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Vapor Keys

Tines of Your DreamsKaranyi Sounds
$59.00
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Karanyi Sounds · Synths Series

Vapor Keys

FM Pianos, Kissed by the 90s

Sweet and naive, bright, bold, harsh, trashy, lush, spacy — or dark and gloomy.

9Electric pianos
14Vapor keys
3Synth sources
1700+Samples
+And more

Yamaha DX7●Yamaha TX81z●Arturia MicroFreak●Electric Pianos●Designer Keys●Eventide Blackhole●Lexicon 224●Studer A800●Dimension D●Keybed Noises●& more

Neo-90s keyboards24-bit / 48 kHzRoyalty free

Vapor Keys is a collection of FM electric pianos and dreamlike keyboard instruments for Kontakt — three deep-sampled FM, algorithmic and wavetable sources in one pack.

Inspired by classic movies and by artists such as Luxury Elite, Macintosh Plus, 2814 and Hong Kong Express. The collection is divided into two parts: electric pianos, and the designed keys.

At a Glance

  • 9 electric pianos dry, multi-velocity, with keybed noises left in
  • 14 vapor keys dry and wet signals mixed, for chords, arps and short soundscapes
  • 3 synth sources Yamaha DX7, Yamaha TX81z, Arturia MicroFreak
  • Recording path Neve 1073, Roland Dimension D and a Studer A800
  • Spaces Eventide Blackhole and Lexicon 224
  • 60+ presets stated the field’s summary says so, and then names 9 + 14

Content & Detail

01The Electric Pianosnine▾
What they areDry, multi-velocity sampled instruments with classic EP presets from vintage FM gear
Effects per patchTwo — a detuned chorus and a phaser
SourceA custom Yamaha DX7, full scales
Layers3–4 dynamic layers per patch, with keybed noises for playability
ChainNeve 1073 preamp, Roland Dimension D, Studer A800
02The Vapor Keysfourteen▾
What they areHeavily sound-designed keyboards, dry and wet signals mixed from FM pianos, other synth sources and reverb gear
What they are forChords, arps and shorter soundscapes
SourcesCustom Yamaha DX7, Arturia MicroFreak, and wavetable and algorithmic sounds — electric pianos, marimbas, strings, CMI Fairlight
SpacesEventide Blackhole and Lexicon 224 processors
Layers2–5 per patch, full scales
03The Engine and Its ControlsSYNTHS Engine 2.1▾
EnvelopeA slider for attack and release
Two effects90s chorus and phaser, 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 two preset figuresThe summary says 60+ Kontakt presets, and the line under it names 9 electric pianos and 14 designer keys
04Requirements and Contentas stated▾
HostA full version of Kontakt 5.7.3 or above
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
Disk4 GB free
Content1700+ samples at 24-bit / 48 kHz, 3 GB total and 6 GB uncompressed WAV, recorded through a Universal Audio Apollo 8p, royalty free
In the bundleAlso included in Collection 6

Keybed noise is not realism, it is a decision about who is supposed to be playing. Leaving it in the electric pianos is what keeps this collection a nostalgia instrument instead of a clean FM ROMpler.

Product Information

Features
3 Synth sources
60+ Kontakt presets
1 700+ samples
24bit / 48kHz sample rate​
3 GB total size (6 GB uncompressed wav)
Recorded with Universal Audio Apollo 8p
Equipment used: Neve 1073 Preamp + Roland Dimension D + Studer A800
Equipment used: Neve 1073 Preamp + Roland Dimension D + Studer A800