KONTAKT 2

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What's in the free 15gb of samples exactly? Especially VSL patches?

Comments on how well it works and ease of use in DP would also be appreciated.

[Spikey Horse]

For starters, if you haven't looked already, check this page out (and the link on it to a more detailed overview)

http://www.native-instruments.com/index ... 1473c3f189

As you can see VSL is 7.5 GB.

Here are the instruments programs (in a rush - hopefully no errors!):

All The following (except harp) have the following types of programs

01 Stanard instruments
02 Modwheel X-fades
03 release triggers

SOME also have

04 legato/ Repetition - as indicated below by (leg) or (Rep)

(for FULL list example see bottom)

01 Violin ensemble 14 (Leg)
02 Viola ensemble 10 (Leg)
03 Cello ensemble 8 (Leg)
04 Double Bass ensemble 6 (Rep)
05 Harp (all, flag, normal)
06 Piccolo Flute
07 Flute (Leg)
08 Oboe
09 French Oboe
10 English Horn
11 Clarinet
12 Bass Clarinet
13 Clarinet & Bass Clarinet
14 Bassoon
15 Contrabassoon
16 Bassoon & Contrabassoon
17 Trumpet solo
18 Trumpet ensemble
19 French Horn solo
20 French Horn ensemble (Leg)
21 Trombone solo
22 Trombone ensemble (rep)
23 Tuba

Here's the percussion:

24 Timpani (L,R, trem)
25 Drums (snare, snare ens, bass, 2x tambourine)
26 Cymbals (half, a due, tamtam)
27 Percussion (two triangles!! woo hoo!!!)
28 Mallets & Bells (Celsesta, Glock,Marimba, Tubular Bells (metal/wood), Xylophone)

Here is a FULL example for violins ens 14 in detail so you get the picture

01 Violin ensemble 14

01 Standard instruments (All, fortepiano,pizz,sforz, staca, stac1+2 alt, stac 1+2, stac 2, sus, trem)
02 Modwheel X-fades (as above but with X- fades) = (mod wheel control)
03 Release triggers (Sus + rls, Trem + rls)
04 Legato Instruments (legato) (remember only 7 of the instruments actually have leg or rep progs)


The X- fades progs are particularly clever ie for 'fortepiano X' you get degrees of p>f in the first half of the mod values and then degrees of f>p in the second half of the mod values, with half way being like a regular sus.

The 'cut corners' consist of (as I remember - I can check if you like) generally single vel layers and sharing of samples between semitones..... although I have not really checked all the mappping. But at 7.5GB you would expect some economical mapping.......

It all sounds very good. And with quite a number of flexible progs as you can see. I think there are some audio demos of K2 VSL on the NI site too.

HTH!


EDIT: TBH I haven't really used the rest of the library (at least not for a long time) but I have it on my HD if you have any specific questions ......

As for ease of use of K2+ DP.... works like a charm - had no probs ever, I think.

[Timeline]

WOW!

That is a smokin hot deal!

Thanks man.

Cheers