Recommend some other small Kontakt libraries with Character

[ghettosynth]

I'm on a Kontakt kick lately. I had a few freebie Kontakt libraries but I haven't spent much money on them. I am really enjoying hgsounds Cassetto which is still on group buy so you should go get it.



Another bargain that I picked up recently and I'm really enjoying is Death Piano from production voices.



Finally, I have discovered Rhythmic Robot based on their awesome freebie from DC-14. They really go all out in creating interesting sound sources and then combining them with appropriate signal paths in Kontakt. I like their use of impulse responses to give you the character of a filter, for example. At any rate, I picked up a handful of their stranger libraries. I can't stop playing Platter which samples waveforms recorded to vinyl and played on a couple of vintage players.

http://www.rhythmicrobot.com/wp-content ... -panel.png

Of course I know about Soniccouture, and there stuff is awesome, but I'm more interested in smaller boutique vendors. RR's Platter is only about $20 or so! I'm also not that interested in standard orchestral stuff, although, twisted orchestral stuff might be fun.

[Gosh]

http://www.atomhub.net/

[wormfingers]

http://dulcitone1884.virb.com/kontakt-instruments

[Numanoid]

SynthMagic and TronSonic

http://www.synthmagic.co.uk/
http://tronsonic.com/

And in general keep an eye on updates at www.sampleism.com
Lots of weird, wonderful and affordable stuff in that shop, and new stuff gets added all the time

[Artvera]

If you are looking for some interesting atmospheres, pads etc..., go here ....

http://www.kvraudio.com/product/exposure-by-artvera
http://www.kvraudio.com/product/art-pyrite-k-by-artvera (try free demo)

[ghettosynth]

If you are looking for some interesting atmospheres, pads etc..., go here ....

http://www.kvraudio.com/product/exposure-by-artvera
http://www.kvraudio.com/product/art-pyrite-k-by-artvera (try free demo)

Thanks, I'll try to clarify, but I'm not sure how successful I will be at describing exactly the kind of thing that I'm looking for. I'm not looking for any particular kind of sounds, per se. I'm looking for instruments that will inspire me to find interesting sounds or play in interesting ways.

For small libraries, sometimes just an interesting source is enough, e.g., the bus stop library from one of the vendors above. For more traditional instruments, e.g., a subtractive style synth, I'm looking for those vendors who are able to get just a bit more out of Kontakt and still provide controls that allow you to explore a portion of sound space fairly easily.

That is, if the primary means for exploring the space is to cycle through a boatload of source samples until I find the pad that works, then that's not really what I have in mind. I can drag and drop anything from my gigabytes of samples into iris or padshop all day long and achieve the same goal.

Rhythm Robot's Platter has a vintage/modern switch that chooses between the samples being played on a (still somewhat old) turntable whereas vintage is the same samples being played on crankup victrola style machine. So all you're really doing is choosing between two sample sets, but, the connection to the original process makes a difference in how your perceive and approach the instrument.

So, really, I'm looking for clever sound/instrument design that is driven by a good idea. That's what I mean by character.

[Musical Gym]

http://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/ranges/spitfire-labs/

[Numanoid]

That's what I mean by character.

Check out TronSonic

[coincidental]

All of the above, plus Hollow Sun (MLMs - the inspiration for many of them?), Hideaway Studios and maybe Frozen Plain. Others have more emphasis on unusual sources, with perhaps less unusual manipulation within Kontakt (though you can always get Tantra or Molekular or MXXX and go crazy): Soundiron have some really neat stuff at the budget end and check out Soundethers too.

[Artvera]

Fairly Confusing created some unusual Kontakt machines ....
http://waveforms.fairlyconfusing.net/2015/03/index.html

[ghettosynth]

That's what I mean by character.

Check out TronSonic

Thanks yeah, I've been checking out all of the links posted and downloading freebies to check out what people are doing.

[ghettosynth]

Fairly Confusing created some unusual Kontakt machines ....
http://waveforms.fairlyconfusing.net/2015/03/index.html

Precisely, cracklebot is oozing character. I'm really looking for stuff that leverages and pushes the kinds of things that Kontakt is good at. If I were more into orchestral stuff, I think that there's a lot of interesting work going on there, I'm just not. I pretty much make weird and unlistenable music that, for the most part, only I like.

Cracklebot is going to be on a track by the end of the day, I'm almost sure of it.

[ghettosynth]

http://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/ranges/spitfire-labs/

Thanks, I should have mentioned them above because it was their cool little video on the free (and awesome) moon guitar that started my recent deep dive into Kontakt. I confess that I haven't used it all that much until now other than as a host for fairly standard sample libraries, e.g., drums and piano.. In part, I'm not really a fan of the interface, but also, since I'm really into synthesis I'm not all that much of a fan of the basic manipulation tools or the audio processing, e.g., the filters.

In any case, I do find some of this work inspiring and I want to make sure that I'm not missing out any of the best work in the space.

[ghettosynth]

Ok, for sure, fairly confusing is setting a benchmark here.

[skipscada]

Sorry for butting in here, but I'm interested in libraries like this. Just a quick question from a Kontakt noob: can any of these libraries be used in the free version of Kontakt (Kontakt Player)?