NOSTALGIA is a new ZERO-G virtual instrument powered by Native
Instruments, featuring over 1.3 gigabytes of sounds and more than
1,300 patches from four decades of electronic instruments.
Programming wizard and all-round synth enthusiast STEVE HOWELL has
used his 30+ years of experience and knowledge of these various
instruments to create arguably the best and most accurate
representations of some of the world's greatest synths, keyboards
and beat boxes that he has either owned or used in a professional
capacity as either a sound designer, sound engineer, player or
composer in one way or another. Steve has also used his 16+ years
of developing professional sample sound libraries to provide highly
optimised and memory-efficient, seamlessly looped samples of a
heritage of instruments that have paved the way for where we are
today - over 40 years of innovation and (often naive) pioneering
spirit encapsulated in one definitive collection of abject
'NOSTALGIA'!
Whatever your chosen musical genre there's a place for any of these
sounds in your music. Whether it's old-skool lo-fi beatboxes, huge
Gothic Tron sounds, smooth Prophet pads and strings, beefy Moog
basses or leads, classic electric pianos, swirly string synths,
cheezy toys, classic samplers, brittle digital synths, evolving S+S
textures ... you name it - with over 5,000 samples and more than
1,300 patches, it's probably there in this huge Kompakt collection
that has effectively been 40 years in the making.
The whole library is presented within NI's stunning state-of-the-art
KOMPAKT INSTRUMENT sampler interface, which makes no compromises in
the playing and performing of sample-based instruments. Powerful
multi-mode filters, envelopes, and LFOs give this library enormous
flexibility and a wealth of creative possibilities. The integrated
high-quality reverb, chorus, and delay effects can give each sample
life and depth.
You will find that the clean and intuitive KOMPAKT INSTRUMENT
interface doesn't let technology get in the way of your creativity!
All important instrument parameters can be immediately adjusted
without the need to page, scroll, or fumble through a manual!
PROGRAMMING NOTES:
Sound Quality
All the sounds were recorded and processed at 16 Bit resolution
and 44.1KHz sample rate.
Organisation
The Instruments list (which can be viewed by clicking on
"Instruments List PDF" at above left) groups the sounds into
categories. The categories are as follows:
01 US Classics
02 Euro Classics
03 Japanese Classics
04 Playback Keyboards
05 Organs
06 Electro-Mechanicals
07 Digital ROMpler synths
08 Vintage Samplers
09 Cheap n Cheezy
10 Obscure Synths
11 Drum Synths
12 Classic Beatboxes
13 Obscure Beatboxes
14 Sci-Fi
15 Atmosferics
16 String Synths
17 Basses
Memory Size
All programming has been carried out to minimise the size of the
patches thus reducing CPU and Memory Usage. However, the software
interface will allow you to activate a Direct from Disk (DFD)
functionality if you prefer, thereby enabling the streaming of
the samples direct from your hard disk drive.
Modulation Wheel Assignments
Every single instrument has the Modulation Wheel assigned to a
function. This gives a lot of dynamic control over the character
of the sound. Please try out the modulation wheel when playing
each patch. The Mod Wheel may be assigned to one of several
different controllers including Tune LFO, Filter Cutoff, Pan and
Volume depending on the patch in question.
Polyphony
All instruments are programmed at the default polyphony of 32 notes
except for a selection of patches from synths that were originally
monophonic and some bass sounds which have thus been programmed as
monophonic. If you wish to increase the polyphony please do so.
Multis
Up to 8 instruments can be combined in a Multi giving a vast array
of possible combinations of the supplied single instruments. For
example try combining a couple of bass instruments for some really
fat and thunderous sounds. Or how about combining a Sawtooth and
Square wave pad and then using the modwheel to crossfade between
them. This latter effect is easy to set up by over-riding the pre-
programmed Mod Wheel assignments. Simply set the Mod Wheel to
control one instrument with positive volume control and the other
with negative volume control.
CPU Load
The exact CPU load of any given instrument depends on a myriad of
factors - the power of your computer, notes played, complexity of
the instrument etc. However if you find the CPU load is too high for
any particular instrument the quickest way of reducing this is to
see if the instrument uses any of Kompakt's own built in FX. If so
these can be turned off to maximise CPU efficiency.
List of INSTRUMENTS:
For the complete table of contents, listing all of the instrument
patches included in the NOSTALGIA LIBRARY, click on "NOSTALGIA
Patch List (PDF)" at above left, to view the PDF file (this file
requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). Also, more detailed info HERE.
LIST OF EQUIPMENT USED:
INSTRUMENTS & SYNTHS: ARP 2600, ARP String Ensemble, ARP Pro-Soloist,
ARP Odyssey, Casio VL-Tone, Casio CZ101, Casio PT-30, Crumar
Performer, Chamberlin, Chapman Stick, Clavinet D6, Delicia Medlodica,
Dubreq Stylophone, Ensoniq SQ80, Ensoniq SQ-R, Elektronika EM-25,
Elka Synthex, Eminent 310, Emulator 2, Fairlight CMI IIx, Farfisa
organ, Farfisa Soundmaker, Fender Rhodes, Gem DEX20, Gem S2, Hammond
B/C3, Hammond M102, Hohner Pianet, Jen bass Pedals, Kawai K5000, Korg
Prophecy, Korg Trident, Korg Wavestation, Korg M1, Korg MS20, Korg
Polysix, Korg X5DR, Mellotron, MemoryMoog, MiniMoog, Moog Taurus Mk1,
Moog Opus, Moog Voyager, MultiVox MX202, NanoBass, Novation SuperNova
II, Modulus Monowave, Novation K-Station, Oberheim Matrix 12, Oberheim
Matrix 1000, PolyMoog, Prophet 5, PPG Wave 2.2, RMIElectrapiano, S+S
synths, System 100, TB303, VP300 Vocoder Plus, Alpha Juno 2, D50,
Jupiter 6, MKS50, RS202, SH101, Sci-Fi, Suzuki SX-500, TI Speak & Spell,
Wurlitzer EP200, Wurlitzer EP203, Vako Orchestron, Vox Continental,
Yamaha CP70, Yamaha DX7, Yamaha CS1x, Yamaha CS5, Yamaha CS80, Yamaha
CVS10, Yamaha SY2, Yamaha SY85, Yamaha TX81Z.
BEATBOXES/DRUM SYNTHS: Ace Tone 'Rhythm Ace', Akai XE8, Akai XR10,
Alesis HR16, Alesis HR16b, Alesis SR16, Boss DR55, Boss DR220, Fricke
MFB512, Kawai R5/R50E, Korg DDD1, Korg DDM110/DDM220, Linn LM-1, Linn
9000, Mattel Synsonics, MXR 185, Sequential Drum Traks, Sequential Tom,
CR78, TR606, TR707, TR727, TR808, TR909, Simmons SDSV, Yamaha RX11,
Casio RZ1, Emu Drumulator, Keytek MDP40, Korg 'Mini Pops', Linn Drum
Mk2, Oberheim DX, TD7 V-drums, TR505, Sakata DPM48, Sound master SR88,
Sound Master Stix, Soundtech Rhythm 12, Pearl DRX-1, Pearl Syncussion,
Yamaha DD10
Supported Interfaces & Standards:
VST 2.0, DXi, ASIO, Soundmanager, OMS, Audio Units, Core Audio, RTAS.
Minimum Requirements:
* Windows XP/ME/98, Pentium III/ Athlon 400 MHz, 256 MB RAM
* Mac OS 10.2.6 or higher, G3 500 MHz, 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive.
Recommended System:
* Windows XP, Pentium III/ Athlon 700 MHz, 512 MB
* Mac OS 10.2.6 or higher, G4 733, 512 MB, DVD-ROM drive
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