Just for fun: What's the most ridiculous Kontakt instrument library ever?

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One of the curious things about the world of Kontakt is the "everything INCLUDING the kitchen sink" approach that some take to creating libraries.

People are making Kontakt instruments sometimes out of the most random objects or mundane sources. Some of these libraries make you wonder.... Really? Why? You almost question their sanity! I mean I wouldn't be surprised if there exists a 2 gigabyte percussion instrument made out of hitting their grandfather's funeral casket or something... with round robins and multiple velocity layers ofcourse :D

Sometimes it's a total joke (but hey, it's free) - other times you are actually surprised at how useful and clever a particular library is, regardless of its humble, quirky origins.

So... what are some of the more bizzare, headscratching libraries you guys have come across in your Kontakt travels?

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I don't have a particular one in mind, but I've been noticing the same thing for a while now. Every bread and butter library has been done to death, and now sound designers are really reaching to find the most obscure source material possible. I look at some of the product announcements for Kontakt libraries and I just laugh...
Incomplete list of my gear: 1/8" audio input jack.

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this is actually kind of cool though. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an3zwjM ... e=youtu.be

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http://sonivoxmi.com/products/details/anatomy

Anatomy offers up over eight-hundred of some of the most unique and uniquely playable instruments that twist and transform the human body into one expansive collection of physiological melody and rhythm:

Man: The organic perspective. Hundreds of leads, pads, kits and effects that encompass the full sonic terrain and delicate inflection the human body can muster. Singing and screaming. Snoring and roaring.

Machine: Lovingly effected and manipulated interpretations of the human condition as it might be perceived through the binary brain cells of a bloodless future race. Agitated androids. Slumbering cyborgs who dream of electric sheep.

And a SOS Review by Mike Senior:
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may09/a ... natomy.htm
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Didn't somebody program a simple video game in Kontakt?

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DSmolken wrote:Didn't somebody program a simple video game in Kontakt?
I think you mean this one for UVI engine (sorry for the rekkerd link)?
http://rekkerd.org/uvi-releases-free-pi ... rkstation/

This one's pretty out there as well (originally made by Tonehammer)
http://8dio.com/blog/music-made-with-bees-2/
Demo/soundtrack work: https://soundcloud.com/antaln
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NI Vuvezela by far!! Who wants such an abomination of an instrument??

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