Native Instruments Kontakt 2 + Tutorial DVD

Native Instruments Kontakt 2 + Tutorial DVD Product Details

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Native Instruments Kontakt 2 embodies the future of sampling. No other software or hardware sampler offers such a comprehensive set of features, so much flexibility and performance or such a high degree of compatibility. From authentic library playback of virtually any format to the intuitive creation of new instruments, from profound sound design to lively and dynamic surround sound mixes - Native Instruments Kontakt 2 opens the doors to creativity.

Explore a whole new world of sampling combined with unprecedented convenience and flexibility. Native Instruments Kontakt 2 incorporates five different sampler modes, ranging from classic sample playback to real-time pitch shifting, time-stretching and precise drum loop slicing. Ingenious mapping, group and loop editors as well as over 30 filters and effects including Convolution Effects pave the way for fantastic sounds. And the vast modulation section lets you add constant variations.

Native Instruments Kontakt 2 offers numerous new and innovative features. Create inspiring 3D soundscapes: The powerful new surround sound features offer up to 16 channels of enveloping, spatial manipulation. The Kontakt Script Processor fuses conventional sampling with intelligent MIDI processing and elements of macro programming. Use the included scripts to create instrument simulators and other custom features, such as chord generators or dynamic tuners. Or write your own scripts and witness the power of Kontakt 2s open architecture. The potential within these features is immense!

Native Instruments Kontakt 2s modular architecture guarantees near limitless possibilities. Arrange the modules within the interface to meet your exact, individual needs. Customize the signal flow within Native Instruments Kontakt 2 for truly unique results. The browser offers a concise overview of your samples, the modules, the virtual rack and more. This invaluable feature distils all essential information into a compact yet detailed summary and by keeping processes transparent, enhances your creative potential. Simply drag and drop the various effect and filter modules, surround panner and modulators displayed in the browser into your virtual rack and create distinctive, iindividual instruments.

The highly advanced new sample engine delivers sparkling sound quality and performance-enhancing efficiency that exceeds all expectations. Having established its place in studios and on stages all over the world, the next generation of this state-of-the-art sampler supports almost every single professional hard and software sample format making it a truly global player. Not to mention the huge, high-quality library that is already part of Native Instruments Kontakt 2.

The Native Instruments Tutorial Line continues with the Native Instruments Kontakt 2 Tutorial DVD. The award-wining sampler is subjected to a step-by-step explanation that covers all the features included in this hugely powerful application. Interviews with Hollywood film composer Harry Gregson-Williams and the producer of Nine Inch Nails and Korn, Atticus Ross, make for interesting viewing. A chat with its designers shed light on the thinking and philosophy behind its architecture. Bonus material help further illustrate the tutorial.

Native Instruments Kontakt 2 brings you tomorrows sampling technology today. Convolution effects, the revolutionary Kontakt Script Processor and 16 channel surround sound are just a few of its comprehensive range of features. The high degree of flexibility delivered by the open, modular architecture guarantee it is the 1st choice of professionals working in all manner of audio disciplines.

This tutorial offers a particularly accessible and hands-on opportunity to learn the ins and outs of Native Instruments Kontakt 2, some insider tricks and advanced techniques. This DVD is an absolute necessity for anyone interested in all things Kontakt.

The DVD presents some easy-to-follow steps that help explain this fascinating tool and demystifies some of the more advanced features. It imparts a very solid working knowledge of this versatile sampler and offers a deeper understanding of this unique applications true potential. The tutorial is broken down into chapters, allowing the viewer to stop, skip, jump from feature to feature or restart the chapters, as desired. For added convenience the chapters have also been divided into segments letting viewers skip through the various stages of a chapter. Have Kontakt running at the same time and try out what has just been demonstrated.

Additional presets specially designed for the purposes of this tutorial are also included. The native Instruments Kontakt 2 Tutorial DVD reveals the immense potential within Kontakt – a must-have for experts and beginners alike.

Regardless of your level of expertise, this DVD imparts a deep understanding of a highly sophisticated sampler, reveals a few tricks and, most importantly, will inspire your musical creativity.

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