HIVE, Synthesizer, Link, Synthesized, Wavetable, Substractive, u-he

HIVE

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HIVE 2

“Hive 2: Sleek, streamlined, supercharged

Hive’s clear layout and easy workflow let you create stunning patches in next to no time at all. Although surprisingly CPU-friendly, Hive doesn’t sacrifice flexibility or audio quality. Now packed with more controls than ever, version 2 opens up new dimensions of expression… and sheer fun!

Low CPU usage, 3 different synth engines
2 oscillators with standard waveforms or 2D wavetables, up to 16x unison, tunable sub-oscillators
Drag & drop modulation assignment
12×2 modulation matrix slots with modifiers for curvature, rectification, quantization, sample & hold, slew rate
4 user-definable XY control pads

Arpeggiator, step sequencer with real-time recording
Unique 8-step shape sequencer with 4 independent outputs
2 function generators which can serve as extra envelopes, gate generators, LFOs, slew limiters
7 rearrangeable effects: distortion, chorus, delay, phaser, EQ, reverb, compressor
Panel presets for oscillators, filters, envelopes, LFOs, sequencer, FX and modulation matrix

Solo buttons let you audition individual oscillators and filters during sound design
Scope to view the audio output or any modulation signal, with freeze option and zoom controls
Microtuning support (.tun files)
2000+ NKS-ready factory presets by some of our favourite sound designers, many more available online
Resizable UI from 70% to 200%”

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KONTAKT, Synthesizer, HT6000, Link, Sampled, Rhythmic Robot Audio

HT6000

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HT6000

“Casio’s uniquely powerful early-digital synthesiser • 3 digiwave oscillators with complex, involving waveforms, each with its own modulation and envelope controls • 80 factory patches plus instant patch creation with the Glitch button • Truly unusual sound palette – grainier and airier than FM or LA • Shifting, morphing soundscapes a speciality!

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Hurdy Gurdy, Instrument, KONTAKT, Link, Sampled, Rhythmic Robot Audio

Hurdy Gurdy

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Hurdy Gurdy

“Meticulous recreation of an authentic, warts-and-all hurdy-gurdy • Multiple randomised round-robin attack squeaks, key noises and note sustains – no two notes are the same! • Individual control over the components of the sound to tailor the instrument’s articulation • Two drone strings, three main strings, with octave or unison modes”

air, Hybrid, Synthesizer, Link, Synthesized, Substractive

Hybrid

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Hybrid

hybrid

“The Next Generation in Synthesis

Hybrid 3.0 is the next generation in synthesis. This high-definition virtual synthesizer combines the coveted warmth of analog synths with a full range of futuristic digital manipulation capabilities. The result is the best of both worlds — a virtual instrument with a comprehensive set of precisely adjustable parameters that can sound like a synth you remember or something no one has ever heard before.

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Synthesizer, Hypnotic Dance, Link, Synthesized, Substractive, Steinberg

Hypnotic Dance

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Hypnotic Dance

hypnoticdance

“Hypnotic Dance offers an eclectic ensemble of 400 synth-laden dance sounds for your productions. The custom-designed macro page provides direct access to solid bass lines, cutting-edge leads and beautifully textured pads. Complemented by 100 inspiring step modulator presets, this content pack is a treasure trove for electronic music producers and dance floor addicts alike.

300 synthesizer programs and 100 Step Modulator presets for techno, trance and dance productions
Custom-designed macro page for instant access to all sound-shaping parameters
Graphic Step Modulator for unique rhythmic twists

Compatibility

Hypnotic Dance can be used as an independent instrument in VST 3, VST 2 and AU compatible hosts and as an expansion pack for the HALion library with HALion (version 4.5.3 or higher), HALion Sonic (version 1.6.2 or higher) or HALion Sonic SE* (version 1.6.1 or higher). The instrument installer includes the latest updater for HALion Sonic SE.”

Ensembles, Halion Sonic SE, Sections & Players, Instrument, Link, Sampled, Iconica, Steinberg

Iconica

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Iconica

“The modern art of the orchestra

Iconica was recorded in legendary Funkhaus Berlin with our partner Orchestral Tools and brings exceptional modern orchestral expression to professional composers. The overall bundle Iconica Opus combines the two libraries Iconica Sections and Players and Iconica Ensembles in an impressive orchestral solution with up to 190 GB compressed audio and more than 500 articulations.

Iconica Sections & Players brings exceptional modern orchestral expression to every composer. Featuring over 150 GB of strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, and harp samples, with a huge variety of expressions and articulations, the advanced, user-friendly interface makes it very intuitive to use, speeding and inspiring new composition. Recorded in the legendary Funkhaus Berlin with partner Orchestral Tools, it is the ideal composition tool for movie scores, classical music, pop, rock, jazz or hip hop.

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Impulse Modeler, Tool, Link, Voxengo

Impulse Modeler

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Impulse Modeler

“This is an amazing tool for those who use convolution reverberators (processors) in their soundworks. This tool will help you to design your own room impulse responses ranging from small rooms to large echo halls to small “intimate” cabinets to echoing soundscapes. You have the opportunity to design materials and room’s geometry. There is a bunch of other settings too. These are room’s size which really alters perceived size, density control which allows to create maximally dense reverbs, “random seed” parameter which allows to create endless number of variations of the same room design. You can also set output sample rate and bit depth. After you have designed your room you just need to press “Generate” button and after a while a freshy WAV file will be ready to be loaded into any convolution reverberator for your listening pleasure.

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India, Instrument, KONTAKT, Discovery Series, Link, Sampled, Native Instruments

India

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India

“AGELESS RHYTHMS AND SCALES

Supremely sampled instruments from the Indian tradition
Vast library of rhythms and scales for instant composition
A new musical paradigm for all modern production

ANCIENT TRADITION, CONTEMPORARY HEART

DISCOVERY SERIES: INDIA delivers every nuance of traditional Indian music with supreme authenticity and advanced playability.

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J4, KONTAKT, Link, Tronsonic

J4

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J4

“Inspired by a legendary and very special 4 voice
Japanese analogue
synthesizer from the
late 1970s

-2 sets of oscillator samples – one recorded ‘DI’, with a NEVE* style pre-amp/eq and boutique valve mixer at 48khz/24 bit.
The second set uses the same method as well as being recorded to brand new ‘old-stock’ tape at 15ips on a Studer* A807 quarter inch reel-to-reel recorder. Continue reading J4 →

KONTAKT, Synthesizer, Jennings, Link, Sampled, Rhythmic Robot Audio

Jennings

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Jennings

jennings

“Welcome to a sound from 1946. A sound that once echoed around The Cavern in Liverpool, coaxed into life by the fingers (and knees…) of the Beatles. A sound that in 1962 defined a number 1 chart topper with no words – the world’s first synth-pop hit. A sound designed by a music technology legend, but which has been sleeping, forgotten, lost in the mists of time… until now…

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KONTAKT, Jennings MKII, Synthesizer, Link, Rhythmic Robot Audio

Jennings MKII

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Jennings MKII

jenningsmkii

“This is what happens when you take 1950s valve-driven technology – courtesy of the amazing Jennings Univox valve synthesiser – and pump it with so many tachyons that it warps through its own wormhole into an alternate future.

Well, not really. But that’s kind of what we were thinking when we started Jennings Mk 2: what would a massive analogue polysynth – the kind Roland were building in the 80s, say – sound like if the only technology available was 1950s valves? A multi-oscillator monster with all kinds of LFOs and modulation and so on, but with a valve heart? Well, no such thing exists, of course; so we built it. And it turns out it sounds pretty damn swell…
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Arturia, Synthesizer, Link, Physically Modeled, Jup-8 V

Jup-8 V

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Jup-8 V

“The FlagShip returns

Jup-8 V is a powerful addition to the family of analog synthesizer recreations by Arturia. Offering the unique sound palette of the Roland Jupiter 8, this virtual version is a sound designer’s dream

This was the flagship synth that put the Japanese manufacturers on the map as serious competitors the early ’80’s. With its colorful user interface and great sound, the Jup 8 scored a hit among musicians the world over.

Crystal clear fatness

The original instrument was known for its lush pads and haunting leads, its ability to split and layer sounds and its flexible arpeggiator. Jup-8 V not only provides these original features, it created an original sound that is respected to this day.
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UVI Workstation, Instrument, Key Suite Acoustic, Link, Sampled, UVI

Key Suite Acoustic

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Key Suite Acoustic

“The Essential Acoustic Keys Collection

The result of over 20 years in making sample-based instruments, Key Suite Acoustic was designed to be your desert-island acoustic keyboard library. Enjoy a wealth of deeply-sampled and immaculately recorded instruments with a level of sound quality and control you’d only expect to find in a professional recording studio. From dynamic and powerful concert grand pianos to the charactered sounds of the celesta and harpsichord, there’s something special for every project – and with multiple mic signals, customizable envelopes, filters and a pro-grade effect chain to polish your sound, you may never reach for another acoustic key library again!”

UVI Workstation, Instrument, Key Suite Digital, Link, Sampled, UVI

Key Suite Digital

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Key Suite Digital

“The Essential Vintage Digital Keys Collection

Back in the ‘80s many synth manufacturers began releasing keyboards and modules dedicated to acoustic and electric piano sounds. The most iconic of these instruments was the Roland MKS-20 expander, which introduced the SAS (Structured / Adaptive Synthesis) sound engine. These instruments weren’t perfect, especially by modern standards, but at the time it was incredible to have real, playable keys in a light and portable unit. Digital sampling has advanced tremendously since those days making these units largely obsolete, but we love their lo-fi sound. Something about early digital sampling makes them unique, even today. Old-school, a bit cheesy and a far-cry from today’s instruments, but familiar and full of character – the sounds of these vintage digital modules from the ’80s and ’90s is close to our hearts, and now preserved forever.”

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