cclarry
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NI Kinetic Toys
KINETIC TOYS is the full-sized version of your winter gift, KINETIC TREATS – now with 200+ toys, tools, and treats, all matched with tuned synth layers. Morph and process this massive new toy chest for pristine and distinctive sounds, ideal for standout leads or rhythmic effects and atmospheres. KINETIC TOYS runs in KONTAKT 5 and the free KONTAKT PLAYER, and is available to KINETIC TREATS users at the NI Online Shop for the special upgrade price $99. 
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SmokeyJ628
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Re: NI Kinetic Toys
2017/06/22 16:36:37
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I played around again with the Kinetic Treats giveaway library yesterday, and I was not inspired at all to go for the full Kinetic Toys. The "wacky" interface with hidden controls is not a positive feature in my book.
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Re: NI Kinetic Toys
2017/06/23 03:59:27
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Not enough to break my focus on that schweet UVI Toy Museum. I remain undie turd.
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BassDaddy
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Re: NI Kinetic Toys
2017/06/24 13:38:40
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My comments on these 2 fine libraries are intended as satire. UVI is so expensive even on sale and NI's is just filler for Komplete 12. If they were $10 each there would be no reason to part with the money.
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Rob[at]Sound-Rehab
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Re: NI Kinetic Toys
2017/06/25 06:13:09
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☄ Helpfulby BassDaddy 2017/06/25 14:30:10
You guys said it all ... let's waste money on something else ;-)
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Re: NI Kinetic Toys
2017/06/25 10:36:41
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☄ Helpfulby cclarry 2017/06/25 12:57:40
Meanwhile, waiting for Kinetic Shreddies.
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Re: NI Kinetic Toys
2017/06/25 13:33:56
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And yet the demo tracks sound very good. Its not something on my shopping list but for someone doing scores rather than producing "songs" it could be useful. A lot of these off the wall libraries are aimed at a different market.
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Jeff Evans
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Re: NI Kinetic Toys
2017/06/25 19:10:00
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The negative comments about this plugin are narrow minded. It does depend on what you are doing. If you are into producing (boring) rock or pop music that does not break any ground especially then yes you may not find a huge amount of use for this plugin.
But for someone into scoring very unusual soundtracks and requiring some very unusual sounds then this could be an amazing plugin. A bit like the new NI Thrill plugin for example. Not everyone's cup of tea either but fantastic for others though.
I could also say lets not waste any more money on yet another guitar amp simulator plugin too. After all how many do you need?
I got Kinetic Treats for free and have found it quite interesting indeed. But yes I do agree the full upgrade price is steep. But if you are someone who can make use of this a lot then it may be worth it. Especially if you are getting paid (such as myself) to produce soundtracks that can use these sounds. Then it becomes a no brainer.
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Re: NI Kinetic Toys
2017/06/25 21:44:00
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I got the Kinetic Treats freebie, and it is certainly interesting. I was trying to find a use for it, and it gets more interesting when you layer it with other instruments. The unusual sounds create movement, that can add motion or extra depth to a boring strings pad for example.
I played around with one layer using Treats, another with some sequences in Reaktor Blocks Wired, and finally a Cinematic Strings preset from Sampletank. Some interesting textures can be found by mixing things up!
But I agree that the full Kinetic Toys does seem a bit over-priced!
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