I keep having to add my soniccouture instrument to my kontakt library over and over. Taking the idea of found sounds to another level, soniccouture s geosonics plunders the natural world for its most unnatural sounds. Geosonics interview with soniccouture chris watson. Soniccouture sheng khaen sho vst instruments kontakt. Using this unique collection of audio as a starting point, soniccouture created additional sound design material waves and sampled. A lithophone lithostone, phonevoice dating from 1840, the skiddaw stones are composed of 61 tuned and shaped rocks made from the rare hornfels stone, found in cumbria, england. Sounddesign textures are layered with watsons original recordings to create the most fluid, organic soundscapes ever. I first i heard the sounds of this new kontakt instrument on a bbc radio 4 documentary, surprisingly enough. Soniccouture are a small uk based company that are well respected within the industry for their high quality sample libraries that have continued to chip away at the boundaries of sampling technology for some 12 years now. The instruments sampled are varied, but the common theme is unusual and exciting sound. Chris watson is probably the worlds most famous field recordist.
The chinese sheng, laotian khaen, and japanese sho are three very similar instruments with a common ancestor. Soniccouture hammersmith, broken wurli, ep 73 deconstructed, clav, or i was thinking of getting spectrasonics keyscape, though when i came to the forums to ask about keyscape and piano sample libraries, it seemed people had better things to say about the soniccouture line of sample libraries. It takes natural field recordings and turns them into pads, ambiences. Soniccoutre release geosonics ft chris watson musictech. Go audio page 1044 of 1227 explore your music world. Save up to 25% off with these current soniccouture coupon code, free soniccouture. Soniccouture electroacoustic vst instruments kontakt.
Jan 02, 2018 i was sure that the ubiquitous sampled 808 and 909 had worn out their welcome. Haunted spaces is based on new recordings and is not reusing to geosonics sounds. If you have windows 10, you can get the latest version of itunes from the microsoft store. The ondioline was made in france in the 1950s 60s, and was conceived as a low cost ondes martenot, sharing the same lateral vibrato keyboard, with a kneelever to shape volume. You can also set the scale that the jammer will play patterns in. Refunds are at soniccouture s discretion except in the event that download delivery to a customers destination fails irrecoverably. Le brouilleur, qui apparait dans dautres instruments soniccouture, est en vedette dans geosonics ainsi. Hundreds of hours of recording time, in some of the worlds most. Of course, i hadnt counted on the increasingly rich synergy of sampling, synthesis, and sophisticated dsp that recent software instruments have achieved. I just knew that it looked really interesting and that the presets were magnificent. Refunds on the grounds of subjective unsuitability of the product, or due to malfunction of 3rd party host software or the users hardware will not be granted. Mar 05, 2014 chris watson is probably the worlds most famous field recordist. Over a 12 month period we extensively restored and then modified our d6, which was a nice example in decent working order before we even started. Grand marimba virtual instruments from soniccouture.
Oct 17, 20 checking out a new atmospheric soundscape and pad library for kontakt from soniccouture featuring recordings by chris watson. Virtual instrument download library with unusual and unheard sounds of natural origin. But if you click the beat tools tab at the bottom of the kontakt window, a new panel opens to reveal three types of soniccouture developed sequencers. Notable sample sets include special versions of soniccouture s novachord, array mbira, bowed piano, ebow guitar and. The latest release includes support for geosonics micro ii.
Without a doubt he has more recordings of animal sounds than we could listen to in a lifetime, however, were straying slightly off of animal recordings and into watsons collection of natural sounds and how they ended up as one of the most unique and exciting sampled instruments. They have been traditionally made from bamboo, the aluminium of the east, since the 14th century bc. Upgrade today to get your favorite music and podcasts. Originally posted by soniccouture yes, nks compatible updates are available for 20 of our products, and most feature tweaks and improvements. In kontakt or kontakt player open the browser on the left the folder icon. Geosonics, a collaboration with awardwinning field recordist chris watson, that delves deep into his vast archives to form a library of rare sonic artefacts that cannot be found anywhere else. The result is geosonics and, to give the game away at the very start, its a media composers dream. Blanks is a new drum sampler featuring all our cool drum stuff. Mar 24, 2014 the library weighs in at 15gb uncompressed 8gb download, so you know youre getting a decent bang for your buck content wise. With soniccoutures electroacoustic, classic drum machines take on a new life. For additional information on these features, you may download the manual which is in pdf format. Download latest free kontakt player mac intel 600mb.
Windows 10 or download the latest version from apples website. At first glance, it looks like soniccouture s most ambitious work yet, blurring the lines that have historically separated field recording and music. We will never sell or release your email address without your approval. Soniccouture has released last note aftertouch pitch bend, the first in a series of free ksp scripts for native instruments kontakt. This immediately gives you an idea of what soniccouture have experimented with. The kontakt instrument main panel xy control cube 4 waveform elements pitch, envelope, filter, lfo controls the heart of haunted spaces is the cube control a 4point vector controller that allows you to create complex movements between 4. I bought it without remembering much of what i knew about the instrumentlibrary. Sensibly, soniccouture sampled each of the hgs strings separately. An incredibly versatile instrument with a huge bottom end. Dec 17, 20 sonic coutures programmers have persuaded him to hand some of these over to a collection of the worlds leading sound designers ian boddy, biomechanoid, martin walker and andy wheddon to build a kontakthosted library. Produced and mastered at 24 bit, the sparklingsharp sound ensures you have a full frequency range. Geosonics truly organic soundscape instrument ice and water instruments. Geosonics is a colloboration between legendary field recordist chris watson and soniccouture. Geosonics by soniccouture it was on sale recently, half price through native instruments.
Installation after an acquisition, you have many several options to download the library. The update also includes a generous set of new sounds, itunes sampling, and. Geosonics for kontakt 5 by soniccouture native instruments, experimental. Depending on the version of itunes that you have, there are a few ways to update. Hohner d6s are getting quite rare, because of their delicate, highmaintenance mechanical nature. An optional harsh buzz effect can be activated with a trigger key to create rhythms. If you cant install or update itunes for windows apple. Hundreds of hours of recording time, in some of the worlds most extreme and inhospitable environments, combine to form a library of rare sonic artefacts that cannot be found anywhere else. Laid back, easy going, doesnt care what you do as long as you get your work done. Your user account contains downloads of all products you purchase. Soniccouture geosonics kontakt geosonics is a collaboration between legendary field recordist chris watson and soniccouture. The latest release includes support for geosonics micro ii seismographs and new models of printing seismograph. Update to the latest version of itunes apple support. Rare sonic artefacts painstakingly gathered from the four corners of the earth.
Swamps, ice and water, wire and wind, ice and water instruments offers 105 presets with samples from. If you do not own kontakt 5, you will need to download and install the free. Navigate to the downloaded product folder and select it. Chris watson by soniccouture is a virtual instrument audio plugin and a standalone application and soundware e. It features compliance reports, waveform plotting, fft computation, and a sophisticated export facility. The kontakt instrument main panel xy control cube 4 waveform elements pitch, envelope, filter, lfo controls the heart of haunted spaces is the cube control a 4point vector controller that allows you to create complex movements between 4 different waveforms of your choosing. If you get itunes from the microsoft store, you shouldnt need to follow the rest of the steps in this article. Signing up today is for future emails on future deals that may warrant special attention. Geosonics vibratech recently hosted an internal training program which was attended by 50 employees representing our 20 offices comprised of managers, experienced field techs as well as our. Their latest release is called geosonics, and it takes this experimentalism to a whole new level. It includes, and is therefore powered by, kontakt player, which functions as a vst plugin, an audio units plugin, an aax plugin and a standalone application. We wanted to combine classic drum machines 15, to be exact with the the organic ambience and warmth of studio recorded drums. Geosonicsvibratech providing vital expertise to survey.
Chriss involvement with geosonics by soniccouture 10. Soniccouture hammersmith, broken wurli, ep 73 deconstructed. The skiddaw stones are probably the most unusual and certainly the oldest instrument that soniccouture has sampled. If you have itunes installed on your computer, choose your device to update to the latest version of itunes. Vibraphone by soniccouture related products kvr audio. Sign in 20062020 geosonicsvibratech engineers inc v20120709 v20120709. If soniccouture had stopped there, electroacoustic would still be worth the price of admission. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. We can send you a download license immediately once you have purchased this product. Soniccouture produce virtual instruments and sample libraries for kontakt and ableton live. Its an arpeggiator that allows you to create generative patterns that can jump octaves and play between a series of notes at a rate you set. Geosonics for kontakt 5 by soniccouture native instruments, affiliate. Kontakt player download link to add the library and authorize in kontakt 1. Soniccouture novembersky addon pack for haunted spaces.
I only had to contain myself a little while longer until the download of just under 6gb completed and id performed the usual kontakt library authorisation. Soniccouture geosonics 2 dvd kontakt sampling planet earth. Geosonics 2016 2nd ave s, saint petersburg, fl 33712. A video walkthrough of the download and installation process of soniccouture kontakt player instruments. Checking out a new atmospheric soundscape and pad library for kontakt from soniccouture featuring recordings by chris watson. Geosonics comprehensive software to display and analyze data from geosonics data recorders. Mar 27, 2014 soniccouture have provided some really great sonic weaponry to add to your percussive arsenal, that includes some great usability and sound sculpting techniques at your finger tips. If you want a collection of new percussive sounds that goes way beyond drum machines and steers well clear of epic, this is a fantastic buy. These fans, or discs, cover the top of the resonator tube and spin in unison, allowing full or partial.
Download itunes from apples website, then click download to download the itunes installer. Here you can listen and download any of the demo tracks you might like, or leave us comments. When the library graphic loads in kontakt, click activate. The latest version of itunes now comes installed with macos mojave. If you are thinking of hiring geosonics, inc, we recommend doublechecking their license status with the license board and using our bidding system to get competitive quotes. Studio drum machines 15 vintage drum machines 180 kits pro studio recordings 14 gb library what if you record drum machines in a pro studio. Their buildzoom score of 0 does not rank in the top 50% of florida contractors. The jammer, which appears in other soniccouture instruments, is featured in geosonics as well.