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The Idea & Process
Cassette Plucks.01 is a mixture of physical modelling, some subtractive synthesis and sampling. It contains two different pluck instruments with an oriental vibe - both designed from the ground up. Because of all the care that was put into the making of every layer and the magic touch of old cassette recorders, Cassette Plucks.01 is another lo-fi & tasty sounding collection.
Both instruments were recorded in the range of 5 octaves, with 4 dynamic layers using 2 different cassette decks. Overall there are 979 samples - 244 samples per deck, plus 2 noise samples from each deck (1,32 GB of uncompressed 24-bit WAV files).
Every note has been carefully denoised with a high-quality algorithm to avoid noise stacking when playing more than one note (there’s still some noise left in the samples to avoid denoising artefacts). Noise can still be added with the noise knob - 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.
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.
Features
- Available in multiple popular formats: Kontakt 5, Ableton Live 9, Logic, SFZ & Multiformat
- 1,32 GB of uncompressed 24-bit WAV samples (979 samples in total)
- Recorded on 2 different decks
- 2 instruments
- 2 noise samples (each around 2 minutes long)
- 4 dynamic layers
- Organic sound with lots of little imperfections
Format-specific features
- Full version of Logic Pro X required - not tested in Logic Pro 9
- 20 basic presets (normal, reverse 100%, reverse 75%, reverse 50% & reverse 25% for each deck)
System Requirements
- Full version of Logic Pro X required - not tested in Logic Pro 9
Installation Instructions
(Please Note: Cassette Keys.01 for Logic is being used as the example)
1. Download the 'tpl_cassette-keys-01-v1-1_logic.zip' folder from your User Account, and double-click the zip folder to extract and reveal its files.
2. From your Mac's Desktop, hit the 'Command+Shift+G' keys of your computer's keyboard, and Copy and Paste the folder path below in accordance with the version of Logic that you are running:
If you are using Logic Pro 9:
~/Library/Application Support/Logic/Sampler Instruments
If you are using Logic Pro X:
~/Music/Audio Music Apps/Sampler Instruments
3. A new Finder window will open > copy the 'Cassette Keys 01' folder which is located inside the Sampler Instruments folder.
4. You will now be able to load the Cassette Keys 01 Patches from Logic's EXS24 'Instrument' tab/list.
Note: If you are unable to locate the Cassette Keys 01 Presets from within the EXS24 sampler VST, then you may need to select the 'Refresh Menu' option which is located in EXS24's 'Instrument' tab/list menu.
The Software is now Ready for Use Within your DAW!
