Native Instruments George Duke Soul Treasures KONTAKT

If you are looking for some instant soul for your tracks, you might want to check out Native Instruments George Duke Soul Treasures KONTAKT. This is a software instrument that features the charismatic keyboard work of soul legend George Duke, who has recorded over 500 original phrases exclusively for this product. Whether you are into hip hop, R&B, soul, funk, disco, house or similar genres, you will find plenty of inspiration and royalty-free melodic elements in this instrument.

What is KONTAKT?

KONTAKT is a powerful software sampler that allows you to play and create realistic instruments and sounds. It can run as a standalone application or as a plugin in your DAW. It comes with a huge library of instruments and effects, as well as a flexible interface that lets you customize and tweak every aspect of your sound. You can also import your own samples or use third-party libraries that are compatible with KONTAKT.

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What is George Duke Soul Treasures?

George Duke Soul Treasures is a KONTAKT instrument that contains acoustic, Rhodes, Wurlitzer and Clavinet pianos recorded by George Duke and his personal engineer Erik Zobler, using highly sought-after vintage equipment. You can access two versions of each phrase: clean and 'Tubes & Tapes'. The latter was processed through a sophisticated analog recording chain at George Duke's studio, adding an authentic warm and gritty flavor to the sound.

How to use George Duke Soul Treasures?

George Duke Soul Treasures is easy to use and flexible. You can load it in the free KONTAKT PLAYER or in the full-featured KONTAKT 4 software sampler. Each phrase is divided into several slices, which can be triggered individually from any point in the loop, making it easy to re-arrange and create countless variations. You can also adjust the sound parameters like tune, volume, attack and stretch on the fly with every step visible via the waveform display. The timing is also flexible: all loops automatically sync to the song tempo of your sequencer, and you can use KONTAKT's timestretching function to achieve smooth results. You can also drag and drop a MIDI file into your host sequencer, including the timing information for triggering the slices, giving you maximum flexibility when building and finalizing your tracks in a DAW.

For creative sound mangling, you can use various multi-effect chains that can be activated through the keyboard on the fly. You can also use eight different filter types and a studio-quality convolution reverb to further shape your sound. Each effect chain is triggerable via a MIDI keyboard.

Why choose George Duke Soul Treasures?

George Duke Soul Treasures is a unique software instrument that captures the musical style of a living legend of the American jazz and soul scene. His distinctive funky and soulful licks have been sampled relentlessly in recent and contemporary urban and dance music. By using this instrument, you can access his exclusive keyboard phrases and add some soul to your tracks. You can also tweak and re-arrange them to suit any musical context, creating your own original melodies. Whether you need a catchy hook, a smooth groove or a funky riff, you will find it in George Duke Soul Treasures.

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