inspirational pre-programmed patterns. The rhythms of all percussion instruments are also easily editable via the built-in sequencer for instant polyrhythmic groove creation.
This instrument is truly a magnificent addition for producers of contemporary and traditional music.
POLYRHYTHMIC PERCUSSION AND MELODIES
- 26 percussion and 8 tonal instruments
- 3GB uncompressed samples
- 74 pre-programmed ensemble patterns
DISCOVERY SERIES: BALINESE GAMELAN
The Discovery Series heads this time to Indonesia, delving into the world of the BALINESE GAMELAN. This KONTAKT instrument contains 2 GB of pristine samples, comprising six essential gamelan instruments – each with two tuning variations. Powered by KONTAKT 6 and the free KONTAKT PLAYER, BALINESE GAMELAN is packed with features for tweaking and manipulating sounds. The latest update also includes The Jammer – a unique generative arpeggiator for performing and layering authentic patterns.
MALLETS, METALLOPHONES, GONGS
- Get hands-on with six playable, tweakable mallet instruments
- Perform patterns with a new generative arpeggiator, The Jammer
- Includes 2 GB of expertly recorded samples
KONTAKT version 5 and higher.
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