Expressive E’s latest Expressive Suite release introduces 250 MPE presets designed for Tracktion/Dawesome’s recently released wavetable soft synth. Kontrast Expressive Suite brings over a decade of MPE expertise to the unique instrument, delivering a collection of carefully designed presets that fully respond to per-note gestures such as pressure, bends, vibrato and aftertouch.
The company says that collection explores Kontrast's most radical territories, with the included patches delivering everything from digital harshness to icy atmospheres and kinetic motion. Every preset included in the collection has been designed with Expressive E’s Osmose instrument in mind, but will also work seamlessly with the likes of the Ableton Push 3, ROLI Seaboard 2 and any other MPE controllers.
What’s Included?
The Kontrast Expressive Suite contains three complete MPE banks:
Void: Ambient, Sci-Fi, Frozen Textures
Void explores Kontrast's abstract side: image-based wavetables, infinite panoramas, frozen pads, distant drones and high-contrast atmospheres. 84 presets cover basses, leads, pads, keys, arps/sequences, percussive textures, effects and drones.
Edges: Rhythmic Motion & digital Kinetics
Edges pushes Kontrast toward rhythm and energy with non-linear modulations, percussive digital textures and continuously evolving internal motion. There are 83 presets.
Binary: Raw 8-bit Sharpness
Binary dives into Kontrast's harshest territory: aliasing, 8-bit coldness, surgical attacks, cutting harmonics and hyper-clean digital transients. 83 presets are included.
Expressive E build the most nuanced controllers in the world. I'm obsessed with intuitive sound design and turning sound-shaping into an artistic, not an engineering, experience. In the end, we share the same aim: to let people express themselves with sound in a way that feels immediate and natural." - Peter Dawesome
Compatibility
Kontrast Expressive Suite requires a license for Tracktion/Dawesome Kontrast, which is supported on PCs running Windows 10 and above, and Macs running macOS 10.13 or higher. VST3 and AU plug-in versions are available.
Pricing & Availability
Kontrast Expressive Suite is available now. To celebrate its release, and as part of their ongoing Black Friday promotion, Expressive E are offering the following deals:
Kontrast +250 Expressive E Presets: $€89.40 (reduced from $€149).
- Buy Kontrast at its standard price and get the full 250-preset Suite included.
- Complete 250-Preset Pack: $€35.99 (reduced from $€59.99).
- The full MPE soundbank crafted by Expressive E.
- Individual Bank Purchase: $€17.99 (usually $€29.99).
- Choose one of the three banks (Void, Edges Or Binary).
