Freelance Soundlabs NKS News August 2024

 

Now Available: Korg Collection 5 NKS Library

 

 

 

• ARP 2600
• ARP Odyssey
• Electribe-R
• EP-1
• Kaoss Pad (Effect)
• M1
• microKorg + microKorg Effect
• miniKorg
• MonoPoly
• MS-20
• Polysix
• Prophecy
• Triton
• Triton Extreme
• VOX Super Continental
• Wavestation
• LegacyCell (currently only VST2 supported)

All presets have been fully tagged with detailed tagging and include banks for all the factory expansions and "cards".All presets have sound previews along with artwork and database files for the NKS browser (including the latest MK3 keyboard). Each instrument also includes a detailed and custom designed/labelled controller map which offers deep control for the ability to load up and record almost any available parameter. This library supports VST3!

Upgrade paths are available for users with the previous Korg Collection 3 and 4 libraries. Simply login to see your cost. If you have single instruments and wish to crossgrade to the collection 5 bundle contact me via the contact link on the site.

All Korg instrument libraries have now also been updated with the latest artwork for the MK3 keyboards too. 

Korg Collection 5 Individual Instrument Libraries

All the individual instrument NKS libraries are available separately if you do not require the full collection:  

https://freelancesoundlabs.com/nks/korg

The following new instrument libraries from Korg Collection 5 are now available: 

 

 

 

All presets for these instruments have been fully tagged and include detailed per-preset control maps.

These new instruments all incorporate a modular plugin feature which sadly has every parameter in every effect a separate parameter instead of the expected macro style of parameter. This means it is typically impossible to map even the FX On/Off controls however I was able to come up with a way to map and label the specific controls of the effects loaded for each preset to offer control over the effects. Please be aware tho, if you swap out any of the effects for a different one you will need to re-learn the on/off parameter and the effects control parameters.

All other parameters have been mapped for instant control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NKS Library is now available for the VST3 version of Imposcar3. This library covers all presets in all 3 factory banks with tagging converted from the preset library into NKS format tagging. A full controller map, sound previews and library artwork is also included.

While this library should function just fine there are some things to be aware of.

There is a bug in the current VST3 version of Imposcar3 which will cause the plugin to not output any sound if you switch presets using the plugins browser. This is what had delayed this library from being released for a while as it wasn't possible to simply save out the NKS files and have them work when loaded.

From my investigation it seems the VST3 version of the plugin is somehow reading the preset data incorrectly and messing up the plugins parameters when switching between presets while loaded in Komplete Kontrol or Maschine. The values are wildly different than they should be and this is causing parameters to set OFF in most cases. However, I was able to find a method that allowed the correct data to be loaded into the NKS files and loading presets using NKS is working fine.

So all browsing and control should work and as long as you do not use the plugins own browser to switch presets in your project. The plugins state should save correctly in your project.

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Now Available: IK Multimedia Hammond B-3X NKS Library

https://freelancesoundlabs.com/nks/hammond

This library offers full browsing, loading and control of all presets for the Hammond B-3X plugin from Komplete Kontrol and Maschine. You can select the keyboard split mode using the Bank selector in the NKS browser to browse presets using no split, lower/upper, pedal/upper or lower + pedal/upper. All available controls have been mapped allowing full control over the plugin and presets are fully tagged and include sound previews and library artwork.

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UPDATE: Steinberg NKS Library MK3 Keyboard Image Updates

All Steinberg libraries have been updated to now include artwork files for the MK3 keyboard as well as artwork that was missing for the Flux, Tales and Verve instruments for Halion 7

You can choose to update the database files by downloading the updated libraries from your user area here (Note the versioning for the libraries has not changed as it is one file updated):

https://freelancesoundlabs.com/index.php/component/k2/item/452

Or you can download the image update only from the following GDrive location:

plugins/system/oyl/src/Redirect.php?oyl=ZuxfMwACKa6j%2Bd4pMfFbga4Gz9WeuMyF4KUTQNhRm1whmYGyh5QbtP54%2F2ErvDHaUTmuliZISKu5y%2FRkirnKZaSM8na6TMVOrYRYAqzUzkEeNOJp%2FE1Lv2XAo%2Fxd6wfX

To download \ update images:

If you downloaded the whole IMAGE folder you can just copy it and merge with the existing image folder at:
Windows: C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\NI Resources
MAC: /Users/Shared/NI Resources

You will see an image folder in this location and if you are a mac user, note it asks if you want to merge or replace the folder, always choose MERGE.

The images will then be placed in the correct locations within the image folder as the structure of the folders and files is already correct. No issue if there are images for plugins you don’t have, they will simply not do anything.

You can of course manually copy the folders within the image folder for just the plugins you need, just be sure to keep them in the same order as they are listed, copy from the image folder from google drive and into the image folder on your computer.

These are only the image files for the MK3 keyboard, it does not affect the MK2 keyboard.