Songbird Virtuoso KONTAKT
P2P | 03 January 2023 | 485.18 MB
The first fully playable virtual songbirds for Kontakt
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The first fully playable virtual songbirds for Kontakt
Battle of the Mini Synths, a Kontakt instrument featuring the sounds of a collection of portable synths and toy keyboards. Collection a number of mini synths over the years. He loves the unique sound of them, but using the synths in the studio can be unpractical for various reasons. Since I really wanted to use these sounds in a more efficient way in the studio, I started 6 years ago to sample them in great detail and recreate some favourite patches in Kontakt. I recently acquired a couple of new mini synths, and designed a practical Kontakt skin with presets and effects that could be used for all these keyboards.
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The original prepared piano and the only samples ever to be authorized by the estate of world-renown composer, John Cage. This particular collection of sounds was created for use in his magnum opus composition, Sonatas & Interludes (February 1946-March 1948). Using his original materials and following the precise instructions found at the head of his published score, various “mutes” were inserted between the strings of the keys, then each note pristinely recorded and programmed to bring you the instrument as Cage himself both envisioned and performed. Forty-five of the piano’s eighty-eight keys were prepared, eleven with double preparations; three dynamic levels in five articulations comprise a total of 1,320 samples. This landmark achievement makes an authentic prepared piano, and by extension the works of John Cage, available to sampler owners in one of the most unique virtual instruments ever created.+
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