ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS 2 contains three unique synthesizers, two inspiring drum machines and three highly versatile effect units, all of which offer an unprecedented level of sonic sophistication and visual polish. The collection offers a powerful and highly creative toolkit for contemporary electronic music and sound design, and showcases the amazing potential of NI´s modular sound design software REAKTOR at its best.
Sound design for ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS 2 was done by artists like BT, Exile,
Jam El Mar, Junkie XL, Machinehead, Photek, Richard Davis, Richard Devine, Speedy
J, Telefon Tel Aviv and others.
The eight instruments included in ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS 2 are:
PHOTONE - Hybrid Master Synthesizer
A polyphonic powerhouse of a synthesizer that redefines the standard for REAKTOR
synthesis. Photone boasts an extensive array of special features including custom
oscillator types, flexible filter routing, analogue "drift" and detuning
emulation as well as a slew of advanced modulation options.
LIMELITE - Advanced Beat Composer
The weapon of choice for hypermodern beats of all sorts. Combining a powerful
step sequencer with a careful selection of samples and an awesome array of effect
processors, Limelite takes the beatbox concept to a whole new level.
METAPHYSICAL FUNCTION - Dynamic Soundscape Synthesizer
Far more than "just another synthesizer", Metaphysical Function offers
a truly engaging audiovisual experience with a vast and unique sonic palette
ranging from beautiful soothing tones to dark, disturbing soundscapes.
KRYPT - Granular Drum Machine
This is a loop generator quite unlike any other. Krypt consists of a programmable
granular sampler wired to a six-channel sequencer with an intelligent pattern
generation algorithm, and is capable of generating polymorphic beats which are
simply unheard of.
AKKORD - Sequenced Chord Generator
By chaining together a highly specialised synthesis engine with a practical
polyphonic pattern sequencer, Akkord excels at generating rich chord sequences
as well as dynamic monophonic lines.
FAST FX - Advanced Performance Effects
A combination of six unusual effects that turn any track into something really
unique - by slicing, filtering, gating, looping and "freezing" the
signal in unspeakable ways. Fast FX also features a special ‘live’
snapshot system, which makes it perfect for live performance.
RESOCHORD - Programmable Polyphonic Resonator
This powerful resonator imprints harmonic structures onto any input signal,
including percussive sounds with no existing harmonics. Resochord integrates
six feedback units, each resonating at a different frequency, to generate rich
and luscious chords from every material which is fed into it.
CYAN - Extended Vintage Chorus
A high-quality chorus and much more than that. Cyan offers many exciting sound-shaping
possibilities through advanced features such as tempo synchronisation and flexible
delay modulation control.
All eight instruments are for use within REAKTOR 4 and REAKTOR SESSION and
can therefore be deployed in all plug-in formats that REAKTOR supports. Within
REAKTOR 4, all instruments can also be freely edited and modified.
The ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS 2 collection will be available in September 2004
for a suggested retail price of $119 / 99 Euro from authorized dealers and in
the NI Online Shop.
Minimum Requirements
REAKTOR 4.1.3 or REAKTOR SESSION 1.1.3
Windows XP, Pentium IV 1GHz / Athlon XP 1.4 GHz, 384 MB RAM
Mac OS 10.2.6, G4 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS 2 is available for a suggested retail price of $119
/ 99 Euro from authorized dealers and in the NI Online Shop.
For more information as well as for audio demos in MP3 format, please see www.native-instruments.com/ei2.info
