This instrument is a hybrid composer’s dream: hundreds of synthetic and acoustic sound sources, rich editing, deep synthesis features, and endless ways to create unique variations. Rather than dark and gritty sounds, we instead focused the library and presets on the lighter end of the spectrum…
The library of Celestia contains atmospheric pads, ambient textures, heavenly bells, airy choirs, soft plucks, cosmic effects, and much more. In short, it’s ideal for emotional scoring and ethereal soundscapes in most any genre. Of course, thanks to its extensive editing features, you are not limited to ‘only’ beautiful sounds! Use it for EDM, dramatic flair, orchestral layering, or anything else you imagine.
Interface & Engine
Within the library, you’ll find a rich selection of 550+ highly-polished presets to inspire your music. Beyond that, the engine of Celestia was tailor-made for editing and customization. Delve into the dual layers to change filters, envelopes, pitch, pan, and modulation, add effects, enable arps, gating, crossfading, and legato. You can even roll the dice and randomize some (or all!) of any patch.
If you don’t know much about synthesis, you can have endless variations using the sub-preset system. Each layer of the instrument, the FX, rhythm, and performance sections all have their own set of hand-made presets. By mixing and matching between them, you can create a huge amount of variation from a single sound.
FEATURES
- Powerful synthesis engine with modern UI
- Dozens of arp, FX, layer + perform presets
- Dual-layer sound + modulation engine
- Full FX rack with custom impulse responses
- Preset randomizer for controlled chaos
- Multiple filter types, envelope + LFO
CONTENT
- 550 tailor-made NKI presets
- Acoustic, Hybrid, FX, Texture, Synth Poly patches
- Warm, Glassy, Airy & Grainy, Motion Pads
- Gated, Arp & Seq, Leads & Basses
- 200+ sound sources in 10 categories
- Acoustic, vocal, hybrid, and synthetic sources
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REQUIREMENTS
6GB of disk space
7200 RPM hard drive or solid state drive recommended.
8GB of RAM
Higher amounts of memory let you load more instruments.
Core i3, i5, or i7 (or equivalent) processor
A faster CPU with more cores will allow you to play more simultaneous voices.
Kontakt 5.5.2+ Full Version
This library is NOT compatible with the free Kontakt Player.
Kontakt Requirements - Mac OSX
Intel Macs (i5 or higher): macOS 10.14, 10.15, 11 or 12 (latest update).
Apple Silicon Macs (via Rosetta 2 & natively on ARM in Standalone or in hosts that support it): macOS 11 or 12 (latest update)
Kontakt Requirements - Windows
Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit). Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU. Graphics hardware support for OpenGL 2.1 or higher. Windows 10 strongly recommended.
