Spectrasonics Sonic Extensions Expand Omnisphere with New Sounds, Features and Effects
Spectrasonics has unveiled its new Sonic Extensions, add-ons for Omnisphere 2 that grant users new sounds, features and effects.
Four new themed instruments for Omnisphere 2:
There are currently four Sonic Extensions: Undercurrent, which is designed for “dark electronic scoring”; Nylon Sky, an ambient acoustic guitar; the retro-sounding Unclean Machine; and Seismic Shock, which is suitable for heavy, modern electronica.
At launch, each of these comes with a deep, multi-gigabyte set of multisampled sounds and two new and exclusive effects. Once you have the Sonic Extension, these effects can also be applied to all of your other Omnisphere content, and also to ‘satellite’ Spectrasonics instruments such as Keyscape and Trilian.
In addition, each Sonic Extension has its own bespoke control set, so it looks like an instrument in its own right. Note: You will need to have Omnisphere v2.8 or later installed if you want to run any of them.
Four Sonic Extensions:
Nylon Sky
- From guitar sampling legend Bob Daspit
- Exclusive new “Sky Verb” shimmer reverb effect
- Exclusive new “Sky Channel™” Class-A channel strip effect
- Hybrid ambient guitar sounds and organic textures
- Realism control adds lifelike imperfections – breathing, noises
- Easily mix between three mic channels – Tube, X/Y, Wide
- Fingerstyle, Picked, and Flamenco performance styles
- Muted, Tremolo, Harmonics, and other playing techniques
- Extraordinary new Strumming feature with Humanity and Life
- Build your own strum patterns with new Arp step modifiers
- Round Robins, Legato articulations and more…
Undercurrent
- A “dark masterpiece” by Spectrasonics designer Ignacio Longo
- Exclusive new “Under Fire” saturator/comp/EQ effect
- Exclusive new “Under Echo” pitch-shifted ambience effect
- Over 2,000 sounds in eleven different categories
- Powerful Custom Controls for creative sound manipulation
- Over 300 extraordinary new Soundsources (over 7GB)
- Innovative Modular Multisampling – unique timbre/gesture per-key
- Easily transform evocative sounds into pulsing rhythms
- Ominous sounds recorded in Secret Underground Tunnels
- Vast range, from moody ambience to extremely intense
Seismic Shock
- Created by veteran producer/sound designer Seth Norman
- Exclusive new “Seismic Pump” extreme side-chaining effect
- Exclusive new “Seismic Verb” animated reverb effect
- Nearly 2,000 powerful sounds in eleven categories
- Super versatile range – from highly playable to brutal noises
- Lethal Nitrogen Oscillator sounds captured at NASA Labs
- Unique Custom Controls for radically creative manipulation
- Features new aggressive Seismic Wavetables
- Trigger Scenes for on-the-fly performance transformations
- Dramatic Wheel tricks for impressive modulations
Unclean Machine
- By Retroland master Tolga Gurpinar
- Exclusive new “Unclean Channel” lo-fi channel strip effect
- Exclusive new “Unclean Verb” retro reverb/ambience effect
- Over 2,000 sounds with tons of character and attitude
- Immense variety with 17 different sound categories
- Playable classics and phrases that feel lifted from vintage vinyl
- Unique Custom Controls for every patch for creative experimentation
- Highly creative and fresh, rhythmic arpeggiator patches
- Features over 200 new multisampled soundsources
- Lo-Fi Keys, Bells, Pads, Guitars, Strings, Basses and more…
Each Sonic Extension is available now for $149, with discounts available for purchasing multiple titles at once.
Find out more on Sonic Extensions website.
