NASTRO Soundscapes: Tape-Machine Instrument for Kontakt by Have Audio

The instrument includes 64 sound sources, organized into six categories: synthetic tones, synthetic chords, synthetic textures, arpeggiation, hybrid and reel noise. Each track renders the sources slightly differently, and each of the four playback modes changes the character further, so the same patch can sound distinct across tracks.

The hybrid patches use electro-acoustic instruments such as sax, electric guitar, bouzouki, saz baglama and persian santoor, processed through tape machines for an out-of-tune, wobbling tone. The reel noise set is sampled from vintage tape machines with no input, adding hiss, wobble and motor crackle to other patches.

NASTRO Soundscapes offers four independent tracks with four playback modes: normal, reverse, loop normal and loop reverse. Each track has three sync speeds (normal, half and double), and a free mode lets you set speed manually to slow, accelerate or stretch the reel.

The 58 IR effects are built from analog equipment, tape devices and real environment responses, and include tuned resonating IRs. Four FX macros (Pan, EQ, Comp and Sat) provide quick control over panning, tone, compression and saturation.