Vikings: Cinematic Hybrid Punk Folk Kontakt Instrument by Keepforest

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Vikings: Cinematic Hybrid Punk Folk is a Kontakt instrument from Keepforest with Viking-inspired sound design elements such as hits, braams, rolls, benders and customizable pulses for cinematic composition.

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01Overview

Vikings is a Kontakt sample library from Keepforest built around Scandinavian and Viking-age themes. Keepforest recorded strings, percussion, guitars and basses with professional musicians, sound designers and sound engineers to create its sound. The library focuses on organic sound design elements, including rolls, hits, braams and benders, along with a pulse designer and stem tools for building tension-driven cinematic material.

Best for

Cinematic trailer hits
Viking-themed film scoring
Epic battle cues
Rhythmic tension builds
Hybrid percussion design

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

02Key features

What you get

Pulse-Stem Designer for customizable rhythmic stems and pulses
Strings Designer for shaping string-based sound material
61 braams and 40 Viking hits for impact and texture
67 bass FX, 38 benders and 44 rises for transitions
18 war horn benders and 12 acoustic signals
Built-in effect rack in the Kontakt instrument
48 kHz / 24-bit WAV source material
Requires the full version of Kontakt 5.6.8 or newer

03In depth

Viking-Inspired Sound Design Elements

The library is organized around a large set of sound design categories. It includes 61 braams, 40 Viking hits, 38 benders, 44 rises, 67 bass FX and 18 war horn benders, along with booms, downers, punch hits and rhythmic whooshes.

Keepforest describes the sound as drawing on the Viking Age and on the sound of Scandinavian mythology in film and television. These elements are useful for trailers, action scoring and any cue that needs a massive, percussive impact.

Pulse Designer and Stem Workflow

Vikings includes a pulse designer and a strings designer. The pulse designer is built around customizable stems and pulses, so you can shape rhythmic material and add it to a composition without building it from scratch.

The library also includes an effect rack and a graphical interface that Keepforest describes as intuitive. Together these tools let you adjust the character of the sounds inside the instrument rather than relying only on static samples.

04Specs

Will it run?

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

Developer	Keepforest
Type	Plugin
Category	Kontakt Instrument
Requires	Kontakt
Formats	Kontakt

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use Vikings?

Vikings requires the full version of Kontakt 5.6.8 or newer. It is not compatible with the free Kontakt Player.

What format is Vikings?

Vikings is available as a Kontakt instrument. Its source audio is 48 kHz / 24-bit WAV.

How much disk space does Vikings need?

The library requires about 9.78 GB of hard drive space.

What kinds of sounds are included?

The library includes braams, hits, rolls, benders, rises, whooshes, booms, downers, punch hits, foley FX, kicks and war horn benders, plus pulse and strings designers for building custom material.