KVR Audio

botstein · Post by **botstein** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:33 am

Hi everyone,

I am interested in the experimental, strange, and improbable when it comes to sound sources (sample libraries, synthesis, etc). I currently use Ableton Suite 8, Maschine, Komplete 8 Ultimate, and various products from Twisted Tools, Sonnicouture, and Heavyocity to fill this role. Does anyone have recommendations for libraries or other VSTs with unusual sound sources or other fringe elements? Is Omnisphere a fun tool of this type?

allofdrab · Post by **allofdrab** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:58 am

hey botstein, here's some plugins that come to mind that may interest you if you don't know them already:

Scanned Synth Pro
http://www.humanoidsounds.co.uk/products.html

Mr Alias 2
http://thepiz.org/plugins/?p=Mr.%20Alias%202
and Pro
http://thepiz.org/plugins/?p=Mr.%20Alias%20Pro

Harsh Digital Nose
http://thepiz.org/plugins/?p=Harsh%20Digital%20Nose

Harmonical
http://www.niallmoody.com/ndcplugs/harmonical.htm

Most of xoxo's plugins:
http://www.xoxos.net/vst/vst.html

Have you plunged into the Reaktor Library?
If not, look up Rick Scott/rachmiel schott and Dieter Zobel's stuff.

Trying to think; there's lots more somewhere in my head, but I'm bagged and need to sleep.

More may come to me tomorrow.
Till then... zzzzz

allofdrab · Post by **allofdrab** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:48 am

http://rabbitearsaudio.com/

immusica · Post by **immusica** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:01 am

i recommend http://www.freesound.org/ , there's sounds of almost everything and use ambients or some sound effects like a coin, a car crash, a bird, etc, may improve a lot a song when is coherent with the lyrics and the style.

Sendy · Post by **Sendy** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:26 am

immusica wrote:a car crash

Don't worry mister Carcrash Victim, you'll probably die of your wounds in a few minutes but there is some good news... we sampled it! And we're going to make a song out of it! *super happy fun time*

Seriously though, freesound is really useful.

maxmace · Post by **maxmace** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:33 am

Hollow Sun's 'Music Laboratory Machines'. C'mon, these are a great go-to for all kinds of wierdness. And dirt-cheap as well.

coincidental · Post by **coincidental** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:55 am

maxmace wrote:Hollow Sun's 'Music Laboratory Machines'. C'mon, these are a great go-to for all kinds of wierdness. And dirt-cheap as well.

+1 just what I was thinking

And you can wring some pretty weird timbres out of Chromaphone. Or Alchemy, if you feed it something interesting.

Unusual Sound Sources