Micron - Sands

Playable Cinematic Atmospheres

Each MICRON library is crafted around a precise genre, mood, or application, giving you focused sonic palettes that hit the sound you need, whether it’s suspenseful tension for a thriller, the driving pulse of a rock anthem, or intricate layers for modern electronic music. The XY Playable libraries are built for conventional musical performance, letting you play full chords or melodies with ease.

SANDS is a cinematic Kontakt library designed to evoke deserts, ancient traditions, and distant horizons. Blending elemental textures with modern sound design, it lets you create immersive soundscapes that feel alive and timeless. With a four-layer engine, real-time XY control, and an extensive collection of sounds, SANDS transforms your keyboard into a tool for crafting evolving, emotionally rich atmospheres. From aleatoric strings to drifting flute textures, wind layers, and choirs, every element moves naturally, offering expressive cinematic soundscapes full of tension, space, and human presence.

Features

• Built to handle chords effectively

• Define keyboard range for each individual layer to create splits or balance frequency ranges

• XY pad for crossfading between layers

• Individual volume controls for each layer

• Sound selection options for each layer

• Mute and solo buttons for precise control

• Waveform display for visual feedback

• Per-layer pan, pitch, attack, release controls

• Low-pass and high-pass filters

• Sample start adjustment

• Dirt controls including saturation, compression, and distortion

• Delay and convolution reverb with over 150 impulse responses

• Master controls for portamento and randomization

• Separate outputs for each of the four layers

• Poly/Mono button for monophonic play of specific layers

Requires full retail verison of NI Kontakt 5.8.1.

Please notice: This library can not be used with the free Kontakt Player! To use this "Open Kontakt" format, you need a full version of Kontakt, which is included in products such as Komplete or Komplete Ultimate.

The minimum required Kontakt version number for this product is stated in the product description or can be found on the developer's website.

System Requirements:

Mac:

• macOS 10.14 or higher
• 64 bit
• Intel Core i5 or Apple M1 (native)
• RAM: 4GB (6GB recommended)

Windows:

• Windows 10 or higher
• 64 bit
• Intel Core i5 or similar CPU
• RAM: 4GB (6GB recommended)

Supported Interfaces:

• Mac (64-bit only): Stand-alone, VST, VST3, AU, AAX
• Windows (64-bit): Stand-alone, VST, VST3,  AAX

Legacy Versions:

If you require legacy installers of Kontakt Player please refer to this Knowledge Base Article.