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Tips: Bring your sound to life with Massive X Trackers Offsets.
I think that Massive X is an unfairly underrated synth. It is one of the best-sounding wavetable synths. It is a real sound design beast with some unique features. There are many ways to spice up your sounds by adding movement and variation in the Massive X . It's best to use several at once. But I'd like to draw attention…
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Using Kontakt browser to search for time signatures
Did you know that you can use the search option in Kontakt browser to sort the patterns / instruments with specific time signatures? In the search bar in Library view, simply type relevant time signature like 4/4, 3/4, 7/8, etc. and the browser will sort the relevant presets for you. This is very handy if you want to…
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Exploit aliasing to get sci-fi sounds in Kontakt
Create sci-fi sounds and noises in Kontakt by exploiting aliasing of Lo-Fi quality Wavetable source. In Kontakt Edit Mode, create a Group containing a sine wavetable. You can use factory wavetable Sin-Square.wav. Set quality to Best. Duplicate the Group. Disable 'Edit All Groups', and change Wavetable source quality of the…
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[Tips] Quick Hack for Playbox Users
[Tips] When using playbox I like to use the randomize feature a lot. This give you unique variations and possibilities that are endless compared to the stock presets. Once I find a sound I like, I sometimes remove all the effects from the phrase so that I can better work with the base sample. Simple tip but a lot of…
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Create your own unique Multi Instruments in Kontakt [Komplete 15 Giveaway Entry]
Hi everyone, I would like to share a little tip I like to do in Kontakt. A lot of you probably know this already but I like to load two or more instruments at once into Kontakt and create new interesting sounds that way. To do that simply drag one instrument into Kontakt and then add another one below that. Just make sure…
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Composing/Ideation tip -- Layering SW/HW from S-Series with Kontakt
To ideate or just to chill and play, I enjoy using my S88 with Komplete Kontrol in my DAW and simultaneously layering sounds with my hardware synths. For those working in-the-box and out-of-the-box, the S88 (or any of the Kontrol keyboards) works fantastically to control everything else around you. I'll often flip between…
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Creative Hack For Arranging
IDEA Arranging a track on the fly to catch that «special moment». HARDWARE Maschine MK3 Maschine Jam Komplete Kontrol S88 MK2 SOFTWARE Maschine WORKFLOW Prepare the scenes for your track. Use minimal approach, it is important to have time to change things. Example: One scene for the main section of your track and one for…
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FL Studio tip for saving resources with Kontakt
In FL Studio, inside Konktak's rack view, you can add your favorite instruments in a single instance of Kontakt, assigning a MIDI input to each one of them. Using the “MIDI Out” plugin, you can use each library separately, with its own piano roll. For this to work, you must first select the MIDI input port in Kontakt, this…
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Enter our raffle (TIP/TRICK/HACK/INSPIRATION)
When I piurchased my Mashcine HW (MIKRO 1.8 WHT), it took me into the digital production world. Forcing myself to hand study theory, for my Axiom49 gen 2. Over the years I progressed in many ways of producing but could never get my dreamed workflow of PT, Komplete, and Maschine and "Keyboard". Time continues and until one…
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[Giveaway] Win a 50 USD/EUR voucher for ELECTRIC MINT
Here comes another installment in our SESSION GUITARIST collection: ELECTRIC MINT, our latest collaboration with Drumasonic. ELECTRIC MINT AT A GLANCE Sampled from an iconic 1960 solid-body guitar, ELECTRIC MINT features 3 combinable single-coil pickups for 5 distinct ways to shape tone, suited to rock, pop, hip hop, jazz,…
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Thank you NI for Irish Harp
Just downloaded Irish Harp but its late so I don't have time to use it at the moment. Just wanted to say thank you for the gift. Hypha is really awesome to. Also, thanks for the support. Those tags were the closest thing I could find.
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[Giveaway] Get into hybrid vocals and keys with DUETS
TOP-SHELF MAGIC DUETS is a KONTAKT-based instrument which provides instant shine to your production, offering a tweakable assortment of synths and vocals. With preset riffs and runs, single-key harmony progressions, and the capability to trigger different words per key, you'll be able to confidently build vibrant leads and…
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[Giveaway] Share your TRAKTOR story and win timecode vinyl
TRAKTOR's 20th Anniversary Giveaway Guess who just turned 20? It's TRAKTOR. We transformed the face of digital DJing two decades ago and we'll continue to do so for decades to come! To celebrate this milestone, we've released 5 limited edition timecode vinyl records - only 300 copies of each are now up for grabs. Watch…
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[Giveaway] Join Metapop's KOMPLETE BLENDS challenge and win 100 USD/EUR voucher
Extreme Genre-Bending Surprise us. We wanna hear what you're capable of when it comes to bending genres. To mark the launch of KOMPLETE 14, Metapop has launched a competition for all you adventurous souls out there to show us how far KOMPLETE 14 can take you. All you need to do is roll the dice on this page and create a…
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[Giveaway] What did you score this Cyber Season?
End of the year deals are finally here! Starting today, selected instruments, effects and expansions are on sale for up to 50% off. Additional offers are coming in the next few weeks. But, we figured why not adding something on top just for community members? Let us know in the comment section below which deal you took…