Our Kazoo library was created with our world-class kazoo ensemble, featuring some of the finest hand-crafted wax paper and plastic wind instruments that money can buy. The noble Kazoo is recognized as perhaps the very pinnacle of human musical instrument engineering, with a sound just as renowned for its subtlety as it is for its noble majesty. We gathered together four of the finest kazoo virtuosos in the world to capture this power ensemble collection. This brilliant sample set was recorded in our private studios, using a wide stereo pair of large diaphragm Neumann microphones to achieve brilliant tone and fidelity.
You'll also find a bonus ragtime style male vocal ensemble to serve as an accompaniment to the exquisite sounds of the kazoo. This instrument uses our own custom epic hall reverb convolution to elevate the sound to brilliantly soaring heights.
This library comes with an adaptable LFO system, with selectable LFO shape, modulation target parameter, speed, intensity, tempo-syncing, and fade-in time. You can also apply your choice of 12 lowpass, high-pass, and FX filters, with assignable modulation targets such as velocity, modwheel, expression, after-touch, key position, and step-sequencer table control. Our customizable arpeggiator offers a velocity table and control over arp direction, timing, swing, randomization, and duration. We’ve included a key and scale lock system to constrain your notes to common scales and keys for easy melodic composition and live performance.
The interface is rounded-out by our modular FX rack panel, with 18 different DSP effect modules that you can assign in any of 10 available slots, in any order that you wish. You’ll find classic phaser, flanger, delay, distortion, amp and cab simulators, compressors, EQ, rotator and so much more.
Key Features:
- Ensemble and Solo Kazoo: Features both ensemble and solo kazoo articulations.
- Bonus Ragtime Style Male Vocal Ensemble: Includes an additional vocal ensemble for accompaniment.
- Custom Epic Hall Reverb: Utilizes our custom reverb convolution for elevated sound.
- Adaptable LFO System: Selectable LFO shape, modulation target parameter, speed, intensity, tempo-syncing, and fade-in time.
- 12 Filters: Includes lowpass, high-pass, and FX filters with assignable modulation targets.
- Customizable Arpeggiator: Features velocity table, arp direction, timing, swing, randomization, and duration control.
- Key and Scale Lock System: Constrains notes to common scales and keys.
- Modular FX Rack Panel: 18 DSP effect modules that can be assigned in any order.
System Requirements
The full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt version 5.8 (or later) is required to use .nki instrument presets included in this library. The free Kontakt "Player" and "Add Library" import process do not support this standard open-format Kontakt library.
Operating System:
- Windows: Windows 7 or higher
- Mac: Mac OSX 10.9 or higher
Hardware:
- CPU: Dual Core CPU
- Memory: 2 GB System RAM
- Storage: SATA or SSD hard drive recommended for this library
Compatible with major DAWs and professional music software.