Product Description

• Cacophony (kah-kof-oh-nee): A Discordant and Chaotic Mixture of Sounds. Cacophony is easily the most massive collection of live concert hall performance sound effects
• room tones
• crowd reactions
• orchestral tuning drones and incidental sound effects you will find anywhere. As everything accelerates toward technical perfection and hyperrealism in the musical world with the help of technology
• it's important to remember the living flaws and details that make the experience of listening to live music so immersive. What is often most missing is the ghost of the place
• the murmur and roar of the audience
• the players tuning up - all of those little sounds in between. In their absence
• something can often feel missing
• although you cannot always put your finger on what. Soundiron have been recording orchestras
• ensembles and solo performers regularly for nearly 2 decades
• slowly building a deep and authentic collection of concert hall roomtones
• all manner of audience applauses
• murmurs and reactions
• pit orchestra and ensemble tuning cacophonies
• warm-ups
• incidental sound effects
• from great to These elements can be used for sound design in any style of music
• video games
• movies
• television and apps
• or to simulate the environment of a live performance whenever you need it. The possibilities are endless. Contents The Kontakt interface includes a suite of automation-ready sound-shaping controls to give you total creative flexibility. You have control over swell
• attack
• release
• offset
• vibrato
• filter
• pitch (coarse & fine)
• articulation switching
• cross-fading and layering
• and so much more. Soundiron also included 20 unique sound-designed custom FX presets to give you lots of creative options. This library comes with an adaptable LFO system
• with selectable LFO shape
• modulation target parameter
• speed
• intensity
• tempo-syncing and fade-in time. You can also apply your choice of 12 lowpass
• high-pass and FX filters
• with assignable modulation targets such as velocity
• modwheel
• expression
• after-touch
• key position and step-sequencer table control. Soundiron's customizable arpeggiator offers a velocity table and control over arp direction
• timing
• swing
• randomization and duration. Soundiron have included a key and scale lock system to constrain your notes to common scales and keys for easy melodic composition and live performance. The interface is rounded-out by Soundiron's modular FX rack panel
• with 18 different DSP effect modules that you can assign in any of 10 available slots
• in any order that you wish. You’ll find classic phaser
• flanger
• delay
• distortion
• amp and cab simulators
• compressors
• rotator and so much more. The Reverb effect includes Soundiron's favourite convolution reverb impulse responses
• including 99 different rooms
• halls
• chambers and outdoor environments
• plus another 40 custom FX impulses to radically transform the sound and open up whole new worlds of musical possibility. Soundiron have added a great bank of FX rack chain factory presets to get you started! Kontakt Format This library is designed for the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.5 or later. Kontakt is an industry-standard advanced virtual instrument software platform. This is a standard Kontakt open-format library
• so the free Kontakt Player does not fully support it and can only run it in a limited "demo mode". However
• the sample directories are unlocked so you can use them in other wav-compatible software
• sampler and synth formats. The special Libraries tab doesn't support this open-format Kontakt library
• but you can use the standard File browser tab and import this library into the Kontakt Quickload window for easy loading and navigation. Features One master NKI instrument bank in open Kontakt format. Orchestra Tuning & Warmup
• Audience Noises
• Concert Hall SFX
• Roomtones. 20 Ambience patches created from the source content. 24 bit / 48 kHz uncompressed PCM wav samples. 20 Custom Sound-Designed FX and Ambient presets. Unlocked Kontakt presets and wav samples to allow user customization. 765 Stereo WAV files. 12.6 GB installed. Flexible and intuitive multi-layer user interface controls
• with LFO
• filter
• glide
• and arpeggiator. Full FX rack with convolution reverb with custom rooms
• halls
• chambers & FX environments. System Requirements Windows 7 or higher. Mac OSX 10.9 or higher. Dual-Core CPU
• 2 GB System Ram
• SATA or SSD hard drive recommended for this library. The full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt version 5.5 (or later) is required to use .nki instrument presets included in this library. The free Kontakt "Player" and "Add Library" import process do not support this standard open-format Kontakt library. Important Notes: The FULL Version of Kontakt 5.5.0+ is required in order to use this instrument. You will be stuck in DEMO MODE if trying to use this instrument in the FREE Kontakt Player. Note: Sonespheres 1 - Distance is used as the example. Mac Installation 1. Download the installer from within your Plugin Boutique User Account > double-click the .zip file to extract the contents. 2. Double-click the .dmg file to begin the installation. 3. Enter your serial number
• found within your Plugin Boutique User Account > Click 'Verify'. 4. Click 'Okay'. 5. Read the Software Licensing Agreement > Click 'I Agree'. 6. Enter your name and email address > Click 'Confirm'. 7. Choose the download and install locations > Click 'Install'. 8. The installation is complete > Click 'Exit'. 9. Open Kontakt and click on the 'Files' tab. 10. Navigate to the location you chose to install your product in step 7 > Select the 'Instruments' folder. 11. Click and drag the .nki file into the main empty window in Kontakt. Your software is now ready to use in standalone or in your DAW! Windows Installation 1. Download the installer from within your Plugin Boutique User Account > Double-click the .exe file to begin the installation. 2. Enter your serial number
• found within your Plugin Boutique User Account > Click 'Verify'. 3. Click 'Okay'. 4. Read the Software Licensing Agreement > Click 'I Agree'. 5. Enter your name and email address > Click 'Confirm'. 6. Choose the download and install locations > Click 'Install'. 7. The installation is complete > Click 'Exit'. 8. Open Kontakt and click on the 'Files' tab. 9. Navigate to the location you chose to install your product in step 7 > Select the 'Instruments' folder. 10. Click and drag the .nki file into the main empty window in Kontakt. Your software is now ready to use in standalone or in your DAW!

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About the Soundiron Cacophony

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Why Choose the Soundiron Cacophony?

• •Authentic Soundiron craftsmanship and design
• •Versatile sound suitable for multiple musical genres
• •Professional build quality and reliable performance
• •Part of Soundiron's respected Kontakt Instrument lineup

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