Orange Tree Samples has released Evolution Clawhammer Banjo, an impressively detailed Kontakt instrument (compatible with the free Kontakt Player 6.7.0 upwards). For a limited time, you can pick up Evolution Clawhammer Banjo for the special introductory price of $139 (usually $179). The intro offer ends on September 17th. The banjo has a distinct sound, whether [...]

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Cinematrix is a trailer-scoring library from Rigid Audio that previously would have cost you around $99 but is now FREE! Now, the action-packed, loop-based Kontakt library is available to download for free, but it requires the full version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or higher. If you don’t have the full version of Kontakt, you might want [...]

View post: Rigid Audio’s Cinematrix Kontakt library is now FREE

Fracture Sounds just released Blueprint: Drum Kit, a free versatile percussion instrument for the free Kontakt Player.  The Native Kontrol Standard instrument has a 900 MB download size,  compressed from a 1.5 GB sample pool.  Drum Kit was recorded in the large studio hall of The Nave in Leeds, England.  The instrument features a set [...]

View post: Fracture Sounds’ Blueprint: Drum Kit is a FREE drum pack for Kontakt Player

Synferno is a free loop-based Kontakt instrument that requires the full version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or higher. Rigid Audio has packed Synferno with 3GB of cinematic and electronic 24-bit WAV loop content. The 3GB of content accounts for 350 preset kits and 1200 individual loops in four categories: Bass, Synth, Ambient, and Groove. If you [...]

View post: Rigid Audio offers Synferno, a FREE cinematic sound module for Kontakt

Chiqui-Audio’s new Tiki Instruments ($235) is a Hawaiian instrument library for Kontakt, and the company has also released a free version called Ka’eke’eke. Both the paid and free versions are for Kontakt and offer “Compatibility with Kontakt Player in demo mode.” Unfortunately, this simply means that the libraries aren’t fully compatible with the free Kontakt [...]

View post: Tiki Instruments is a Hawaiian instrument library with FREE version for Kontakt

Developer Fracture Sounds has released Epic Grand, a free larger-than-life grand piano library for Kontakt Player. Fracture Sounds is a developer I’m sure most of you know well, but if you’re new, they release some excellent libraries, like the lovely Homestead Piano. More importantly for us, they release some fantastic freebies under the banner of [...]

View post: Fracture Sounds release Epic Grand, a FREE piano library for Kontakt Player

Sketchpad is a free Kontakt instrument by Authentic Soundware aimed to ensure we never waste a great idea again by recording our performances in standalone mode (it requires Kontakt Full 6.7 upwards and a free Pulse downloader account). Unfortunately, inspiration isn’t something we can conjure on demand, and as creators, we have to strike while [...]

View post: Authentic Soundware releases Sketchpad, a FREE MIDI recorder for Kontakt

Developer Westwood Instruments has released Drifting Winds, the second issue from their free Roots series. Roots is a series of free libraries for Kontakt intended to simplify the creative process. Too many options, whether instruments, effects, or controls, can often slow or even halt creative minds, and it’s a problem that Westwood Instruments is keen [...]

View post: Westwood Instruments releases FREE Drifting Winds for Kontakt Player

Decadence Trailer Toms is a cinematic drum library crafted by the renowned sound designer Karel Psota and released by AVA Music Group. The library is currently available for €86 (excl. tax), and we have three FREE copies available for three lucky BPB readers. This fully NKS-compatible Decadence Trailer Toms library works with the free Kontakt [...]

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Sonuscore releases The Orchestra Elements, a FREE orchestral scoring library for Kontakt Player. The Orchestra Elements is a slimmed-down version of Sonuscore’s flagship orchestral Kontakt library, and it’s free to download. It’s also compatible with the free Kontakt Player (6.7.1 upwards), which is even better news. The Orchestra Elements is slightly different from many of [...]

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Rigid Audio has released Stompbox, a set of 32 cinematic/hybrid drum and percussion kits for Kontakt 6.4.2. The need for deep, foreboding drums sometimes presents itself when you’re deep into composing cinematic scores. Thankfully, if you can’t afford a hugely expensive cinematic drum library, Rigid Audio has you covered – Stompbox retailed for $39, but [...]

View post: Rigid Audio Releases FREE Kontakt Library Stompbox

On Wednesday, Fracture Sounds launched Blueprint: Feedback Guitar, which is a free electric guitar pad library for the free Kontakt Player.  Feedback Guitar is a unique library that “captures the iconic Les Paul playing at its sonic extremes in a large studio.” The developer used the samples to create “a distinctive ambient pad featuring two [...]

View post: Fracture Sounds’ Blueprint: Feedback Guitar is a Free Kontakt Player Guitar Pad Library