Luft Kontakt instrument by Cinematique Instruments interface

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Luft: Airflow Instrument for Kontakt by Cinematique Instruments

Luft is a Kontakt instrument by Cinematique Instruments built entirely from 34 airflow sources, including church organ registers, fan and pump organs, melodicas, flutes and household whistles. It uses two sound layers that can be mixed and shaped with EQ, modulators and distortion.

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01Overview

Luft takes its sound from simple aerophonic instruments, all of which produce tone when a stream of air passes through a vibrating reed or over an opening. The developer describes the result as organic, lively and unique. The instrument draws on six groups of sources: fan and pump organs, blown keyboards such as harmonicas and melodicas, simple flutes, a church organ with several registers, and less common sounds like a water bottle or a kazoo. Some sources were resampled through an old tape machine, adding a Mellotron-like character. Luft requires the full version of Kontakt.

Best for

Ambient atmospheres
Pulsating textures
Melodic lead sounds
Vintage organ tones
Experimental sound design
Mellotron-style flute pads

Developer: Cinematique Instruments
Category: Kontakt Instruments
Requires: Kontakt
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

34 airflow instrument sources across six categories
Church organ with several individual registers and tutti
Fan and pump organs, including Hohner Organetta and Shruti Box
Blown keyboards: three Hohner melodicas and a Blues Harp
Flutes including orchestral flute, alto recorder and ocarina
Household sounds such as a water bottle, kazoo and whistles
Two sound layers with EQ, modulators and distortion
Modwheel with five ways to shape the overall sound
More than 50 included presets

03In depth

Sound Character and Airflow Sources

Every sound in Luft comes from an airflow instrument, so the palette stays consistent even when the sources differ widely. The collection spans a church organ recorded in a mid-size German town church, several fan organs such as the Hohner Organetta and Bontempi Hit Organ, a vintage Swiss harmonica, a shruti box, three Hohner melodicas, and flutes including an orchestral flute, alto recorder, three sizes of ocarina, panflute and bird flute.

Some of the sources were also recorded through a tape machine, which gives them a softer, slightly worn quality. The developer describes the overall tone as lush and warm, with a vibrating, pulsating quality suited to ambient textures.

Layers, Modulation and Workflow

Luft is built from two sound layers, A and B. Each layer lets you select one of the 34 sources and shape it with an EQ section, modulators and distortion. The two layers are then mixed together.

The modwheel controls the overall sound, and it offers five different ways to do so. The instrument includes more than 50 presets, which give a quick starting point for exploring its range before you design your own sounds.

04Specs

Will it run?

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

Developer	Cinematique Instruments
Type	Plugin
Category	Kontakt Instrument
Requires	Kontakt
Formats	Kontakt

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use Luft?

Luft requires the full version of Kontakt 5.6.8 or higher. It will not run in demo mode in the free Kontakt Player.

What format is Luft available in?

Luft is available in the Kontakt format. It needs about 0.4 GB of uncompressed data.

What sounds are included in Luft?

Luft includes church organ registers, fan and pump organs, melodicas and harmonicas, flutes and ocarinas, and household sounds such as a water bottle and a kazoo.