Phoenix is a powerful tool for creating string and choir sustains with movement and character. The scale can be fully customised, and there is a wide selection of presets as well. When you play, each note in Obelisk will be harmonized at intervals you choose. It will be a study of chords and scales. The script will detect your playing speed, velocity and interval and can change the legato controls on the fly. It said this is good.
Have to admit it's kind of fun, how much more productive it will make me remains to be seen. In addition, Obelisk can be configured to limit harmony within a given key and scale, which guarantees that it will fit all your music. Each channel can be set up with a chord of your choosing and can be assigned a keyswitch. In actuality, the filter is more like an individual volume control for each of the frequency bands. This product requires the paid version of Kontakt. Key features: Very easy to use, does not require a theory of music.
By simply selecting the intervals any harmony can be created. You can just replace the old Obelisk files with the new ones with no negative consequences. These 2 music boxes are complimented by a small collection of other sounds, designed to blend well with the music box tones. . Any signal above the threshold at a given point gets through. I imagined the strings swell and move in time to the aurora, this idea inspired the graphical interface. Each layer has 4 effect slots, these have the categories Sculpt, Blur and Modify, with each category having a selection of effects available such as; reverb, convolution, tone, filters and distortion.
Colourform is a Kontakt instrument designed to create picturesque organic sounds. This allows for a consonant result no matter what notes you play. This control is essential for creating swells and movement in your performances. Slow is ideal for cinematic atmospheres or ambient music. If you all remember 7 aliens harmonizer, this is finally the replacement for this I have been looking for. Using the mod matrix it's easy to set up these controls to dynamically change to your playing.
Scripted Legato and PortamentoThe legato and portamento is completely customisable. Have to admit it's kind of fun, how much more productive it will make me remains to be seen. Thanks Art for the details. I am not much of a keyboard player - no desire at this stage in my life to learn the intricate hand contortions of different chord progressions. It was a no-brainer for me since I love the beautiful, lush sounding instruments from Frozen Plain. Should be fine to add to Cthulhu, Autotheory and those things in Reason. I've been using this since it was released last week.
Arctic Strings will sound great out of the box and there are plenty of presets to choose from. When Obelisk is set to constrain mode, the chords are shifted to fit into the given key and scale. You have 4 channels or 'slots' , each can be set up with a chord, and optionally set to constrain to a key and scale. Overview Essentially, Obelisk splits the incoming signal into 256 or 512 individual frequency bands. The library is quite unlike anything else, it offers an unique inspiration experience and is perfect for atmospheric and ambient strings. Dynamically switch or automate the chord change.
The library includes 7 different sounds that can be layered together, an arpeggiator and an effects page. The samples are wide and lush stereo recordings from a medium sized string ensemble recorded in a church. It is also good to switch between 4 channels. As well as the crossfade this slider controls the volume to a certain extent, the intensity of the volume can be edited within the mod matrix. Obelisk works particularly well when connected up to pads or string sounds, allowing easy experimentation of lush harmony.
This product requires the paid version of Kontakt. Thankfully, Artificial Audio has provided a Rescue button to clear the delay buffers, putting an end to any runaway feedback. Dynamics and VolumeControl the dynamics and volume with the dynamics slider. It's the sort of plug-in that can engender entirely new ideas from even the most mundane source. Choose the behavior of the retrigger — either hold the note for the pads , or initiate it each time. They are incredibly easy to use and fill that gap between detailed realism and smooth rich pads.
If you enjoyed the free Victorian Music box, but want more options for realism and sound design, then Dual Music box is perfect for you. Terracotta is also an excellent sound design tool, capable of anything from smooth ambiances to melodic percussion. I began to draw a link between this and the real life spectacle of the northern lights. As well as this, Obelisk contains an algorithm for constraining the output to a given key and scale. There are a variety of chord and interval presets to choose from.
I use it very often and I love to setup the chord track with all chords I need for the song, so I can just drag and drop them to the desired instrument track and I´m ready to go. After hovering over a control for a moment, Obelisk will show popup tool-tips explaining the function of the control. Each effect is represented as a coloured line in the Analyzer Point View, which is a sort of spectral inspector that displays the incoming or outgoing frequencies, level, beat grid for the delay and more Effects can be edited by creating and moving points on the coloured lines representing them. You get a zip file with two. As you play, pressing the keyswitch changes the channel and therefore allows you to mix different chords, keys and scales in the same performance.