Homegrown Sounds releases Shimmer for Bazille and Multiverse Vintage for Kontakt 5

Homegrown Sounds has released Shimmer for Bazille and Multiverse Vintage for Kontakt 5.

Shimmer is a collection of mainly pads and sequences for the u-he modular synthesizer Bazille. The pads range from beauty to mild chaos, whilst the sequences are complex rhythms useful to electronic genres. All presets make use of aftertouch and the modulation wheel allowing for real-time manipulation which can be heard in the demos.

The collection includes:

• 64 Pads/Keys.
• 41 Sequences.
• 15 Bass and FX.

Price: Shimmer is $19.99 and is available at an introductory price of $14.99.

Multiverse Vintage uses 98 multi-sampled instruments created with an Akai SG01v Vintage Sound Module as its sound source. The Multiverse Script emulates a dual synth design which treats the sampled instruments as virtual oscillators. The sounds themselves are a series of basses, synths and pads which represent this often forgotten gem.

Also included is Kosmology Vintage, an Advanced sequencing system designed with live performance in mind. It has 8 sequencer instances which can be switched on the fly from your MIDI controller. Each instance has independent control over 40+ parameters with 5 freely assignable destinations from a list of over 40. Each sequencer also has independent tempo and step size which opens up almost endless possibilities. The sequencers can be played like a regular instrument and are also polyphonic.

The greatest feature however is the ability to sequence the waves (sampled instruments) themselves which brings a unique and instantly inspiring 'sound' to the sequence. There are also a series of live MIDI note triggers designed for manipulating the tempo and sound during performance, a Globals section designed for offsetting parameters across all instances which support VST Automation. There are also 3 programmable triggers which can apply offsets to parameters when the relevant MIDI note is held, and finally there is a Rescaler for forcing sequences to a specific scale for each note in the octave.

Price: Multiverse Vintage is $34.99 and is available for an introductory price of $24.99.