Karanyi Sounds · Synths 2
Abyss
Designer Bass, Deep and Atonal
Rumbling soundscapes, dystopian pads and characteristic drones with real low-end.
260Patches listed
4Synth sources
2600+Samples
4.6 GBTotal size
+And more
Granular Library●Glitch Library●Scape Library●Moog Minitaur●Moog Sub 37●Matrix 6●Matrix 1000●Multi Instruments●Single Waveforms●Synths Engine 2.0●& more
Designer bass24-bit / 48 kHzRoyalty free
Abyss is a designer bass collection focusing on deep and atonal sounds, created with classic and modern analog synthesizers.
Rumbling soundscapes, dystopian pads and characteristic drones with real low-end and depth, driven by the updated Synths Engine 2.0.
At a Glance
- Three libraries Granular 90, Glitch 80 and Scape 90 Kontakt patches
- Four synth sources Moog Minitaur and Sub 37, Oberheim Matrix 6 and 1000
- Two layers per patch the original and the effected signal
- Low register 3–4 octaves, which is where this library lives
- Multis the field says 40 in one place and 60+ in another
- 100+ single waveforms original recordings with no software modification
Content & Detail
01The Three Libraries90 + 80 + 90▾
Granular90 Kontakt patches — analog bass patches with tonal and atonal soundscapes, through Eventide and Crusher X granular processors
Glitch80 Kontakt patches — the same sources with 8-bit, amped and taped soundscapes, through OTO Biscuit, modular effects and guitar amps
Scape90 Kontakt patches — lush soundscapes through Lexicon, Eventide and Strymon units
Common to all threeMoog Minitaur / Sub 37 and Oberheim Matrix 1000 / 6, 3–4 octaves in the low register, Neve 88RS and Empirical Labs EL7 in the recording path, 2 layers per patch
The preset figuresThose three lists sum to 260 patches. The field’s own headings say 190 instrument presets and its summary says 230+ Kontakt presets — all four figures are the vendor’s
02Multis and Single Waveformson top of the three▾
Multi instrumentsPatches from Scape, Glitch and Granular combined into more complex soundscapes and drones
How manyThe heading says 40 multis; the section under it says 60+ — both figures are printed as the field gives them
Single waveform layers100+ original instrument recordings, organised into patches without any software modification
03The Engine and Its ControlsSYNTHS Engine 2.0▾
Envelope selector3 attack and 3 release stages
Six effectsPhaser, 80s flanger, leslie, delay, reverb and ladder filter — 2 per instrument
ControlsEnvelope selector · 2 SSL-style EQs (bass booster / mid attenuator, mid attenuator / hi booster) · Pole wheel for soft sample group blending
The series conceptA ROMpler-like sampled instrument that sounds as good as the original synths, with minimum software post-production
04Requirements and Contentas stated▾
HostA full version of Kontakt — the field says Kontakt 5.7.3+ twice and “full version of Kontakt 5” once
WindowsWindows 7 with the latest service pack, 32/64-bit, Intel Core Duo or AMD Athlon 64, 2 GB RAM
MacMac OS 10.7 or higher, Intel Core Duo, 2 GB RAM
Disk10 GB free for a complete installation
Content2600+ samples at 24-bit / 48 kHz, 4.6 GB total and 9.2 GB uncompressed, recorded through a Universal Audio Apollo 8p preamp, royalty free
A bass library that only sounds low is a filter setting. What makes this one a library is that the granular, glitched and reverberant versions of the same four machines were kept as separate instruments rather than folded into one knob.
