Strange broken glitches, soft radio atmospheres, electric pads and more combined with an award-winning engine make Gothic Instruments DRONAR Glitchscapes one of the most strangely addictive, dramatic and powerful sounding DRONAR Kontakt modules to date.

Think David Lynch movies and award winning TV series Twin Peaks – that surreal dreamlike imagery heightened by slow building, ominous and lingering background noise. Uniquely discomfiting soundscapes brimming with strange industrial humming and hissing, interrupted by odd threatening noises that can’t fail to induce incessant tension and uneasiness.

SUMMARY

• Expressive atmospheric sound creator for Kontakt
• Includes 204 presets delivered as snapshots for fast loading times
• Over 2000 samples
• Total size: 3.86 GB
• Developed for the full (paid for) version of Kontakt 5.8 or higher
• Evolving, rich and complex soundscapes, pads and textures that would otherwise take hours to create
• Strange broken glitches, soft radio atmospheres, electric pads, and more
• Highly suitable for thriller, sci-fi and horror soundtracks as well as technology or mystery-themed documentaries
• Use to add interesting elements to electronic music and atmospheric beds to ambient tracks
• Expert and beginner friendly
• 6 pages of simple controls deliver massive control
• Dive deeper with DRONAR's unique independent arpeggiators
• Onboard FX provide further sound design options

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Enter a world of utopian futurism with the eighth module in Gothic Instruments’ popular DRONAR series of atmosphere creation tools – ‘Metal & Glass’.

Recorded and processed by movie trailer sound designer Alessandro Camnasio, DRONAR Metal and Glass was derived from hitting and bowing glass and metal objects and results in a collection of sounds that can range from pure and airy to distorted and dark.

Easily craft disquieting, anxiety-inducing audio for your latest thriller, sci-fi or horror production or forge interesting textures for your cinematic orchestral music or ambient tracks. Either way, your audio will enter unexplored territories that can’t fail to impinge on your listeners’ emotions.

SUMMARY

• Expressive atmospheric sound creator
• Includes 235 .nki presets
• 2,544 samples
• Total library size 4.65 GB compressed from 7GB
• Developed for the full (paid for) version of Kontakt 5.7.3 or higher
• Evolving, rich and complex soundscapes, pads and textures that would otherwise take hours to create
• Sounds range from pure and airy to distorted and dark
• The perfect companion with DRONAR Hybrid or Cinematic Atmospheres
• Highly suitable for thriller, sci-fi and horror soundtracks
• Interesting textures great for cinematic orchestral music and ambient tracks
• Expert and beginner friendly
• 5 pages of simple controls deliver massive control
• Dive deeper with DRONAR's unique independent arpeggiators
• Onboard FX provide further sound design options

Click here for full details about DRONAR: Metal and Glass

DRONAR: Cinematic Atmospheres is the fifth module in Gothic Instruments' series of atmosphere creation tools for Kontakt and, unlike previous modules, the focus turns to the FX dial courtesy of some weird and wonderful fields recordings by Alessandro Camnasio.  

From intensely high pitched to the deepest low frequencies, eerie and haunting, dark and mysterious, not to mention those that are simply offensive to the ears, the FX elements in this collection will make you feel cold, tense and inextricably uncomfortable. They are, therefore, the perfect ingredients for using DRONAR to create evocative musical soundscapes and atmospheric pads that will emotionally charge your next modern cinematic production – from mystery and horror to sci-fi and thriller genres.

SUMMARY

• Expressive soundscapes and atmospheric pads creator
• 144 .nki patches
• 1,662 samples
• Total library size: 3.76GB
• Developed for the full (paid for) version of Kontakt 5.6.8 or higher
• Sounds recorded and processed by Hollywood Trailer sound designer Alessandro Camnasio
• Contains unique and highly useable FX for building textures
• Evolving, rich and complex sounds that would otherwise take hours to create
• Guest presets created by professional film composers
• Covers a wide frequency spectrum for ultimate versatility
• Highly customisable with easy to use controls
• The ideal tool for modern movie, tv and video game soundtracks
• Excellent for mysery, sci-fi, thriller and horror scenes
• Also great for dark ambient and electronic music
• Expert and beginner friendly
• 6 pages of simple controls deliver massive control
• Dive deeper with DRONAR's unique independent arpeggiators
• Random button for instant and inspiring new sounds
• Onboard FX provide further sound design opportunities 

Click here for full details about DRONAR: Cinematic Atmospheres

Subtle and simple. Vast and complex. From gritty, smooth and bold synth sounds to cutting-edge futuristic textures, SCULPTOR Epic Drops delivers the highest quality raw audio courtesy of Hollywood movie trailer sound designer Alessandro Camnasio with the incredibly easy to use sculpting options that Gothic Instruments tools has become renowned for.

Drops (also known as falls, downers and power-downs) are an essential feature of dance music and trailer sound design: incredible falling-pitch sonic glue which adds power and professionalism to any hit and stop, and SCULPTOR Epic Drops gives you the means to create them in an instant.

SUMMARY

• Developed for full version of Kontakt v5.6.8 or above
• Includes 79 nki presets including Guest Presets from specially selected composers
• Thousands of raw sounds from top Hollywood trailer sound designer Alessandro Camnasio
• Flexible, simple interface offers numerous of sculpting possibilities
• Add power and professionalism to any hit and stop
• Create drops ranging from simple and subtle to vast and complex
• Increase the drama within cinematic soundtracks and video games
• Create engaging transitions and release the tension of an epic build-up in electronic music productions
• Also ideal for SFX such as power-downs, futuristic sci-fi scenes and more
• Ideal companion to SCULPTOR Epic Risers
• Stuck for inspiration? Hit the RANDOM button for infinite new options
• Add depth and power with the SUPER button
• Total product size: 960 MB

Click here for full details about SCULPTOR Epic Drops

Add tension, darkness and mystery to your music and evoke instant emotions in your audience with DRONAR: Dark Synthesis - the fourth module in Gothic Instruments' incredibly successful series of Kontakt sound design tools.

Twisted. Bold. Supernatural. Disturbing. Industrial...

Heavily synthetic tones that are reminiscent of some of today's most popular TV dramas and complex cinematic sound design layers combine with DRONAR's critically acclaimed audio sculpting tools to make it easy to shape your own take on this sought after Synthwave/Retro Electro sound.

SUMMARY

• Expressive and innovative atmospheric sound creator
• Includes 127 .nki presets
• Total library size: 7.25GB
• Developed for the full (paid for) version of Kontakt 5.6 or higher
• Evolving, rich and complex sounds that would otherwise take hours to create
• From foreboding otherworldly and disturbing atmospheres to ethereal and mysterious soundscapes 
• The perfect companion for movie, tv and video game soundtracks
• Great for intros, breakdowns and backing layers in electronic music
• Expert and beginner friendly
• 6 pages of simple controls deliver massive control
• Create your own rhythm patterns in amongst the pad magic with the Rhythm Editor
• Dive deeper with DRONAR's unique independent arpeggiators
• Onboard FX provide further sound design options

Click here for full details about DRONAR Dark Synthesis

From the delightfully melodic to the utterly alarming, Gothic Instruments DRONAR Live Strings features a huge range of string articulations which, thanks to the easy-to-use DRONAR engine, spring to life to present hundreds of evolving, highly playable and expressive cinematic presets to add emotion and drama to your music.

With 10GB of world-class live recordings being fed into a huge multi-track modular plus synth, effect, arpeggio and rhythm sequencer controls, this is a powerful cinematic beast worthy of heaven and hell.

SUMMARY

• 731 presets in total
• Includes 204 .nki presets each built from 12 individual Drone presets
• 10GB of audio (compressed to 9GB in Kontakt’s lossless format)
• Developed for the full (paid for) version of Kontakt 5.6
• Performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Evolving, rich and complex sounds that would otherwise take hours to create
• Create creepy, otherworldly sci-fi atmospheres or rich, romantic, melodic pads
• From sharp, loud and dramatic to soft, soothing and dreamy
• Foreboding and suspenseful to relief and calm
• The perfect companion for movie, tv and video game soundtrack projects as well as Pop and Ambient music
• Expert and beginner friendly
• 4 ‘ambiences’ - Close (large ensemble, close mics), Small (small ensemble), Hall and Cathedral
• 6 pages of simple controls deliver massive control
• Create your own rhythm patterns in amongst the pad magic with the Rhythm Editor
• Dive deeper with DRONAR's unique independent arpeggiators
• Onboard FX provide further sound design options

Click here for full details about DRONAR: Live Strings Module

"Some of the Pads and Arpeggio patches that I’ve got out of this library are amazingly beautiful. [...] Dronar is an incredible library." - UK composer Ty Unwin

DRONAR Hybrid Module makes it astonishingly easy to create rich, dramatic, complex and evolving atmospheres with a set of controls designed to invite deep exploration, expression and discovery.

Incredibly innovative and addictive, there is nothing quite like DRONAR for offering so much live expression control - it will change the way you create atmospheric sounds.

SUMMARY

• Create a massive universe of sound from a single chord
• Incredibly simple, shimmering interface
• Massive control from 6 powerful dials
• Hold a few notes with one hand and turn the expressive dials with the other    
• Vast potential to create amazing, complex atmospheric sounds and expressively perform them
• 300 powerful presets
• 16GB of audio compressed down to 8GB
• Audio by Hollywood trailer sound designer Alessandro Camnasio (Mad Max, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them)
• Expressive live strings performed by players from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Below the surface, DRONAR is a vast modular multi-timbral synth/sampler with multiple independent arpeggiators.
• Record all your dial movements as DAW automation
• Works beautifully with external MIDI controllers

Click here for full details about DRONAR Hybrid Module 

Create a massive range of guitar-inflected textures from natural strummy accompaniments to wildly complex and awe-inspiring soundscapes with this second module for Gothic Instruments' critically acclaimed DRONAR.

DRONAR Guitarscapes features hundreds of beautiful presets and a huge set of controls designed to invite deep exploration, expression and discovery. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, you can create mind-expanding atmospheres simply from playing a very small number of notes.

SUMMARY

• Includes over 320 inspiring presets
• 5.89GB of sounds
• Developed for the full (paid for) version of Kontakt
• Sounds derived from recordings of mandolin, electric, acoustic and steel guitars
• Create huge shimmery pads, complex atmospheres and otherworldly soundscapes
• From organic and dreamy to incredibly dark and chaotic
• Simple controls deliver massive control
• Great for soundtrack projects as well as Indie, Rock, Pop and Ambient music
• Beginner and expert friendly
• Create your own rhythm patterns in amongst the pad magic with new Rhythm Editor
• Dive deeper with DRONAR's unique independent arpeggiators
• Onboard FX provide further sound design options

Click here for full details about DRONAR Guitarscapes

Packed with the highest quality raw sounds painstakingly crafted by top Hollywood trailer sound designer Alessandro Camnasio, SCULPTOR Epic Risers will produce incredible sounding sweeps and risers from just a few played notes. Simple yet dynamic features and controls mean you can also dive in deeper to sculpt and enhance your audio in infinite ways.

From subtle adrenaline-inducing risers to loud show-stopping crescendos, Epic Risers will add anticipation, energy and drama to your cinematic productions or electronic music tracks.

SUMMARY

• Developed for full version of Kontakt v5.6
• Includes 254 nki presets including Guest Presets from specially selected composers
• Thousands of raw sounds from top Hollywood trailer sound designer Alessandro Camnasio
• Flexible, simple interface offers thousands of sculpting possibilities
• Add drama to cinematic soundtracks and video games
• Create subtle risers that fuel nervous anticipation and unease
• Powerful show stopping crescendos to shock and surprise your audience
• Create engaging transitions and a rush of energy in electronic music productions
• Stuck for inspiration? Hit the RANDOM button for infinite new options
• Add depth and power with the SUPER button – use with care!
• Total product size: 497MB

Click here for full details about SCULPTOR: Epic Risers

SCULPTOR: Live Impacts Module is the first in a new series of exceptional sound design tools for Kontakt from Gothic Instruments – the developers behind the critically acclaimed DRONAR atmosphere generator. Create monstrous slamming impacts, ear splitting strikes and thundering blows in an instant with a set of simple, sound-shaping dials that also allow for a high level of customisation. Creating monumental events that induce panic, fear and excitement amongst your audience has never been easier!

SUMMARY

• Easily create slamming impact sounds
• Sounds sourced from fire, explosions, stone and metal
• Processed by Hollywood trailer sound designer Alessandro Camnasio
• Each impact made up of 2-3 elements for sonic complexity and variety
• Perfect for massive standalone impact sounds
• Great for building larger-than-life hybrid percussion
• Create a sense of a high speed incoming projectile with the Pre-Whoosh feature
• Increase tension by using the GAP dial to adjust time between whoosh and impact
• Get fresh inspiration with the RANDOM button for endless new impact sounds
• Additional controls and dedicated FX page for further customisation options
• Includes 82 highly useable presets
• Unique animated interface
• Perfect for video games, soundtracks and electronic/dance music
• Ideal for pop/rock productions when layered with more conventional drums
• Includes a 1.46GB set of impact sounds capturing every Sculptor factory preset as a huge set of aiff files!

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SCULPTOR: Massive Whooshes is the second module in Gothic Instruments' exciting series of innovative sound design tools for Kontakt, following on from the hugely popular Live Impacts module. Create speed, excitement, tension and surprise with a compelling combination of thousands of raw sounds and SCULPTOR's dynamic features and controls.

From adding a critical rush of excitement to a movie trailer, an intensifying SFX to a video game right through to building powerful transitions in your music, SCULPTOR: Massive Whooshes gives you the tools to inject an instant shot of drama into your productions that will impel your audience to sit up and listen.

SUMMARY

• Developed for the full version of Kontakt v5.6
• Effortlessly create huge transition sounds for a variety of media applications
• Essential tool for cinematic soundtracks and video games
• Excellent for smoothing over changes in your music
• Thousands of raw sounds created and processed by Hollywood trailer sound designer Alessandro Camnasio
• Sounds range from dark and intense to futuristic and airy
• Includes over 130 highly usable presets
• Easy-to-use interface with powerful customisation options and expressive control
• RANDOM button generates endless new options – never hear the same whoosh twice!
• Each whoosh made up of 3 elements for sonic complexity and variety

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With a retro futuristic vibe reminiscent of the classic 80's synth from which the sounds were derived, DRONAR Vintage Synth is Gothic Instrument’s sixth module in their critically acclaimed product line of atmosphere creation tools. 

Transport your audience into an evolving universe of sound, building trepidation, tension, energy and wonder. DRONAR instantly adds low, mid-range and high sounds plus FX so you barely need other sounds or instruments to quickly create a complete piece of atmospheric music.

 SUMMARY

• Expressive soundscapes and atmospheric pads creator  
• 259 .nki patches
• 2,589 samples
• Total library size: 3.43GB
• Developed for the full (paid for) version of Kontakt 5.7.1 or higher
• Raw audio material derived from a classic 80´s synth
• Sounds recorded and processed by Hollywood Trailer sound designer Alessandro Camnasio
• Evolving, rich and complex sounds that would otherwise take hours to create
• Highly customisable with easy to use controls
• The ideal tool for movie, tv and video game soundtracks
• Excellent for a wide range of genres
• Also great for dark ambient and electronic music
• Expert and beginner friendly
• 5 pages of simple controls deliver massive control
• Dive deeper with DRONAR´s unique independent arpeggiators
• Random button for instant and inspiring new sounds
• Onboard FX provide further sound design opportunities 

Click here for full details about DRONAR Vintage Synth

DRONAR Brass is the seventh module in Gothic Instruments’ hugely popular atmosphere creation series for Kontakt and brings a distinctively different sound to the product line.

Despite beginning its journey as recordings of a concert brass group in an English church hall, with DRONAR Brass what you DON’T get is a brass sample library. What you DO get are organic, evolving atmospheric pads and pulses with a rich brassy core that can convey a mood of peace as well as heroism. A soundtrack from a steampunk brasstopia where synths are made of brass and run on steam power...

SUMMARY

• Expressive and innovative atmospheric sound creator
• Includes 248 .nki presets 
• Total library size: 5.91GB compressed from 9GB of audio
• Developed for the full (paid for) version of Kontakt 5.7.3 or higher 
• Evolving, rich and complex pads and textures that would otherwise take hours to create 
• Sounds range from breathtakingly majestic to ethereal and uplifting 
• The perfect companion with DRONAR Live Strings for enhanced orchestral colours
• Highly suitable for movie, tv and video game soundtracks 
• Great for electronic and pop music
• Expert and beginner friendly 
• 6 pages of simple controls deliver massive control 
• Create your own rhythm patterns in amongst the pad magic with the Rhythm Editor
• Dive deeper with DRONAR's unique independent arpeggiators
• Onboard FX provide further sound design options

Click here for full details about DRONAR Brass

Conjure a complete universe of sound that evolves from darkness and trepidation to hope and promise with one of Gothic Instruments’ most versatile DRONAR modules released to date – DRONAR World Flutes.

Combining rich organic Chinese dizi, Irish whistle, ocarina and pan pipes textures with DRONAR’s deep, expressive and innovative atmospheric sound creation tools, it’ll take you just a few clicks to craft otherworldly yet deeply human atmospheres, pads, soundscapes and more to whisk your listeners on a journey from fear and suspense to uplifting optimism.

SUMMARY

• Expressive atmospheric sound creator
• Includes 192 snapshot presets
• 2,535 samples
• Total library size 10GB compressed to 6.5GB by Kontakt
• Developed for the full (paid for) version of Kontakt 5.8 or higher
• Sounds derived from Chinese dizi, Irish whistle, ocarina and pan pipes
• Evolving, rich and complex soundscapes, pads and textures that would otherwise take hours to create
• Craft sounds ranging from dark and ominous to uplifting and hopeful
• Highly suitable for a wide range of cinematic genres
• Adds interesting textures to ambient tracks.
• Expert and beginner friendly
• 7 pages of simple yet powerful features deliver massive control
• Dive deeper with DRONAR's unique independent arpeggiators
• Create your own rhythm patterns in amongst the pad magic with the Rhythm Editor
• Onboard FX provide further sound design opportunities.

Click here for full details about DRONAR World Flutes

Don’t be fooled by the name - yes Dronar Rolling Percussion has lots of great expressive drum and cymbals rolls (and can be used just for them!), but its main draw is a massive set of beautiful, rich atmospheric evolving pads from an exotic new sound-world.

The rich organic drums include timpani, tom-toms, bells, cymbals, gongs, triangles, tam-tams, bass drum, snares, vibraphone, angklung, xylophone and balafon.

They were performed, recorded and further processed by sound design expert Alessandro Camnasio. As well as natural untuned drum rolls, we get tuned versions of most sounds that can be played on a keyboard for chords and rich arpeggios, all beautifully responsive to Mod Wheel expression for powerful swells and crescendos.

SUMMARY

• Expressive atmospheric sound creator
• Includes 238 snapshot presets
• 2214 samples
• Compressed to 4GB by Kontakt
• Developed for the full (paid for) version of Kontakt 5.8 or higher
• Sounds derived from Timpani, Tom-Toms, Bells, Cymbals, Gongs, Triangles, Tam-Tams, Bass Drum, Snares, Vibraphone, Angklung, Xylophone      and Balafon
• Evolving, rich and complex soundscapes, pads and textures that would otherwise take hours to create
• An exotic new sound-world of forests, rainforests and alien deserts
• Glorious organic pads, and powerful percussion rolls
• Expert and beginner friendly
• 7 pages of simple yet powerful features deliver massive control
• Dive deeper with DRONAR's unique independent arpeggiators
• Create your own rhythm patterns in amongst the pad magic with the Rhythm Editor
• Onboard FX provide further sound design opportunities

Click here for full details about DRONAR Rolling Percussion

Orchestral Woodwinds can create complex, mind-expanding atmospheres triggered by just a few keys (one to four recommended). The DRONAR Engine automatically spreads out the chord in the mid-range, adds a root bass note, a high note and then adds evolving sound effects. Eight simultaneous different sounds are then animated with LFOs, a rhythm sequencer and arpeggiators to bring them to life. The results are rich and dramatic.

Perfect for media composers and sound designers, Orchestral Woodwinds has been built around premium recordings of flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe and bassoon performances.

SUMMARY

• 204 premium presets hand-crafted by experienced sound designers
• 8.5GB core library 
• Powered by the award-winning updated DRONAR Engine 
• Developed for the full version of Kontakt (5.8 or above)
• Sound library includes flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe and bassoon performances from leading professional session players
• 6 pages of simple controls deliver massive control
• Save time on creating complex soundscapes which would normally take hours to create
• Super low loading times with new snapshots system
• Use the Mod-Wheel to control the 'Intensity' parameter to open up the expressive power of DRONAR
• Loyalty discount for existing DRONAR users

 Click here for full details of DRONAR Orchestral Woodwinds

After 3 years Distorchestra is the final DRONAR. Harking back to the cinematic sound of their popular first “Hybrid” module, Distorchestra uses orchestral samples (strings, brass and woodwinds) processed by sound design genius Alessandro Camnasio (Aquaman, Us, Fantastic Beasts) to create an infinity of complex, organic pad textures. The sounds range from beautiful and emotional to tense and horrific but they are always expressive, cinematic and the highest possible quality.

DRONAR is a deep, expressive and innovative atmospheric sound creator, each module exploring a different area of sound & music. In Distorchestra, live recordings of brass, woodwinds and strings effects and notes have been expertly processed and transformed by sound design master Alessandro Camnasio into strange new sounds that retain the organic, cinematic quality of the original audio. In DRONAR’s glorious engine 8 separate sounds are animated by independent arpeggiators and modulations to conjure an otherworldly, evolving synth engine.


Key Features:

• 200+ premium presets hand-crafted by experienced sound designers
• 5GB core library 
• Powered by the award-winning updated DRONAR Engine 
• A one of a kind, processed orchestra at your fingertips
• Sound library includes brass, string and woodwind performances from leading professional session players
• 6 pages of simple controls deliver infinite creative potential
• Save time on creating complex soundscapes which would normally take hours to create
• Super low loading times with new snapshots system
• Loyalty discount for existing DRONAR users

 Click here for full details of DRONAR Distorchestra

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"The string samples themselves represent a diversity of articulations and sounds - the patch-building possibilities are endless. The best Dronar yet!"
- Rated 9/10 - Computer Music reviews DRONAR Live Strings

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"Dronar Live Strings is a magnificent sound module that delivers versatile and evolving cinematic soundscapes. An inspiring addition to any composer's toolkit."
- Epicomposer.com Click here to read the review in full

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"Ultimately this is an excellent tool for scoring, game and movie sound design and similar applications. Even played with just a couple of keys, it is able to generate organic, pulsing, complex and sometimes terrifying string parts and with great tweakability, can be bent to do pretty much anything you could ask of it."
- AskAudio reviews DRONAR Live Strings Click here to read the review in full

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"The sounds are absolutely massive, a collection of strikes, metallic hits, earthquake and missile sounds, collisions, thunder and more. Used in isolation they are perfect for movie sound, with exactly the kind of character you'd expect from a blockbuster. Layered with drums they can be used to create huge percussion parts, again of the kind you hear in games or movies."
- AskAudio.com Click here to read the review in full

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"Gothic Instruments claims that 'creating monumental events that induce panic, fear and excitement amongst your audience has never been easier'. If you ask my neighbour's cat its opinion on the matter, I'm absolutely certain that it would wholeheartedly agree with you."
- MI-Pro Click here to read the review in full

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"Some of the Pads and Arpeggio patches that I've got out of this library are amazingly beautiful.[...] Dronar is an incredible library."
- UK Composer Ty Unwin. Read Ty's review in full on the T+S blog 

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"DRONAR is difficult to ignore, offering as it does a significant chunk of finally-produced, often luxurious material at a very reasonable price. Whether you're into dark drones or questing for the ultimate pad, ambience or tripped-out cinematic moodgasm, it comes highly recommended."
- Sound on Sound

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"An incredible bit of software that will appeal to any musician, composer or producer looking to thicken up their sound!"
- MI-PRO Click here to read the review in full

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"It will most readily attract the interest of sound designers and music-for-media composers who will love the sonic complexity and variation afforded by so immediate an interface. For producers making dance and pop music who are looking for deep, rich, evolving sounds, it's also well worth a look."
- Resident Advisor Read the review in full

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