The second volume of the Universe of Sounds library, which became the defining soundset for the Emulator II sampler in the 1980s, prepared as playable instruments for Native Instruments Kontakt.

Originally assembled by Doug Morton, the Universe of Sounds was heard on numerous records of the 1980s, including those by Depeche Mode, Peter Gabriel and Thomas Dolby. Volume 2 adds more than 500 instruments to Volume 1, focusing on classic analogue and digital synths alongside brass, string and orchestral patches: cellos, Mellotron textures, tremolos and pizzicatos, Fairlight-style choirs, orchestral hits, African percussion, gamelan, wood flutes, pan pipes, shakuhachi, Solina strings and PPG tones. Captured at 24-bit/44 kHz and delivered at 16-bit/44 kHz, the patches retain the character of the original 8-bit, 27 kHz samples, with velocity layers mapped to the filter. The interface offers a Vintage button for the unprocessed mono sound of the original hardware, an ADSR envelope, a filter with velocity control and a convolution-based recreation of a mid-1980s Lexicon reverb.

Features

• Volume 2 of the Universe of Sounds for the Emulator II with more than 500 instruments
• Classic analogue and digital synths, strings, brass, choirs and orchestral sounds
• Ethnic instruments such as African percussion, gamelan, pan pipes and shakuhachi
• Vintage button for the unprocessed mono sound of the original hardware
• ADSR envelope and filter with velocity control
• Convolution-based recreation of a mid-1980s Lexicon reverb

Technical details

• Type: virtual instrument for Kontakt
• Requirement: full version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.8 or higher; Kontakt Player is not sufficient
• Content: more than 500 instruments, recorded at 24-bit/44 kHz, delivered at 16-bit/44 kHz

System requirements

• Native Instruments Kontakt 5.8 full version or higher (not compatible with Kontakt Player)

The licence is registered with the manufacturer at Deployed by Q Up Arts. You will receive your serial number and the download link by e-mail immediately after purchase.