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The Sonespheres 1 Black Friday deal takes 50% off this Soundiron Kontakt library of atmospheric synths, pads, drones and soundscapes, which comes to $29.50 until Dec 6, 2026.
Sonespheres 1 is the opening volume of the Sonespheres series, titled "Distance". Every library in the series runs inside Kontakt and gathers crafted ambient textures: moody synth voices, soft pads, shifting soundscapes, subtle drones and pitched background layers.
Each volume follows a different composer or sound artist. Volume 1 comes from film and television composer Blake Ewing, a long-time Soundiron collaborator.
Blake Ewing made the sounds by hand, each one guided by a clear artistic vision. Soundiron describes his approach as nuanced layering, rich detail and fluid textures with emotional weight.
Ewing says he wanted the library thorough without being repetitive. Expect everything from wistful single-voice melodies and aching sustained washes through to strained string-like drones and rhythmic parts that push the music onward.
The preset content is split across eight groups:
The interface has two independent sample source modules, each with its own category and preset menus. Both modules have automatable controls for volume, attack, start offset, release, bass, treble, pitch and pan.
Each module also has a filter with type, resonance and frequency controls. The LFO has shape, rate, tempo-sync, depth and attack time, and it can be routed to Volume, Bass, Treble, Pitch, Pan, Resonance and Frequency.
On top of that sit a cross-fader, a legato glide system and a step-sequencable arpeggiator.
The FX rack offers 18 effects, including Amplifier, Cabinet Simulator, Chorus, Compressor, Delay, Distortion, EQ, Flanger, Lo-Fi, Phaser, Tape and Transient Master. The convolution reverb ships with over 100 custom impulse responses, from bunkers and sci-fi effects to piano strings and concert halls.
The download is 1.2 GB installed, with 305 samples and 26.nki instrument presets. Samples are 24 bit / 48kHz uncompressed PCM wav.
It is an open-format Kontakt library, so the sample directories are accessible. You can import the unlocked wav files into other wav-compatible software, samplers and synth formats.
It needs the full retail version of Kontakt 5.5.2 or later. The free Kontakt Player does not support it and will leave the instrument in demo mode. The Libraries tab does not list it either, so load it from the File browser tab or import it into the Kontakt database and Quickload.
System requirements are Windows 7 or higher, or Mac OSX 10.8 or higher. Soundiron recommends a dual-core CPU, 2 GB of RAM and a SATA or SSD drive.
Yes. The Sonespheres 1 - Distance Black Friday deal takes 50% off this Soundiron Kontakt library, bringing it to $29.50. The offer runs until Dec 6, 2026.
The library has 305 samples and 26.nki presets in 1.2 GB. Presets cover bowed, guitar, piano, rhythmic, textural, tonal, vocal and wind sounds, with two sample modules, an arpeggiator and an 18-effect rack.
No. It is an open-format library that needs the full retail Kontakt 5.5.2 or later. In the free Kontakt Player the instrument stays in demo mode. The Libraries tab does not support it either, so use the File browser tab.
Yes. The sample directories are accessible, and the unlocked 24 bit / 48kHz wav samples can be imported into almost any wav-compatible plugin or DAW, as well as other sampler and synth formats.
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