The Attic 2

The Attic 2 - Forgotten synth history

Deep inside the history of synthesisers lurk some lesser known classics.

Not the Prophets, the Jupiters or the Minis, but their clumsy and quirky siblings. Analogue pianos, funky organs, glassy digital boxes, vocal synths, and string machines.

Now their time has come, as producers look for inspiration away from the usual clichés.

Soniccouture has collected 18 of such synths, lovingly modelled their sound and idiosyncrasies, and created a huge library of 450+ preset sounds to showcase all their power and nuance.

The instruments

Synthi AKS | Crumar DP-80 | Korg Electronic Piano LP-10 | Logan Vocalist | Hammond Solovox | Cheetah MS800 | Omnichord | Farfisa VP345 | Philips Philicorda | Arp Omni 2 | Korg Mini-700 | Solina String Ensemble | Roland SH-2000 | Siel Orchestra 2 | Godwin String Concert | Jennings Univox | RS-202 String Machine | Moog Minitmoog

Every key matters

There is an old rule of thumb when sampling synths: record two keys per octave, and that will be enough. Soniccouture doesn't buy into this; with a 40 year-old synth, each key comes with its own response, its own tuning discrepancy, its own quirks. The more you sample, the more detail you capture. The more notes you record, the more character you will get. They sample EVERY key.

The attic effects

Each Attic instrument shares the same effects console. Utilising Kontakt's premium processors, it is designed to offer a wide range of options, from convolution reverbs featuring authentic impulse responses taken from the Synthi AKS and Philicorda spring reverbs, to compression and cabinet modelling.

Library specifications

• 24 bit 48kHz sampling
• 18GB library (Kontakt NCW compression)
• Full range individual note sampling
• Authentic behaviour modelling
• Custom IR reverb processor with Soniccouture IR library
• 473 presets including sounds by sound designer Ian Boddy
• Kontakt Player + NKS compatible
• Requires Kontakt 5.7.3