Kontakt 5 instruments skin#
Kontakt 5 instruments code#

Kontakt's adoption as the industry standard sample library format is primarily down to its deep scripting capabilities and the ability to create custom interfaces for Kontakt instruments. Like the real hardware, they're basically 'black box' affairs with no adjustable parameters. The S1200, with its 12-bit, 26kHz sonics, is particularly attractive for crunchy old-school beats. Retro heads will welcome two new sampler types originally found in Maschine, MP60 and S1200 - these are, of course, emulations of Akai's MPC60 and E-MU's SP1200. The new state variable multimode filters are our favourites, and modifying cutoff and bandwidth together produces excellent evolving sweeps. The adaptive resonance ones are comparatively restrained, but they allow for fully cranked resonance flavours without the associated ear-shredding volume levels, which is precisely what they're designed for. The ladder types stand out, adding real bite. These include nine 'adaptive resonance' types with managed resonance peaks, as well as classic ladder types, new state variable efforts (both parallel and serial) and a couple of new formant types. The effects are complemented by 37 new filter types courtesy of the minds behind NI's wicked Massive synth. By contrast, the Transient Master lacks the finesse of much better dedicated plugins.Д«ut overall, with three of these processors sonically equal to dedicated plug-ins, you may find yourself doing more inside Kontakt, and we expect library builders will exploit them too. Of the other two newbies, the Tape Saturator is the simpler, but also the better, of the two. Likewise, the Solid Bus Compressor delivers the famous SSL buss compressor sound, with the added benefit of a mix blend.

Kontakt 5 instruments skin#

The Solid EQ is absolutely excellent, and although you'll miss the attractive skin from the Guitar Rig version, the sound is crisp and punchy. The first three are basically re-skinned versions of NI's new Guitar Rig-based effects (Kontakt 5 users can only use them in Kontakt and not as general purpose plug-ins via the Guitar Rig shell). On to the new features, then, and first up, you get four effects: Solid EQ, Solid Bus Comp, Transient Master and Tape Saturator. The immediate playability and simplicity of editing the sounds means this library is perfectly in keeping with the Гјber-ROMpler aspect of Kontakt. Retro fetishists will love it, but it's totally suitable for modern electronic and pop too.

Sonically, it's characterful and inspiring, with the pleasing, clear-yet-warm sound associated with analogue. There are eight Sound Variations per patch, showcasing the diversity available from the raw samples, and you can even morph between them with a slider. The interface is nicely done, with a Sound knob to radically EQ the oscillator, four filter types, reverb/echo, arpeggiator and more.

Kontakt 5 instruments code#

Those who buy Kontakt 5 get a code to download the pack, which contains patches sampled from 16 vintage hardware synths, from the obvious (Minimoog and Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter) to the unexpected (Crumar Roady electric piano and String Melody II string machine). The only new sample content this time round is the Retro Machines Mk2 library, which is also available on its own for $79 as a Kontakt Player instrument.