Soniccouture Releases Kora: 21 String African Harp For Kontakt Player NKS

Andre Louis: Kora Improv With MIDI PLayer video upload by Soniccouture

"Andre Louis improvises with the built in 'kumbengo' MIDI backing generator in Soniccouture's Kora VI."



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A beautiful & fascinating African instrument, the Kora is hard to classify. With 21 strings and a cow-hide resonator, it's a type of bridge harp, but with some lute or guitar DNA in the mix.

The kora is made from a gourd, which is cut in half and covered with cow hide. This forms the resonator of the instrument. There are 21 strings, suspended by a double notched bridge - 10 on one side, 11 on the other. This is typical of a double harp and it is classified as such. However, because the strings originate from a 'neck' and cross a bridge into a resonator, this also makes it a lute.

Soniccouture’s VST version is incredibly playable and versatile, featuring a MIDI pattern player for authentic accompaniment.

• 40 VELOCITY LAYERS + MUTE ACCENTS / KEY OFFS • MIC + CONTACT CHANNELS
• MIDI PATTERN PLAYER
• MICRO-TUNING
• 6GB LIBRARY
• KONTAKT PLAYER + NKS
INTRO OFFER
€89 (€129) | $89 ($129)

Until May 15th 2024. Price as marked on website, no code required. Offer excludes other discount codes.

Soniccouture Releases Pan Drums II For Kontakt Player NKS

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"Hear the sounds in Pan Drums II. From the natural recorded sound of the drums to the sound design presets, this video shows the whole range of textures and tones."

https://www.soniccouture.com/en/produ...

Pan Drums II - Walkthrough

video upload by Soniccouture

"James gives a tour of the new Pan Drums II instrument, featuring two Hang drums, two Halos and a new Meridian & Rav Vast sample sets."

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The latest evolution of Soniccouture's all time best selling instrument. Pan Drums II features:

• 7 Handpans : Rav Vast (new), Meridian Amara (new), Hang Mk.1, Hang Mk.2, Halo in B, Halo in C, Rock Creek Tongue Pair.

• New Generative Tools: Weaver + Jammer

• New Sound Design Presets

• Completely New Interface & Updated FX

• Kontakt Player NKS Compatible

Pan Drums II gives you the entire spectrum of different pan sounds, in any key you need, ready in your DAW.

INTRO OFFER

€95 (€129) | $95 ($129)

Until April 14th 2024. Price as marked on website, no code required. Offer excludes other discount codes.

UPGRADE OFFER

€49 | $49

Existing Pan Drums users can upgrade at a great price. This includes NI NKS store customers. Simply login to your SC user account to claim your upgrade serial. Users who purchased after 4th Jan 24 receive the upgrade free automatically. Offer excludes other discount codes.

Soniccouture Releases AC-DR: Acoustic Drum Machine For Kontakt Player NKS

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Playlist:
Soniccouture AC-DR: Acoustic Drum Machine
AC DR: Acoustic Drum Machine Product Tour w/ James Thompson
AC-DR: Acoustic Drum Machine | Kit Preview

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"€149 | $149

Intro Offer: 30% OFF Until December 29th 2023

Soniccouture wanted to make an old school-style drum machine.

But they wanted to do it with 21st century sampling techniques: round-robin samples, multi-channel sounds, generative sequencers.

Years in the making - the idea started life as a kind of reverse follow-up to Soniccouture’s Electro-Acoustic: 'let's make acoustic drums sound electronic'. But, it took them quite lot of experimentation and head-scratching to figure out exactly what that might look - and sound - like.

Now it’s ready - check it out!"

You can find additional details in a two part article on Soniccouture' website here and here.

Soniccouture Black Friday Sale & Hazel Mills: Harvest Shadows | Attic2 Sound Pack

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"Hazel Mills plays through Harvest Shadows - 128 sound design patches for Soniccouture's The Attic2 soft synth collection. https://www.soniccouture.com/en/produ...

Sound Packs are only available to existing users of the full The Attic 2 product."

And:

"Soniccouture Black Friday 50% Off All Products: https://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/

Sale runs from 13th - 19th November.

Featuring Classic instruments such as Pan Drums, Geosonics, Electro-Acoustic, Guzheng, Canterbury Suitcase and many more.

Stand-out Deal: Sun Drums + Moonkits Bundle for just €139 | $139"

Soniccouture Releases: Waterphone for NKS & Kontakt Player

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INTRO OFFER
Until 10th November you can get 30% off Waterphone. Discount marked on website.
https://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/35-rare-and-unique/g80-waterphone/

Soniccouture Waterphone: Product Tour

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"James Thompson gives a fairly brief tour of Soniccouture's Waterphone library - featuring two separate Kontakt instruments, Waterphone Unwrapped & Waterphone phrases."



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Inc. Waterphone Unwrapped | Waterphone Phrases €129 | $129

The Waterphone is an endlessly enduring instrument with a limitless capacity for otherworldly effects. But can it play a tune you can whistle?

Well now it can, thanks to Soniccouture's unique new collection of two new instruments.

Waterphone Unwrapped: Featuring a chromatically tuned and playable set of tines - a sampling feat never achieved before. Tines are played with bows and mallets.

Waterphone Phrases: A huge set of 366 performances, each of which can be mapped, reversed and played chromatically at the click of a button using Soniccouture’s unique FOCUS mode.

Soniccouture Releases Threnody: Avant-Garde Strings

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"A preview of Soniccouture's Avant-Garde String Instrument - Threnody.
Featuring a 60 piece orchestra with 26 different multi-sampled articulations, it focuses on extended techniques used in sci-fi and horror movie soundtracks."

Playlist:
Threnody Strings: Preview
Threnody Strings: Cantus In Memoriam
Threnody Strings: Product Tour

Kontakt Player NKS Sampled Instrument €249 | $299

60 Piece Orchestra
26 Articulations
3 Mic Channels

Kontakt Player 6 + NKS Compatible
For our first string library, we thought we’d aim for something a little different from the many string libraries already on the market. The focus in THRENODY is on avant-garde string articulations, such as those you hear in late 20th century orchestral music or science fiction film soundtracks. Although we did a few standard articulations as well, this library is full of col legno clattering, clusters, various ‘clouds’ of activity, glissandi, etc.

THRENODY features a massive string section of 60 musicians (16-14-12-10-8). We used over 30 microphones in the hall, and these have been mixed down to three stereo channels: the main tree, the spot mics, and the ambience mics.

THRENODY features 26 different articulations sampled across the entire orchestral range, which can be layered with an XY controller to create entirely new orchestral shapes and movements.

INTRO OFFER
Until June 4th you can get 20% off Threnody at the Soniccouture Website. No code required, price is marked.

Soniccouture All Saints Choir: Cluster

Published on Apr 17, 2020 Soniccouture

"A short overview of the Cluster module in the All Saints Choir instrument by Soniccouture."

http://www.soniccouture.com/

Soniccouture All Saints Choir: Walkthrough

Published on Apr 17, 2020 Soniccouture

"James Thompson from Soniccouture gives a guided tour of their All Saints Choir sampled instrument.

2.15 - Mic setup
2.40 - The Choir Sections
3.30 - Legato Modes
6.11 - Effects Page
7.30 - Section demos
9.16 - Cluster function"

http://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/28-rare-and-experimental/g66-all-saints-choir/

"All Saints Church, Tooting - a rich, clear acoustic that has graced recordings by Decca, Sony, and Deutsche Grammophon.

In collaboration with The New London Chamber Choir, Soniccouture presents their most ambitious sampling project yet.

Featuring traditional SATB choir sections recorded seperately, and true Polyphonic Legato, All Saints Choir perfectly recreates the initimate yet expansive sound of a full chamber choir.

4 INDIVIDUAL CHOIR SECTIONS 6 VOWEL CONTROLS WITH KEY-SWITCHING SING: DYNAMIC EXPRESSION CONTROL LEGATO, POLYPHONIC LEGATO + POLY MODES

The main control panel. Choose choir and assign legato by section - control dymanics and vowel shape with real-time controllers. Four mic arrays allow to you mix your sound with precision."

Soniccouture: All Saints Choir Preview

Published on Apr 7, 2020 Soniccouture

"An overview of All Saints Choir by Soniccouture, a sampled choir instrument."

http://www.soniccouture.com/

Additional Details on Soniccouture's Blanks Drum Machine & 30% Off Sale

See this post for the videos.

Some additional details, screenshots, and sale code below.

Soniccouture Blanks: Drag and Drop Drum Sampler.

A Kontakt Library With No Samples.

Drum Sampler €69 | $79

• Drag and Drop User Samples
• Drill Generator
• 3 Unique Beat Sequencers
• Kontakt Player NKS Compatible.

Soniccouture have taken the innovative step of releasing a full Kontakt Player library which contains no samples. Blanks is a drum sampler which takes advantage of Kontakt 6.2’s ability to load user samples via the the front panel of an instrument.
Blanks combines SC’s acclaimed drum sequencers from Box Of Tricks, Konkrete, Electro- Acoustic and Moonkits, and adds the Drill Generator, a module for creating fast rolling percussion effects.

INTRO OFFER
Until 17th January 2020 you can get 30% off Blanks.
ENTER CODE: HG376GT

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Soniccouture Blanks: Drum Machine

Soniccouture Blanks: Drills Demo Published on Dec 20, 2019 Soniccouture

"A quick beat written using the Drills module in Soniccouture's Blanks drum sampler.
This allows you to roll and drill different elements of your beat at quickly changing rates, with pitch dives and granular scanning through the sample. Drills can be triggered from your MIDI controller, DAW, or the Beat Tools sequencers."

http://www.soniccouture.com/

Soniccouture Blanks: Drum Machine Walkthrough

Published on Dec 20, 2019 Soniccouture

"A tour of Soniccouture's Blanks Drum Sampler, a drag and drop Kontakt instrument that allows you to shape and sequence your own samples and create your own kits using Soniccouture's acclaimed drum tools"

Soniccouture Moonkits: Modern Brush Drums for Kontakt Player

Published on Oct 26, 2019 Soniccouture

Soniccouture Releases Moonkits: Modern Brush Drums for Kontakt Player

http://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/

Virtual Drum Instrument €149 | $149

• Up to 116 Velocity Layers With Anti-Repeat & randomise function
• Brushes, Rods, Mallets, Stick articulations
• Real Brush Sweep Performance Loops
• 3 Beat Tools Pattern Sequencers
• 12GB Library | Kontakt Player 6 + NKS Compatible

A journey to the softer side of the drum-kit. Recorded at Konk Studios, London, Moonkits is a quirky collection of kits played with brushes, rods, mallets and occasionally, sticks.

Featuring real brush sweep performances that integrate with the preset grooves in the three custom Beat Tools, it’s a very expressive, organic sounding instrument.

FREE LOOPS DOWNLOAD
To show off what Moonkits can do, Soniccouture have made a set of 20 loops, exported directly from the Kontakt instrument, showcasing the patterns and sounds it generates. The free loops can be downloaded direct from soniccouture.com or Native Instruments.com

INTRO OFFER
Until 15th Nov 2019 you can get 30% off Moonkits. Price as marked on website.

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Exploring the Sounds of Soniccouture | Native Instruments

Published on Oct 28, 2019 Native Instruments

"Get a flavor of Soniccouture’s unique instruments. Product specialist Reuben Cornell takes you through some of his favorite presets for each instrument – and shares some tips on how to use them in your productions.

Find out more about the Soniccouture limited time offer here: https://www.native-instruments.com/sp..."

Soniccouture The Attic 2

Published on Jun 7, 2019 Soniccouture

Available at Soniccouture

"An incredible collection of 18 virtual instruments modelled on rare, quirky vintage synths. This video shows a small selection of the 450+ presets.

Featuring EMS Synthi, Crumar DP-80, Arp Omni2, Moog Minitmoog, Korg Minikorg 700s, Solina String Ensemble, Cheetah MS800, Jennings Univox, Roland RS202, Hammond Solovox, Roland SH2000, Farfisa VIP345, Korg LP10, Philips Philicorda, Suzuki Omnichord, Siel Orechestra 2, Godwin String Concert, Logan Vocalist"

Screens captured for the archives.

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Soniccouture The Attic 2: Preset Overview

Published on Jun 7, 2019 Soniccouture

"An incredible collection of 18 virtual instruments modelled on rare, quirky vintage synths. This video shows a small selection of the 450+ presets.

Featuring EMS Synthi, Crumar DP-80, Arp Omni2, Moog Minitmoog, Korg Minikorg 700s, Solina String Ensemble, Cheetah MS800, Jennings Univox, Roland RS202, Hammond Solovox, Roland SH2000, Farfisa VIP345, Korg LP10, Philips Philicorda, Suzuki Omnichord, Siel Orechestra 2, Godwin String Concert, Logan Vocalist


http://www.soniccouture.com/en/produc..."

Soniccouture Ondes: Thomas Bloch Performance

Published on Feb 22, 2019 Soniccouture

"Thomas Bloch improvising at Fisher Lane studios, during the Ondes sampling session."

http://www.soniccouture.com/

Soniccouture Ondes: Creating A Performance

Published on Feb 22, 2019 Soniccouture

"An overview of the MIDI controller techniques used in creating an expressive and fluid Ondes Martenot performance. Also includes ROLI Seaboard demonstration."

Soniccouture Ondes: Creating A Performance, The Loudspeakers & PolyOndes Preset Overview

Published on Feb 20, 2019 Soniccouture

http://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/24-vintage/g27-ondes/

"An overview of the MIDI controller techniques used in creating an expressive and fluid Ondes Martenot performance."

Soniccouture Ondes: The Loudspeakers

Published on Feb 20, 2019 Soniccouture

"Exploring the 3 loudspeakers of the Ondes Martenot, modelled using convolution in
Soniccouture’s Ondes virtual instrument."

Soniccouture Ondes: PolyOndes Preset Overview

Published on Feb 20, 2019 Soniccouture

"A selection of presets from the Poly Ondes, a polyphonic version of the Ondes Martenot. This synth is included in Soniccouture's Ondes Virtual Instrument: http://www.soniccouture.com/en/produc..."

Soniccouture Ondes: Poly-Ondes Preset Overview

Published on Feb 19, 2019 Soniccouture

"A selection of presets from the Poly Ondes, a polyphonic version of the Ondes Martenot. This synth is included in Soniccouture's Ondes Virtual Instrument: http://www.soniccouture.com/en/produc..."

Soniccouture Balinese Gamelan: Breaking Bad Original Music

Published on Feb 11, 2019 Soniccouture

"A short excerpt from Sony Picture's Breaking Bad, where Soniccouture's Balinese Gamelan virtual instrument is used as the main musical motif.
http://www.soniccouture.com/en/produc..."

Soniccouture Ondes: MPE LinnStrument

Published on Feb 7, 2019 Soniccouture

"A short performance showing Soniccouture's Ondes VI played via MPE using a LinnStrument.

http://www.soniccouture.com/en/produc..."

"The main instrument panel contains controls for each of the 7 oscillators + 'Tutti' switch, send controls for each of the 3 Ondes speakers, ADSR envelope control (optional, depending on Setup), Brightness control - switchable to 12db Filter with resonance, Detune, Width and Saturation faders"

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