Shangri-La KONTAKT

SYNTHiC4TE | Sept 01 2014 | 196 MB

Our intrepid explorers have done it again!

They have returned to HS Towers, tired and weary, khakis ripped and pith helmets slightly the worse for wear, from an arduous expedition in the far east. There, they discovered an ancient machine buried deep in a derelict temple in the Kunlun mountain range of the Tibetan plateau. This immediately proved ideal to re-purpose for Matthias Schuster’s Tibetan bowl samples. With 61 different bowl samples of varying kinds and sizes and made of copper and bronze, there is a remarkable amount of tonality in their own right. However, each one is individually editable with each sample able to be tuned and EQ’s and filtered by the multi-mode filter and shaped by two envelopes as well as modulated by an LFO and and envelope. Distortion and bit crunching round off the sonic processing for each of the samples before being passed to the multi-effects…

Techtron KONTAKT

SYNTHiC4TE | Sept 23 2014 | 110.4 MB

Using battered casework and components we salvaged from old Soviet Union submarine radio equipment that was languishing and due for cruel and ruthless de-commisioning, Techtron brings thoroughly modern sounds in re-purposed retro style. With two ‘super’ oscillators featuring thick, detuned sawtooths (which we call ‘iSaw’ here at HS Towers and come courtesy of HS chum, BeMuso) through a multimode, dual slope filter, two envelopes, two LFOs, a pitch EG, mono and poly playback modes with glide, etc., Techtron offers instant ‘techno’ sounds that are powerful, wide, bright, brash, fizzy and anthemic and yet also capable of chunky basses, spiky arpeggios, thick leadlines and lush, luxuriously smooth pads plus dark, broody and moody textures. There is also a powerful arpeggiator with a wide variety of patterns and variable velocity curve.

Modular Toolkit KONTAKT

SYNTHiC4TE | August 30 2014 | 335 MB

With three VCOs (voltage controlled oscillators), a multi-mode filter, a creamy transistor ladder filter, two VCAs (voltage controlled amplifiers), two envelope generators, a white/pink/LF noise source, clipper, signal processor and rectifier, she makes a glorious noise and being true analogue, all sorts of non-linearities exist in the sounds that make them curiously organic with depth, richness and movement. We have taken some choice sounds from her for the Modular Toolkit MLM…  Whatever aspect of modern music making you’re involved in, whether your a top Hollywood scorer or a more modest bedroom producer and irrespective of your musical style, you will find the Modular Toolkit an invaluable addition to your sonic arsenal for injecting some modular madness into your works.

The Shell KONTAKT

Team: SYNTHiC4TE | Jan 23 2014 | Size: 18.1 MB

The Shell is a unique thing in that it’s an empty Kontakt instrument which allows YOU to put YOUR samples into it and have a fully functional, professionally scripted and designed panel at your disposal for sonic tweakage. Ideal if you make your own samples/sounds but aren’t able to do scripting or find it difficult. Scripting IS very complicated if you’re not that way inclined … like myself … which is why we have our own resident scriptmeister in the form of the enviably gifted Mario Krušelj here at HS Towers. Let’s face it, Kontakt scripting can be very complicated even if you ARE that way inclined!

MIDI FX Ableton Live TUTORiAL

SYNTHiC4TE | Feb 02 2017 | 110 MB

Ableton Live’s MIDI FX are truly transformative. Ableton-certified trainer Noah Pred explores these powerful FX in this extremely focussed, in-action FastTrack™ course. Watch and master Live’s MIDI FX now! This 14-tutorial Ableton Live FastTrack course, filled with great examples, gives you an advanced look at the powerful MIDI FX that come bundled with Live. These FX are essential production tools that pro producers rely on. Producer/trainer Noah Pred takes you through his favorite MIDI FX tips and tricks and explains why and how he applies them. First, Noah explores the basic FX that manipulate pitch, note length, chord structures, scales and randomness. Next, he reveals the more advanced FX that creatively manipulate velocity and arpeggiation. From there, you learn how to build complex MIDI FX racks that combine and multiply these individual FX into your own creative instruments that can be tweaked, transformed and deployed in every track you create.

Whoosh Designer KONTAKT

SYNTHiC4TE | Dec 06 2014 | 696 MB

Whoosh Designer makes the best whoosh noises you will ever hear! Whooshes are short noise sounds that give an instant rush of movement, excitement, anticipation and release. Placed around an impact sound they add massive size and power. Placed under a drum fill they add an almighty rush and a powerful transition from one section to another. Whooshes have the power to transform all sound and music into a higher dimension of drama and animation. Sound design, trailer music, epic music, film scores, EDM, hip-hop, indie, rock; whatever you are doing, adding whooshes will make your sound more exciting.

Overload for U-he DiVA H2P

SYNTHiC4TE | Feb 02 2017 | 30.4 MB

Supercharge your inspiration with Overload, an ultra-polished collection of 256 patches for u-he Diva! This set of modern EDM and workhorse sounds makes full use of Diva’s incredible analog-modeled oscillators and filters, along with its digital side, modulation capabilities, and FX. Includes arps, basses, leads, keys, pads, plucks, sequences, and poly-synths. Overload is a powerful collection of cutting-edge, modern, and EDM-focused presets for the u-he DIVA virtual synthesizer. Produced by Sonic Elements, these sounds are inspired by the very best of current electronic music and are well-suited for genres like dance, trance, house, dubstep, drum n’ bass, and much more.