Sound Bank

B290 Grand

B290 Grand virtual instrument is a free piano sound bank for Kontakt, by Sonex Audio.

Sonex Audio has released Free B290 Grand, an massive 7 GB Bosendorfer 290 Acoustic Piano for NI Kontakt Sampler.

Features:

Legendary Bosendorfer 290 Acoustic Piano.

4 separate mic positions: close (stereo and mono), middle, far, and ambience (room).

Up to 12 velocity layers.

Nearly 31GB of uncompressed sample content (compressed to 7 GB).

3.157 Samples (Kontakt Lossless Sample Compression format).

Built-in Effects: 3-Band Equalizer, Compressor, Saturation, Distortion, Chorus, Reverb, Delay, Stereo Width, Limiter and more.

Full set of effects in the Kontakt settings for further customization.

Unique GUI has been designed to give a user full control over options and effects without slowing down the creative process.

Price: Free. Full Retail Version of NI Kontakt 5.6 or later required.

A link to download the library is in the description of the full instruments collection.

https://www.sonex.store/

Autodafe XoX Drums for Kontakt

Autodafe XoX Drums for Kontakt virtual instrument is a free drums sound bank for Kontakt, by Autodafe.

Autodafe XoX Box is a Drum Machine for Kontakt (FULL version of Kontakt 5.6 needed, it will not work on the free Kontakt player) based on samples of Roland Drum machines of the XoX series (606, 707, 808 and 909). All samples come from free sources and are believed to be free/public domain.

The Main Instrument has 5 vertical Slots:

Kicks.

Snare/Rim/Clap.

Hats (Closed, Open, Pedal).

Cymbal/Cowbell.

Toms (Hi, Mid, Low) for a total of 12 sounds.

Each Slot has different selectable kits of sounds: 28 Kicks, 28 Snares/Rim/Clap combinations, 12 Hats combinations (Closed, Open), 8 Cymbals/Cowbells, 8 Toms combinations (Hi, Mid, Low) allowing many different combinations of samples.

Each slot has separate Level, Pan and Tune controls for fine editing and fine-tuning of the samples.

Each slot has two separate controls for Attack and Sustain of the onboard transient shaper.

Each slot has Solo/Mute buttons, to Solo and Mute sounds in the slot.

Each slot has an independent selectable Filter: Filter Type (different LowPass, HighPass), with Cutoff and Resonance controls.

Each slot has an independent Distortion section with selectable Type (Tube or Transistor) and Level control.

Each slot a dedicated Reverb Send Level, which controls the amount of sound that is sent to the Reverb bus channel.

DRM32 Analog Drum Machine has an onboard Drum Sequencer with 32 selectable patterns, as well as a dedicated Drum Delay and Reverb.

The instrument will normally load as a stereo instrument, but can be switched to Multi-Output, with user assignable outs.

http://www.autodafe.net/

Autodafe Mega Drum Machines Collection for Kontakt

Autodafe Mega Drum Machines Collection for Kontakt virtual instrument is a free drums sound bank for Kontakt, by Autodafe.

Autodafe Mega Drum Machines Collection for Kontakt contains samples of about 150 old, vintage, obscure, rare and hard to find drum machines. Some XoX boxes as well, but that is not the main focus of the library:

Each kit has been mapped in a General MIDI format (but many old drum machines only have 4-5 sounds).

Each kit has been divided into 5 groups: Kick, Snares, Hats, Cymbals and Toms.

Each Group has custom controls for tuning, panning and volume.

Each Kit has custom graphics.

Requires Kontakt 5.6 (Full Version)

http://www.autodafe.net/

AURORROR

AURORROR virtual instrument is a free sound bank for Kontakt, by FluffyAudio.

AURORROR is a free cinematic hybrid Library for Kontakt 5. It features the same modulation engine of AURORA. The instrument is designed to be full of ghostly sounds, atonal soundscapes, thrilling atmospheres.

AURORROR is either a standalone library, a kind of AURORA trial-out and an update for AURORA (1.2 version and it includes AURORROR).

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AURORROR info:

850 MB Sample library (compressed in Kontakt’s NCW Format).

630 Samples (44kHz/24-bit).

25+ NKI Presets.

More than 25 unique sound sources (multisampled instruments).

Build your unique patches by layering up to 3 layers of sound sources.

Total control over the sound sources.

Arpeggiator and Polystep modes.

13 different modulators avaiable for complex sounds that can change at specific time intervals or on user’s input.

Synced Delay, Step Modulator and LFOs.

5 different modulation shapes for LFOs (SINE, SAWTOOTH, TRIANGLE, SQUARE and RANDOM).

Unique chain of custom effects.

Atmospherizer effects.

18 unique Convolution IRs.

http://www.fluffyaudio.com

Atmoraffe

Atmoraffe virtual instrument is a free uncommon sound bank for Kontakt, by Embertone.

Atmoraffe represents our highest achievement: a super stretched squeezy toy which will keep you giggling for quite some time. Download this free instrument and let the fun begin.

7 octaves of absurdity.

Hours of fun for the whole family.

Strange ambience possibilities.

Cow/Dinosaur/Elf sounds.

Confuse your neighbors.

Full Kontakt 4.2.4+ required.

http://www.embertone.com

Astronomy TI

Astronomy TI virtual instrument is a free bass sound bank for Virus TI, by Homegrown Sounds.

This is a free collection of 64 Presets for the Virus TI (OS5). They are all ARP based patches covering a full range of styles from grinding Bass riffs to ethereal sequences using the full potential of the Virus TI. Each preset makes use of the 3 Assignable Knobs for transforming the patches in real-time as well as channel pressure (Aftertouch) and Mod Wheel. Knob 2 is always assigned to the Delay Amount.

http://www.hgsounds.com/

Aria

Aria virtual instrument is a free sound bank for Reaktor, by Dario Lupo / Daze.

Aria is an experimental synthesizer for Native Instruments Reaktor.

http://www.dazesounds.com/

Arcane

Arcane virtual instrument is a free dulcimer sound bank for Kontakt, by Embertone.

[url=http://embertone.com/instruments/arcane.php]ARCANE[/url] is the world’s first possessed sample library. It’s a new concept: the EXPERIENCE INSTRUMENT. Half instrument, half game… Arcane puts you in the middle of a chilling SÉANCE.

You must interact with the evil Kontakt spirits in order to progress through Arcane, and only when you please these demons will you be granted access to the 4 worlds within:

DESOLATION: an abandoned dungeon.

OFFERING: a limited demo of our FRIEDLANDER VIOLIN.

SPECTER: a mysterious and confusing vocal library.

INFERNO: swirling through space in the midst of a black hole.

Here is a sample library with a mind of its own, one with the potential to make you jump out of your seat.

Arcane is a rare, free library for Kontakt Player… it’s a limited release and Embertone’s way of saying THANK YOU to its supportive users-

For more information, visit ARCANE’s website:

http://www.embertone.com/instruments/arcane.php

http://www.embertone.com

Ancient Voices

Ancient Voices virtual instrument is a free choir and vocal sound bank for Kontakt, by Embertone.

To spread some holiday cheer, Embertone has created an expressive choral instrument – Ancient Voices.

This all-male Chamber choir features:

smooth legato.

3 Dynamics: Quiet, Medium and Loud, easily crossfaded via CC.

2 octave range, from C2 to C4.

Visit www.embertone.com to learn more and grab this free holiday gift.

http://www.embertone.com

Ambiguous Guitar Duo

Ambiguous Guitar Duo virtual instrument is a free sound bank for Sforzando, by Signal Experiments.

Remember that song where you couldn’t tell if an instrument is a guitar or a piano?

Neither do I.

But now you will no longer forget. Because now, you can make your own confusing music.

Using the magic of phase alignment, we tried to answer the curious question of what would happen if you align samples grabbed from different instruments. And with the excellent samples of FlameStudios, FreePats, Patch Arena and bigcat Instruments, we present this one of a kind amalgamation of five different instruments squashed into a bass and a guitar. Well, sort of. Whatever, the outcome is, it is called the Ambiguous Guitar Duo.

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Specifications:

The library format is SFZ and has been tested (and developed) with Plogue sforzando.

The samples themselves are in WAV format.

144MB uncompressed.

44.1kHz 16-bit.

There are several SFZ files provided:

Guitar and bass with a piano blended in:

ambGuitarPiano.sfz.

ambBassPiano.sfz.

ambBassGuitarPiano.sfz: Combined version for 88-key live-playing with the guitar shifted to higher keys. Key-switching controls whether there is more bass or more guitar.

Less weirdness without the piano:

ambGuitar.sfz.

ambBass.sfz.

ambBassGuitar.sfz.

Lightweight versions of the above sampled in minor-thirds:

xxx_lite.sfz.

A MIDI controller with weighted keys or a MIDI-capable digital piano is recommended for live playing. Otherwise, a bit more bravery might be necessary.

Licensing: GNU General Public License version 3 or later, with a special exception.

http://sig-ex.com