Soundiron introduces Crystal for Kontakt

Crystal was made from glass recordings and processing, which were then mastered to get a 692 sound collection that can be worked within the onboard sequencer and arpeggiator. The Kontakt GUI features attack and release controls, transient offset, dynamic swell, a sweepable filter as well as a DSP effect rack that includes a convolution reverb with multiple space IRs (cathedrals, garage, tunnels, halls…), EQ, filter, phaser, flanger, delay, distortion, amp and cab simulations and more.

Features:

• 8 Kontakt instrument presets with dozens of articulations, performance controls, vibrato/ring modulation and more
• 19 presets percussion kits
• 88 kicks organized in 2 categories
• 113 snares organized in 2 categories
• 72 “strange” toms organized in 2 categories
• 51 splash, crash, click, beep and snap sounds organized in 2 categories
• 131 short and long strikes, stingers and stabs organized in 4 categories
• 219 glass acoustic multisamples
• 18 ambience, atmosphere and pad presets
• 692 samples in total
• 737 MB of content
• 24-bit / 48 kHz stereo WAV uncompressed samples
• Kontakt presets and WAV files are unlocked for customization

The .nki presets in Crystal require the full version of Kontakt 5.5 and later. The library is available for the introductory price of $29 instead of $39 at soundiron.com.