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Overview

This product is not available via our Installation Manager and doesn’t come as part of our subscription bundles (MEGA, MIX & MASTER, etc.). After the purchase, you will receive an email with instructions on how to redeem the serial and install the plugin.

Rapid Response

KONTOUR is the latest synthesizer from NI founder Stephan Schmitt – an ultra-responsive synth that reacts to even the slightest parameter adjustments. This instrument allows you to create stunningly organic textures, from mallets to plucked and bowed strings to distorted, aggressive, and noisy sounds – a true performance machine.

Motion Recorder

The Performance View condenses all KONTOUR’s power into four Macro controls for easy, on-the-fly sound manipulation. Each Macro is mapped to several parameters for radical tweaking. Use the Motion Recorder to automate custom modulations, timbre transitions, or long, evolving soundscapes.

Advanced Design

KONTOUR gives sound designers the keys to a sonic kingdom. The core of the engine consists of two sine oscillators with powerful phase modulation capabilities, extensive wave-shaping options, and ring modulation. A precise, tunable comb filter, a flexible state variable filter, and an elaborate feedback routing form a resonating structure that delivers complex harmonic textures.

Created by Stephan Schmitt

KONTOUR was conceived and created by Stephan Schmitt – Founder and Director of Nonlinear Labs, founder of Native Instruments, and the creator of REAKTOR. This instrument represents the next step in his quest for an expressively playable, organic-sounding digital synthesizer.

Features

  • Ultra-expressive synth with an organic sonic character
  • Motion Recorder delivers innovative modulation possibilities
  • Advanced architecture for endless sound design options
  • Two sine oscillators with phase modulation and wave-shaping
  • Tunable comb filter and flexible state variable filter
  • Elaborate feedback routing for complex harmonic textures

Audio Examples

Customer Reviews

Specifications

An Internet connection and a graphics card that supports OpenGL 2.1 or higher are required to download and activate this product. Once installed and activated, the product can be used offline.

Supported Plugin Formats

Stand-alone, AAX, AU, VST, VST3

Supported Operating Systems

macOS 12, 13, or 14
Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)

System Requirements

Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU
4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended for large KONTAKT Instruments)
Apple Silicon Macs (via Rosetta 2 & natively on ARM in Standalone or in hosts that support it)

Downloads

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