When I first got this it was my first Kompact Player instrument and I was completely confused. I gave up after a while as I just couldn’t get any sound from it! I know a lot of people swear by Native Instruments stuff, but I find it really fiddly and frustrating.
Because I couldn’t use it how I’d hoped, I ended up getting in touch with the guys at Slate + Ash. I was wanting to throw my own samples and audio snippets into it and then use their granular and sequencing engines to manipulate the source audio, but it turned out that I had an earlier version which didn’t have this capability.
They were helpful and walked me through the process, and I’d say I use this features on half of everything I do now. I can play a 16-bar loop on the drums, drag it into Cycles and play endlessly with the sequencer, filters, and effects to create something completely different. I also like to create a synth line, then use the granular engine to create these amazing, evolving pads that you have complete control over. Very cool.
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