1. Project Exodus by 99Sounds
Project Exodus by 99Sounds is a free Kontakt 5 library that features 127 cinematic soundscapes, pads, drones, and atmospheres. It is ideal for creating ambient, cinematic, and sci-fi music. The sounds are rich, deep, and evolving, and can be layered and tweaked with various effects and filters. Project Exodus also comes with a custom user interface that lets you control the volume envelope, filter cutoff, filter resonance, filter LFO rate, filter LFO depth, and master effects (reverb and delay).
2. Piano in 162 by Ivy Audio
Piano in 162 by Ivy Audio is a free Kontakt 5 library that features a beautiful Steinway Model B grand piano recorded with two microphone positions (close and ambient). It is one of the most realistic and expressive free piano libraries available. The sound is warm, rich, and dynamic, and can be used for various genres of music. Piano in 162 also comes with a custom user interface that lets you adjust the volume balance between the two microphone positions, as well as the tone, release noise, pedal noise, and reverb.
3. DrumMic'a by Sennheiser
DrumMic'a by Sennheiser is a free Kontakt 5 library that features a full acoustic drum kit recorded with high-quality microphones from Sennheiser and Neumann. It is one of the most detailed and versatile free drum libraries available. The sound is crisp, punchy, and natural, and can be used for various genres of music. DrumMic'a also comes with a custom user interface that lets you adjust the volume balance between the different microphones (overhead, snare top, snare bottom, kick in, kick out), as well as the tuning, damping, velocity curve, EQ, compression, reverb, and delay.
4. Amore Grand Piano by PrecisionSound
Amore Grand Piano by PrecisionSound is a free Kontakt 5 library that features a Yamaha G7 grand piano recorded with two microphone positions (close and ambient). It is one of the most elegant and romantic free piano libraries available. The sound is soft, smooth, and intimate, and can be used for various genres of music. Amore Grand Piano also comes with a custom user interface that lets you adjust the volume balance between the two microphone positions, as well as the tone color (bright or dark), release volume (short or long), reverb size (small or large), reverb width (narrow or wide), reverb damp (low or high), and reverb mix (dry or wet).
5. Shreddage 3 Stratus Free by Impact Soundworks
Shreddage 3 Stratus Free by Impact Soundworks is a free Kontakt 5 library that features an electric guitar recorded with two pickup positions (bridge and neck). It is one of the most powerful and flexible free guitar libraries available. The sound is aggressive, crunchy, and metal-oriented, and can be used for various genres of music. Shreddage 3 Stratus Free also comes with a custom user interface that lets you adjust the volume balance between the two pickup positions,
as well as the tone (bass or treble), drive (clean or distorted), noise gate (on or off), polyphony (mono or poly), legato (on or off), vibrato (on or off), pitch bend range (0 to 24 semitones), tuning (standard or custom), articulations (sustain,
palm mute,
staccato,
hammer-on,
pull-off
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