Soniccouture Extended Piano v1.1.0 KONTAKT EXTENDED PIANO TECHNIQUES An “Extended technique” is a term to describe playing a musical instrument in an unconventional way, to coax new timbres from a traditional instrument. Since the early 20th century, the piano has been at the forefront of this trend, with many composers...

Soniccouture Pan Drums v1.1.0 KONTAKT STEEL PANS: INVERTED Pan Drums, or ‘hand pans’ are a very recent musical invention. Developed in the year 2000 by Swiss company PANart (the Hang or Hang Drum), their melancholic sound bewitches everyone that hears it. But because a pan drum must be hand built...

Soniccouture Samulnori Percussion v1.5.0 KONTAKT FORCES OF NATURE A Samulnori ensemble generally consists of four main instruments (samul: four things, nori: to play) Puk, Janngu, Jing and K’Kwaenggwari – each represents an element of nature: Jing: Wind | Janggu: Rain | Puk: Clouds | K’kwaenggwari: Lightning. In a minimal ensemble...

Soundiron Hopkin Instrumentarium Rattletines v1.0.0 KONTAKT Rattletines is a set of unique hand-crafted tuned percussion instruments created by instrument designer and sound sculptor Bart Hopkin. These one-of-a-kind instruments each produce their own special flavor of rattle or buzz, with every note having its own warmly resonant flavor. Rattletine includes two...

SonicCouture Box of Tricks v1.1.0 KONTAKT CREATED FOR IMOGEN BY IMOGEN Every aspect of Box Of Tricks has been shaped by Imogen Heap. An exclusive selection of her instruments, sampled in detail and with custom scripts, effects, and tools; all designed the way she wanted to use them. Box Of...

Soniccouture Grand Marimba v2.0.0 KONTAKT A descendant of the African balafon, the modern marimba originated in Mexico, and is typified by wooden bars mounted above metal resonator tubes, which can be tuned using stops. This Soniccouture instrument features the 5-octave Yamaha 6100, designed with marimba legend Keiko Abe. The 6100...

SonicCouture GuZheng v2.0.0 KONTAKT The Gu Zheng The Guzheng is a traditional Chinese instrument dating from the Qin dynasty (c. 200). It is the ancestor of the Japanese Koto as well as several other zither-like instruments found across east Asia. A modern Guzheng typically has 21 strings over movable bridges,...

Soniccouture Vibraphone v2.0.0 KONTAKT ULTRA-REALISTIC VIBRAPHONE INSTRUMENT LIQUID METAL The vibraphone adds a constant modulation to its resonator tubes with the use of motorised fans. These cover the top of the tube and spin in unison, effectively opening and closing the resonator in a circular motion. The resulting tone is...

Soniccouture Electro-Acoustic v1.3.0 KONTAKT WHAT IF YOU RECORD DRUM MACHINES IN A PRO STUDIO? We wanted to combine classic drum machines ( 15, to be exact ) with the the organic ambience and warmth of studio recorded drums. So, we took a club PA to two different studios, turned it...

Soniccouture Ondes v3 KONTAKT Recreating an authentic Ondes Martenot performance requires real-time control. With an NKS controller, ROLI Seaboard, Linnstrument, or any MIDI controller; expressive, fluid lines will come to life. MAIN PANEL The main instrument panel contains controls for each of the 7 oscillators + ‘Tutti’ switch, send controls...