KONTAKT – 2,51 GB
Cassette Piano.02的主要改进之一是在芭蕾舞训练室录制的（不是很完美）旧立式钢琴的全新样本集（立体声和单声道，麦克风位于钢琴的后部），产生令人惊讶的有机和美味声音，并带有各种小瑕疵。为了充分利用这些录音，并进一步扩展乐器的声音功能，使用了四个不同的平台来处理样品。
每个音符都经过了高质量算法的精心去噪，以防止在演奏多个音符时产生噪音堆积（样本中还留有一些噪音，可避免对人造音进行失真处理）。噪声旋钮仍然可以添加噪声-这种方法更加灵活，可以独立调整噪声的音量，同时还可以应用滤波等参数。它还会产生更逼真的声音，因此在演奏五声和弦时，只会听到一个噪音样本，而不是彼此叠加的五个噪音。
Kontakt版本的GUI已经过重新设计-仍然非常简单清晰，但是它提供了更多的编辑可能性，包括扩展的调制部分：
-2个独立的LFO，分别具有5种形状和4个目的地
-具有速度调制的AMPLITUDE信封
-带反转开关的FILTER信封
-带有反转开关和攻击曲线旋钮的PITCH信封
另一个改进是将脉冲混响与自定义脉冲结合使用（4个弹簧脉冲，4个厅堂脉冲和3个走廊脉冲），以及选择将其放置在插入效果之前还是之后的选择-延迟同样适用。
此外，您还可以从该系列的先前乐器中了解一些功能，例如采样开始旋钮（由GUI或Mod Wheel控制），可让您在设计声音时控制初始瞬变。此外，由于这种乐器在移调时听起来很棒（实际上增加了声音的整体“松软”），因此GUI中现在有一个八度调低开关。
最后，GUI的底部还有一个简单的2频段均衡器（Instrument Tone）。
模拟循环
使更快的音符听起来更逼真，并增加乐器的整体非线性度-观看介绍视频以聆听它的使用效果（仅适用于Kontakt和SFZ版本）。
各种声音
除了使用该乐器的盒式录音之外，您还可以轻松创建一些怪异的声音，并且已经包含许多预设来帮助您入门（仅适用于Kontakt和Ableton Live版本）。
主要特点：
+提供多种流行格式：Kontakt 5，Ableton Live 9，Logic，SFZ和多格式
+ 5 GB样本（总共1325个样本）
+记录在4个不同的甲板上
+单声道和立体声版本
+ 5个噪声样本（每个样本大约2分钟长）
+ 3个速度层
+有机声音，有很多小瑕疵
+ 46个预设
+一页界面，方便快捷地进行声音设计
+具有自定义脉冲的卷积混响（弹簧，大厅，走廊）
需要完整版本的Kontakt 5.6.6（或更高版本）-与Kontakt Player不兼容！
One of the main improvements of Cassette Piano.02 is a completely new set of samples of an (not so perfect) old upright piano recorded in a ballet training room (in both stereo and mono, with mics at the back of the piano) which resulted in surprisingly organic and tasty sound with all kinds of little imperfections. In order to make the best use of those recordings, and to further expand the sound capabilities of the instrument, four different decks were used to process the samples.
Every note has been carefully denoised with a high quality algorithm to avoid noise stacking when playing more than one note (there’s still some noise left in the samples to avoid denonising artifacts). Noise can still be added with the noise knob – it’s much more flexible this way and allows the ability to adjust the volume of the noise independently whilst also applying parameters such as filtering. It also creates a more realistic sound, so when playing a five voice chord, only one sample of noise instead of five stacked on top of each other will be heard.
The GUI of the Kontakt version has been redesigned – it’s still very simple and clear, but it offers much more editing possibilities, including extended modulation section:
– 2 independent LFOs with 5 shapes and 4 destinations each
– AMPLITUDE envelope with velocity modulation
– FILTER envelope with invert switch
– PITCH envelope with invert switch and attack curve knob
Another improvement is the use of impulse reverb with custom impulses (4 spring impulses, 4 hall impulses & 3 corridor impulses), along with a choice of whether you want it to be placed pre or post insert effects – same thing goes for the delay.
In addition, there are also features you may already know from previous instruments in this series, such as the sample start knob (controlled with the GUI or Mod Wheel) which allows you to control initial transients while designing your sound. Moreover, because of the fact that this kind of instruments sounds great when transposed down (it really adds to the overall ‘lofiness’ of the sound) there’s an octave down switch in the GUI now.
And as the last thing – there’s now also a simple 2 band equaliser (Instrument Tone) located at the bottom of the GUI.
Simulated Round Robin
Makes faster note passages sound more realistic and adds to the overall nonlinearity of the instrument – check out the introduction video to hear it in action (Kontakt and SFZ versions only).
Variety of sounds
Aside from the sound of a cassette record with this instrument you can easily create some weird sounds and there are already quite a few presets included to get you started (Kontakt & Ableton Live versions only).
Main Features:
+ Available in multiple popular formats: Kontakt 5, Ableton Live 9, Logic, SFZ & Multiformat
+ 5 GB of samples (1325 samples in total)
+ Recorded on 4 different decks
+ Mono and Stereo versions
+ 5 noise samples (each around 2 minutes long)
+ 3 velocity layers
+ Organic sound with lots of little imperfections
+ 46 presets
+ One-page interface for easy and fast sound design
+ Convolution Reverb with custom impulses (spring, hall, corridor)
Full version of Kontakt 5.6.6 (or higher) required – not compatible with Kontakt Player!
