Ample Sound - AGML

     Comparison AGM vs. AGML

AGML is the lite version of AGM, recorded on the Martin D-41 acoustic guitar, Natural sustain and resonating sounds of the guitar are unadulterated. As one of the largest free virtual instruments, AGML provides most useful features of AGM with 682MB samples to satisfy accompaniment in pop music.

Sampling:

• DFD(Direct from disk)
• Controllable Resonance Sound
• Rich Fingering Noise - more vivid and realistic
• Original Total Start Time which makes the picked instrument sounds more natural
• Each Cycle & Rhombic Sampling structure - Separate sample cycle for each note and vel layer to improve sample utilization

Technology:

• Support AU(X64 X86), VST(MAC), VST(Windows X64 X86), RTAS
• Doubling Guitars - different samples at L & R
• CPS(Customized Parameters Setting), any button knob etc can be controlled by MIDI CC or Automation
• Manual vibrato wheel designed specifically for guitars
• Doubling Keyswitches - combine 2 techniques via pressing 2 keyswitches at the same time
• Poly Repeater
• Open String First Function

Strummer:

• 14 Strum notes + 28 playing modes for each chord
• Strumming Legato - both Slide and HP can be played in strummer
• Easy Strum Time Control via the velocity
• Mute Depth
• Customized Chords and positions on Select or Detect 2 modes
• Chord inversions to Positions
• Strum SEQ with customized rhythm

Developer: Ample Sound

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Blakus - PocketBlakus

pocketBlakus is a sampled, expressive solo cello virtual instrument for Kontakt 4.2.4 or higher (v.1.6). There is also a version available for HALion (v.1.5).

pocketBlakus will work for a limited time only in the free Kontakt Player (all Kontakt libraries which don't need to be activated through N.I.'s Service Center have this restriction: they are not really "Kontakt Player-compatible" - this is a licensing thing between instrument developers, and Native Instruments).

pocketBlakus is licensed to you for commercial and non-commercial use; but you may not use it to create any other sample instrument or library of any kind without Blakus' express consent. This instrument is the result of a collaboration between multiple authors who have generously shared their work with the composers/musicians community at V.I.-Control.net. However, the audio recordings and scripts in this software remain their intellectual property. 

Features at a glance (Kontakt version)

•  Expressive sustains with progressive vibrato
•  Expressive sustains triggered by playing velocities >90
•  Simulated legato patch - using SIPS scripts. Easily customizeable.
•  Basic release samples & mod control

Developer: Blake “Blakus” Robinson

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HG Fortune - The Dreammachine 3

This is a new and completely rebuilt version of The Dreammachine featuring a largely increased functionality. Still it is a machine intended for slow motion providing complex evolving athmospheres and soundscapes. The concept of the Dreammachine is based on three synthlayers with slow wavesequencing and soundmodulations.

There are three parts: Bottom/Low (or Bass), Back/Mid (or Pad) and Sparkle/High for three basic layers of sound plus a OneShot part to throw in some additional highlights such as vocal phrases, percussive sounds or Sfx. Each part has got a 16 step sequencer for waveforms to be played in succession with the One Shot part having 32 steps. The Note sequencer has an option to play even duophonic in adding a 2nd note selectable in 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 semitones up. Also Back/Mid and Sparkle Parts can be set in semitones from -12 to +12.

All in all you got very flexible means to set up sophisticated complex sound layers. For most convenience the wave names are not only displayed at each seq step but also selectable from popup menus showing the names. And of course the famous HGFortune Lazy buttons are also present at each section or part (Pro version only) as small buttons marked with L ;-)

Developer: HG Fortune

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