Sample Instrument and Presets

Sampled from an original Yamaha DX7, this Decent Sampler instrument presents the classic E. Piano patch in two flavors - clean, and with a heavy serving of cassette tape saturation, flutter, and wow. Each instrument includes both a “light” and a “dark” themed user interface.

Sampled from an original Yamaha DX7, this Decent Sampler instrument presents the classic Flutes patch in two flavors - clean, and with a heavy serving of cassette tape saturation, flutter, and wow. Each instrument includes both a “light” and a “dark” themed user interface.

Sampled from an original Yamaha DX7, this Decent Sampler instrument presents the classic Voices patch in two flavors - clean, and with a heavy serving of cassette tape saturation, flutter, and wow. Each instrument included both a “light” and a “dark” themed user interface.

Sampled from an original Yamaha DX7, this Decent Sampler instrument presents the classic Horns patch in two flavors - clean, and with a heavy serving of cassette tape saturation, flutter, and wow. Each instrument includes both a “light” and a “dark” themed user interface.

Sampled from an original Yamaha DX7, this Decent Sampler instrument presents the classic Strings patch in two flavors - clean, and with a heavy serving of cassette tape saturation, flutter, and wow. Each instrument includes both a “light” and a “dark” themed user interface.

This Kontakt instrument puts the heart, soul, and vibes of the classic Roland SH-101 at your fingertips. And, unlike its inspiration, it is fully polyphonic!

Please note, that you will need Kontakt 6 or the free Kontakt 6 Player to use this.

Don't feel like paying for it, or just want to learn how to build this for yourself? Check out the How-to Doc

Sampled from an original Yamaha DX7 the DRD_FM-Strings series brings you the surprisingly warm and rich tones of this iconic FM synth with the expanded and updated conveniences and capabilities of Native Instruments' Kontakt. This collection of Kontakt instruments is inspired by the DX7's "Strings" patch and offers seven, carefully sampled DX7 algorithms each with their own unique sonic characteristics ranging from Alg-01's soft, creamy waveforms to the jagged, driving punchiness of Alg-07.

Each instrument features:

• Two AHDSR envelopes, one for the volume and another for modulating the filter's cutoff frequency.

• The distinctive Pro-53 lowpass filter.

• The ability to control or randomize the sample start location to achieve endless variation in attack qualities.

• Analog style pitch drift.

• Up to 32 unison voices with independent width and voice detuning controls.

• And up to 1000 note polyphony.

I love everything about the Piano Book project and the community of people that surround it. So I thought I would send a little love back into the community with this Kontakt instrument that is based upon one of my favorite pianos - Air Piano. I used the samples from this piano to create three different Kontakt instruments:

• Full = All samples mapped to their respective key, velocity, and release triggers.

• Hard = Only the 'mf' samples and release triggers

• Soft = Only the 'p' samples and release triggers

For each of the instruments, I designed a user interface that was inspired by and uses elements from the Piano Book website to provide control over things like mic mixes, stereo-width, and velocity sensitivity. In addition to these standard controls, I also added a knob, called 'color,' which crossfades between the normal samples and those that I altered to be warmer and softer.

I hope that the community finds these instruments as useful and inspiring as I have.

with love from,

Daniel Dehaan

I love everything about the Piano Book project and the community of people that surround it. So I thought I would send a little love back into the community with this Kontakt instrument that is based upon one of my favorite pianos - Max's Bentley Upright. I used the samples from this piano to create three different Kontakt instruments:

• Full = All samples mapped to their respective key, velocity, and release triggers.

• Hard = Only the 'mf' samples and release triggers

• Soft = Only the 'p' samples and release triggers

For each of the instruments, I designed a user interface that was inspired by and uses elements from the Piano Book website to provide control over things like mic mixes, stereo-width, and velocity sensitivity. In addition to these standard controls, I also added a knob, called 'color,' which crossfades between the normal samples and those that I altered to be warmer and softer.

I hope that the community finds these instruments as useful and inspiring as I have.

with love from,

Daniel Dehaan

Even a digital heart can feel its analog soul.

Why fall asleep alone when you can have your favorite synth sing you to sleep.

Don't fall asleep with this preset still running! This preset speaks with the voices of ancient synths. Grab your mod wheel and let the darkness shine through.

Some delicious pentatonic drones and wandering melodic noodling. Who needs yoga when you have sounds like this?

One of my favorite things to do with any synth as powerful as Vital is is to try and create a complete jam (Melody, Bass, and Drums) all within one instance of a synth. Here is a preset for Vital doing just that. Enjoy!