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The Idea & Process
It's a unique mixture of physical modelling and fm synths recorded on a cassette with an old & wonky cassette recorder. It has a range from C0 to E6 and 4 carefully designed velocity layers. The GUI is very simple (Kontakt version), yet useful and almost synth-like - so just like its predecessor Cassette Piano, it’s very easy and fun to work with.
Every note of this instrument has been carefully de-noised with a high quality algorithm to avoid noise stacking when playing more than one note. Noise can still be added with the noise slider - it’s much more flexible this way and allows the ability to adjust the volume of the noise independently whilst also applying parameters such as filtering. It also creates a more realistic sound, so when playing a five voice chord, only one sample of noise instead of five stacked on top of each other will be heard.
The End Result
Useful and Fun Production Tool:
If you like vintage sounds and you're looking for something to enhance your production toolbox, then this product will be for you.
Simple, One Page Interface:
Everything is laid out on one page allowing fast sound design possibilities.
Simulated Round Robin:
Makes notes sound realistic when played ostinato (even when playing fast).
Variety of Sounds:
With this instrument you can easily create some weird sounds, and there are already 30 presets included (Kontakt & Ableton Live 9 only) to get you started.
New in Update 1.1:
- Added 'Sample Start' knob (mapped to Mod Wheel)
- Added "Master Out" knob
- Better RAM management
Cassette Keys.01 for Kontakt
Features:
- 848 MB of samples (452 MB after lossless Kontakt compression)
- Editable 'Sample Start' parameter (mapped to Mod Wheel)
- Simulated round-robin
- REV (reverse) mode
- Mono mode
- 4 velocity layers
- One-page interface for easy and fast sound design
- 30 presets
Learn more about Cassette Keys.01 for Kontakt.
Cassette Keys.01 for Ableton
Features
- 848 MB of samples (366 MB after lossless Live compression)
- Editable 'Sample Start' parameter
- REV (reverse) mode
- 4 velocity layers
- 30 Instrument Racks (presets) with mapped macros
- Custom Effect Racks
Learn more about Cassette Keys.01 for Ableton.
Cassette Keys.01 for Logic
Features:
- 848 MB of samples
- Editable 'Sample Start' parameter (mapped to CC1 / Mod Wheel)
- REV (reverse) mode
- 4 velocity layers
- 5 presets
Learn more about Cassette Keys.01 for Logic.
Cassette Keys.01 for SFZ Player
Features:
- 848 MB of samples
- 4 velocity layers
- 1 preset
Editable Parameters:
- Volume
- Volume Envelope
- Panorama
- Vibrato Amount (mapped to CC1 / Mod Wheel)
- Vibrato Speed
- LP FIlter Cutoff & Resonance
- HP Filter Cutoff & Resonance
Learn more about Cassette Keys.01 for SFZ Player.
System Requirements
- The full version of Live 9.7 (or higher) is required to run this software
- The full version of Kontakt 5.5.2 (or higher) is required to run this software - you can load this instrument in Kontakt Player but it will only work for limited time period
- The full version of Logic 9.1.8 (or higher) is required to run this software
- Any compatible SFZ player, such as Plogue Sforzando is required to run this software
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