Absynth

This video gives an overview of what’s new in Native Instruments Komplete 6.

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This set of videos take a look at Native Instruments’ Absynth 5 software synthesizer, including:

• an overview of what’s new in Native Instruments Absynth 5;
• how to use the new Aetherizer of Abynth 5 in a few simple steps; and
  
• how to use the new Mutator technology and the convenient fine-tuning controls.

Native Instruments today announced that ABSYNTH 5, GUITAR RIG 4 PRO, KONTAKT 4, and KOMPLETE 6 are now available in stores worldwide.

Details on each of the releases below or see the Native Instruments site for  more information. Read more…

Native Instruments has introduced ABSYNTH 5, a synthesizer specializing in evolving sounds.

New features in ABSYNTH 5:

• Expanded Sound Library – ABSYNTH 5 contains more than 200 new synth sounds, fully taking advantage of the new filter and effects, to create brand-new, unusual sound material. In addition, there are 30 new effect settings for using ABSYNTH 5 as an extraordinary effect unit. In total, the number of ABSYNTH 5 sounds now stands at around 1,800.
• The Mutator – With ABSYNTH 5 you do not need deep knowledge of synthesizers or sound design skills to create your own professional sounds. The new Mutator technology represents an entirely fresh approach to sound design, allowing the intuitive combination of sound characteristics from several sounds of the factory library, without dealing with the complex Editor Pages of the oscillators, envelopes and effects sections.
• Aetherizer Effect -The new Aetherizer is enormously powerful and versatile. A sophisticated granular effect “decomposes” the sounds in to the smallest particles (”grains”), which are then manipulated and re-assembled in a variety of ways. The results are unusual chorus and vocoder sounds, grain clouds, delays, pitch shifts, reverbs and strange reflections – and everything in between.
• The Cloud Filter has a similar structure as the Aetherizer’s granular effect, but acts in each of the three oscillator channels. It provides granular-based results such as unusual Chorus, Pitch Shift and reverb effects, and can make synth sounds that are dense and aggressive.
• This new SuperComb Filter creates expanding physical-modelling-like sounds with finely adjustable resonance, which means even more realistic, acoustic and voluminous sounds can be achieved.
• Filter Feedback – Many filter types in the oscillator channels now offer an additional feedback path for more drastic sound manipulation, creating significantly more complex, dirty and distorted results. This feedback loop allows you to send a portion of the filter’s output back to its input, and makes the use of modulators such as wave-shapers, frequency shifters or ring modulators which vastly increase the possibilities for adding distortion to your sound.

Details are available at the Native Instruments site.

ABSYNTH 5 is available as a single product only in the NI Online Shop starting October 1st, 2009.

Full version: $199 / 179 €

Native Instruments has announced Komplete 6, the latest version of its virtual instrument bundle.

Komplete 6 Features:

• Includes Kontakt 4, Absynth 5, Guitar Rig Pro, Reaktor 5, Massive, FM8 and Battery 3.
• Huge selection of presets covering the entire musical spectrum – all ready to play.
• Over 7,500 presets have been categorized as KoreSounds and pre-configured for use with KORE.
• Suited for music production, live performance, instrument and sound design.
• High-quality audio engines.
• Includes sample libraries with over 60 GB of professional samples.
• Intuitive control interfaces for fast and efficient workflows.
• All instruments run stand-alone, ideal for live performances.
• Supports all major plug-in and sample formats.
• Supported Formats: Stand-alone, Audio Units, VST, RTAS(Pro Tools 7/8), ASIO, Core Audio, Core MIDI, DirectSound.

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