Description

TIMEOUT • Lo-Fi Ambient Kontakt Library

Music from the ineffable silence.

TIMEOUT is a premium Kontakt library designed to inject your tracks with the warm, nostalgic, and atmospheric textures of lo-fi ambient music. Featuring eight meticulously crafted instruments wrapped in the distinct color of vintage cassette tape, TIMEOUT bridges the gap between analog warmth and digital flexibility.

Built from high-quality analog and digital sound sources, every instrument delivers an inspiring, rich timbre perfect for retro scoring, ambient soundscapes, and lo-fi beats.

Key Features & Architecture

1. Core Engines & Navigation

• Quick-Load Matrix: Seamlessly swap between the 8 core instruments using an intuitive on-screen selector menu.

• Pro Grade Filters: Dedicated High-Pass (HP) and Low-Pass (LP) filter modules to carve out space in your mix.

• Full ADSR Envelope: Fine-tune your dynamics with precision controls for Attack, Curve, Hold, Decay, Sustain, and Release.

2. FX Console & Tape Emulation

• Vintage Tape FX & Lo-Fi Mode: Instantly dial in vintage cassette degradation, wow & flutter, and saturation.

• Advanced FX Sliders: Blend individual effects from 0% to 100% using dedicated sliders for Chorus, RaumRev, Replika, Flanger, Phaser, Rotary, Cinema, and Stereo spacing.

• Dynamic Processors: One-click toggles for Compression, Portamento, and Vowel filtering.

• Advanced Native Blocks: Specialized modules utilizing Native Instruments’ top-tier algorithms: Choral, Flair, Phasis, Freak, and SuperCharger.

• 3-Band Sculpting: Dedicated Low, Mid, and High EQ knobs paired with a real-time Velocity LED indicator.

3. Space & Convolution (IRC)

TIMEOUT features 27 Impulse Response Convolution (IRC) environments to place your sounds in stunning, realistic spaces. Control the depth with a brand-new 10-level intensity slider.

Available Spaces: Ambience, Orch Hall, Concert, Chamber, Arena, Plate, Space, Church, Cathedral, Room, Faraway, Reflection, Bright, Big Hall, Environment, Gold Plate, Long Hall, The Park, Master, Cellar, The Cave, Cosmic, Forest, Chapel, Distant, Cabinet, Infinite, and Bypass (Empty).

4. Smart Chords & Arpeggiator

• 22-Preset Chord Engine: Trigger complex chords with a single key. Includes a Lock Button to freeze your selection and a visual MIDI note indicator.

  • Presets include: Octave, 5th, 4th, 3rd, Major, Maj6, sus2, sus4, Maj7, Minor, Min6, Min7, Min7b5, Min+7, Dom7, 7sus4, Dom9, Dim, Dim7, Aug, ChordX, and ChordY.

• Advanced Arpeggiator: A fully programmable step-sequencer with a 2 to 32-column visual grid to control velocity per note. Fine-tune Mode, Steps, Order, Edge Repeat, Rate, Swing, Duration, Octave, and Repeats.

Library Specifications

💻 System Requirements

• Operating System: Windows 10 or later / macOS 10.15 or later

• Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3, or higher

• Memory: 8 GB RAM minimum (16 GB recommended)

• Storage: 20 GB minimum free space (SSD strongly recommended)

• Software Host: NI Full Kontakt version 7.10.4 or higher (Note: Will not work in the free Kontakt Player)

• Inherent Requirements: Too much creativity and inspiration.