Native Instruments Moments: Vocal Clouds

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The catalogue (or should that be katalogue?) of libraries currently available for NI’s Kontakt is truly staggering. It’s also very diverse and, while there are undoubtedly some blockbuster titles amongst those available, there are also some more niche offerings. Moments: Vocal Clouds — a collaboration between Soundiron and NI — is an example of the latter. As the title suggests, it is primarily built around a suite of sample‑based vocal sounds but, with a four‑core sound‑design engine, also offers a number of synth‑based sounds that can be integrated into the preset design process. The library requires Kontakt or Kontakt Player 8.8.1 or later, is 2.39GB in size and ships with a collection of 80 presets to get you started.

Each of the four sound cores offers a compact set of sound‑design options. As well as a browser for selecting the individual sound, each core also gets...