nursers Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Granular-based KONTAKT instrument enables direct-to-picture performance of tones,drones, atmospheres, and transitions. Berlin, May 23, 2019 Native Instruments today releases STRAYLIGHT, a KONTAKT instrument for sound designers and film, TV, and game composers. It combines specialized grain and sample playback modules with carefully captured sound sources, effects, and a powerful performance-based X-Y modulation matrix, allowing inspirational dynamic performance and sound design, direct to picture. At the core of STRAYLIGHT are screen-ready cinematic sound sources. Much time was spent testing sources and playing techniques, looking for the best and most interesting sounds for the granular engine such as rubbing a rubber ball on glass or playing clay pots and oil drums. The result is over 360 unique sound sources for the granular and sample modules, with over 380 presets. STRAYLIGHT also features a bespoke granular engine that places the source audio into a powerful yet easy-to-use interface. It provides lush, organic timbres that can defy time and pitch, yet still retain the pristine character of the source sounds (strings, glass, stone, membranes, and more). Sounds evolve over time and risers and transitions can adapt automatically to project tempo. The granular engine is paired with a layer from the sample module, which itself offers the same level of editing and modulation. STRAYLIGHTs modulation and effects sections allow a fast, creative workflow. The precise X-Y control enables expressive direct-to-picture performance and detailed control over intensity and timing. Up to 14 different effects can be applied simultaneously taken from nine different categories: Filters, dynamics, EQs, gaters, drivers, modulation, delays, utilities, and reverbs. STRAYLIGHT even includes specially captured reverb impulse responses, selected to complement its audio content and granular engine. LA-based composer (and former Tangerine Dream member), Paul Haslinger, was consulted in the design of STRAYLIGHT. His credits include Underworld, Minority Report, Fear, The Walking Dead, and Rainbow Six: Siege. A video interview with Paul is right here: [video:youtube] Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffincltnc Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Is it June yet? Native Instruments seems due for a sale on stuff. I'm not sure I would buy this or Noire even if it were on sale. Occasionally, I find a motivated seller on KVR or just need to wait a few years before the new products possibly find their way into a Komplete upgrade. Glad they are coming out with new stuff like Straylight and Noire at a pretty healthy rate. Which reminds me... isn't Massive X also due to ship next month? Haven't really seen or heard much on this topic since winter. Quote Yamaha U1 Upright, Roland Fantom 8, Nord Stage 4 HA73, Nord Wave 2, Korg Nautilus 73, Viscount Legend Live, Lots of Mainstage/VST Libraries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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