e-instruments Intros Slower, A Tape-based Tone Generator Put Your Music On The Fast Track To Success
Slower, e-instruments’ new tape-based tone generator – a lovingly-crafted Kontakt library that’s based on a carefully curated collection of half-speed samples. Suddenly – but also slowly – you have access to a huge bank of keys, guitars, strings, brass, synth and other sounds of the sort that you have simply never heard before.
Here’s the Official Walkthrough:
These were captured using four different types of vintage tape machine:
- Studio: Studer A812 and Revox PR99 – large open reel to reel
- Portable: Uher 4400 Report IC and Uher 4400 Report Monitor – small reel to reel
- Cassette: Tascam Portastudio 424mkiii – standard cassette
- Dictaphone: Sony M650v dictaphone – micro cassette
Each of which has its own distinct character. The common denominator is that they can all impart the kind of warmth and depth that you simply wouldn’t get from a digital recording.
Because e-instruments has gone to such great lengths to hone the source material, your first hours with Slower are going to be spent simply playing these gorgeous sounds. Expect acoustic and electric pianos, guitars of every flavour, evolving strings, breathy woodwinds and brass and classic synths, all with that half-speed twist.
From here, you’ll likely set about experimenting with the various processing options that are on offer. Slower features include 27 effects, sample reversing, modulation tools (LFOs, a step modulator and aftertouch support, for example) and the ability to dial in just the right amount of tape degradation. And if you want to get hands-on fast, there are three macro controls, each of which adjusts multiple parameters with a single fader. They’re perfect for automating and morphing sounds in real-time and for live performance.
And let’s not forget that you can instantly switch between those four different tape machines. Whether you want to go hi- or lo-fi, dirty or clean, there’s a suitable option.
Above all, you’re invited to explore. Whether you’re a producer, musician or composer, this endless supply of atmospheres and soundscapes won’t just help you to finish your current projects – it’ll also inspire whole new ones.
Audio Demos:
Slower is currently available at the introductory price of $/€99, rather than the regular $/€149, but this offer is only available between 9 and 13 April.
Find out more on e-instruments website.
