EPIK4
Sampled synth
- • Over 600 patches–for instant inspiration
- • Based on the sounds of KAWAI K4 synthesizer
EPIK4 is a synth refill based on the sounds of KAWAI K4 synthesizer from 1989. It gives you the fuzzy but still warm sounds of the 90s – with a modern twist.
The K4 we used was only a raw material: the recorded samples were the starting points. We have exploited the specific features of REASON and created a vivid, live sounding library.
Most of the patches are velocity sensitive and have been designed to live performers, so a good remote compatible midi keyboard (with modwheel, control knobs and aftertouch) is highly recommended.
Product details
Features
Contents:
- K4 Combinator bank: 128 patches (for instant inspiration)
- K4 NN-XT Bank: 288 patches (for everyday use)
- K4 NN-19 Bank: 226 patches
- Rex Loops: 14 Octo Rex sets & 112 rx2 melodic loops (for KLP)
- Samples: 1138 wav files in 24 bit resolution (1.3 GB in total)
Categories in NN-XT bank:
- [All Layers]
- K4 Arp & Short Key
- K4 Atmosphere & Pad
- K4 Bass [poly]
- K4 Experimental & FX
- K4 Key & PolySynth
- K4 Lead [poly]
- K4 Monosynth
- String & Orchestral
Categories in Combinator bank:
- K4 Arp & Rhythmic Sequence
- K4 Atmosphere & Pad
- K4 Bass
- K4 Experimental & FX
- K4 Key & PolySynth
- K4 Lead
- K4 String & Orchestral
- templates
Extensive editing techniques
We used multiple velocity layers, multi-layering, alternate triggering and sample start offset to achieve fat and responsive synth sounds. In general, the modwheel controls the filter modulations and aftertouch adds vibrato effect.
Requirements
- EPIK4 requires Reason 6.5 or more recent version.
- The NN-XT bank will work both in Reason Essential and in the previous versions of Reason, but most of the Combinator patches won't be loaded.