Native Flute

- Effects and Mutations -

Summary

DATA POINTS:

Kingdom: Aerophone
Classification: Woodwind Effects
Origins: Pan-Global
Specimen Samples: 96kHz, 24 bit
Mutation Emphasis: Effects, Textures, Pads
Host Organism: Kontakt 3.5+
Total Patches: 30
Availability: Instant Download
Price: $15.00

Details

DETAILED EXPERIMENT LOG:

: Figure 2.6

When our research team was contacted by a private donor with a request for investigating the aural genetic code of an unknown flute specimen, we immediately accepted the challenge. Aerophones have been known to inhabit musical space for tens of thousands of years. It is theorized that there may well have been early flutelike instruments evolving even before the hominids that would later play them using advanced embouchure techniques (see figure 2.6).

For reasons of privacy and national security, we cannot reveal the exact identity of the aerophone used for this genetic mutation project. However, it is the belief of the lab that the sound of the instrument is the real identity, and we are very pleased with the timbres yielded from the compression and rarefaction of air generated by expelling oxygen and carbon dioxide gases through the aerophonic pipeway.

There is a large volume of existing literature and research surrounding genetic sampling of typical flute performance including legato and staccato playing styles. For this reason, our researchers focused their energy on carefully collecting the wilder side of these audio specimens and worked to develop a number of core effects patches as our starting point in research. These effects include fluttering crescendos, boomerangs, overblown accents, short phrases, fading out repetitions, and more.

: Testing and component analysis

The sounds were captured at a sampling rate of 96kHz to allow for the highest detail and flexibility when modifying the natural code into the mutation performances. This high sampling rate also allows for higher quality pitch adjustments when a user wants to incorporate the effect samples into their own compositions and research by stretching the tuning to an appropriate key.

After our foundational research was in place with these raw effects, we then got about with breaking ground on new audio genetic offspring derived from the core framework. Our researchers have come up with a number of stable specimens that offer new textures and timbres previously left unidentified in the hidden code of the aerophone. This specimen’s purity of tone left it particularly suitable to building lush and shimmering textured pads, and many such patches are found in the mutations folder. Magnifying the data to the extreme, you’ll also find sounds suitable for processed electronic percussion, subwoofer-driven bass, and distorted lines.

The Native Flute collection is designed for use in Kontakt 3.5 systems, and encompasses more than 30 patches. See below for complete patch listing. In our continuing efforts to offer audio specimens to the public with an emphasis on affordability and usability, we are making our Native Flute library available for a price of $15.00.

Specifications

FEATURES / SPECIFICATIONS:

Requires full retail Kontakt 3.5 for use (not compatible with the free Kontakt player)
Originally sampled at 96kHz-24bit.
Library is directly downloadable once purchased via secure PayPal order.
No special authorizer or copy-protection dongles required. Your direct link is emailed to you.
All raw samples are accessible for further manipulation and editing if desired.
421MB uncompressed, 379MB download.
All original samples are recorded completely dry with no reverb or FX. Mix freely how YOU want.
All mutations derived entirely from acoustic flute source material.

Patch List

COMPLETE PATCH LISTING:

Main raw sounds and effects:

All FluteFX Keyswitched
All FluteFX Single notes
Boomerangs
Decelerators
Falls
Fp-Crescendo
Overblow Repetitions
Neutral Phrases
Pleasant Phrases
Wild Phrases
Repetition Swells
Trilling Swells
Flute sus (useful for finishing out FX phrases)
Flute sus w/ release samples
Flute sus w/ programmed vibrato (modwheel)

Mutation sounds:

BitZipper (lo-fi digital effects)
Crystaline (warm, glassy pad)
Electro Shaman Drums (processed electronic percussion)
Florgan Nimble (Carousel-like, light pipe organ)
Florgan Sus (Organ-like with a slow attack)
Grooverfluter (Distorted funkiness)
Heaven Pad (beautiful choir-like pad)
Ineffable 1 (ambiguously tonal texture)
Ineffable 1 sus (looping version of Ineffable 1)
Ineffable 2 (alternate version)
Ineffable 2 sus (alternate version looped)
Molten (darker pad with light high-freq glistenings)
Shivers Detuner (tense drone where pitch wheel glides the pitch in 2 directions.
Sub-bass Thumper (subwoofer-laden sustained bass)
Subkiks (deep kick drums with lots of low end. Lots.)
Wind Sul Pont (Thick texture good for drones)

Audio Demos

AUDIO DEMOS:

All audio demos feature only sounds and patches from the Native Flute library. Every flute, pad, drum, and effect in there was played from this library. All of the core flute effects are recorded dry so that you can mix them how you want, so some demos may have additional reverb or delays present.

NativeFlute – Effects by AudioGeneticsLab

- features boomerangs, decelerators, overblown repetition, phrases, grooverfluter, and florgan sus.

NativeFlute – Mutations by AudioGeneticsLab

- features the mutations section of Native Flute, especially the electronic percussion (Electro Shaman Drums and BitZipper). Again, no outside sounds or libraries are being used.

NativeFlute – Ambient by AudioGeneticsLab

- Demonstration of only pads and textures from Native Flutes. No added reverb, delay, or EQ is present in this mix.

Purchase

BUY NATIVE FLUTE:

Native Flute

The complete Native Flute sample library, including the raw flute effects patches and all mutations derived from the source material. Requires full retail version of Kontakt 3.5 or higher. 400MB Instant Download Link via PayPal

- We at the lab thank you for your continuing support of important audio research. -

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Tom

August 21, 2010 at 14:48 · Reply

Dear team,

really like the demos and the flute sounds recorded. However, I wonder if there is also a “playable” flute sound available? From the description, I only see pre-recorded phrases. The sound quality would be perfect for a playable instrument and I am curious to know if something like that is planned?

Thank you & kind regards
Tom

Audio Genetics

August 21, 2010 at 16:01 · Reply

Tom:

This collection was definitely designed, built, and delivered to feature the effects of a raw flute and the mutated genome work of our designers. That said, there is a playable sustain patch included in the library which offers very basic melodic playing. The flute specimen was not initially dissected with the intent of a multisampled, legato instrument, but we did piece together enough sonic structures to make a small version for appropriate moments. A short demo using only this sustained patch (with release samples and controllable vibrato) has just been added to the playlist in the top right of this page, and is presented first with reverb and then without. No other processing, compression, EQ, etc are used here.

-Zem

EDIT: Added a second demo which goes back and forth between a prerecorded phrase, and then copying that phrase with the playable patch. The prerecorded phrase is panned left, the copy is panned right. This seemed like a pretty good way to judge how useful the playable patch will be for different experimenters.

August 22, 2010 at 05:16 · Reply

Dear Zem,

thank you very much for posting the new demos. They are excellent and give a fantastic insight. Gonna have to buy the collection ASAP