For 20 years, KONTAKT has been the backbone of countless film scores and pop hits, as well as thousands of incredible instruments from NI and your favorite NKS developers alike. Now, with a new HiDPI browsing experience, an overhauled Factory Library, new creative effects, and under-the-hood audio improvements, the next evolution is nearly here.
Pulsar 1178 is an audio plug-in (VST3/AU) that meticulously recreates the original 1178 hardware compressor in its tonal color and compression character, while adding several additional features, turning it into a very versatile compressor for tracking and mixing. A compressor that eats transients for breakfast, the 1178 is a rare and expensive legend of the recording studio, cleaner and more versatile than its older brother, the 1176. 1178 further than the original unit, adding all the features you would expect from a modern, versatile plug-in, including a full sidechain EQ for added control, an optional saturation stage for warmth and character, and precise metering.
Bus TRANSIENT is a professional transient shaper designed to give you instant control over the attack and sustain of your sound. From tighter drums to punchier mixes, it delivers fast, musical results with an intuitive interface and clear visual feedback. Fine-tuned attack and body controls give you precise, instant punch and weight, with multi-band precision. Accentuate a snare, tighten boomy bass or add some body to a thin-sounding instrument. A built-in soft/hard clipper manages peaks and adds character. Keep your source loud without introducing unwanted harshness – adding warmth and saturation when driven.
We’re thrilled to unveil our latest plug-in: GRFX – Granular Effects. Our granular dream began with FRMS and now lives on with GRFX. Deconstruct ordinary sounds and reassemble them into lush pads, pulsing rhythms, organic textures, and rogue signals from outer space. Sparse or dense, harsh or shimmering, GRFX is your sandbox for bending reality—layering, modulating, and warping your sound with the ephemeralities of the universe. The granulation engine is equally capable of thick cosmic clouds and probabilistic patterns and sequences, with detailed control over the grains’ properties and shapes. The Harmonic Triangle is the centrepiece of GRFX—an interactive three-way panelfor transposing your sounds into chords, drones, arpeggios, and microtones. Highly playable and prone to happy mistakes, especially when joining forces with the 4 dedicated, cross-modulatable LFOs. Modulation is drag-and-drop simple, with instant modulation amount control and a global Modulation Panel. Using a probability-based routing control, send the grains to the FX chain—featuring 2 multi-effect engines—or directly to the Mixer. Top it off with 2 dedicated sends—Delay and Reverb—each with individual route input controls for layered textures and complex sonic spaces.
Take your music to another dimension with a world of captivating visuals. VS – Visual Synthesizer makes it easy to express your sound optically, in a highly customizable way. VS – Visual Synthesizer multi-layered shader system allows you to create complex compositions by blending dynamic graphical elements using powerful controls. Trigger, change and modulate parameters from both audio and MIDI sources, to inject movement into each layer’s “polyphonic visual voices”. From ambient geometric loops, to rhythmically pulsating patterns, VS extensive modulation options ensure you are always in control.
Take your music to another dimension with a world of captivating visuals. VS – Visual Synthesizer makes it easy to express your sound optically, in a highly customizable way. VS – Visual Synthesizer multi-layered shader system allows you to create complex compositions by blending dynamic graphical elements using powerful controls. Trigger, change and modulate parameters from both audio and MIDI sources, to inject movement into each layer’s “polyphonic visual voices”. From ambient geometric loops, to rhythmically pulsating patterns, VS extensive modulation options ensure you are always in control.
