An Impact Soundworks Sample Library
Compatible with Kontakt 4+
Concept, Design, & Editing by Ali Lacey / Recording by Ali Lacey & Liam Lacey
Programming & Scripting by Iain Morland / Script Design by Andrew Aversa & Iain Morland
Additional Sound Design by Iain Morland & Steven Burns
Art & UI Design: Dickie Chapin (Constructive Stumblings)
I
NTRODUCTION
"When someone mentions a Toy Piano, the last things you would think are 50Hz Booms, sub drops, eerie textures,
bows and big percussive hits. But have you ever actually pondered the cinematic qualities a toy piano might have?"
This was a question posted by sound designer and recordist Ali Lacey, who conceptualized, designed, edited and
recorded Curio in collaboration with Impact Soundworks. After seeing Ali's brilliant approach to recording,
preparing, deconstructing and otherwise mangling a miniature grand piano, we reached out to him and worked
together to create the instrument you have before you.
Curio goes far beyond the traditional concept of a toy or miniature piano. Though it does contain detailed, deepsampled mallet hits and plucks, there is a treasure trove of material created through both acoustic and electronic
sound design such as a surprising array of deep and bassy hits, taps, textures, impacts, ambiences, bowed sweeps,
re-synthesized tonal elements and much more.
We're very proud of this instrument, which we think you will find highly useful and very inspiring for all types of
scoring and music production, from tension, horror, and dramatic underscore, to ambient, epic, and beyond.
I
NSTALLATION
To use the library, you must first ensure that you have the full version of Native Instruments KONTAKT 4 (or
higher).
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/synths-samplers/kontakt-5/
Verify that you have downloaded all RAR files for the library, and proceed to extract part1 only using a program
like WinRAR (PC) or UnRarX (Mac). Place the extracted folder in the location of your choice. Then, using Kontakt's
file browser, or by dragging and dropping from the folder, load an .NKI from the Instruments folder.
A set of WAV files is also included with the library. These are separate from the .NCW files used by the Kontakt
patches. You can use the WAVs to create new sounds, drag and drop in your DAW, or edit and mangle further
however you want!
P
ATCH LIST
Curio Bowed Ambience
A chromatic, atonal & inharmonic textural sound mapped across the keyboard.
Curio Bowed KS
An assortment of bowed FX such as scrapes and overtones mapped on white keys from C2 to C4. Pressing D4 or E4
switches between Dry and Wet versions of the sounds, respectively.
Curio Chromatic Bass Mallet / Alt Tuning
Deeply multisampled chromatic mallet strikes starting at C0 to C6. These sounds utilize extra processing to
accentuate and 'focus' the bass notes compared to the normal Mallet patch. The Alt Tuning version re-centers the
tuning of the patch, which may fit with your other instruments better.
Curio Chromatic Bass Plucked
Multisampled chromatic tuned plucks of the toy piano starting at C0 to C6. As with the bass mallet, these sounds
utilize extra processing to accentuate and 'focus' the bass notes compared to the normal Plucked patch.
Curio Chromatic Blown Glass
A chromatic designed patch with a swirling, airy tonality and de-emphasized attack.
Curio Chromatic Grandfather Clock
An evocative chromatic patch simulating the bell-like overtones of a grandfather clock. Best played slowly.
Curio Chromatic Hybrid Xylophone
A chromatic designed patch with a strong attack and ferociously swirling, noisy 'splash'.
Curio Chromatic Lucid Dreaming
A reverberant chromatic patch with long, complex reverb tail.
Curio Chromatic Mallet / Alt Tuning
Deeply multisampled chromatic mallet strikes starting at A1 to A4. Recorded dry, this is an ideal patch to start with
when looking for a melodic sound. The Alt Tuning version re-centers the tuning of the patch, which may fit with
your other instruments better.
Curio Chromatic Plucked
Multisampled chromatic tuned plucks of the toy piano starting at C2 to C5. Compared to the Mallet articulation,
plucks are somewhat more focused with less mallet/key noise.
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