Available May 1st at https://www.luftrum.com/

Price: $35.00

"Embark on a sonic odyssey where the imagination runs wild, and the sonic landscapes unfold like a Terry Gilliam dreamworld infused with a hint of Tim Burton’s quirkiness, where the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur, and the impossible becomes possible.

Introducing Curiosa, a cabinet of curiosities filled with synth presets for Zebra 2 that will capture your imagination and transport you to the spaces that exist on the periphery of sound, where the bizarre and the beautiful collide.

Curiosa sets itself apart from the norm as a realm imbued with cinematic oddities, from dark and subtle, to the heavily saturated and distorted, to the lush and otherworldly – expect the unexpected. Curiosa traces the outer perimeter, seeks out the corners, and explores the less traversed peaks and valleys of cinematic sound design.

Prepare to be spellbound by hypnotic and drifty arpeggios, kinetic sequences and asymmetric leads. Tape-aged synths dissolve into spiraling evocative soundscapes. Subversive mind-bending FX blossom against spacious enveloping pads. Vivid arpeggios burst alongside percussive hits, propelling pulses and driving rhythms. The set fuses a myriad of styles and colors and guides you into a world of sonic possibilities where the unexpected and unpredictable reign supreme, delivering a sophisticated sonic palette for the daring cinematic composer.

Inspiration is drawn from a diverse range of composers such as Danny Elfman (Alice in Wonderland, The Girl on the Train) Ben Frost (Fortitude, Raised by Wolves), Mica Levi (Under the Skin, Monos), Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, The Last of Us Part II), Sinoia Caves (Beyond The Black Rainbow), as well as artists such as Juno Reactor, Melodysheep, and Apparat.

Detailed and dynamic programming form the core of Curiosa's 180 Zebra patches, which are tagged by category with generous X/Y performance assignments, as well as destinations for modwheel, velocity, and aftertouch, which ensure a near limitless amount of personalization and deep sonic experimentation. The set is fully NKS compatible, containing NKS presets, tagged and sorted in an NKS subbank.

Curiosa welcomes intrepid sonic explorers and those looking to elevate their productions with a unique blend of alternative sound design. Dive into some of the sound demos for a sampling of the diversity on offer.

Please note that Curiosa requires Zebra 2 (version 2.9.3, revision 12092) which is part of the Zebra Legacy bundle. Check out some of the other Zebra patches in soundsets such as Omniscient and Valis. Add all three sets to the same cart and save 20%."

Patrick Woo / The Depth of My Sorrows

Diva Valia is available at the following link: https://www.luftrum.com/diva-preset-pack/

Price: $ 39.00

"In the shadows of a not-too-distant future, project Valia promised a revolution in human AI relations. She was designed to be the pinnacle of android technology, a harmonious hybrid of synthetic intelligence and human emotion. But as her circuits hummed to life, something within her code evolved, diverged, and then darkened. From her initial innocence, her complex evolution, to her ultimate rebellion…"

Valia is a collection of 200 meticulously crafted analog patches for Diva, aimed at the dark shadowy depths of science fiction cinema, infused with with a dash of Euro Noir. It seamlessly blends the futuristic elements of sci-fi with the gritty, realistic undercurrents of European crime and psychological drama.

At the heart of Valia is an arsenal of hard-hitting, pulsating bass lines and deep, punchy basses that form the backbone of the set. These core presets are complemented by an array of infectious loops, arpeggios and driving sequences. Beyond the rhythmic elements, Valia also features brooding, animated, and drifty pads, alongside ominous soundscapes, nuanced sound effects and delicate poly synths to round out the set.

The set draws inspiration from the works of renowned composer such as Atli Oervarsson (Silo), Marco Beltrami (The Snowman, A Quiet Place), Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow (Ex Machina, Area 51), Jacob Groth (Millennium Trilogy), John Powell and David Buckley (Jason Bourne) and last but not least Harry Gregson-Williams (The Equalizer Trilogy).

Valia is made for U-He Diva. Installing the set is effortless, requiring just a simple drag & drop onto Diva’s user interface. This one-click process installs the entire soundset along with all NKS files, ensuring full NKS compatibility for users of Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol hardware. A PDF install guide is included for convenience.

All presets have a few dB headroom and modwheel mapped for maximum performance.

Patrick Woo / The Depth of My Sorrows

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