Ghoul

A cinematic instrument inspired by contemporary elevated horror film scores for Native Instruments' Kontakt. Based on long, evolving performances of aleatoric violins and vocals, it contains 40 meticulously crafted long, medium and short ghostly textures.

Features:

• Custom sound design engine using state of the art Kontakt 6 capabilities.
• Two layers of sound: The Nether (A), The Yonder (B).
• Source sounds: 8 aleatoric violin sounds (scrapes, body/string taps, detuned cluster, irregular tremolo/col legno, tickles), 3 vocalisations (growl, whisper, moan) and two vocal like sounds derived from a large frame drum.
• 156 possible sonic combinations.
• 40 presets (snapshots) in total – 20 longs, 10 medium, 10 shorts.
• Dual custom IR processing for morphing of sounds into unrecognisable territory.
• Dynamics mapped to modwheel (CC1) for instant playability and expression.
• Total size of sampled content: 2.68 GB (2.53GB compressed).
• Classic Style delay, LP/HP Filters, Reverb and Mids Attenuation included.

GHOUL combines a selection of vocal and vocal-like sounds (e.g. a wiped frame drum) with a selection of atonal, aleatoric violin articulations, with filters, tuning and impulse response insert effects allowing for a broad range of horror-inspired sounds ranging from gently uncanny to outright terrifying.

AUDIO DEMOS.

https://soundcloud.com/riotaudio/sets/ghoul

TRAILER.

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