Native Instruments Vertikal

Virtual Instrument (Download)

• A 4.5-metre tall vertical grand piano by Nils Frahm as a Kontakt instrument, playable in the free Kontakt Player
• Two sound versions: ‘Pure’ – clear and dynamic with deep bass; ‘Felt’ – soft, muted and intimate
• Particles 2.0 engine for generative sound clouds, rhythm patterns and sound design
• Created in collaboration with the artist, recorded at his Saal 3 studio in the historic Funkhaus
• 3.9-metre long strings with extended resonance and bass response, particularly expressive when played softly
• Recordings featuring complex overtones, sympathetic vibrations and the hall’s reverberation
• Additional notes with random variations in pitch, timing, dynamics and stereo position within adjustable ranges
• Motion system with LFOs, modulation wheel and polyphonic aftertouch
• Effects engine with four assignable slots, presets and its own parameters
• Rhythm Mode with tempo-synchronised patterns, adjustable step count and velocity per step; Play Mode for playing the particle sounds directly via the keyboard
• Tonal, percussive and textural sound sources, with individual pan and timbre controls for each source
• ADSR envelopes per particle and per sound cloud
• Two NKI instruments, one for each sound version
• Library size: 29 GB
• Controls: Color, Tonal Shift, Dynamic, Reverb, Delay, EQ, Transient, Compressor, Saturation, Stereo Image, Style, Noise, Pianist, Octave, Timing, LFO 1, LFO 2, Aftertouch, Pan, Timbre, Particles Envelope