Microtape 13 Spongebridge Bass KONTAKT

TEAM MAGNETRiXX | 21 April 2014 | 6.8 MB

The Dish-sponge-under-the-strings 60s bass sound – with some added grit and compression options. Recorded with an Aria (Precision Bass replica made by Matsumoku).

Microtape 3 Dubdrum 141 KONTAKT

TEAM MAGNETRiXX | 21 April 2014 | 25 MB

No.3 in the microtape series.

DubDrum 141 – 16 variations of a beat from the Hammond auto-vari64 drum machine, dubbed out through 2 daisy-chained wem copicat tape delays and each mapped to a different key. Tempo at 70.5/141 bpm. With 5 token presets, this isn’t designed as a synth, like Tronto for example, but as a player, with a virtual tape machine running all the time beneath the engine. You have 3 types of control (via the ‘Degrader’) over tape damage – via filter,amplitude or pitch, with a tape speed slider as well, so Boards of Canada style sounds are easily obtainable, or you can set the controls to zero to bypass the effect. There is a simple low pass filter (no resonance) that can be connected to velocity (as can amplitude) for instrumental expression, but also more interestingly is hard wired to the ADSR envelopes, so a slower attack also brings about a slower filter attack (if engaged), to emulate the tape head coming into contact with the tape (likewise with the release).

Antique Metal Percussion KONTAKT

TEAM MAGNETRiXX | 18 April 2014 | 77.4 MB

Antique Metal Percussion (AMP) is a very unique kontakt sample library which is derived from banging (lightly) on a handful of metal antique items. Some of the items heard in this sample library are “one of a kind” and include an old iron bedrail, a library book cart, an old seaside lantern from the North East, a “Childs” brand copper fire extinguisher from the turn of the century (which sounds really cool), a WWII .50 Caliber Metal Ammunition Box, and even a decommissioned WWII Mk27 Hand Grenade. A few of these are pictured below for your viewing pleasure.

West Africa v1.1.0 KONTAKT UPDATE

Team SYNTHiC4TE | April 19 2014 | 23.5 MB

The latest release in NI DISCOVERY SERIES focuses on the rich and profoundly influential traditions of West Africa. This KOMPLETE Instrument features a collection of beautifully sampled percussion and melodic instruments, playable individually or as customizable ensembles with highly inspirational pre-programmed patterns. The rhythms of all percussion instruments are also easily editable via the built-in sequencer for instant polyrhythmic groove creation. This instrument is truly a magnificent addition for producers of contemporary and traditional music.

Microtape 4 Mountain Water KONTAKT

TEAM MAGNETRiXX 15 April 2014 | 137 MB

No.4 in the microtape series – Mountain Water.

An assortment of waterfalls, streams and stormy church bells from the Austrian Alps, recorded to tape and each mapped to a different key. Some samples looped for a continuous running water effect, some duplicated with immediate and slow tape-head engaged attack and release. With 5 token presets, this isn’t designed as a synth, like Tronto for example, but as a player, with a virtual tape machine running all the time beneath the engine. You have 3 types of control (via the ‘Degrader’) over tape damage – via filter,amplitude or pitch, with a tape speed slider as well, so Boards of Canada style sounds are easily obtainable, or you can set the controls to zero to bypass the effect.

Tuned Flute Taps KONTAKT

TEAM MAGNETRiXX | 14 April 2014 | 11 MB

A fun and handy flute tapping Kontakt instrument.

It was interesting to see how a tuned percussive instrument made out of the taps of flute pads against the holes would work. The result is a highly playable and unique percussive instrument for Kontakt V4.2 or above. I multi-sampled taps recorded from the flute’s mouthpiece. The mod wheel switches between the over blown flute and the tapping. A dedicated set of convolution reverbs can be selected by dragging on the reverb select text on the custom interface, plus a knob so you can dial in the amount of reverb desired into the mix.

Percussion Hits KONTAKT

DISCOVER | 14 APRiL 2014 | 244 MB

Percussion Hits, which features orchestral drums hits intended for film and TV scoring or game soundtracks. Percussion Hits comes in a package of WAV files and as a Kontakt instrument. This library allows drag and drop use in a DAW, or a keyboard and MIDI control with the Kontakt interface. The collection contains different attack profiles, such as single hits, long and short crescendos, appoggiature groups of notes, or reverse effects that are mixed with rolls to offer rich and modern textures. Each key in the Kontakt version has a powerful tuner, this allows a wider range of possibilities.