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.
Electric Keys celebrates the world of electric keyboards, putting some of the most sought-after models at your fingertips as perfectly captured, true-to-life piano emulations. Draw inspiration from classic builds or have fun making them your own with an authentic selection of cabinets, tone controls, and creative effects. Electric Keys – Moonshell channels the warm, soulful voice of a vintage tube-driven reed piano that is rich, organic, and alive with natural grit. The more you lean into it, the more it opens up, revealing a beautifully responsive dynamic range perfect for smoky jazz, tender ballads, or raw blues.
POLYSYNTH REIMAGINED: Modern take on vintage polysynth sounds in a fun eight-voice instrument. 350+ presets that spark inspiration fast. Easy-to-use, inspiring interface that drives creative experimentation. RETRO INSPIRATION FOR MODERN TRACKS: Add the classic warm, rich tones of vintage synths to your contemporary productions. SUPER 8 gives you a fun, easy way to bring the past into your present. Dial up presets ranging from basses and leads to pads and special effects. Tweak your tones all you want with a simple, modern interface that always keeps you in the instrument’s sweet spot.
Cycling ‘74 has released version 8 of Max and the company is calling it “the closest thing to a mind-expanding drug Max has ever had”. The visual programming language has taken on a raft of new improvements in the latest iteration, most notably the introduction of the new MC. objects. MC, we’re presuming, stands for multi-channel and Cycling ‘74 is sure it will “transform how you imagine sound design”. It makes patches with 100 channels of audio look as simple as those with a single channel. It seems MC will give you the ability to manipulate multiple audio channels and operations with fewer objects. Much of the development in version 8 has been focussing on performance. Cycling ’74 now claim that Max will launch 20 times faster on Windows than before and load patches up to four times as quick. Performance as a whole is improved, with complex UI operations being significantly more responsive. Another big update is the ability to control your patches with hardware, without the need to patch. In the new Mappings Mode, you can assign physical controls to your patch in just three steps; simply enter Mappings Mode, select a slider and then move your controller – done.
The included MASCHINE 2 software is exploding with cutting-edge technology. Improved browsing, arranging, and sampling, plus a new mixer, plug-in strip, and exclusive drum synths. Get ready for the most responsive, fluid, and musical beatmaking experience ever.
SOUND OF THE CLOUD. CLOUD SUPPLY is a specialized instrument for hazy trap hooks and smoke-soaked atmospherics. It’s dripping with beat-ready hybrid keys, wavy pads, plucks, bells, and sequences, plus pitch-shifted resampling for on-point hidden harmonics – all refined through analog studio gear and high-end processing. There’s plenty of powerful tweaking options to dial in your own sounds – from sequenced modulation, to effects chains, and macro controls. CLOUD SUPPLY was created with Grammy Award winning producer and writer Snipe Young.
MELTED VIBES is your go-to instrument for detuned melodies and warped grooves that hype the vibes and soak up the spotlight. It comes packed with pads, plucks and keys recorded with legendary preamps and iconic synthesisers. The sounds are twisted with a dizzying layer of morphing texture, for tracks that sway as much as they bounce. With a range of ways to add your own touches of character – from reverb and chorus effects, to sequenced modulation and a custom-designed “melt” dial, there’s loads of scope to squeeze even more juice from the sounds.
