I usually put press releases in the press area, but I thought many would really like to see this one.
Native Instruments has a new kontakt/kontakt player instrument created with George Duke…some funky, soulful riffs that you can mangle and chop!
Looks like some slicing, fx, reverse, etc is built into the interface, sorta like working with phatmatik pro or recycle…I can’t wait to check this out!
Update: Checkout my full review on this product http://soundsandgear.com/george-duke-soul-treasures-review/
Native Instruments Introduces GEORGE DUKE SOUL TREASURES
Berlin, October 26th, 2010 – Native Instruments today introduced GEORGE DUKE SOUL TREASURES, a new software instrument that makes the charismatic keyboard work of soul legend George Duke available for any music production. Based on advanced KONTAKT sampling technology, the instrument provides over 500 exclusive licks that can be easily tweaked and re-arranged to suit any musical context, providing an inspirational resource of royalty-free melodic elements for Hip Hop, R&B, Soul, Funk, Disco, House and similar genres.
GEORGE DUKE SOUL TREASURES captures the unique musical style of a living legend of the American jazz and soul scene, whose distinctive funky and soulful licks have been sampled relentlessly in recent and contemporary urban and dance music. Together with his sound engineer Erik Zobler, George Duke has recorded over 500 original keyboard phrases on his personal grand piano, electric piano, Wurlitzer and clavinet models exclusively for his signature software instrument.
GEORGE DUKE SOUL TREASURES can be used both with the free KONTAKT PLAYER and in the full-featured KONTAKT 4 software sampler. Due to the advanced slicing and time-stretching functions in KONTAKT, all loops automatically sync to the song tempo of the sequencer, and can be modulated, re-pitched, and even completely re-arranged in real-time via an intuitive keyboard trigger scheme.
For creative sound mangling, various multi-effect chains can be activated through the keyboard on the fly, with a flexible filter section and a studio-grade convolution reverb offering further sound shaping options. Every lick in GEORGE DUKE SOUL TREASURES is also available in an additional “Tubes & Tape” version that was processed through a sophisticated analog recording chain at George Duke’s studio, resulting in an even grittier authentic vintage sound.
GEORGE DUKE SOUL TREASURES is available for purchase in the NI Online Shop on DVD and as a download for $119 / 99 €.
This joint look very dope, I like the concept and it seems pretty flexible, NI is doing some cool stuff. I’m looking forward to doing a review on this one shortly!
what you think?
Update: Checkout my full review on this product http://soundsandgear.com/george-duke-soul-treasures-review/
This is looking very VERY promising! Esp. since it is coming with all these beautiful options! WOW
@KILLAHCANE, yeah bro, it looks nice, I also like that you get the raw wavs too so you don’t have to use the interface, even more flexible. I’m really looking forward to trying this one out man, looks and sounds dope.
love it love it gotta have it
@tony, I agree man, gotta check this one out lol.
This all sounds nice.Really groovy samples for any type of production.
@Joel, indeed, very soulful sounds in this here, nice product and concept as well. I can definitely see more of these types of products in the future!
Oooo man!
You have made my day it was pretty shitty till know. I love this man and have been listening to his stuff for many many years.
This has to be a most purchase item on my list.
Thanks George and Thanks Joe!
Hey there are two St here
@everythingbutthegirl, yeah man I was very surprised about this, I never would have thought they’d do something like this man. I’m itching to play with it lol.
@saintjoe, Can you believe it this man’s a legend . Please do a review on it?
NICE FEEL
@Kavick, word man!
This is really a cool. A loop library you can play. This might be the future of loop libraries.
@Mike, it’s pretty nice how they laid it out. Reminds me of phatmatik pro or the ueberschall stuff, elastik, but it’s not construction kits like elastik is.
@saintjoe, I gotta check those out (phatmatik pro,ueberschall,elastik). I never used them. Can you play those like an instrument?
@Mike, phatmatik let’s you play your own loops like this, elastik from ueberschall is how they distribute their loop libraries, it’s in a vst/player.
this is def a must have.
@flux302, for sure man…and go to gravatar.com so you can have an avatar on this site fam lol.
This is something that makes me want to upgrade my setup.
@Daysun/Neal Helton, lol…joint def look nice man.
Ahhhh thanks for the Alert Joe ! Gotta have this !!
@KNock, you already know where I’m going with this fam!!! You know I gotta have it! Can you imagine? I’m sure you can
@saintjoe, LOL..Yeah I CAN imagine !!!! LOL !! Yessir !
@KNock, yessir! It’s about to be ON son! lol.
I dunno im skeptical. i find the loops are never as good as the records we sample. but maybe this will change the game.
@alwayzambitious, all good man lol, I don’t expect it to be a record, but I do expect it to have some good riffs that I can’t play myself but can chop up without worrying about royalties.
YEAH! YEAH! Looking forward to working with it, Very smooth. THESE CATS AT NI ARE DOING THE DAMN THING! THANKS JOE, PEACE!
@KNICE, yeah bro, I can’t wait to do a review on this one for yall man lol…I gotta get it asap lol.
Very hot item…might be time to get a Mashine.
@sonray, joint is right! And you don’t have to use Maschine for this
Dopeness!
@Fela, word yo!
looks dope Joe !!! gotta throw this on the wish list!!! what is the retail $ on it?
@BLak Mc’GuyVaH, yeah it does look dope, it’s 119 like some of their other instruments. Decent price for sure, I like the whole expansion pack thing they do for the free kontakt/kore players.
Can’t wait to try this one out!!!
@Michael Blue, you and me both bro!
Wooooo! weee! Mannn… I can’t wait to get my hands on it. I’ll tell kenfolk and Road Dogg about it. Thank’s Saint Joe.
@dj jambone, yes indeed man, me either, def gotta do a review on this one!
George Duke is the man! and this sounds dope!
@TeeBlack, yeah man, this is a nice lil product for sure
Got to get it. Another item added to the wish list!!! Thanks Joe!!!
@Strong productions ent, fasho man, can’t wait to check this joint out yo!
I am so sick right now. This would make having NI soooo worth it! Alas, I have Reason. But does this pack come with wav files, which can be used in other wav samplers. Please say I can. This is hot.
@Echo, I believe incomes with the plain wav files too
@saintjoe, Word? Ohhhh….! I will check into that and if it does. Grammy #2 will be coming my way.
@Echo, yessir!
@saintjoe, Great news bruh. It was confirmed that it does come with wavs. Thanks for the heads up. You are such a blessing. When I refurbish my site I will have to link soundsandgear.
@Echo, yessir, you get the installer which is like 3.6gb and then you get the raw wavs which is another 1.2gb download, I’m downloading now
Yo this is sick man!! I am a huge George Duke fan and this is some hot stuff,I got to get Kontact first! LOL!!This is in my near future,appreciate the heads up Saint Joe!!
@ricodaproducer, you don’t need kontakt it as a kontakt player instrument, works with the free player!
@saintjoe, cool that’ll work,thanks
@ricodaproducer, no doubt fam.
Looks dope……………. someone let me borrow $119 real quick! lol
@C-Wealth Music, lol I feel ya bro!
Nice, me likey. If NI is going this route I wonder if there’s plans to do something similar with the likes of Stanley Clarke or Victor Wooten in order to cover bass. Just imagine a box set of similar products by such artist?
@jamari, I was thinking the same thing along the lines of some dope bass, brass, drums, etc lol…we’ll see.
WOW! With products like this I’ma have to start Sampling
good lookin out Saint Joe love the site
@HQ Beats, no doubt lol, thanks for the love yo, glad you like the site!
Yo Saint! This is the future of Sampling man! The Greats like George Duke and session musicians letting Beat Makers in on their session recordings and direct to user sessions. I like that even George Duke and Erik Zobler kind of acknowledge the users desire to have that Random Riff and Phrase, which sampilists seek.
@Vinnie Badverbs, yessir…messing with it now, it’s nice.