Cassette Keys.01

The Idea & Process

Cassette Keys.01 is a unique mixture of physical modelling and FM synths recorded on a cassette with an old & wonky cassette recorder. It has a range from C0 to E6 and 4 carefully designed velocity layers. The GUI is very simple (Kontakt version), yet useful and almost synth-like - so just like its predecessor Cassette Piano, it's very easy and fun to work with. Feel free to check out the introduction video to hear and see it in action:

{See video at top of page}

Cassette Keys.01 - Ableton Live 9 version:

Every note of this instrument has been carefully denoised with a high quality algorithm to avoid noise stacking when playing more than one note. Noise can still be added with the noise slider - it's much more flexible this way and allows the ability to adjust the volume of the noise independently whilst also applying parameters such as filtering. It also creates a more realistic sound, so when playing a five voice chord, only one sample of noise instead of five stacked on top of each other will be heard.

The End Result

Useful and fun production tool - If you like vintage sounds and you're looking for something to enhance your production toolbox, then this product will be for you.

Simple, one page interface (Kontakt version only) - Everything is laid out on one page allowing fast sound design possibilities.

Simulated Round Robin (Kontakt version only) - Makes notes sound realistic when played ostinato (even when playing fast) - check out the introduction video to hear it in action.

Variety of sounds - With this instrument you can easily create some weird sounds and there are already 30 presets included (Kontakt & Ableton Live 9 only) to get you started.

Features

Kontakt version:

• Full version of Kontakt 5.5.2 (or higher) required.
• 848 MB of samples (452 MB after lossless Kontakt compression).
• Editable "Sample Start" parameter (mapped to Mod Wheel).
• Simulated round-robin.
• REV (reverse) mode.
• Mono mode.
• 4 velocity layers.
• One-page interface for easy and fast sound design.
• 30 presets.

Ableton Live 9 version:

• Full version of Live 9.7 (or higher) required.
• 848 MB of samples (366 MB after lossless Live compression).
• Editable "Sample Start" parameter.
• REV (reverse) mode.
• 4 velocity layers.
• 30 Instrument Racks (presets) with mapped macros.
• Custom Effect Racks.

Logic version:

• Full version of Logic 9.1.8 (or higher) required.
• 848 MB of samples.
• Editable "Sample Start" parameter (mapped to CC1 / Mod Wheel).
• REV (reverse) mode.
• 4 velocity layers.
• 5 presets.

SFZ version:

• Compatible with free SFZ player: Plogue Sforzando.
• 848 MB of samples.
• Editable parameters:
• Volume.
• Volume Envelope.
• Panorama.
• Vibrato Amount (mapped to CC1 / Mod Wheel).
• Vibrato Speed.
• LP FIlter Cutoff & Resonance.
• HP Filter Cutoff & Resonance.
• 4 velocity layers.
• 1 preset.

Audio demos