Includes 1020 sound sources, 475 sound cores, 515 multi-core instruments, and a 13 GB compressed sample library using
Kontakt’s lossless sample storage compression.
(All samples are delivered at 44.1kHz/24-bit)
(All samples are delivered at 44.1kHz/24-bit)
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Full retail version of Kontakt, version 5.8.1 or higher (Does not work in the free Kontakt Player!)
- Mac OS X 10.11, i5, 4 GB RAM (6GB recommended)
- Windows 7, 8, 10, Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, 4 GB RAM (6GB recommended)
- 13 GB free disk space for XOSPHERE 2 sample content
COMPATIBILITY
Mac OS (64-bit only); Windows (32/64-bit)
Stand-alone
AU
VST / AU / AAX
VST / AU / AAX
REVIEW
Since owning the original
Xosphere, I found it to be an indispensable tool in atmosphere creation.
How can Xosphere 2 compare with the most powerful atmosphere creation tool ever? A collaboration of incredible talents brings together the vastest atmospheric sound design tool to date.
Over 2,000 instruments from 1,020 sound sources
How can Xosphere 2 compare with the most powerful atmosphere creation tool ever? A collaboration of incredible talents brings together the vastest atmospheric sound design tool to date.
Over 2,000 instruments from 1,020 sound sources
from Sample Logic and other
top sound design companies like Soundiron, Loopmasters, Audiomodern, Sampletraxx
& Black Octopus.
With so much talent behind the creation of
Xosphere 2 it must be good, right?
Xosphere 2 it must be good, right?
Let's dig in!
One thing I noticed in Xosphere
2 is that there is the same great meta tagging system found in
Arpology 2 'Cinematic Dimensions'. The tagging system simplifies the preset
sound search by letting you select from these categories:
ACOUSTIC FAST MOTION
PAD LIKE
AIRY HARMONIC – CHORDAL PANORAMIC MOTION
BOWED HEAVY PERCUSSIVE
BRIGHT HIT ATTACK PIERCING
BUILD UP INSANITY PULSE UP
DARK SCARY INSTRUMENTAL REVERSED
DEEP – LOW END LIGHT RHYTHMIC
DETUNED LOFI STATIC TONE
DISSONANT METALLIC SLOW MOTION
DISTORTED – EDGY MIXED EMOTIONS SPIRITUAL – ETHEREAL
ECHOING MYSTERY – SUSPENSE STUTTER – GLITCH
ETHNIC WORLD NATURE SWEEPING
EUPHORIC BLISS NOISE SYNTH – ELECTRONIC
EVOLVING ORCHESTRAL THICK
EXPERIMENTAL ORGANIC VOICES
AIRY HARMONIC – CHORDAL PANORAMIC MOTION
BOWED HEAVY PERCUSSIVE
BRIGHT HIT ATTACK PIERCING
BUILD UP INSANITY PULSE UP
DARK SCARY INSTRUMENTAL REVERSED
DEEP – LOW END LIGHT RHYTHMIC
DETUNED LOFI STATIC TONE
DISSONANT METALLIC SLOW MOTION
DISTORTED – EDGY MIXED EMOTIONS SPIRITUAL – ETHEREAL
ECHOING MYSTERY – SUSPENSE STUTTER – GLITCH
ETHNIC WORLD NATURE SWEEPING
EUPHORIC BLISS NOISE SYNTH – ELECTRONIC
EVOLVING ORCHESTRAL THICK
EXPERIMENTAL ORGANIC VOICES
After finding a preset you like, select the heart icon next it to allow it to be stored in your favorites. This makes it an extreme time saver to be able to recall your favorites in the browser quickly.
You can get infinite sound combinations by using the
randomization engine. You can
randomize virtually every parameter of all 4 cores including the multi-instruments and sound sources. The manipulation of the
samples is truly endless, and I received fantastic results continuously using this
feature. I highly recommend using the Randomization feature because it will give you a unique sound of your own with just a few selections and a click of a button.
Each sound core contains a handful of useful “Dynamic” FX, which are hot-swappable for total customization
XOSPHERE 2
comes equipped with a wide selection of studio-quality mastering effects that work
across all sound cores located in the Master FX section.
A
– Master FX Chain Presets – Select
from fully configurable combinations of studio insert effects to master your
sound.
B
– Effect Rack Toggle – Click on
the image to view an effect's parameter controls.
C
– Hot Swapping Insert Effects – Click the name of the insert effect to select. Each of the six slots
is independently
swappable, so use any or all to craft the perfect sound.
D
– Insert Effect ON/OFF (Power Icon) – Activate or deactivate insert effects.
E
– Insert Effect Preset – Choose
effect presets from the dropdown menu (not available for every effect insert)
F
– Effect Knobs – Each
effect will have a set of parameter controls located in the rack view.
Master Insert Effects:
- DAFT LP – a resonant low-pass filter
- DAFT HP – a resonant hi-pass filter
- FORMANT – a resonant filter with adjustable harmonics used to adjust the
formant of a sound
- VOWEL – another resonant filter with adjustable harmonics. Can be used to
create talking effects
- EQ – a standard 3 band parametric equalizer
- COMPRESSOR – a studio-grade compressor to capture
transients or add dynamic motion
- SATURATOR – a light distortion effect to add harmonic thickness to the sound
- TAPE SAT. – a more distorted saturator that models tape distortion and includes
a low-pass filter
- SKREAMER – a versatile distortion effect
- LO-FI – a digital effect to reduce bitrate and sample rate, or add noise
- CABINET – an amp simulator with 11 cabinet models and full EQ control
- TWANG – an amp simulator
- ROTATOR – a rotating speaker simulator
- STE. MOD. – a psychoacoustic stereo field widener
- DELAY – a stereo digital delay effect
- CHORUS – a digital chorus effect
- FLANGER – a digital flanger effect
- PHASER – a digital phaser effect
- REVERB – a stereo reverb effect
- TRANSIENT – a dynamics processor affecting the attack and release for generating
transient emphasis
- SIMP. L/H – low and high pass filters
- LIMITER – a standard digital limiter for attenuating output
Each core can also be modulated by an LFO for its volume, LO
cut and HI cut parameters.
One
thing I need to note is that if you are an owner of the original Xosphere and
you plan on getting Xosphere 2, just make sure you own the full version of
Kontakt because it will not work in the Kontakt free player like the original
Xosphere.
I can also tell you that owning Xosphere 2 is not a replacement of the original Xosphere.
So, if you don't yet own the original Xosphere, I would spend the extra money to grab the discounted bundle. Both libraries are independent of each other and the content you'll have is colossal.
I can also tell you that owning Xosphere 2 is not a replacement of the original Xosphere.
So, if you don't yet own the original Xosphere, I would spend the extra money to grab the discounted bundle. Both libraries are independent of each other and the content you'll have is colossal.
After
reading this review, I encourage you to watch the videos below to hear
and watch the details of this instrument in action.
The
presets are vivid in Xosphere 2. Every imaginable atmospheric mood is
available in this library. The soundscapes are dark, brooding, evolving,
ethereal, and outright euphoric. The production of these instruments is of the
highest caliber and the complexity of the atmospheres is staggering.
As I
auditioned the presets, I found myself losing minutes before moving on to the
next one because I was so absorbed within the ambiences.
Sample Logic released a victorious second chapter in the Xosphere universe and what I experienced was transcendence.
Xosphere 2 undoubtedly and compellingly earns a
5 out of 5 stars !!
Available Here: Sample Logic
Sample Logic released a victorious second chapter in the Xosphere universe and what I experienced was transcendence.
Xosphere 2 undoubtedly and compellingly earns a
5 out of 5 stars !!
Available Here: Sample Logic
