Kore

Cult of the Maschine is a techno jam produced entirely with Native Instruments’ Maschine. Read more…

7aliens’ Catanya is a polyphonic pattern-based software arpeggiator VSTi MIDI plugin.

It retails for about $70.

Features:

• next generation pattern arpeggiator
• easy to use
• fully editable patterns
• multiple instances
• 9×32 note matrix
• 1100 presets (music phrazes)
• supports recording final output into DAW for additional editations
• presets browser with ability to choose genre, style, rhythm, instrument, tempo
• applicable with any VSTi plugin or external HW synthesizer (via DAW’s midi out)
• unique AI Random functions for making unique velocity Groove
• realtime velocity spread
• support Cubase, Ableton Live, Reaper, FL Studio, Mackie Tracktion, NI Kore 2, EnergyXT

Predefined Presets
By Musical Instrument

• Basic Arpeggios 54
• Basses 386
• Drums&Percussion 101
• Guitars 50
• Pads 27
• Pianos 262
• Strings 31
• Synth 217

By Music Style

• Dance 330
• Classical 19
• Free (Universal) 192
• Funk 27
• Jazz 48
• Pop 147
• Rock 93
• Urban (Hip Hop, R&B) 155
• World 123

Sunday Synth Jam: Anti-snob Torley demos his steel guitar synthesizer playing secrets.

This video demonstrates instrument articulations in the North India Kore Soundpack, a new Hindustani instrument library for the Kore platform. Examples include the Sitar, Tabla and Bansuri.

More on NI’s North India Soundpack at the Native Instruments site.

If you’ve used the North India Kore Soundpack, leave a comment with your thoughts!

Torley posted this video review of Native Instruments Acoustic Refractions, a new SoundPack that combines sampled material with KORE processing to offer 100 original virtual instruments.

If you’ve used NI Acoustic Refractions, leave a comment with your thoughts! Read more…