My Kontakt Libraries
Linn LinnDrum
Download v2.0
It plays the samples I’ve collected from internet. Some samples are not balanced I’ll re-sample them later.
- It can change volume, pan and pitch setting for every instrument.
- There is also metronome click sounds which are mapped on GM Drum mapping.
- It has bit reduction with off, on 8 bit, on 4 bit options.
- It has KHz degradation with off, 35Khz, 12Khz options.
- It has hihat decay pot, controls the decay time of hihat.
On a blog, I’ve read about the hihat playback of this machine. It says the machine always play the hihat sample on loop, it only triggers the volume envelope when played. So the starting point of the sample always changes which gives a unique character to this machine. I’m not sure if it is true or not but it was a challenge for me to reproduce this on Kontakt with KSP.
The original concept was impossible but the idea of “starting from a different point on the sample” was possible. I’ve added a pitch envelope that starts from a high point and raws down to normal speeed. The decay time was 20ms or less and it was fixed. The sample had an envelope for amplification and the hold period was 20ms or little more. So there is a ~20ms delay on hihats. I’ve add a randomizer for the starting point of the pitch envelope so every time it will vary and after fixed 20sm, it will be heard but with a different position. 🙂
This was a common technique used in old synths for simple sound modulation. the random generator was usually velocity.
Yamaha RX-11
Download v2.0
It plays the samples I’ve collected from internet. Some samples are not balanced I’ll re-sample them later.
- It has volume slider and menu driven pan and pitch sliders.
- It has bit reduction with 16Bit, 12Bit, 8Bit, 4Bit, 2Bit and 1Bit options.
- It has Khz degradation with 44.1Khz, 32Khz, 22Khz, 11.2Khz options.
- Some instruments and percussions can be selected with sound buttons. Like snare and bass drums.