Ambient White ambient instrument library by Big Fish Audio, Kontakt interface

Ambient White: Ambient Instrument Library for Kontakt

Ambient White is a Kontakt instrument library from Big Fish Audio containing over 250 original patches of textures for ambient music. It focuses on peaceful, melodic and natural sounds built largely from organic sources.

REQUIRESKontaktHost player sold separately
KontaktWindowsmacOS64-bit
AVAILABLE ATPlugin Boutique
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01Overview

Ambient White is the first of a linked pair of sound design-based virtual instruments from Big Fish Audio. It is built for composers and producers who need original textures for ambient music. The developer describes the lighter end of the ambient spectrum as its focus, with sounds it calls beautiful, peaceful, melodic, harmonious and natural. The companion instrument, Ambient Black, covers the opposite end of the ambient range.

Best for

  • Ambient pads
  • Cinematic textures
  • Melodic ambient beds
  • Polyrhythmic percussion
  • Looped atmospheric phrases
Requires
Kontakt
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02Key features

What you get

  • 250 different instrument patches across several categories
  • Multi-Layered Instruments built from combined patches
  • Effects & Textures patches designed to work alongside other patches
  • Acoustic and electronic drum kits, tuned hand drums and gongs
  • Pads & Atmospheres with optional chordal components
  • Looped Instrument Phrases, some tempo-locked and some free
  • Almost 7.5 GB uncompressed WAV data (4GB compressed)
03In depth

Organic Sound Design and Character

Big Fish Audio says most of the sounds were derived from organic sources. These include found sounds, audio recordings processed with extreme sound design techniques, prepared or heavily processed musical instruments, and sounds recorded in natural environments. The few synth sounds were processed with sound design methods or combined with acoustic material.

The developer says the result blends acoustic, humanistic and electronic elements into an organic-sounding virtual instrument.

Patch Categories and How to Play Them

The library's 250+ patches are grouped into Multi-Layered Instruments, Effects & Textures, Percussive Instruments, Pads & Atmospheres, Melodic & Bass Instruments and Looped Instrument Phrases.

Many Multi-Layered and Pads & Atmospheres patches include chordal or melodic parts. The developer suggests starting with one finger or in octaves, then trying other intervals. Some looped phrases lock to tempo while others do not, which adds unpredictability. Layered percussion patches can produce polyrhythmic patterns when several notes are played at once.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

DeveloperBig Fish Audio
TypePlugin
CategoryKontakt Instrument
RequiresKontakt
FormatsKontakt
Operating systemsWindows, macOS
Architecture64-bit
05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use Ambient White?

Ambient White is a Kontakt instrument and requires Kontakt. It is compatible with Kontakt 5.8.1 and higher, in both the full version and the free Kontakt Player.

Which operating systems does Ambient White support?

Ambient White supports Windows and macOS. Both systems are listed as 64-bit.

How much disk space does Ambient White need?

The library contains almost 7.5 GB of uncompressed WAV data, or about 4 GB compressed. The listed system requirements call for 4 GB of free hard drive space on both platforms.

How many patches are included?

Ambient White features over 250 different instrument patches and combinations, grouped into several categories.

07Developer

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