Dystropia

Desolate. Disturbing.

Enter a post-apocalyptic soundscape — a haunting dystopian world shaped by decay and emotion. With over 380 presets ranging from eerie pads and fractured pulses to industrial remnants and signature alarms, Dystropia delivers a sound palette steeped in character and marked by a truly distinctive sonic identity.

• Unmistakably Unique: Combining Heavyocity’s renowned sound design expertise with rare analog synths, experimental recordings, and processed instruments, Dystropia captures the essence of music colliding with sound design — dark, expressive, and full of depth.

• Design the Dystropia: Sculpt your own sonic vision through complex layering, versatile modulation, and limitless combinations of sound sources. Every patch can carry your personal creative fingerprint.

• A Menu of Options: With 36 instantly playable sources, each Menu preset lets you explore Dystropia’s vast sonic range — and expand each layer to uncover even more hidden textures.

• Alarming Stings and Transitions: Intensify your compositions with over 200 striking sonic gestures — Risers, Downers, Stings, Swells, and Reverses — designed to punctuate every dramatic moment.

• Disturbing Rhythms: Step into Dystropia’s rhythmic dimension — fractured tonal pulses, percussive fragments, and evolving atonal grooves. Combine, remix, and sequence them with the Dystropia Designer for deeply unsettling motion.

• Pads and Textures: Craft haunting atmospheres and bleak sonic vistas from 72 tonal and atonal pads. Layer them with gritty noise, textures, and evolving soundscapes sourced from 36 additional elements to build truly chilling ambiences.

THE SOUNDS OF AFTERMATH

Your essential toolkit for scoring dread, decay, and desolation. Raw, emotive, and unmistakably human — Dystropia focuses on delivering gritty, character-driven textures for the sound of the end times.

ALARMING FRAMEWORKS

Intensify tension and unease with signature alarms, swelling transitions, and deep sonic dives. These piercing sounds cut through any mix like a siren — ideal for scoring suspense, danger, and psychological tension.

THE LIMITLESS ENGINE

Powered by Heavyocity’s most advanced engine to date, Dystropia gives you complete control for intricate layering, dynamic shaping, and endless sound combinations — a playground for modern sound design and cinematic storytelling.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Over 390 Unique Sources
• 72 Multisampled and Tempo-synced Rhythmic Elements
• 108 Multisampled Sustains
• 216 Signature Events and Transitions
• 381 Custom-Designed Presets

2 Unique Engines: Dystropia Designer

• Intuitive Browser for loading 390+ sources across 3 banks
• MACRO knob for expressive, multi-parameter control and sequencing
• Per-Channel FX: Envelope, Tone, Drive, Motion, and Space
• Advanced Mixer with Drift, Scatter, and recordable automation
• Performance tools for tempo-sync, start time control, and sequencing
• Custom Master FX including Punish, Compression, Reverb, Delay, and more
• Settings page for fine-tuning legato, glide, sustain, velocity, and more

Dystropia Menu

• 36 key-mapped sounds for instant access and inspiration
• Quickly curate your own menus with the intuitive browser of 1000+ sources
• Expand a single sound across the keyboard with “Expand Source”
• Per-source Filter, EQ, Volume, Pan, and Tuning
• Macro and Effects controls
• Custom Master FX

Requires Kontakt 7.10.9 (Player) or later

This product requires the free Native Instruments Kontakt Player, the latest version can be downloaded through Native Access, Native Instrument’s download manager!

The minimum required Kontakt version for this product is stated in the product description or can be found on the manufacturers 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.