Karma-Lab Releases Catalyst Volume 1 For The Korg Kronos
Karma-Lab (based in Westfield, NJ) has released Catalyst Volume 1 – Creativity Xplosion!. The sound set provides 32 combis for the Kronos workstation from Korg.
Catalyst Volume 1 for Kronos has been released by Karma-Lab.
For those unfamiliar with Karma-Lab, the company is a provider of software for music and sound creation. Since being founded in 1994, they have developed the KARMA features, software and sounds for a wide variety of Korg keyboards including the Korg Karma, Triton, OASYS, M3, M50 and Kronos, and its KARMA technology is covered by 11 US Patents.
Catalyst Volume 1 is $32, and includes grooves, backing tracks and sonic textures in a wide variety of styles, ranging from a mixture of Hip-Hop, Dance, Electronica, Trance & Techno categories to Ambient, Jazz, New-Age, Film Score, and World/Ethnic categories.
Each Catalyst Volume 1 combi is composed of four complete KARMA Modules and eight fully-voiced scenes for maximum variability, featuring extensive control via the KARMA Realtime Controls (8 sliders, 8 switches) and the other controllers (joystick, ribbon, vector joystick, 8 RT sliders/knobs, and 2 switches over joystick). In addition, the Kronos’s Drum Track has been programmed to add an additional complimentary percussion or drum element in every combi.
Programmed by Eric. J. Sawyer and Korg KARMA developer Stephen Kay, the set represents hundreds of hours of work. Catalyst includes a 71-page User’s Guide that provides meticulous documentation on each combi in addition to hundreds of tips and tricks on how to get the most out of each Performance.
Find out more at Karma-Lab’s Catalyst page, including video demos, audio demos, full combi list, and a freely downloadable User’s Guide.