ThePhonoLoop 推出的 themkI 是一款极具个性的 Kontakt 音源库，以 1970 年代的经典电声键盘为蓝本，精细采样并加入独特的磁带录制质感与颗粒合成引擎。音源包含 16 层动态采样 + Release 音色 + 机械噪音，融合现代 MPE 控制支持与复古模拟纹理，为你的音乐创作注入温暖颗粒感与不确定性的真实生命力。
本音源库提供 2 套独立颗粒/序列器引擎、500 个预设、超过 12500 个样本与 60 个声音设计源素材，涵盖 Whisper 层次、Tape Loop、物理建模噪音、机械质感、Stacked 音源等分类。无论用于构建氛围音乐、实验音景，还是为影视配乐注入真实、细腻又富有变化的动态层次，themkI 都是不可替代的创意工具。需 Kontakt 完整版 6.8+ 支持，不兼容 Kontakt Player。
The Phonoloop themkI v1.1.0 KONTAKT – 9,6 GB
A canvas for exploring the beautiful imperfections of an old machine
An electro-mechanical keyboard classic from the ’70s with 16 dynamic layers, and a set of 60 additional sound design sources created by mangling the original material using Eurorack modules and tape loops, embellished with resonators and physical modelling synthesis.
All of this is housed in an MPE-compatible sound engine with two independent looping / granular cores, designed for both slow, evolving textures and fast bursts of sound. Further expandable by loading your own samples.
Go ahead, embark on an adventure far from well-worn paths.
An exploration of a 70s classic
We’ve long wanted to capture the essence of this electro-mechanical classic – and by essence, we mean all the mechanical clicks, noises, and beautiful imperfections of a machine over 50 years old.
At first, we saw it as a natural evolution of our Cassette series, taken few steps further: 16 dynamic layers, release and mechanical samples – all still passed through tape in the end. Then, out of curiosity, we loaded the raw samples into the Tapes engine and started playing around – and it quickly became clear how we should shape its final form.
The result? A deeply sampled, expressive instrument – a playground of evolving textures, all housed in a sound engine built for discovery and experimentation.
Just the way we like it.
Two independent granular engines
While themkI builds on the engine introduced in Tapes.01, it’s not meant to be version 2. Instead, it takes things in a different direction, better suited to the sampled material.
Animated mode (known as Swarm mode in Tapes) now features polyphonic modulation, with each layer running on its own independent engine (which also makes it MPE compatible). This setup allows you to combine standard polyphonic playback (Single mode) with sequenced / granular, two Single modes or two sequenced / granular.
We’ve also introduced a system of instrument modes, 16 at the moment, designed to keep things simple and fun while still encouraging deep sound exploration.
Two independent sequencers
Each layer has its own 16-step sequencer, available in both Animated and Single mode, where it can act as a voice-specific modifier. For example, you can set it to play one sound source on notes 1–3, another on notes 4–6, shift every third note up an octave, reverse every fifth note, detune the last few notes, or set a unique sample start position per note. The list goes on.
Another example, first layer might play single notes with a classic ’70s soul vibe, while the second is faded in via the mod wheel or an MPE controller, scanning through the waveform in a granular fashion or playing micro-loops with duration and position set by the voice sequencer / modifier.
Update 1.1
Version 1.1 brings sharper contrast for better visibility, along with new GUI colour options. Customise the look using the new menu in the top-right corner of the Options section.
It took a lot of work, plenty of trips back to the drawing board, and a good dose of nerdy joy to bring this instrument to life – and we genuinely hope it’ll inspire you as much as it inspires us.
Feel free to check out the videos below, where we show a few ways to work with the instrument.
DI
Captured clean through a Universal Audio tube preamp and Apogee Symphony. Pristine sound that’s perfect for catching every little imperfection.
Deck A
Recorded on an old cassette deck used in schools, adding noticeable noise (especially on the transients) and a little bit of saturation.
Deck B
Captured using a malfunctioning old Polish Unitra cassette recorder (the same we used in our Cassette series), introducing a healthy dose of wow and flutter, along with other tape imperfections.
Specifications
– 10.50GB Size (after NCW compression)
– 500 Presets
– 12507 Samples
– Main sources:
+ clean (DI through tube preamp) plus two recorded on different cassette decks (deck A, deck B)
+ 16 dynamic layers
+ 16 dynamic layers release samples
– Mechanical samples:
+ 6 dynamic layers
+ 6 dynamic layers release samples
+ 4x round robins
+ additional pedal noise samples with 4x round robins
– Sound design sources:
+ 60 sound sources in 7 categories: stacked, tape loop, pulses, mechanical, slices and one shot
up to 5 dynamic layers
+ Noise samples
– 126 noise samples in 5 categories: hardware, tape loops, vinyl, industrial and natural
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