Cassette Bundle.02

Cassette Vibraphone is the first instrument in cassette series recorded with real round-robin samples - every note in every dynamic layer was recorded 4 times, on top of that Kontakt version still has the option to turn on the simulated round-robin.

Cassette Vibraphone was recorded in full range (3 octaves) with 4 dynamic layers using 4 different cassette decks. Overall there are 2372 samples - 592 samples per deck, plus 4 noise samples from each deck (6,76 GB of uncompressed 24-bit WAV files).

Version 1.1 Update:

What’s fixed?

Amplitude envelope in reverse groups is now correctly synced when changing sound / deck, previously this could have caused only the noise to be heard in the reverse mode

FAQ:

• I created some snapshots in the previous version, are those compatible with the new version?

Sure thing, here’s how to copy and update your old snapshots:

Locate the old snapshots folder, to do this open the old instrument, click on the little wrench icon, then click on the “Instrument Options”, then click on “Snapshot” tab and click on the “Show” button.
Do the same thing for the new version to open its snapshot folder.
Copy your snapshots to new version snapshots folder.
Open every snapshot in the new instrument and reload the sound, to do this just choose the same sound / deck from the “WAVEFORM” menu in the “SOURCE” section and then re-save the snapshot (you can overwrite it).

It’s all showed in this short video: https://youtu.be/W6xrmmH6itM

• What’s gonna happen with my projects containing older version of the instrument?

Nothing because the new version is a separate nki instrument.

Cassette Plucks.01 is a mixture of physical modeling, some subtractive synthesis and sampling. It contains two different pluck instruments with an oriental vibe - both designed from the ground up. Because of all the care that was put into making of every layer and the magic touch of old cassette recorders Cassette Plucks.01 is another lofi & tasty sounding collection.

Both instruments were recorded in range of 5 octaves, with 4 dynamic layers using 2 different cassette decks. Overall there are 979 samples - 244 samples per deck, plus 2 noise samples from each deck (1,32 GB of uncompressed 24-bit WAV files).

Version 1.1 Update:

What’s fixed?

Amplitude envelope in reverse groups is now correctly synced when changing sound / deck, previously this could have caused only the noise to be heard in the reverse mode

FAQ:

• I created some snapshots in the previous version, are those compatible with the new version?

Sure thing, here’s how to copy and update your old snapshots:

Locate the old snapshots folder, to do this open the old instrument, click on the little wrench icon, then click on the “Instrument Options”, then click on “Snapshot” tab and click on the “Show” button.
Do the same thing for the new version to open its snapshot folder.
Copy your snapshots to new version snapshots folder.
Open every snapshot in the new instrument and reload the sound, to do this just choose the same sound / deck from the “WAVEFORM” menu in the “SOURCE” section and then re-save the snapshot (you can overwrite it).

It’s all showed in this short video: https://youtu.be/W6xrmmH6itM

• What’s gonna happen with my projects containing older version of the instrument?

Nothing because the new version is a separate nki instrument.

Cassette Keys.02, a successor of Cassette Keys.01, wasn't created to replace it, but rather to make things different, bigger, and to make use of the new .02 interface.

In fact, both of those instruments complement each other very well. Cassette Keys.02 contains two instruments, both inspired by classic FM keys from the 80s, but expanded with other synthesis techniques plus even a little sampling to achieve interesting transient sounds.

Each instrument contains 5 dynamic layers and was recorded with 3 different cassette decks.

Overall, there are 2193 samples - 365 samples per deck, plus 3 noise samples from each deck (5,73 GB of uncompressed 24-bit WAV files).

Please note - the full version of Kontakt 5.6.6 is required (NOT Kontakt player)

Cassette Mallets.02, a successor of Cassette Mallets.01 further explores the sound of experimental mallet instruments with different sounds, more decks to choose from and the .02 interface. Like in the case of Cassette Keys .01 and .02, both of those instrument libraries complement each other very well.

Cassette Mallets.02 contains three instruments, each one covering a different sound territory. Sound 01 is a mix of old glockenspiel plates recorded on a thin steel plate, Sound 02 is a 2 octave xylophone mixed with some corrugated sheet resonances and Sound 03 is a mix of the same xylophone, but recorded using three mallets attached to an old bed mattress spring with a copper wire to create a random, 'granular' pattern. All three sounds are also spiced up with additional synthesis techniques for a fuller sound and to widen their range on a keyboard.

Both Sound 01 and Sound 02 contain 5 dynamic layers, while Sound 03 contains 4 dynamic layers - all sounds were recorded using 3 different cassette decks. Overall, there are 2565 samples - 305 samples per deck for Sound 01 and Sound 02, and 244 samples per deck for Sound 03, plus there are also 3 noise samples from each deck (1,63 GB of uncompressed 24-bit WAV files).