Think of this not as a sound design toolbox but as a custom upright piano with a unique voice. We created it with the same love and care that makes our Pearl Concert Grand a staple choice for many composers.
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More info: Minima (requires the full version of Native Instruments Kontakt) I tend to go straight to thinking about media composition with libraries like this because that’s what I hear more than any other music I make.īut, I’m sure many of you will find different ways to use these instruments in your work – worth a look! I like it, and I think it’s a nice addition for anyone who likes to compose for video, despite the full/free Kontakt complaints that most of us share. I find those kinds of pianos are great for reflective music for film, either sparsely placed notes subtly pushing the audience towards a particular emotion or even an ostinato that you don’t mind getting a bit cloudy/muddy. In the proper context, it’s lovely, and I’d probably see it in the same light as Spitfire Audio’s Cinematic Soft Piano in terms of the way I use it.
Some are calm and perfect as a bed for something else others have more rhythm and motion.Įverything is very dreamy, which is a common theme for a minimalist library of this kind.Įven the piano is very dreamy, but I like that it limits when and how I’d use it, but that’s the point. The pads are a combination of hardware synths and organic samples that have a really cinematic quality. It sounds like a silly thing to say because we can assume all library/plugin creators have a passion for music, but I like it when the creators are coming from the same perspective as the end-user, and not just from a technical standpoint.įrom the included instruments, I’d find a use for just about all of them, but I have a few favorites, which are the pads and the piano. I don’t yet know much about the team behind these sounds, but I like the line they use, made by musicians, for musicians. The layout is minimalist, too, with control over instrument selection, pitch/pan, a single FX knob, and not much else. The library includes a C3 rehearsal piano, a glockenspiel, guitars, pads, and more. As the name suggests, Minima is a collection of instruments (14 in total) that are suited to creating minimalist music.