Exploring Creative Sound Design Instruments from Slate + Ash | Native Instruments

[@NativeInstruments]

Save on the complete collection of creative processing instruments, including Landforms: bit.ly/3yEV9M8 😎

[@Mu1974]

That's a link to the Japanese site or something went wrong during trying to figure out my locale

[@Mu1974]

No hang on, visiting the website from my bookmarks also leads me to the Japanese website. Remarkable. Still not sure if it is my device or the server acting up

[@mrbackzpace]

Looks really inspiring for ambient textures!

[@simontomalik1095]

This is such a killer, I think it's one of the most underrated beasts, honestly

[@thtithilrunagate4577]

Did I just hear that it's MPE compatible? From an N.I. instrument? FINALLY

[@skipstream2]

One of them is. The others aren’t. Auras is and it’s brilliant. And it’s three year’s old

[@thtithilrunagate4577]

@@skipstream2 That's good to know. As someone who owns K13 Collector's it's one of the only NI instruments I don't own, and I essentially refuse to buy non-NKS plug-ins that don't support MPE as I use Embodme's EraeTouch, Roli, AromSQ, KMI's QuNeo and SoftStep 2, and Artiphon's Instrument 1 and Orba

[@Iredidv]

Nks?

[@uwebaganz5144]

@@Iredidv native kontrol standard - you have all parameters pre mapped in rows of 8 encoders, you can browse all presets easily also from different instruments at once, really cool to have, let's say you search for a bass sound, you then get bass sounds from all instruments you own with nks

[@sirvazo1633]

Looking forward to buying Landforms when it next goes on sale

[@SaschaB82]

Looks and sounds amazing but... that price... (and that's on sale too lol)

[@HearBobbyRoar]

Convert this KZbin video into an MP3 and sample out the sounds from this video

[@HearBobbyRoar]

You won't get all, but you can harvest what's clear

[@MzMilenaMusic]

You think this is bad, you should look up Spitfire… 😅

[@SilentAssassin01234]

These are probably some of the best VSTs out there. It is just a shame about the CPU usage, even with an i9 9990k @ 4GHz I get upto 50% usage with just one Cycles preset.

[@domanca-dk3mx]

best libraries ever

[@ilandzmusic7848]

6:22 & 14:31 are goated

[@Rgdonaire_07]

Great instruments. I own auras and cycles and love them both. If only slate and ash optímized Cycles’s cpu usage it would make it usable. It destroys my m1 pro processor when trying to play polyphonic patches. And yes I can increase buffer size but with such a powerful cpu it does not make sense.

[@christopherdonnelly6154]

Wow really I was thinking of upgrading to M1 thinking that I wouldn’t have problems for slate and ash plug ins that’s sad

[@christopherdonnelly6154]

How much ram you have?

[@Rgdonaire_07]

@@christopherdonnelly6154 sorry I did not reply earlier… I have 32g of ram. I had the same thought about M1. But if plugin coding is not optimized it will break your m1 for sure.

[@TheRickymak]

How many cpu cores do you have on your M1 Pro? Thinking about getting the new m2 pro Mac mini. Thanks

[@SilentAssassin01234]

@@TheRickymakI have a 16 core I9 9990k and even that gets ranked really. CPU usage can get as high as 50% with just one pattern. I think for now, until equipment gets better, it would be best to use this to create loops and freeze them to save cpu usage.

[@dazeja]

Damn it, I spent that price for cycles and auras together. I could've had landforms also for the same price.

[@jamesangusmusic]

Hi, will it auto assign to any midi controller?

[@OHHnoYOUdidntMAN]

Slat + Ash need to optimize their plugins. TOO MUCH CPU USAGE 😭😫

[@stackerman2800]

it's extremely powerful granular synthesis it's not meant for your 16 gb ram laptop

[@christopherdonnelly6154]

What specs you think you need to run these plug ins smoothly?

[@Rgdonaire_07]

@@stackerman2800 I have 32gig m1 pro and cycles breaks it in 128 buffer size for a polyphonic patch. Performance is subpar. Great plug-in but very power hungry. In order to play chords I have to increase buffer size a fair bit.

[@kenr.b.891]

@@Rgdonaire_07 M1 is apple, what would be a PC requirement?

[@dazeja]

I actually built a desktop pc just for these products.

[@tendingtropic7778]

nice, what is that midi controller with the faders at 14.56min? anyone know?

[@myrmur]

Uao. Also which Kontakt version is that one? I’d like to fave the presets as well but I have a different one for my Mac Monterey which doesn’t seem to have that function

[@nightmarevstplugin3944]

Nice

[@BogdanO45]

That USB fader box at 14:26 looks pretty cool! Who makes it?

[@WeakinreviewOrg]

It is a 16n Faderbank, which is an open source project, with kits available. The one in the video is available to purchase pre-built from Slate+Ash it seems.

[@Rami-bi9xj]

The user interface looks a bit blank comparing it to your other stuff.

[@R0bstar-YT]

"Other stuff" these are Slate + Ash's only major plugins. They've been out for years now, and it is their bespoke aesthetic. Oh, you glanced right past that fact and thought these were NI in house instruments, I see.

[@timb8970]

Seriously, that seems like a hefty price tag. Looks like a great product though!

[@kallpakk]

Compatible with the plus?

[@NativeInstruments]

In controller mode 👍

[@bonafontciel]

write chords send them to a reverb, then Tantra. Much cheaper that this pre-madre stuff.

[@drvoodoo3073]

There's a Reverb module in Tantra 2

[@sunnyschramm9650]

sadly afterall this years there were no optimizations. a lot of single-programms will kill your new 8-core cpu easily 😞

[@xp50player]

Get serious with that pricing.

[@skipstream2]

Very reasonable for what you get. These were all > £200 on release. They’re not hobbyist products. Cycles alone is heavily featured in three trailers I had placements with. Paid for themesleves many times over

[@simcard4296]

Str8 up ! You can buy a entirely new Maschine Controller or a physical synth at that price ! What are they smoking at Native Instruments! ?

[@R0bstar-YT]

@@simcard4296 Number one, those are Slate + Ash prices, this it not a NI product, they simply use Kontakt as the sample engine. Number two, Landforms is over 400 bucks on its own, has a wealth of excellently sampled orchestral instruments across a large number of articulations, and it represents the bulk of the price. Landforms can easily take the place of a traditional orchestral library of its scope for a non-traditional approach to scoring.

[@thimokonings]

Is this a secondhand Louis Theroux voiceover?

[@vladrileynavilys]

I can see the interest but too much of a pre-produced sound bank to my taste. And way too many parameters, the kind of stuff that makes you wonder "When do we make music?" :]]

[@Renaxelo]

we don't have time to learn and tweak and remember all of these haha also we need money to buy your thing NI.

[@skipstream2]

Nah. I bought each of these on release. The last two (Cycles and Landform) let you import your own samples and this is where the magic truly happens. Their engines are truly innovative

[@dazeja]

Weird.... professionals had no problems using this to make parts of movie and TV scores.

[@vladrileynavilys]

Haha nice! So i'm lazy, unprofessional and have no money, that's great... Still not finding this inspiring though, can't help it, sorry lads.

[@vladrileynavilys]

@@skipstream2 Thanks, that sounds more appealing indeed.

[@psysword]

Easy pass

[@RevRyukin7]

Man NI really is dead. All the innovators left the company years ago I'm guessing lol

[@skipstream2]

Haha. Slate + Ash are one of the truly innovative plug-in developers. If these products aren’t innovative I really have no clue what you consider innovative

[@RevRyukin7]

@@skipstream2 Bro... they're sample libraries. Thats the least innovative you can get. What are you on about.

[@krispybowgod9656]

@@RevRyukin7 not all sample Libraries are equal. The engines in these libraries are very unique and powerful and inspiring at least in my opinion

[@R0bstar-YT]

@@RevRyukin7 His point was that this isn't a NI product, developed in house by NI. Slate + Ash simply uses the Kontakt sample engine. Additionally, If you don't see that a instrument like Landforms is much more than just triggering some samples, your sense of comprehension left your body years ago.

[@jonssu0000]

Wrong. These are literally the peak of inspirations idk how you don't feel inspired by these. We can't help if you have no inspiration...