klangfeldt superform — Vintage Synthesizer Kontakt Instrument

superform is a Native Instruments Kontakt instrument built from 23 restored vintage synthesizers. Six independent oscillators can be loaded with any of 453 unique waveforms from any synthesizer in the klangfeldt Vintage Sample Library. Analog and digital synthesizers spanning 1975 to 1996, sampled at intervals of two semitones or less with no EQ, no compression, and no post-processing.

Synthesizers included in klangfeldt superform

• SCI Prophet 5 (Sequential Circuits, 1980) — Five-voice polyphony, Curtis filter chips, warm analogue character that defined an era.
• SCI Prophet 600 (Sequential Circuits, 1982) — The first synthesizer shipped with factory MIDI.
• Roland Juno-60 (Roland, 1982) — Six voices, a single DCO per voice, iconic chorus sound.
• Roland JX-8P (Roland, 1985) — Eight-voice DCO polyphony with Roland’s signature warmth.
• Roland MKS-50 (Roland, 1987) — The rackmount Alpha Juno, built for the studio.
• Roland P-330 (Roland, 1987) — Dedicated piano and keyboard module, natural decay sampling.
• Yamaha CS-15 (Yamaha, 1979) — Dual-voice, dual-filter analogue synthesis.
• Yamaha PS20 (Yamaha, 1980) — Home keyboard with organ and orchestral tones.
• Yamaha DX7II-D (Yamaha, 1987) — The definitive FM synthesizer, sampled through full natural decay.
• Korg Trident Mk1 (Korg, 1980) — Strings, brass, and synthesizer in one instrument.
• Korg Poly-61 (Korg, 1982) — Six voices, DCOs, warm Korg filter.
• Kawai S-100F (Kawai, 1981) — Rare Japanese monosynth, underrated and seldom sampled.
• Kawai K3m (Kawai, 1987) — Additive and wavetable synthesis, enormous sonic palette.
• Ensoniq SQ80 (Ensoniq, 1988) — Wavetable oscillators with analogue Curtis filter, hybrid instrument.
• Ensoniq SPM (Ensoniq, 1990) — 10-bit Sampled Piano Module with lo-fi warmth.
• Akai AX80 (Akai, 1984) — Akai’s first professional polysynth, eight voices.
• Crumar Bit 99 (Crumar, 1985) — Italian digital synthesis with genuine analogue filters.
• Crumar Trilogy (Crumar, 1976) — Strings, organ, and synthesizer in a single Italian instrument.
• Moog Prodigy (Moog, 1979) — Compact Moog, customized with four oscillators.
• Casio CZ-1 (Casio, 1985) — Phase distortion synthesis, professional instrument.
• Jen SX1000 (Jen Elettronica, 1975) — Italian synth golden era, rare and almost never properly sampled.
• SA Protone (Spectral Audio, Switzerland, 1994) — Swiss virtual analogue, rare enough that most producers have never encountered one.
• Technics WSA1 (Technics, 1994) — Acoustic modelling synthesis, the only synthesizer ever produced by Technics.

Technical specifications

• Platform: Native Instruments Kontakt 8 and Kontakt Player
• Oscillators: 6 independent
• Waveforms: 453 unique
• Source synthesizers: 23
• Individual samples: 21,682
• Sampling interval: 2 semitones or less
• Post-processing: none
• Built-in effects: 24 (4 panels × 6 effects)
• Presets: 700+
• Filter types: 35
• NKS compatible: yes
• Interface modes: Full and Lite
• Colour schemes: 8 (superform, Trilogy Noir, JX Chromatics, MG Cosmic, DX Seafoam, SQ Transwave, JU Patchwork, P Interface)

Kontakt synthesizer library waveforms

453 waveforms sourced from 23 vintage synthesizers including Prophet 5 samples, Juno-60 samples, DX7 samples, Korg Poly-61 samples, Roland JX-8P samples, Yamaha CS-15 samples, Moog Prodigy samples, Ensoniq SQ80 samples, Akai AX80 samples, Casio CZ-1 samples, Kawai K3m samples, Technics WSA1 samples, Jen SX1000 samples, Crumar Bit 99 samples, Crumar Trilogy samples, SA Protone samples, Roland MKS-50 samples, Roland P-330 samples, Ensoniq SPM samples, Kawai S-100F samples, Yamaha PS20 samples, Korg Trident samples, SCI Prophet 600 samples.